Menthol rises on fresh buying support

Menthol prices rose by Rs 10 per kg in the national capital today on fresh buying by consuming units and export enquiries.

Tight stocks position due to fall in supplies from producing belts also influenced the prices. 

Menthol bold crystal,menthol flake and mentha oil prices rose by Rs 10 each to Rs 1,380, Rs 1,330 and Rs 1,275 per kg, respectively. 

Analysts said fresh buying support from exporters, pharma and other consuming industries, helped menthol prices to rise. 

Following are today's quotations:  

Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,500-2,400, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 38-42, 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 950-1,000, 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 (1kg) Rs 3430, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 115-125

hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 84,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,380, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 1,330 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,275

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-85 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 100 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Indian Rs 93 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000 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 140-150 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 460 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 125-135 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1,800-1,900 Zinc oxide (Kg) 100-115