Caustic soda rises on short supply

Caustic soda prices rose by Rs 100 per 50 kg in the national capital today on account of firm demand from consuming industries amid short supply.

Caustic soda flake rose by Rs 100 to Rs 1,050-1,100 per 50 kg.

Marketmen said apart from good demand from detergent manufacturers, tight supplies from producing belts also pushed up caustic soda prices in the wholesale chemical markets here.

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,500-2,400, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 36-38, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-500, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,750-4,150, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,000-2,500

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,050-1,100, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 2,600-3,000, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 2,550-2,950, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 320, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 310, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 80

hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 64,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 895, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 855 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 785. Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Iran Rs 68-75 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) China Rs 100-110 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 85

Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000 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 65-75 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 1,650-1,900 Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,900-2,000 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 510 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 100-110 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1,900-2,000