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Cotton to Polyethylene Ratio

The cotton to polyethylene ratio is 0.00009961 Cotton at $0.8600 per Pound divided by Polyethylene at $8,634.00 per Metric Ton.

Prices as of Sep 15, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.

Pound
CT · USD per Pound
POL · CNY per Metric Ton

Cotton to Polyethylene ratio

0.00009961+5.39% / 1Y

1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.00009961 T of polyethylene

Inverse (POL/CT): 10040 — one Metric Ton of polyethylene buys that much cotton.

Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (61th percentile of the last 1 year)

Cotton

$0.8600

per Pound

Polyethylene

¥8,634.00

per Metric Ton

Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ CNY per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of polyethylene per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:30:58 GMT.

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

These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (USD and CNY). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.

1Y average

0.00009825

median 0.00009729

1Y low

0.00007639

Mar 18, 2026

1Y high

0.0001227

Aug 28, 2026

Normal band

0.00008951–0.0001070

mean ± 1 std dev

Deviation from mean

+0.16σ

235 observations

Cotton to Polyethylene ratio charts

Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/POL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Polyethylene price chart below.

CT/POL ratio line

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

CT/POL ratio candles

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

Cotton 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 cotton to polyethylene ratio

Cotton to Polyethylene ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Polyethylene price per Metric Ton

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

Worked example, live prices: $0.8600 ÷ ¥8,634.00 = 0.00009961. The inverse is 10040.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cotton to polyethylene ratio today?

The cotton to polyethylene ratio is 0.00009961 — Cotton at $0.8600 per Pound divided by Polyethylene at ¥8,634.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.

How do you calculate the cotton to polyethylene ratio?

Divide the cotton price per Pound 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 Pound of cotton.

What is the inverse of the cotton to polyethylene ratio?

The inverse, polyethylene to cotton, is 10040 — how many Pounds of cotton one Metric Ton of polyethylene buys.

Cotton to Polyethylene Ratio — 0.00009961 Today | CommodityPriceAPI