Caustic soda down on reduced offtake

Caustic soda prices drifted by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the National Capital today on stockists selling coupled with 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 950-1,000 per 50 kg. Traders said subdued demand from consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing belts mainly pulled down caustic soda prices.    

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,500-2,400, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 38, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-500, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,500-3,800, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 1,750-1,950

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 950-1,000, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 2,550-3,000, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 2,500-3,000, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 320, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 310, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 105-110, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 80, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 57,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 890, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 870 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 820

Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Iran Rs 65-70 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) China Rs 103 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Indian Rs 85 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 33,000 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 110-115

Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 85 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 58 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-125 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,000-1,150 Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,800-1,900 Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,900-2,100 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 520 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 110-115 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1900-2000.