Menthol up on rising demand

Menthol prices rose by 5 per kg in the national capital today, largely influenced by 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 1,290, Rs 1,250 and Rs 1,205 per kg, respectively.

Market analysts said increased demand from pharma and other consuming industries, mainly gave push to rising 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 36-46, 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 4,000-4,800, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 4,200-4,900, 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 32,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,290, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,250 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,205

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-82 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 1,050 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 1,700-1,800

Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,850-1,900 Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,025 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 325-375 Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440 Thymol (1 kg) Rs 640 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 115-165 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,000-2,200 Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120