Menthol up on rise in demand

Menthol prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today largely on increase in demand from pharma and consuming units amid low stocks.

Tight stocks due to restricted supplies from producing belts also influenced the prices.  

Menthol bold crystal, menthol flake and mentha oil prices rose by Rs 5 each to Rs 1,340, Rs 1,295 and Rs 1,240 per kg, respectively.  

Market analysts said increased demand from pharma and other consuming industries mainly pushed up the menthol prices on the wholesale chemical market here.

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 900-2,400, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 44-46, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-470, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,400-3,800, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 1,800-2,000

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,250-1,350, 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 410, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 400, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120

hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 3300, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,340, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,295 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,240

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-83 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 100-130 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 1,900-2,200 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 120-200 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,000-2,200 Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120