Menthol up Rs 5 on buying support

Menthol prices rose 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 1,065, Rs 1,035 and Rs 955 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 550-700, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 4,400-4,900, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,200-2,500.

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 75
Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 100
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 106
Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,310
Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 1,310
Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 1,310
Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 1,310
Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 125-165
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 2,000-2,250
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 470
Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 115-350
Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,650-2,750 Zinc oxide (Kg) 140-180.