Mentha oil eases on reduced industrial demand

Menthol prices traded lower by Rs 5 per kg due to reduced industrial demand.

Elsewhere, prices moved in a tight range in the absence of worthwhile buying support and settled around previous levels. 

Traders said reduced industrial demand against adequate stocks helped menthol prices to trade lower. 

Menthol bold crystal, flake and oil prices were down by Rs 5 each to settled at Rs 1,345, 1,305 and Rs 1,255 per kg, respectively.

Following are today's quotations: 

Ammonium chloride (50 kg), Rs 1,000-2,200,  acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 36-44, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-480, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,400-3,800, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 1,800-2,000

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,200-1,350, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,000-3,500, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,100-3,400, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 440, camphor powder (1kg) Rs 430, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120, hexamine (1 kg) Rs 82

hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) Rs 95,000, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,345, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,305 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,255

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 77-82 Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 98 Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 88 Residue wax (p tonne) Rs 41,000 Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 975 Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 950

Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW)  Rs 950 Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 950 Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 120-135 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 88 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 55 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 110-130

Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,050-1,200 Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,700-1,800 Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 1,800-1,900 Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,025 Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 350-400

Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440 Thymol (1 kg) Rs 595 Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 120-130 Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 1,900-2,100 Zinc oxide (Kg) 100-115