Menthol prices strengthened by Rs 5 per kg in local chemical market today on increased demand from pharmaceutical units and other consuming industries against limited arrivals.
Traders said apart from increased demand from pharma and other consuming industries, limited arrivals from producing belts also helped menthol prices to strengthen.
In the national capital, menthol bold crystal, menthol flake and mentha oil prices remained in demand and advanced by Rs 5 each to Rs 1,395, Rs 1,325 and Rs 1,225 per kg, respectively.
Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 900-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 42-46, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-475, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,200-3,600, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 1,800-1,900
Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,500-1,600, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 2,800-3,500, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 2,900-3,600, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 380, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 360, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 90-115
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hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 40-45, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,395, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,325 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,225
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-83 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 105 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 96 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,060 Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 1,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 1,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 1,000
Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 160-215 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 90 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 57 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-133 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,050-1,200 Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,650-1,800
Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,850-1,900 Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,025 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 350-375 Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440 Thymol (1 kg) Rs 750 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 165-235 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,500-2,700 Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120