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Menthol rises as demand picks up

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

Menthol prices rose by 10 per kg in the national capital today, largely influenced by increase demand from pharma and consuming units amid low stocks.   

Tight stocks due to restricted supplies from producing belts also influenced the prices.

Menthol bold crystal, menthol flake and mentha oil prices rose by Rs 10 each to Rs 1,335, Rs 1,290 and Rs 1,235 per kg, respectively.

Market analysts said increased demand from pharma and other consuming industries, mainly gave push to rising menthol prices on the wholesale chemical market here.

Following are today's quotations:  

Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 900-2,400, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 36-46, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-470, 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 1,300-1,400, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,600-4,400, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,700-4,500, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 410

camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 400, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 3300, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,335, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,290 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 1,235

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-83 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 95 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 95 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,025 Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 975 Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 975

Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 975 Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 100-130 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 88 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 55 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-133 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,050-1,200 Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,600-1,700

Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,850-1,900 Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,025 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 325-340 Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440 Thymol (1 kg) Rs 640 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 115-180 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,000-2,200 Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120

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First Published: Mar 28 2011 | 4:12 PM IST

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