Caustic soda declines on reduced offtake

Caustic soda prices declined by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today due to reduced offtake by consuming industries.

Increased arrivals from producing regions also put pressure on the prices. Caustic soda flake declined by Rs 50 to Rs 900-950 per 50 kg.

Traders said reduced offtake by consuming industries, against increased arrivals from producing belts mainly pulled down caustic soda prices.

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,500-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 36-38, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-480, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,600-4,100, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,000-2,600

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 900-950, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 2,700-3,050, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 2,800-3,100, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 325, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 320

glycerine (1 kg) Rs 120-130, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 80, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 80,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 985, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 965 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 910

Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Iran Rs 76-80 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) China Rs 100-110 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Indian Rs 93 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 1,650-1,900 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 495 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 110-120 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1,850-2,000.