Caustic soda prices rose by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today on account of firm demand from consuming industries amid short supply. Caustic soda flake rose by Rs 50 to Rs 1,000-1,050 per 50 kg.
Marketmen said apart from good demand from detergent manufacturers, tight supplies from producing belts pushed up the caustic soda prices in the wholesale chemical market here.
Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,500-2,400, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 38, ammonia bicarb (25 kg)
Rs 450-500, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,500-3,800, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 1,750-1,950
Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,000-1,050, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 2,550-3,000, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 2,600-3,000, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 320, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 310, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 105-110, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 80, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 54,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 920, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 900 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 825
Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Iran Rs 60-65 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) China Rs 100 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Indian Rs 85 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 35,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 925 Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 900 Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 900 Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 900 Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 110-115
Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 85 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 58 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-125 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,000-1,150 Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,800-1,900 Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,900-2,100 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 520 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 110-115 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1900-2000.