Menthol falls on reduced offtake

Menthol prices fell by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today owing to reduced offtake by consuming units amid adequate stocks.

Weak trend in futures market and increased arrivals from producing belts in Uttar Pradesh also weighed on the menthol prices.

Menthol bold crystal, flake and mentha oil prices fell by Rs 5 to Rs 860, Rs 815 and Rs 760 per kg, respectively.

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

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,200-2,400, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 36-38, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-500, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,500-3,800, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,000-2,500

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 900-950, 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 90-110, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 80

hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 65,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 860, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 815 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 760 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Iran Rs 68-75 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) China Rs 100-110 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 92

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 75-85 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