Caustic soda down on reduced offtake

Caustic soda prices fell by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today on stockists selling amid reduced offtake by consuming industries. 

Increased arrivals from producing regions also put pressure on the prices. 

Caustic soda flake fell by Rs 50 to Rs 1,250-1,350 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 900-2,400, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 44-46, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-470, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,400-3,800, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 1,800-2,000

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,250-1,350, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,600-4,400, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,700-4,500, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 410, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 400, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120

hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 3300, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,335, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,290 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,235

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-83 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 95 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 95 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,025 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 100-130 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 88 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 55 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-133 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,050-1,200 Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,700-1,900

Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,900-2,200 Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,025 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 325-340 Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440 Thymol (1 kg) Rs 640 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 120-200 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,000-2,200 Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120