Caustic soda prices drifted 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 900-950 per 50 kg.
Traders said subdued demand from consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing belts mainly pulled down caustic soda prices on the wholesale chemical market here.
Meanwhile, prices of other chemicals ruled steady on scattered deals.
Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,200-2,400, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 36-38, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-500, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 2,800-3,200, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,000-2,500
Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 900-950, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 2,600-3,000, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 2,550-2,950, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 320, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 310
glycerine (1 kg) Rs 85-100, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 80, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 65,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 855, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 810 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 755
Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Iran Rs 68-75 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) China Rs 100-110 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Indian Rs 92 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000 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 95-110 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 85 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 58 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-125
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 650-700
Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440 Thymol (1 kg) Rs 510 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 100-110 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1,900-2,000
