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Caustic soda down on reduced offtake

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 9:33 PM IST

Caustic soda prices fell by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today following reduced offtake by consuming industries against fresh arrivals from producing regions.   

Caustic soda flake declined by Rs 50 to Rs 1,400-1,500 per 50 kg.

Traders said subdued demand from consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing belts mainly pulled down caustic soda prices. 

Elsewhere, prices of other chemicals ruled steady on scattered deals. 

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 900-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 44-46, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 475-500, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,200-3,700, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 1,800-1,900

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,400-1,500, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,600-4,400, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,700-4,500, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 400, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 385

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Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-83 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 95 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 95 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,025 Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 975 Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 975 Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 975

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Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,700-1,900 Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,850-2,000 Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,025 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 325-340 Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440

Thymol (1 kg) Rs 640 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 165-215 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,400-2,700 Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120

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