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Caustic soda declines on reduced offtake

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

Caustic soda prices declined by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today following reduced offtake by consuming industries against fresh arrivals. 

Caustic soda flake drifted by Rs 50 to Rs 1,350-1,450 per 50 kg.

Traders said subdued demand from consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing belts mainly pulled down caustic soda prices.

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 900-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 44-46, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 475-500, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,200-3,700, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 1,800-1,900

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,350-1,450, 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 400, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 385, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120

 

hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,375, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,255 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,150

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 100-125

Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 85 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 57 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 1,850-2,000 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 165-215 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,400-2,700 Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120

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First Published: May 09 2011 | 3:08 PM IST

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