Menthol declines on reduced offtake

Menthol prices declined by Rs 10 per kg in the national capital today owing to reduced offtake by consuming units amid adequate stocks.

Increased arrivals from producing belts in Uttar Pradesh markets also weighed on the menthol prices.

Menthol bold crystal, flake and mentha oil prices fell by Rs 10 each to settle at Rs 1,320, Rs 1,290 and Rs 1,190 per kg respectively.    

Marketmen said reduced offtake by consuming units and weak trend in producing belts also put some pressure on menthol 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 950-1000, 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, 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