Caustic soda prices fell by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today due to reduced offtake by consuming industries against fresh arrivals from producing regions.
Caustic soda flake fell by Rs 50 to Rs 1,300-1,400 per 50 kg.
Traders said reduced offtake by consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing belts mainly pulled down caustic soda prices on the wholesale chemical market here.
Following are today's quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 900-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 42-46, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 475-500, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,200-3,600, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 1,800-1,900
Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,300-1,400, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,100-4,000, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,200-4,100, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 380, camphor powder (1 kg) Rs 360, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82
hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 40-45, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,140, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,010 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 950
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 80-84 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 105 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 97 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,060 Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 1,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 1,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 1,000
Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 120-170 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 85 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 57 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-133 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,050-1,200 Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,650-1,800
Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,850-1,900 Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,025 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 350-375 Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440 Thymol (1 kg) Rs 750 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 150-210 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,400-2,700 Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120
