Menthol prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today on fresh buying by consuming industries amid tight stocks. Fall in supplies from producing belts and firming trend in futures market also supported the prices.
Menthol bold crystal, menthol flake and mentha oil prices rose by Rs 5 to Rs 865, Rs 820 and Rs 765 per kg respectively.
Marketmen attributed fresh buying support from pharma and other consuming industries against tight stocks, for the rise in prices.
Elsewhere, prices of other chemicals ruled steady on scattered deals.
Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,200-2,400, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 36-38, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-500, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,500-3,800, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,000-2,500
Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 900-950, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 2,600-3,000, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 2,550-2,950, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 320, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 310, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 90-110, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 80
hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 65,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 865, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 820 and mentha oil (1 kg)
Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Iran Rs 68-75 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) China Rs 100-110 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Indian Rs 92 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000 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 75-85 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 85 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 510 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 100-110 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1900-2000
