Menthol rises on industrial demand

Menthol prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today on the back of increased demand from consuming industries.

Besides, fall in supplies from producing belts and a firming trend at futures market also supported the prices. Menthol bold crystal, menthol flake and mentha oil prices rose Rs 5 to Rs 875, Rs 835 and Rs 780 per kg, respectively.

Marketmen said fresh buying support from pharma and other consuming industries against tight stocks, mainly attributed to the rise in the 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 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 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 875, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 835 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