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Cotton to Kraft Pulp Ratio
The cotton to kraft pulp ratio is 0.0001822 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Kraft Pulp at $4,884.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Kraft Pulp ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.0001822 T of kraft pulp
Inverse (K-PULP/CT): 5488 — one Metric Ton of kraft pulp buys that much cotton.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (97th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Kraft Pulp
$4,884.00
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 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:24:46 GMT.
1Y average
0.0001442
median 0.0001367
1Y low
0.0001151
Dec 24, 2025
1Y high
0.0001903
Aug 20, 2026
Normal band
0.0001253–0.0001632
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+2.00σ
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: $0.8900 ÷ $4,884.00 = 0.0001822. The inverse is 5488.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to kraft pulp ratio today?
The cotton to kraft pulp ratio is 0.0001822 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Kraft Pulp at $4,884.00 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 5488 — how many Pounds of cotton one Metric Ton of kraft pulp buys.