Menthol rises on pick up in demand

Menthol prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today on pick-up in demand from pharma and consuming units amid low stocks.

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 1,660, Rs 1,605 and Rs 1,520 per kg, respectively.

Marketmen said pick-up in demand from pharma and other consuming industries against restricted arrivals from producing belts mainly pushed up menthol prices in the wholesale chemical market here.

Elsewhere, prices of other chemicals ruled steady on scattered deals.

Following are today's quotations:

 

Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 850-2,200, acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 42-52, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-500, 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 1,550-1,650, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,000-3,600, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,000-3,700, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 390, camphor powder (1kg) Rs 370, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 90-115, hexamine (1kg) Rs 85, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 40-45, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,660, menthol flake (1kg) Rs 1,605 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 1,520.