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Soda Ash to Ethanol Ratio
The soda ash to ethanol ratio is 485.8 — Soda Ash at $1,030.00 per Metric Ton divided by Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Soda Ash to Ethanol ratio
1.000 T of soda ash = 485.849 Gal of ethanol
Inverse (ETHANOL/SODASH): 0.002058 — one Gallon of ethanol buys that much soda ash.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (0th percentile of the last 1 year)
Soda Ash
$1,030.00
per Metric Ton
Ethanol
$2.12
per Gallon
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Gallon. The ratio reads as Gallons of ethanol per Metric Ton of soda ash. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:29:28 GMT.
1Y average
654.6
median 633.5
1Y low
485.8
Aug 21, 2026
1Y high
806.4
Dec 23, 2025
Normal band
577.9–731.3
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-2.20σ
314 observations
Soda Ash to Ethanol ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the SODASH/ETHANOL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Soda Ash / Ethanol price chart below.
SODASH/ETHANOL ratio line
How many Gal of Ethanol one T of Soda Ash buys, over 1Y.
SODASH/ETHANOL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the SODASH/ETHANOL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Soda Ash and Ethanol prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the soda ash to ethanol ratio
Soda Ash to Ethanol ratio = Soda Ash price per Metric Ton ÷ Ethanol price per Gallon
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Gallons of ethanol per Metric Ton of soda ash — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1,030.00 ÷ $2.12 = 485.8. The inverse is 0.002058.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the soda ash to ethanol ratio today?
The soda ash to ethanol ratio is 485.8 — Soda Ash at $1,030.00 per Metric Ton divided by Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the soda ash to ethanol ratio?
Divide the soda ash price per Metric Ton by the ethanol price per Gallon. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Gallons of ethanol per Metric Ton of soda ash.
What is the inverse of the soda ash to ethanol ratio?
The inverse, ethanol to soda ash, is 0.002058 — how many Metric Tons of soda ash one Gallon of ethanol buys.