Caustic soda prices were up by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today due to fall in supplies from producing belts amid rising demand from consuming industries.
Caustic soda flake rose by Rs 50 to Rs 2,250-2,350 per 50 kg.
Marketmen said apart from good demand from detergent manufacturers, tight supplies from producing regions pushed up caustic soda prices at the wholesale chemical market here.
Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 950-1,800, Acetic acid (1kg) Rs 53-57, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 500-600, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,800-4,300, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,100-2,400.
Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 2,250-2,350, Citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,850-4,250, Citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 4,100-4,600, Camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 430, Camphor powder (1kg) Rs 375, Glycerin (1 kg) Rs 100-150, Hexamine (1kg) Rs 98, Hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 30-40, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,190, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,150 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 1,070.
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 60-65
Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 70-80
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 70-75
Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,325
Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 1,320
Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 1,320
Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 1,315
Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 110-140
Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 130 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 125 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 140-182 Sodium silicate(50 kg) Rs 1,100-1,500
Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 2,100-2,350
Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 2,500-2,700
Sodium bio-carbonate-tata (50 kg) Rs 1,400 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 425-650 Tartaric acid France (1 kg) Rs 480
Thymol (1 kg) Rs 410
Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 140-210
Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,600-2,700 Zinc oxide (Kg) 140-185.
