Thymol weakens on reduced offtake

NEW DELHI, May 25: In restricted activity, thymol prices fell by Rs 10 per kg in the national capital today in view of reduced offtake by consuming industries amid adequate stocks.

Increased arrivals from producing regions also put pressure on the thymol prices.

Thymol prices fell by Rs 10 to conclude at Rs 1,080 per kg.

Traders said subdued demand from consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing belts mainly pulled down thymol prices on the wholesale chemical market here.

The following are today’s quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 1,000-2,200, Acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 42-50, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 500-700, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 4,500-5,200, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,300-2,600.

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,800-1,850, Citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,200-3,500, Citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,000-3,300, Camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 380, Camphor powder (1kg) Rs 330, Glycerine (1 kg) Rs 90-120, Hexamine (1kg) Rs 95, Hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 35-50, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,230, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,130 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 980.

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 88

Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 108

Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 114

Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,190

Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 1,140

Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW)  Rs 1,160

Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 1,155

Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 120-130

Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 138 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 108 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 130-165 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,000-1,200

Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,900-2,150

Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 2,100-2,400

Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,175

Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 475-525 Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440

Thymol (1 kg) Rs 1,080

Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 150-260

Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,600-2,800 Zinc oxide (Kg) 120-135.

(PTI)