Menthol rises on rising demand from pharma units

Menthol prices were up by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today on rising demand from pharmaceutical units amid paucity of stocks.
Firming trend in futures market and restricted arrivals from producing areas also supported the uptrend.
Menthol bold crystal, menthol flake and mentha oil prices rose Rs 5 each to conclude at Rs 1,060, Rs 1,050 and Rs 1,080 per kg, respectively.
Traders said buying support from pharmaceutical and other consuming industries, mainly pushed up menthol prices at the wholesale chemical market here.
Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 2,000-3,000, Acetic acid (1kg) Rs 53-57, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 550-700, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 4,500-5,000, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,200-2,500.

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80

Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 105
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 106
Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,330
Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 1,310
Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 1,315
Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 1,310
Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 110-150
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 1,900-2,250
Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 2,500-2,750
Sodium bio-carbonate-tata (50 kg) Rs 1,370 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 500-700 Tartaric acid France (1 kg) Rs 500

Thymol (1 kg) Rs 500
Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 115-350
Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,650-2,750 Zinc oxide (Kg) 150-180.