Caustic soda falls on reduced offtake

Caustic soda prices fell by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today largely influenced by reduced offtake by consuming industries against fresh arrivals from the producing regions.

Caustic soda flake declined by Rs 50 to Rs 1,200-1,300 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 900-2,200, 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 1,200-1,300, 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 1,165, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,120 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,035

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-85 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 106 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 102 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,060 Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 1000

Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 1000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 1000 Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 95-145 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 340-360

Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440 Thymol (1 kg) Rs 640 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 150-210 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,400-2,700 Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120