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Polypropylene to US Diesel Ratio
The polypropylene to us diesel ratio is 1486 — Polypropylene at $8,099.00 per Metric Ton divided by US Diesel at $5.45 per Gallon.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Polypropylene to US Diesel ratio
1.000 T of polypropylene = 1,486.1 gal of us diesel
Inverse (DIESEL-US/PYL): 0.0006729 — one Gallon of us diesel buys that much polypropylene.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (0th percentile of the last 1 year)
Polypropylene
¥8,099.00
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 polypropylene. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:30:46 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
1596
median 1590
1Y low
1555
Jun 22, 2026
1Y high
1650
Jun 8, 2026
Normal band
1566–1625
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-3.69σ
8 observations
Polypropylene to US Diesel ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the PYL/DIESEL-US ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Polypropylene / US Diesel price chart below.
PYL/DIESEL-US ratio line
How many gal of US Diesel one T of Polypropylene buys, over 1Y.
PYL/DIESEL-US ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the PYL/DIESEL-US ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Polypropylene 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 polypropylene to us diesel ratio
Polypropylene to US Diesel ratio = Polypropylene 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 polypropylene — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $8,099.00 ÷ $5.45 = 1486. The inverse is 0.0006729.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the polypropylene to us diesel ratio today?
The polypropylene to us diesel ratio is 1486 — Polypropylene at $8,099.00 per Metric Ton divided by US Diesel at $5.45 per Gallon, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the polypropylene to us diesel ratio?
Divide the polypropylene 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 polypropylene.
What is the inverse of the polypropylene to us diesel ratio?
The inverse, us diesel to polypropylene, is 0.0006729 — how many Metric Tons of polypropylene one Gallon of us diesel buys.