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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 | 11:53 PM IST

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

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

Traders said reduced offtake by consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing belts, mainly pulled down caustic soda prices in the wholesale chemical market.  

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 900-2,200, acetic acid (1kg) Rs 42-46, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-475, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,200-3,600, 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 2,800-3,500, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 2,900-3,600, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 380, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 360

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Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-83 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 105 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 96 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,060 Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 1,000

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