Caustic soda flake rose by Rs 50 to Rs 2,000-2,100 per 50 kg.
Marketmen said apart from good demand from detergent manufacturers, restricted supplies from producing belts pushed up caustic soda prices.
Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 1,200-2,500, Acetic acid (1kg) Rs 58-70, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 600-700, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 4,400-5,200, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,200-2,600.--*
Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 2,000-2,100, Citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,800-4,000, Citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,700-4,200, Camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 390, Camphor powder (1kg) Rs 340, Glycerine (1 kg) Rs 140-160, Hexamine (1kg) Rs 95, Hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 40-50, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 880, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 830 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 795.