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Polyethylene to US Diesel Ratio
The polyethylene to us diesel ratio is 1434 — Polyethylene at $7,818.00 per Metric Ton divided by US Diesel at $5.45 per Gallon.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Polyethylene to US Diesel ratio
1.000 T of polyethylene = 1,434.5 gal of us diesel
Inverse (DIESEL-US/POL): 0.0006971 — one Gallon of us diesel buys that much polyethylene.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (0th percentile of the last 1 year)
Polyethylene
¥7,818.00
per Metric Ton
US Diesel
$5.45
per Gallon
Unit basis: CNY per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Gallon. The ratio reads as Gallons of us diesel per Metric Ton of polyethylene. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:18:11 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (CNY and USD). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
1501
median 1501
1Y low
1471
Aug 10, 2026
1Y high
1554
Jul 13, 2026
Normal band
1477–1525
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-2.72σ
8 observations
Polyethylene to US Diesel ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the POL/DIESEL-US ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Polyethylene / US Diesel price chart below.
POL/DIESEL-US ratio line
How many gal of US Diesel one T of Polyethylene buys, over 1Y.
POL/DIESEL-US ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the POL/DIESEL-US ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Polyethylene and US Diesel prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the polyethylene to us diesel ratio
Polyethylene to US Diesel ratio = Polyethylene price per Metric Ton ÷ US Diesel price per Gallon
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Gallons of us diesel per Metric Ton of polyethylene — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $7,818.00 ÷ $5.45 = 1434. The inverse is 0.0006971.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the polyethylene to us diesel ratio today?
The polyethylene to us diesel ratio is 1434 — Polyethylene at $7,818.00 per Metric Ton divided by US Diesel at $5.45 per Gallon, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the polyethylene to us diesel ratio?
Divide the polyethylene price per Metric Ton by the us diesel price per Gallon. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Gallons of us diesel per Metric Ton of polyethylene.
What is the inverse of the polyethylene to us diesel ratio?
The inverse, us diesel to polyethylene, is 0.0006971 — how many Metric Tons of polyethylene one Gallon of us diesel buys.