Soda ash rises on firm demand

Soda ash prices rose by Rs 25 per 50 kg in the national capital today, influenced by a firming demand from consuming units.

Restricted arrivals from producing regions also supported the uptrend.

Soda ash (Tata, Gujarat, DCW and Birla) prices increased by Rs 25 each to conclude at Rs 1,000 and Rs 975 each per 50 kg bag.

Marketmen said firming demand from consuming units, tight supplies from producing belts also pushed up soda ash prices on the wholesale chemical market here.

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,500-2,400, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 36-40, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-480, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,400-3,800, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,000-2,300

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,100-1,150, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,050-3,500, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,100-3,400, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 440, camphor powder (1kg) Rs 430, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 115-125, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82

hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 98,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,470, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 1,390 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,330

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-85 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 100 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 90 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,000 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 120-130 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 88 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 57

Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-135 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,050-1,200 Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,600-1,800 Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,750-1,900 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 110-125 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1,900-2,100 Zinc oxide (Kg) 100-115