# Refining and reforming and Sulphuric acid

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/refining-and-reforming-and-sulphuric-acid/

[Refining and reforming](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_refining/) (energy) and [Sulphuric acid](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/sulphuric_acid/) (chemical): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: source of feedstock

*Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways*

Refineries remove sulphur from fuels and sell it, so refinery output sets sulphur supply. The refining index correlates with the acid index at 0.28 for monthly moves and 0.57 for yearly moves, also a shared energy cycle.

- **0.28** monthly change correlation
- **0.57** 12-month change correlation
- **0.48** fitted elasticity

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