Menthol moves up on increased offtake

Menthol traded higher by Rs 5 per kg at the chemical market in the national capital today due to increased offtake by consuming industries.
However, other chemicals moved in a narrow range on little doing and settled at the previous levels.
Traders said pick up in demand from consuming industries against restricted supplies led to the rise in menthol prices.
Menthol bold crystal, flake and oil were up by Rs 5 each to Rs 1,060, Rs 1,030 and Rs 950 per kg, respectively.
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 550-700, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 4,400-4,900, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,200-2,500.

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 75

Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 100
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 106
Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,310
Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 1,310
Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 1,310
Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 1,310
Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 125-165
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 2,000-2,250
Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 2,500-2,750
Sodium bio-carbonate-tata (50 kg) Rs 1,370 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 500-700 Tartaric acid France (1 kg) Rs 500

Thymol (1 kg) Rs 470
Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 115-350
Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,650-2,750 Zinc oxide (Kg) 140-180.