Menthol weakens on sluggish demand

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 1:57 AM IST

Menthol prices declined by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today, due to reduced offtake by consuming units amid adequate stocks.

Fresh arrivals from producing belts in Uttar Pradesh also put pressure on the prices.

Menthol bold crystal, flake and mentha oil prices fell by Rs 5 each to Rs 1,335, Rs 1,290 and Rs 1,235 per kg, respectively.

Market analysts said reduced offtake by consuming units against fresh arrivals from producing belts in Uttar Pradesh markets mainly kept pressure on the menthol prices.

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 900-2,400, acetic acid (1kg) Rs 44-46, 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 1,250-1,350, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,600-4,400, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,700-4,500, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 410, camphor powder (1kg) Rs 400, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120, hexamine (1kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 3300, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,335, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 1,290 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 1,235.

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-83

Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 95

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 95

Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000

Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,025

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 1,700-1,900

Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,900-2,200

Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,025

Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 325-340 Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440

Thymol (1 kg) Rs 640

Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 120-200

Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,000-2,200

Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120

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First Published: Mar 31 2011 | 3:30 PM IST

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