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Butter to Polyvinyl Chloride Ratio
The butter to polyvinyl chloride ratio is 0.9309 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Polyvinyl Chloride at $4,673.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Butter to Polyvinyl Chloride ratio
1.000 T of butter = 0.9309 T of polyvinyl chloride
Inverse (PVC/BUTTER): 1.074 — one Metric Ton of polyvinyl chloride buys that much butter.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (62th percentile of the last 1 year)
Butter
€4,350.00
per Metric Ton
Polyvinyl Chloride
¥4,673.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: EUR per Metric Ton ÷ CNY per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of polyvinyl chloride per Metric Ton of butter. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:27:42 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
0.9515
median 0.9045
1Y low
0.7296
Mar 22, 2026
1Y high
1.448
Aug 24, 2025
Normal band
0.7960–1.107
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.13σ
349 observations
Butter to Polyvinyl Chloride ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the BUTTER/PVC ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Butter / Polyvinyl Chloride price chart below.
BUTTER/PVC ratio line
How many T of Polyvinyl Chloride one T of Butter buys, over 1Y.
BUTTER/PVC ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the BUTTER/PVC ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Butter and Polyvinyl Chloride 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 polyvinyl chloride ratio
Butter to Polyvinyl Chloride ratio = Butter price per Metric Ton ÷ Polyvinyl Chloride price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of polyvinyl chloride per Metric Ton of butter — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $4,350.00 ÷ $4,673.00 = 0.9309. The inverse is 1.074.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 polyvinyl chloride ratio today?
The butter to polyvinyl chloride ratio is 0.9309 — Butter at $4,350.00 per Metric Ton divided by Polyvinyl Chloride at $4,673.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the butter to polyvinyl chloride ratio?
Divide the butter price per Metric Ton by the polyvinyl chloride 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 polyvinyl chloride per Metric Ton of butter.
What is the inverse of the butter to polyvinyl chloride ratio?
The inverse, polyvinyl chloride to butter, is 1.074 — how many Metric Tons of butter one Metric Ton of polyvinyl chloride buys.