Caustic soda falls on reduced offtake

Caustic soda prices fell by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today, following reduced offtake by consuming industries as fresh arrivals from producing regions put pressure on the prices.

Caustic soda flake fell by Rs 50 to Rs 1,300-1,400 per 50 kg. 

Traders said reduced offtake by consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing belts mainly pulled down caustic soda prices on the wholesale chemical market here.

Following are today's quotations: 

Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 900-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 45-48, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 475-500, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,200-3,700, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 1,800-1,900

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,300-1,400, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,300-4,200, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,400-4,300, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 400, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 385, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120

hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 40-45, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,200, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,145 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,065

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 90-140

Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 85 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 57 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-133 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,050-1,200 Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,650-1,800 Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,850-1,900

Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,025 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 325-350 Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440 Thymol (1 kg) Rs 640 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 170-215 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,400-2,700 Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120