Menthol rises on fresh buying

Menthol prices rose by Rs 10 per kg in the national capital today on fresh buying by consuming units and export enquiry.

Tight stocks position due to fall in supplies from producing belts also influenced the prices.

Menthol bold crystal,menthol flake and mentha oil prices rose by Rs 10 each to Rs 1,370, Rs 1,330 and Rs 1,235 per kg, respectively.

Marketmen said fresh buying support from exporters, pharma and other consuming industries, helped menthol prices to rise.  

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,000-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 36-42, 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 360, camphor powder (1kg) Rs 340

glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 80, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 85,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,370, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 1,330 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,235

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 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 140-150 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 88 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 58

Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-135 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,050-1,200 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 470 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 120-130 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1,750-1,850 Zinc oxide (Kg) 100-115