Caustic soda prices fell by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today on stockists selling, amid 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 1,250-1,350 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 900-2,200, acetic acid (1kg) Rs 36-46, 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 1,250-1,350, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 4,000-4,800, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 4,200-4,900, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 410, camphor powder (1kg) Rs 400, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120, hexamine (1kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 32,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,285, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 1,245 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 1,200.
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-82
Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 95
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 95
Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000
Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,050
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 640
Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 115-165
Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,000-2,200 Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120
