Thymol eases on reduced offtake

Thymol prices weakened by Rs 5 per kg at the local chemical market today due to reduced offtake by consuming industries.
However, other chemicals continued to trade in a narrow range in limited deals and settled around previous levels.
Marketmen said reduced offtake by consuming industries against sufficient stocks mainly led to decline in thymol prices.
In the national capital,thymol eased by Rs 5 to Rs 500 per kg.
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 600-700, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 4,500-5,000, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,200-2,500.

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,850-1,950, Citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,700-3,800, Citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,800-4,000, Camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 360, Camphor powder (1kg) Rs 325, Glycerin (1 kg) Rs 140-160, Hexamine (1kg) Rs 95, Hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 36-50, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,110, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,100 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 1,130.