Menthol falls on reduced offtake

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

Comfortable stocks on increased arrivals from producing belts in Uttar Pradesh (UP) also weighed on the menthol prices.

Menthol bold crystal, flake and mentha oil prices fell up to Rs 10 at Rs 1,160, Rs 1,120 and Rs 1,065 per kg, respectively.    

Marketmen said reduced offtake by consuming units against increased arrivals from producing belts in UP markets, mainly led to the decline in menthol prices. 

Weakening trend in futures market also put pressure on the prices, they said.

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,000-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 32-36, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-480, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,500-3,900, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,000-2,300

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 950-1,000, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 2,800-3,050, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 2,800-3,100, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 340, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 325, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 100-110, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 80

hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 81,500, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,160, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 1,120 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,065

Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Iran Rs 80-85 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) China Rs 105-108 Paraffin wax ( 1 kg) Indian Rs 94 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 42,000 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 130-140 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 87 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 58 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-135 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,000-1,150

Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,600-1,800 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 460 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 130-140 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1,750-1,850