Menthol prices remained in demand and prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the local chemical market today on sustained buying by traders on the back of rising demand from pharmaceutical units.
Traders said increased demand from pharmaceutical and other consuming industries against less arrivals from producing belts continued to influence menthol prices.
In the national capital, menthol bold crystal, menthol flake and mentha oil remained in demand and advanced Rs 5 each to Rs 1,405, Rs 1,335 and Rs 1,235 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 450-475, 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 1,500-1,600, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 2,800-3,500, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 2,900-3,600, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 380, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 360, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 90-115
hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 40-45, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,405, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,335 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,235
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-83 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 105 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 96 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 160-215 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 90 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 165-235 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,500-2,700 Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120
