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UK Sugar No 5 to Polyethylene Ratio
The uk sugar no 5 to polyethylene ratio is 0.4064 — UK Sugar No 5 at $508.13 per metric ton divided by Polyethylene at $1,250.36 per metric ton.
Polyethylene is quoted in CNY, so that leg is converted to US dollars at the live mid-market rate before dividing. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
Prices as of Sep 21, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
UK Sugar No 5 to Polyethylene ratio
1.000 T of uk sugar no 5 = 0.4064 T of polyethylene
Inverse (POL/LS): 2.461 — one metric ton of polyethylene buys that much uk sugar no 5.
UK Sugar No 5
$508.13
per metric ton
Polyethylene
$1,250.36
per metric ton
quoted CNY 8,370.00 per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per metric ton ÷ USD per metric ton. Both legs are priced in US dollars per metric ton, so the dollars and the metric tons cancel and the result is a plain unitless number. Prices as of Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:09:46 GMT.
Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.
Polyethylene is quoted in CNY, so that leg is converted to US dollars at the live mid-market rate before dividing. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
The chart and range statistics need a daily CNY to US dollar rate to put both legs on one currency across the year. That rate is unavailable right now, so only the live ratio is published — an old price converted at today's rate would draw currency moves as commodity moves.
UK Sugar No 5 to Polyethylene ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LS/POL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the UK Sugar No 5 / Polyethylene price chart below.
LS/POL ratio line
How many T of Polyethylene one T of UK Sugar No 5 buys, over 1Y.
The chart and range statistics need a daily CNY to US dollar rate to put both legs on one currency across the year. That rate is unavailable right now, so only the live ratio is published — an old price converted at today's rate would draw currency moves as commodity moves.
LS/POL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LS/POL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
The chart and range statistics need a daily CNY to US dollar rate to put both legs on one currency across the year. That rate is unavailable right now, so only the live ratio is published — an old price converted at today's rate would draw currency moves as commodity moves.
UK Sugar No 5 and Polyethylene prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
The chart and range statistics need a daily CNY to US dollar rate to put both legs on one currency across the year. That rate is unavailable right now, so only the live ratio is published — an old price converted at today's rate would draw currency moves as commodity moves.
How to calculate the uk sugar no 5 to polyethylene ratio
UK Sugar No 5 to Polyethylene ratio = UK Sugar No 5 price in USD per metric ton ÷ Polyethylene price in USD per metric ton
Both legs are priced in US dollars per metric ton, so the dollars and the metric tons cancel and the result is a plain unitless number.
Polyethylene is quoted in CNY, so that leg is converted to US dollars at the live mid-market rate before dividing. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
Worked example, live prices: $508.13 per metric ton ÷ $1,250.36 per metric ton = 0.4064. The inverse is 2.461.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4360.90 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 66.46 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 95.73 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 100.32 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.83 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1816.48 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1320.60 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the uk sugar no 5 to polyethylene ratio today?
The uk sugar no 5 to polyethylene ratio is 0.4064 — UK Sugar No 5 at $508.13 per metric ton divided by Polyethylene at $1,250.36 per metric ton, from live mid-market prices. Both figures are US dollars per the unit shown, converted at the live mid-market FX rate.
How do you calculate the uk sugar no 5 to polyethylene ratio?
Divide the uk sugar no 5 price per metric ton by the polyethylene price per metric ton. Both legs are priced in US dollars per metric ton, so the dollars and the metric tons cancel and the result is a plain unitless number.
What is the inverse of the uk sugar no 5 to polyethylene ratio?
The inverse, polyethylene to uk sugar no 5, is 2.461 — how many metric tons of uk sugar no 5 one metric ton of polyethylene buys.