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 1,100-1,200 per 50 kg.
Traders said subdued demand from consuming industries, against increased arrivals from 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 37-45, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-470, 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 1,100-1,200, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,000-3,500, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,100-3,400, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 440, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 430, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82
hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 95,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,305, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,265 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,205
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 77-82 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 1,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 975 Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 975
Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 975 Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 100-130 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 88 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 55 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-133 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,050-1,200
Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,700-1,800 Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,850-1,900 Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,025 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 325-375 Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440
Thymol (1 kg) Rs 595 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 115-125 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,000-2,200 Zinc oxide (Kg) 105-120
