Chemical prices end flat in thin trade

Steady conditions developed on the local chemical market today as prices moved in a tight range in restricted buying activity and settled around previous levels.

Traders said adequate stocks against restricted buying activity mainly kept chemical prices steady.

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,000-2,200, acetic acid (1kg) Rs 36-44, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-480, 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 1,200-1,350, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,000-3,500, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,100-3,400, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 440, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 430, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120

hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 95,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,355, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,315 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,265

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 975

Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 950 Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 950 Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 950 Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 120-135

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 1,800-1,900 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 590 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 120-130 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1,900-2,100 Zinc oxide (Kg) 100-115