Caustic soda prices fell by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today on stockists selling coupled with reduced offtake by consuming industries.
Increased arrivals from producing regions also put pressure on the prices. Caustic soda flake fell by Rs 50 to Rs 900-950 per 50 kg.
Traders said subdued demand from consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing belts mainly pulled down caustic soda prices.
Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,000-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 34-40, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-480, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,500-3,900, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,000-2,300
Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 900-950, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 2,800-3,050, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 2,800-3,100, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 360, camphor powder (1kg) Rs 340
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glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 80, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 85,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,330, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 1,300 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,200
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-85 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 105-108 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 94 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 42,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 975 Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 950
Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 950 Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 950 Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 130-140 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 88 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 58
Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-135 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,050-1,200 Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,600-1,800 Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,750-1,900 Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,025
Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 350-400 Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440 Thymol (1 kg) Rs 470 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 125-135 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1,750-1,850 Zinc oxide (Kg) 100-115