NEW DELHI, Sept 21: Caustic soda prices rose by Rs 100 per 50 kg here today in view of tight supplies from the producing belts amid increased demand from the consuming industries.
Caustic soda flake rose by Rs 100 to Rs 1,900-2,000 per 50 kg.
Marketmen said apart from good demand from detergent manufacturers, tight supplies from producing belts also pushed up caustic soda 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 44-54, 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 1,070, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,020 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 930. (PTI)
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