Styrene and Unsaturated polyester resins

Their prices have moved together.

Styrene (chemical) and Unsaturated polyester resins (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: reactive diluent

Cost and price · Strong · Both ways

Styrene makes up a large part of finished resin and cross-links it during curing, so its cost passes straight through. Against the cyclic intermediates proxy, monthly moves correlate at 0.22 but yearly moves at 0.74, showing pass-through that builds over several months.

• 0.22 monthly change correlation
• 0.74 12-month change correlation
• 0.52 fitted elasticity

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