Caustic soda prices rose by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today largely on the back of firm demand from consuming industries amid fall in supply from producing belts.
Caustic soda flake rose by Rs 50 to settle at Rs 1,150-1,250 per 50 kg.
Market analysts said apart from good demand from detergent manufacturers, tight supplies from producing belts also pushed up 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 1,150-1,250, 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 (1kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 95,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,310, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 1,270 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,210
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
