Caustic soda rises on short supply

Caustic soda prices rose by Rs 100 per 50 kg in the national capital today on account of firm demand from consuming industries, amid short supply.

Caustic soda flake rose by Rs 100 to Rs 1,200-1,300 per 50 kg.

Marketmen said apart from good demand from detergent makers, tight supplies from producing belts also pushed up caustic soda prices at the wholesale chemicals market here.

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,000-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 36-40, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 430-450, 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 1,200-1,300, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,050-3,500, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,100-3,400, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 440, camphor powder (1kg) Rs 430, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 115-125

hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 90,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,240, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,215 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,160

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-85 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 98 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 90 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 975 Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 950 Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 950

Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 950 Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 120-130 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 88 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 1,600-1,800 Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,800-1,850 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 460 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 110-125 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1,900-2,100 Zinc oxide (Kg) 100-115