# Styrene and Unsaturated polyester resins

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/styrene-and-unsaturated-polyester-resins/

[Styrene](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/styrene/) (chemical) and [Unsaturated polyester resins](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/upr/) (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

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