Menthol rises on increased demand, less supply

Menthol prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today on fresh buying support from pharmaceutical units amidst paucity of stocks.
Fall in supplies from producing belts also supported the uptrend.
Menthol bold crystal, menthol flake and mentha oil prices rose by Rs 5 each to conclude at Rs 860, Rs 835 and Rs 720 per kg, respectively.
Traders said buying support from pharmaceutical and other consuming industries pushed up menthol prices in the wholesale chemical market here.
Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 2,000-3,000, Acetic acid (1kg) Rs 58-65, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 600-700, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 4,400-5,000, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,200-2,500.

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 2,000-2,100 , Citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,900-4,000, Citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 4,000-4,200, Camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 400, Camphor powder (1kg) Rs 370, Glycerin (1 kg) Rs 140-160, Hexamine (1kg) Rs 96, Hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 40-50, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 860, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 835 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 720.