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Butter to Bitumen Ratio
The butter to bitumen ratio is 0.9573 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Bitumen at $4,544.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Butter to Bitumen ratio
1.000 T of butter = 0.9573 T of bitumen
Inverse (BIT/BUTTER): 1.045 — one Metric Ton of bitumen buys that much butter.
Below its 1 year average. (18th percentile of the last 1 year)
Butter
€4,350.00
per Metric Ton
Bitumen
¥4,544.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: EUR per Metric Ton ÷ CNY per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of bitumen per Metric Ton of butter. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:18:13 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (EUR and CNY). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
1.262
median 1.232
1Y low
0.8557
Jun 9, 2026
1Y high
1.984
Aug 24, 2025
Normal band
0.9575–1.566
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.00σ
311 observations
Butter to Bitumen ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the BUTTER/BIT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Butter / Bitumen price chart below.
BUTTER/BIT ratio line
How many T of Bitumen one T of Butter buys, over 1Y.
BUTTER/BIT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the BUTTER/BIT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Butter and Bitumen prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the butter to bitumen ratio
Butter to Bitumen ratio = Butter price per Metric Ton ÷ Bitumen price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of bitumen per Metric Ton of butter — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $4,350.00 ÷ $4,544.00 = 0.9573. The inverse is 1.045.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the butter to bitumen ratio today?
The butter to bitumen ratio is 0.9573 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Bitumen at $4,544.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the butter to bitumen ratio?
Divide the butter price per Metric Ton by the bitumen price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of bitumen per Metric Ton of butter.
What is the inverse of the butter to bitumen ratio?
The inverse, bitumen to butter, is 1.045 — how many Metric Tons of butter one Metric Ton of bitumen buys.