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Natural Gas Futures to Polyethylene Ratio
The natural gas futures to polyethylene ratio is 0.0003551 — Natural Gas Futures at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units divided by Polyethylene at $7,856.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Natural Gas Futures to Polyethylene ratio
1.000 MMBtu of natural gas futures = 0.0003551 T of polyethylene
Inverse (POL/NG-FUT): 2816 — one Metric Ton of polyethylene buys that much natural gas futures.
Below its 1 year average. (21th percentile of the last 1 year)
Natural Gas Futures
$2.79
per Million British Thermal Units
Polyethylene
¥7,856.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Million British Thermal Units ÷ CNY per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of polyethylene per Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:26:49 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
0.0004686
median 0.0004383
1Y low
0.0002968
Apr 7, 2026
1Y high
0.0009957
Jan 25, 2026
Normal band
0.0003423–0.0005950
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.90σ
329 observations
Natural Gas Futures to Polyethylene ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the NG-FUT/POL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Natural Gas Futures / Polyethylene price chart below.
NG-FUT/POL ratio line
How many T of Polyethylene one MMBtu of Natural Gas Futures buys, over 1Y.
NG-FUT/POL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the NG-FUT/POL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Natural Gas Futures 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 natural gas futures to polyethylene ratio
Natural Gas Futures to Polyethylene ratio = Natural Gas Futures price per Million British Thermal Units ÷ Polyethylene price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of polyethylene per Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.79 ÷ $7,856.00 = 0.0003551. The inverse is 2816.
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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 natural gas futures to polyethylene ratio today?
The natural gas futures to polyethylene ratio is 0.0003551 — Natural Gas Futures at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units divided by Polyethylene at $7,856.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the natural gas futures to polyethylene ratio?
Divide the natural gas futures price per Million British Thermal Units 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 Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures.
What is the inverse of the natural gas futures to polyethylene ratio?
The inverse, polyethylene to natural gas futures, is 2816 — how many Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas futures one Metric Ton of polyethylene buys.