Menthol prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today on buying support from pharmaceutical units.
Tight stocks due to fall in supplies from producing belts also influenced the prices. Menthol bold crystal, menthol flake and mentha oil prices rose by Rs 5 each, to Rs 1,165, Rs 1,125 and Rs 1,070 per kg, respectively.
Marketmen said fresh buying support from pharma and other consuming industries, helped menthol prices to rise.
Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,000-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 32-36, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-480, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,500-3,900, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,000-2,300
Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 950-1,000, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 2,800-3,050, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 2,800-3,100, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 340, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 325, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 100-110, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 80
hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 81,500, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,165, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 1,125 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,070
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-85 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 105-108 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 94 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 42,000 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 130-140 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 87 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 58 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-135 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,000-1,150
Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,600-1,800 Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,800-1,900 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 130-140 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1,750-1,850
