Chemicals rule steady in lacklustre trade

Chemical prices remained steady in the absence of any worthwhile activity at the wholesale market in the national capital today.

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 2,000-3,000, Acetic acid (1kg) Rs 53-57, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 600-700, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 4,500-5,300, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,200-2,500.

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,800-1,900, Citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,500-3,700, Citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,800-4,000, Camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 355, Camphor powder (1kg) Rs 320, Glycerin (1 kg) Rs 140-160, Hexamine (1kg) Rs 95, Hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 36-50, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,095, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,085 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 1,115.