Tartaric acid weakens on reduced offtake

 

NEW DELHI, Sept 14: In restricted activity, tartaric acid 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 tartaric acid prices.

Tartaric acid france prices fell by Rs 10 to conclude at Rs 510 per kg.

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

The following are today’s quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 1,200-2,400, Acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 42-50, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 500-800, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 4,500-5,200, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,300-2,700.

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,900-2,000, Citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 4,000-4,400, Citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 4,000-4,300, Camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 450, Camphor powder (1kg) Rs 380, Glycerine (1 kg) Rs 80-120, Hexamine (1kg) Rs 95, Hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 35-50, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,120, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,060 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 940. (PTI)

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