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Cotton to Silicon Ratio
The cotton to silicon ratio is 0.0004626 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Silicon at $1,923.91 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Silicon ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.0004626 T of silicon
Inverse (SILLUMP/CT): 2162 — one Metric Ton of silicon buys that much cotton.
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Silicon
$1,923.91
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of silicon per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:26:22 GMT.
Cotton to Silicon ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/SILLUMP ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Silicon price chart below.
CT/SILLUMP ratio line
How many T of Silicon one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for CT/SILLUMP over 1Y. Try a longer range.
CT/SILLUMP ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/SILLUMP ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
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Cotton and Silicon 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 silicon ratio
Cotton to Silicon ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Silicon price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of silicon per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $1,923.91 = 0.0004626. The inverse is 2162.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to silicon ratio today?
The cotton to silicon ratio is 0.0004626 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Silicon at $1,923.91 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to silicon ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the silicon 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 silicon per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to silicon ratio?
The inverse, silicon to cotton, is 2162 — how many Pounds of cotton one Metric Ton of silicon buys.