Menthol rises on tight stocks

Menthol prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today on 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 increased by Rs 5 each to Rs 1,275, Rs 1,230 and Rs 1,175 per kg, respectively. 

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

Following are today's quotations: 

Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 900-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 44-46, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 475-525, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,200-3,700, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 1,800-2,000

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,300-1,400, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,600-4,400, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,700-4,500, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 400, camphor powder (1kg) Rs 390, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35

menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,275, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,230 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,175.Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-85 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 95 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 95 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000

Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,025 Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 975 Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 975 Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 975 Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 100-120 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 88 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 55

Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-133 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,050-1,200 Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,700-1,900 Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,850-2,100 Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,025 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 325-340

Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440 Thymol (1 kg) Rs 640 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 150-200 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,400-2,700 Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120