Caustic soda prices fell by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today on stockists selling coupled with 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 subdued demand from 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 1,000-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 36-38, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-480, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,500-4,000, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,000-2,600
Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 950-1,000, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 2,800-3,050, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 2,800-3,100, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 340, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 325
glycerine (1 kg) Rs 120-130, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 80, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 80,500, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,050, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 1,015 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 960
Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Iran Rs 78-85 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) China Rs 105-108 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Indian Rs 94 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 42,000 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 130-140 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 1,750-1,900 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 475 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 110-120 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1,850-2,000
