Caustic soda rises on short supply

Caustic soda prices rose by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today supported by tight stocks, following short supplies amid firm demand from consuming industries.

Caustic soda flake rose by Rs 50 to settle at Rs 1,300-1,400 per 50 kg.

Market analysts said apart from good demand from detergent manufacturers, tight supplies from producing belts also pushed up caustic soda prices on the wholesale chemical market here.

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 1,000-2,400, acetic acid (1kg) Rs 36-46, 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 1,300-1,400, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 4,000-4,800, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 4,200-4,900, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 440, camphor powder (1kg) Rs 430, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120, hexamine (1kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 95,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,285, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 1,240 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 1,180.

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 77-82

Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 98

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 88

Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000

Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,000
 
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 1,700-1,800

Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,850-1,900

Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,025

Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 325-375 Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440

Thymol (1 kg) Rs 595

Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 115-165

Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,000-2,200 Zinc oxide (Kg) 105-120.