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Lithium to Bitumen Ratio
The lithium to bitumen ratio is 35.32 — Lithium at $160,500.00 per Metric Ton 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.
Lithium to Bitumen ratio
1.000 T of lithium = 35.321 T of bitumen
Inverse (BIT/LC): 0.02831 — one Metric Ton of bitumen buys that much lithium.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (42th percentile of the last 1 year)
Lithium
¥160,500.00
per Metric Ton
Bitumen
¥4,544.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: CNY per Metric Ton ÷ CNY per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of bitumen per Metric Ton of lithium. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:15:31 GMT.
1Y average
35.73
median 36.24
1Y low
20.52
Sep 10, 2025
1Y high
55.69
Jan 25, 2026
Normal band
27.52–43.95
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.05σ
313 observations
Lithium to Bitumen ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC/BIT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lithium / Bitumen price chart below.
LC/BIT ratio line
How many T of Bitumen one T of Lithium buys, over 1Y.
LC/BIT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC/BIT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Lithium 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 lithium to bitumen ratio
Lithium to Bitumen ratio = Lithium price per Metric Ton ÷ Bitumen price per Metric Ton
Both legs share the same unit, so the result is a plain unitless number, directly comparable across time.
Worked example, live prices: $160,500.00 ÷ $4,544.00 = 35.32. The inverse is 0.02831.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 68.90 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.88 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the lithium to bitumen ratio today?
The lithium to bitumen ratio is 35.32 — Lithium at $160,500.00 per Metric Ton divided by Bitumen at $4,544.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the lithium to bitumen ratio?
Divide the lithium price per Metric Ton 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 Metric Ton of lithium.
What is the inverse of the lithium to bitumen ratio?
The inverse, bitumen to lithium, is 0.02831 — how many Metric Tons of lithium one Metric Ton of bitumen buys.