Mentha oil prices strengthened by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today on rising industrial demand.
Traders said besides rising industrial demand, fall in arrivals from producing belts led to the rise in mentha oil prices. They said fresh enquiries from pharmaceutical units further fuelled the uptrend.
In the national capital, menthol bold crystal, flake and mentha oil remained in demand and added another Rs 5 each to Rs 1,135, Rs 1,005 and Rs 940 per kg, respectively.
Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 900-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 42-46, 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 1,300-1,400, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,100-4,000, 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 110-120
hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 40-45, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,135, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,005 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 940
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 120-170 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 150-210 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,400-2,700 Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120
