Caustic soda prices rose by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today on account of firm demand from the consuming industries amid short supply. Caustic soda flake rose Rs 50 to Rs 1,000-1,050 per 50 kg.
Marketmen said apart from good demand from detergent manufacturers, tight supplies from the producing belts pushed up caustic soda prices on the wholesale chemical market.
Meanwhile, prices of other chemicals ruled steady on scattered deals. Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,500-2,400, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 28-34, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-500, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,700-4,100, 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 90-110, 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 910, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 890 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 810
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
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