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Cotton to Bitumen Ratio
The cotton to bitumen ratio is 0.0001959 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Bitumen at $4,544.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Bitumen ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.0001959 T of bitumen
Inverse (BIT/CT): 5106 — one Metric Ton of bitumen buys that much cotton.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (47th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Bitumen
¥4,544.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ CNY per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of bitumen per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:15:37 GMT.
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
0.0001947
median 0.0001965
1Y low
0.0001466
Mar 18, 2026
1Y high
0.0002251
Dec 15, 2025
Normal band
0.0001785–0.0002108
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.07σ
245 observations
Cotton to Bitumen ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/BIT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Bitumen price chart below.
CT/BIT ratio line
How many T of Bitumen one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/BIT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/BIT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton 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 cotton to bitumen ratio
Cotton to Bitumen ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Bitumen price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of bitumen per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $4,544.00 = 0.0001959. The inverse is 5106.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to bitumen ratio today?
The cotton to bitumen ratio is 0.0001959 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Bitumen at $4,544.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to bitumen ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound 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 Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to bitumen ratio?
The inverse, bitumen to cotton, is 5106 — how many Pounds of cotton one Metric Ton of bitumen buys.