Menthol down on reduced offtake

Menthol prices fell up to 10 per kg in the national capital today owing to reduced offtake by consuming units amid adequate stocks.

Weakening trend in futures market and increased arrivals from the producing belts in Uttar Pradesh also weighed on the menthol prices. Menthol bold crystal, flake and mentha oil prices fell up to Rs 10 to Rs 870, Rs 830 and Rs 780 per kg, respectively. 

Marketmen said reduced offtake by consuming units and weak trend at futures market also put some pressure on menthol prices.

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 3,600-4,100, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,000-2,500

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 950-1000, 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 100-110, 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 870, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 830 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 780.

Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Iran Rs 75-80 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) China Rs 100-110 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Indian Rs 90 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 47,000 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 105-110 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 500 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 100-110 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1,900-2,000