Caustic soda falls on reduced offtake

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 fell by Rs 50 to Rs 1,150-1,250 per 50 kg.

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

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,000-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 35-40, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 430-450, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,400-3,800, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 1,800-2,000

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,150-1,250, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,000-3,400, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,100-3,400, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 440, camphor powder (1kg) Rs 430, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 120-130

hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 90,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,310, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 1,290 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,240

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-85 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 98 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 88 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 975 Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 950 Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 950

Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 950 Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 120-135 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 88 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 56 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-133

Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,050-1,200 Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,600-1,800 Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,800-1,850 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 550 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 110-125 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1,900-2,100 Zinc oxide (Kg) 100-115