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Steel to Plywood Ratio
The steel to plywood ratio is 8.878 — Steel at $3,066.00 per Metric Ton divided by Plywood at $345.34 per Sheets.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Steel to Plywood ratio
1.000 T of steel = 8.878 sheets of plywood
Inverse (PLYWOOD/STEEL): 0.1126 — one Sheets of plywood buys that much steel.
Steel
¥3,066.00
per Metric Ton
Plywood
$345.34
per Sheets
Unit basis: CNY per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Sheets. The ratio reads as Sheetss of plywood per Metric Ton of steel. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:36:09 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.
Steel to Plywood ratio charts
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STEEL/PLYWOOD ratio line
How many sheets of Plywood one T of Steel buys, over 1Y.
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STEEL/PLYWOOD ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the STEEL/PLYWOOD ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
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Steel and Plywood prices
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How to calculate the steel to plywood ratio
Steel to Plywood ratio = Steel price per Metric Ton ÷ Plywood price per Sheets
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Sheetss of plywood per Metric Ton of steel — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $3,066.00 ÷ $345.34 = 8.878. The inverse is 0.1126.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
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| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the steel to plywood ratio today?
The steel to plywood ratio is 8.878 — Steel at $3,066.00 per Metric Ton divided by Plywood at $345.34 per Sheets, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the steel to plywood ratio?
Divide the steel price per Metric Ton by the plywood price per Sheets. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Sheetss of plywood per Metric Ton of steel.
What is the inverse of the steel to plywood ratio?
The inverse, plywood to steel, is 0.1126 — how many Metric Tons of steel one Sheets of plywood buys.