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Cotton to Kraft Pulp Ratio

The cotton to kraft pulp ratio is 0.0001833 Cotton at $0.8800 per Pound divided by Kraft Pulp at $4,800.00 per Metric Ton.

Prices as of Sep 13, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.

Pound
CT · USD per Pound
K-PULP · USD per Metric Ton

Cotton to Kraft Pulp ratio

0.0001833+33.51% / 1Y

1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.0001833 T of kraft pulp

Inverse (K-PULP/CT): 5455 — one Metric Ton of kraft pulp buys that much cotton.

Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (95th percentile of the last 1 year)

Cotton

$0.8800

per Pound

Kraft Pulp

$4,800.00

per Metric Ton

Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of kraft pulp per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:50:53 GMT.

Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.

1Y average

0.0001472

median 0.0001381

1Y low

0.0001151

Dec 24, 2025

1Y high

0.0001982

Aug 31, 2026

Normal band

0.0001260–0.0001685

mean ± 1 std dev

Deviation from mean

+1.70σ

239 observations

Cotton to Kraft Pulp ratio charts

Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/K-PULP ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Kraft Pulp price chart below.

CT/K-PULP ratio line

How many T of Kraft Pulp one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.

CT/K-PULP ratio candles

Open, high, low and close of the CT/K-PULP ratio for each period in the last 1Y.

Cotton and Kraft Pulp prices

Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.

How to calculate the cotton to kraft pulp ratio

Cotton to Kraft Pulp ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Kraft Pulp price per Metric Ton

The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of kraft pulp per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.

Worked example, live prices: $0.8800 ÷ $4,800.00 = 0.0001833. The inverse is 5455.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cotton to kraft pulp ratio today?

The cotton to kraft pulp ratio is 0.0001833 — Cotton at $0.8800 per Pound divided by Kraft Pulp at $4,800.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.

How do you calculate the cotton to kraft pulp ratio?

Divide the cotton price per Pound by the kraft pulp 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 kraft pulp per Pound of cotton.

What is the inverse of the cotton to kraft pulp ratio?

The inverse, kraft pulp to cotton, is 5455 — how many Pounds of cotton one Metric Ton of kraft pulp buys.