Menthol declines on reduced offtake

Menthol prices declined by Rs 5 per kg on the local chemical market today due to reduced industrial offtake.

Traders said reduced industrial offtake led to decline in menthol prices.

Menthol bold crystal, flake and oil prices were down by Rs 5 each to Rs 1,345, Rs 1,305 and Rs 1,255 per kg, respectively.

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,000-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) 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 (1kg) 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 1,345, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 1,305 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,255

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 595

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