Caustic soda prices fell by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today due to reduced offtake by consuming industries.
Increased arrivals from producing regions also put pressure on the prices. Caustic soda flake declined by Rs 50 to Rs 950-1,000 per 50 kg.
Traders said reduced offtake by consuming industries, against increased arrivals from the producing belts mainly pulled down caustic soda prices.
Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,500-2,400, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 38-40, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-480, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,600-4,100, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,000-2,600
Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 950-1,000, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 2,700-3,050, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 2,550-2,950, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 325, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 320, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 120-130, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 80
hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 75,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 965, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 945 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 890
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 75-80 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 100-110 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Indian Rs 90 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 47,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 925 Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 900 Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 900
Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 900 Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 110-125 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 87 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 58 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-135 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,000-1,150
Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,650-1,900 Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,900-2,000 Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,025 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 350-400 Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440 Thymol (1 kg) Rs 500 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 105-115 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1,900-2,000
