Menthol prices rose by 10 per kg in the national capital today on strong demand from pharma and consuming units.
Tight stocks due to restricted supplies from producing belts also influenced the prices.
Menthol bold crystal, menthol flake and mentha oil prices rose by Rs 10 each to Rs 1,305, Rs 1,260 and Rs 1,205 per kg, respectively.
Market analysts said increased demand from pharma and other consuming industries against restricted arrivals from producing belts, mainly gave push to rising menthol prices on the wholesale chemical market here.
Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 1,000-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 37-45, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-470, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,400-3,800, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 1,800-2,000
Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,050-1,150, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,000-3,500, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,100-3,400, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 440, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 430
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glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 95,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,305, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,260 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,205
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 77-82 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 98 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 88 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 975 Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 975
Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 975 Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 100-130 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 88 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 55 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-133
Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,050-1,200 Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,700-1,800 Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,850-1,900 Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,025 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 325-375
Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440 Thymol (1 kg) Rs 595 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 115-125 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,000-2,200 Zinc oxide (Kg) 105-120