Caustic soda prices rose by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today on account of firming demand from the consuming industries amid reduced supply.
Caustic soda flake rose by Rs 50 to Rs 950-1,000 per 50 kg.
Marketmen besides, good demand from detergent makers, tight supplies from producing belts also pushed up the caustic soda prices in the wholesale chemicals market here.
Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,500-2,400, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 36-38, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-500, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,600-4,100, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,000-2,500
Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 950-1000, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 2,700-3,050, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 2,550-2,950, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 320, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 315, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 115-130, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 80
hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 69,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 925, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 895 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 845
Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Iran Rs 70-75 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) China Rs 100-110 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Indian Rs 90 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 47,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 925 Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 900 Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 900
Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 900 Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 110-125 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 82 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 58 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-125 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,000-1,150
Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,650-1,900 Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,900-2,000 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 495 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 100-110 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1,900-2,000
