Titanium dioxide prices up on paint industries demand

Barring a rise of Rs 5 per kilo in titanium dioxide, other chemicals ruled flat at the wholesale chemical market in the national capital today.
Traders said increased demand from paint and varnish industries mainly pushed up titanium dioxide prices.
Prices of titanium dioxide advanced by Rs 5 to end at Rs 135-200 per kilo.
Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 1,000-1,875, Acetic acid (1kg) Rs 53-57, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 550-675, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,800-4,700, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,100-2,400.
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 65

Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 80

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 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 110-140
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 2,100-2,300
Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 2,600-2,700
Sodium bio-carbonate-tata (50 kg) Rs 1,400 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 450-650 Tartaric acid France (1 kg) Rs 480

Thymol (1 kg) Rs 430
Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 135-200
Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,600-2,700 Zinc oxide (Kg) 135-180.