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Caustic soda rises on buying support

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

Caustic soda prices rose by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today largely influenced by buying support from detergent and other consuming units. 

Caustic soda flake rose by Rs 50 to conclude at Rs 1,400-1,500 per 50 kg.

Traders said fresh demand from detergent and other consuming units against tight supplies from producing belts mainly pushed up caustic soda prices on the wholesale chemical market.

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 900-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 45-48, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 475-500, 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 3,000-3,800, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,200-4,100, 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 1,270, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,140 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,080

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-84 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 105 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 97 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 130-180 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 85 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 165-210 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,500-2,700 Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120

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First Published: Jul 05 2011 | 4:27 PM IST

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