Caustic soda prices were down by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today owing to reduced offtake by consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing regions.
Caustic soda flake fell Rs 50 to Rs 1,700-1,800 per 50 kg.
Traders said slackened demand from consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing belts mainly pulled down caustic soda prices at the wholesale chemical market here.
Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 2,000-3,000, Acetic acid (1kg) Rs 53-57, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 550-700, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 4,500-5,000, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,200-2,500.
Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,700-1,800, Citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,350-3,500, Citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,400-3,800, Camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 365, Camphor powder (1kg) Rs 330, Glycerin (1 kg) Rs 140-160, Hexamine (1kg) Rs 94, Hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 35-50, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,070, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,060 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 1,090.
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80
Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 105
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 106
Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,330
Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 1,310
Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 1,315
Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 1,310
Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 110-150
Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 140 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 125 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 140-183 Sodium silicate(50 kg) Rs 1,050-1,400
Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,900-2,250
Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 2,500-2,750
Sodium bio-carbonate-tata (50 kg) Rs 1,370 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 500-700 Tartaric acid France (1 kg) Rs 500
Thymol (1 kg) Rs 500
Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 115-350
Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,650-2,750 Zinc oxide (Kg) 150-180.
