Thymol weakens on reduced offtake

NEW DELHI, Dec 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 1,020 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 40-50, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 400-675, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 5,200-6,000, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,400-2,800.
Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,950-2,100, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,000-3,250, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,000-3,300, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 370, camphor powder (1kg) Rs 320, glycerin (1 kg) Rs 150-320, hexamine (1kg) Rs 95, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 36-50, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,725, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,635 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 1,575.
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 90
Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 105
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 116
Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,200
Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 1,150
Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW) Rs 1,165
Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 1,165
Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 110-120
Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 140 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 1,900-2,100
Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 2,100-2,400
Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,175
Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 400-450 Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 440
Thymol (1 kg) Rs 1,020
Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 155-255
Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,700-3,300 Zinc oxide (Kg) 120-135.
(PTI)