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Butter to Polyethylene Ratio
The butter to polyethylene ratio is 0.5537 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Polyethylene at $7,856.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Butter to Polyethylene ratio
1.000 T of butter = 0.5537 T of polyethylene
Inverse (POL/BUTTER): 1.806 — one Metric Ton of polyethylene buys that much butter.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (35th percentile of the last 1 year)
Butter
€4,350.00
per Metric Ton
Polyethylene
¥7,856.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: EUR per Metric Ton ÷ CNY per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of polyethylene per Metric Ton of butter. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:26:08 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
0.6285
median 0.6097
1Y low
0.4636
May 4, 2026
1Y high
0.9429
Aug 24, 2025
Normal band
0.5104–0.7466
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.63σ
341 observations
Butter to Polyethylene ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the BUTTER/POL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Butter / Polyethylene price chart below.
BUTTER/POL ratio line
How many T of Polyethylene one T of Butter buys, over 1Y.
BUTTER/POL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the BUTTER/POL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Butter and Polyethylene 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 polyethylene ratio
Butter to Polyethylene ratio = Butter price per Metric Ton ÷ Polyethylene price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of polyethylene per Metric Ton of butter — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $4,350.00 ÷ $7,856.00 = 0.5537. The inverse is 1.806.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the butter to polyethylene ratio today?
The butter to polyethylene ratio is 0.5537 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Polyethylene at $7,856.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the butter to polyethylene ratio?
Divide the butter price per Metric Ton by the polyethylene 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 polyethylene per Metric Ton of butter.
What is the inverse of the butter to polyethylene ratio?
The inverse, polyethylene to butter, is 1.806 — how many Metric Tons of butter one Metric Ton of polyethylene buys.