Menthol rises on increased buying support

Menthol prices were up by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today on fresh buying support from pharmaceutical units amid paucity of stocks.
Firming trend at futures market and restricted supplies in the physical market from Chandausi in Uttar Pradesh also supported the uptrend.
Menthol bold crystal, menthol flake and mentha oil prices were up by Rs 5 each to conclude at Rs 1,025, Rs 1,005 and Rs 985 per kg, respectively.
Traders said increased demand from pharmaceutical and other consuming industries against restricted supplies from Chandausi in Uttar Pradesh, mainly pushed up menthol prices at the wholesale chemical market here.

Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 1,100-2,000, Acetic acid (1kg) Rs 53-57, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 550-650, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 4,100-4,800, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,200-2,500.

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 72
Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 100
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 86
Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,330
Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 1,330
Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 1,330
Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 1,310
Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 120-150
Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 140 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 125 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 140-183 Sodium silicate(50 kg) Rs 1,050-1,400

Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 2,225-2,325
Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 2,650-2,750
Sodium bio-carbonate-tata (50 kg) Rs 1,340 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 500-700 Tartaric acid France (1 kg) Rs 490
Thymol (1 kg) Rs 410
Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 120-350
Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,600-2,700 Zinc oxide (Kg) 140-180.