Chemical prices remain flat in thin trade

NEW DELHI, Aug 31:  Quiet conditions persisted on the local chemical market today as prices moved in a tight range in limited deals and settled around previous levels.
Traders said lack of demand from consuming industries mainly kept chemical prices steady.
The following are today’s quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 1,100-2,400, Acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 42-52, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 500-900, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 4,500-5,200, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,200-2,600.
Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,850-1,950, Citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,800-4,050, Citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,500-4,000, Camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 415, Camphor powder (1kg) Rs 335, Glycerine (1 kg) Rs 80-120, Hexamine (1kg) Rs 95, Hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 35-50, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,065, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,020 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 905. (PTI)