Caustic soda prices fell by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today due to reduced offtake by consuming industries against fresh arrivals from the producing regions.
Caustic soda flake fell by Rs 50 to Rs 1,400-1,500 per 50 kg.
Traders said reduced offtake by consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing belts, mainly pulled down caustic soda prices in the wholesale chemical market.
Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 900-2,200, acetic acid (1kg) Rs 42-46, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-475, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,200-3,600, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 1,800-1,900
Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,400-1,500, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 2,800-3,500, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 2,900-3,600, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 380, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 360
glycerine (1 kg) Rs 90-115, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 40-45, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,380, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 1,310 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,210
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-83 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 105 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 96 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,060 Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 1,000
Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 1,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 1,000 Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 160-215 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 90 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 1,650-1,800 Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,850-1,900 Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,025
Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 350-375 Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440 Thymol (1 kg) Rs 750 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 165-235 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,500-2,700 Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120
