Caustic soda declines on fall in demand

Caustic soda prices were trading down by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today in view of fall in demand from consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing regions.
Caustic soda flake fell by Rs 50 to Rs 2,200-2,300 per 50 kg.
Traders said, subdued demand from consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing belts, mainly pulled down caustic soda prices at the wholesale chemical market.
Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 950-1,800, acetic acid (1kg) Rs 53-57, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 500-600, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,800-4,300, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,100-2,400, caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 2,200-2,300, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,850-4,250, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 4,100-4,600, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 430, camphor powder (1kg) Rs 375, glycerin (1 kg) Rs 100-150, hexamine (1kg) Rs 98, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 30-40, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,170, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,130 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 1,050, paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 60-65, paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 70-80, paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 70-75, soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,325, soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 1,320, soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 1,320, soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 1,315, soda Hydro sulphate (1 kg) Rs 100-130, sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 130, sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) (China) Rs 125, sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 140-182, sodium silicate (50 kg) Rs 1,100-1,500, sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 2,100-2,350, sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 2,500-2,700, sodium bio-carbonate-tata (50 kg) Rs 1,400, stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 425-650, tartaric acid-France (1 kg) Rs 480, thymol (1 kg) Rs 410, titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 140-210, oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,600-2,700 and zinc oxide (Kg) 140-185.