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Bitumen to Cotton Ratio
The bitumen to cotton ratio is 5106 — Bitumen at $4,544.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Bitumen to Cotton ratio
1.000 T of bitumen = 5,105.6 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/BIT): 0.0001959 — one Pound of cotton buys that much bitumen.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (53th percentile of the last 1 year)
Bitumen
¥4,544.00
per Metric Ton
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: CNY per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of bitumen. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:15:38 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (CNY and USD). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
5175
median 5090
1Y low
4443
Dec 15, 2025
1Y high
6820
Mar 18, 2026
Normal band
4706–5645
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.15σ
245 observations
Bitumen to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the BIT/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Bitumen / Cotton price chart below.
BIT/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one T of Bitumen buys, over 1Y.
BIT/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the BIT/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Bitumen and Cotton prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the bitumen to cotton ratio
Bitumen to Cotton ratio = Bitumen price per Metric Ton ÷ Cotton price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of bitumen — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $4,544.00 ÷ $0.8900 = 5106. The inverse is 0.0001959.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the bitumen to cotton ratio today?
The bitumen to cotton ratio is 5106 — Bitumen at $4,544.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the bitumen to cotton ratio?
Divide the bitumen price per Metric Ton by the cotton price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of bitumen.
What is the inverse of the bitumen to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to bitumen, is 0.0001959 — how many Metric Tons of bitumen one Pound of cotton buys.