Chemical prices end steady in thin trade

The local chemical market ended on a steady note today as prices moved in a narrow range in limited deals and settled around previous levels.

Traders said restricted deals from consuming industries mainly kept chemical prices steady.

The following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 1,200-2,400, Acetic acid (1kg) Rs 62-72, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 500-800, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 4,500-5,000, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,300-2,600.

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,950-2,050, Citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,700-4,200, Citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,800-4,500, Camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 450, Camphor powder (1kg) Rs 400, Glycerine (1 kg) Rs 120-185, Hexamine (1kg) Rs 95, Hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 40-50, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,005, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 975 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 865.