Menthol rises on firm demand

Menthol prices rose by 5 per kg in the national capital today on rising demand from pharma and consuming units.

Tight stocks due to restricted supplies from producing belts also influenced the prices.

Menthol bold crystal, menthol flake and mentha oil prices rose by Rs 5 each to Rs 1,355, Rs 1,315 and Rs 1,265 per kg, respectively.

Market analysts said higher demand from pharma and other consuming industries against restricted arrivals from producing belts, mainly gave push to rising menthol prices on the wholesale chemical market here.

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 1,250-1,400, 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 1,355, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 1,315 and mentha oil (1 kg) Rs 1,265

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 110-133 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 590

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