# PVC and Tin

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/pvc-and-tin/

[PVC](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/pvc/) (chemical) and [Tin](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/tin/) (commodity): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: stabiliser use

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Organotin compounds stabilise PVC against heat during processing, one of tin's chemical uses. It is a small share of tin demand, and the plastics index follows oil, so monthly moves correlate at only 0.13 while yearly changes reach 0.66.

- **0.13** monthly change correlation
- **0.66** 12-month change correlation
- **2.08** fitted elasticity

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.