Caustic soda declines on reduced offtake

NEW DELHI, Aug 25: Caustic soda prices declined by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today owing to reduced offtake by consuming industries against fresh arrivals from producing regions.
Caustic soda flake fell by Rs 50 to Rs 1,900-2,050 per 50 kg.
Traders said subdued demand from consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing belts mainly pulled down caustic soda prices.
The following are today’s quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 850-2,200, acetic acid (1kg) Rs 45-50, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-700, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,500-4,300, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,000-2,300.
Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,900-2,050, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,200-3,450, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,000-3,600, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 360, camphor powder (1kg) Rs 325, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 150-320, hexamine (1kg) Rs 98, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 50-75, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,680, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,570 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 1,500.
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 95
Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 109
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 110
Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,200
Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 1,150
Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW)  Rs 1,150
Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 1,150
Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 110-120
Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 125 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 108 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 125-155 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,000-1,200
Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,900-2,000
Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 2,000-2,300
Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,150
Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 315-365 Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440
Thymol (1 kg) Rs 1,170
Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 200-310
Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,700-3,200 Zinc oxide (Kg) 110-120.
(PTI)