Caustic soda declines on sluggish demand

Caustic soda prices were down by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today owing to fall in demand from consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing regions.
Caustic soda flake fell Rs 50 to Rs 2,100-2,150 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 1,100-2,000, Acetic acid (1kg) Rs 53-57, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 550-650, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 4,100-4,800, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,200-2,500.

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 72

Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 100
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 86
Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,330
Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 1,330
Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 1,330
Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 1,310
Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 110-140
Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 140 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 125 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 140-183 Sodium silicate(50 kg) Rs 1,050-1,400
Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 2,225-2,325
Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 2,650-2,750
Sodium bio-carbonate-tata (50 kg) Rs 1,340 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 500-700 Tartaric acid France (1 kg) Rs 490

Thymol (1 kg) Rs 410
Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 120-350
Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,600-2,700 Zinc oxide (Kg) 140-180.