Menthol weakens on reduced offtake

Menthol prices fell by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today largely influenced by reduced offtake by consuming units. 

Adequate stocks on increased arrivals from the producing regions also put pressure on the prices.

Menthol bold crystal, menthol flake and mentha oil prices declined by Rs 5 to conclude at Rs 1,390, Rs 1,270 and Rs 1,165 per kg, respectively.

Market analysts said reduced offtake by detergent manufacturers and other consuming units against increased arrivals from producing regions pulled down menthol prices in the wholesale chemical market. 

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 475-500, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,200-3,700, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 1,800-1,900

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,450-1,550, 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 (1 kg) Rs 385, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,390, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,270 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,165

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 100-125 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 1,700-1,900 Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,850-2,000

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 165-215 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,400-2,700 Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120