Menthol rises on fresh buying

Menthol prices rose by up to Rs 10 per kg in the national capital today on the back of fresh buying support from pharma and consuming units amid tight stocks.

Restricted supplies from producing belts also influenced the prices. Menthol bold crystal, menthol flake and mentha oil prices rose by up to Rs 10 to Rs 1,255, Rs 1,125 and Rs 1,040 per kg, respectively. 

Market analysts said fresh demand from pharma and other consuming industries against restricted arrivals from producing belts, mainly pushed up menthol prices in the wholesale chemical market here.

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 900-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 45-48, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 475-500, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,200-3,600, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 1,800-1,900

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,350-1,450, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,000-3,800, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,200-4,100, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 380, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 360, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120

hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 40-45, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,255, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,125 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,040

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-84 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 105 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 97 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,060 Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 1,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 1,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 1,000

Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 130-180 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 85 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 57 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-133 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,050-1,200

Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,650-1,800 Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,850-1,900 Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,025 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 350-375 Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440 Thymol (1 kg) Rs 750

Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 175-235 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,500-2,700 Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120