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Refining and reforming and Styrene

Their prices have moved together.

Refining and reforming (energy) and Styrene (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: feed source

Cost and price · Strong · Both ways

Refinery reformers supply much of the benzene that goes into styrene, so refinery runs and petrol blending decisions shift aromatics supply. The refinery index moves with the cyclic proxy at 0.34 monthly and 0.74 yearly.

  • 0.34 monthly change correlation
  • 0.74 12-month change correlation
  • 0.35 fitted elasticity

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