Menthol rises on industrial demand

Menthol prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today on fresh buying support from industrial and pharmaceutical units amidst paucity of stocks.

Menthol bold crystal, menthol flake and mentha oil prices rose by Rs 5 each to conclude at Rs 855, Rs 830 and Rs 715 per kg, respectively.

Traders said buying support from pharmaceutical and other consuming industries mainly pushed up menthol prices.

Following are today's quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 2,000-3,000, Acetic acid (1kg) Rs 58-65, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 600-700, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 4,400-5,000, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,200-2,500.
 

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,950-2,050, Citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,900-4,000, Citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 4,000-4,200, Camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 400, Camphor powder (1kg) Rs 370, Glycerin (1 kg) Rs 140-160, Hexamine (1kg) Rs 96, Hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 40-50, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 855, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 830 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 715.