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Menthol declines on reduced offtake

Menthol prices fell by Rs 10 per kg in the national capital today owing to reduced offtake by consuming units.

Menthol prices fell by Rs 10 per kg in the national capital today owing to reduced offtake by consuming units amid adequate stocks.

Increased arrivals from producing belts in Uttar Pradesh also weighed on the menthol prices.

Menthol bold crystal, flake and mentha oil prices fell by Rs 10 each to settle at Rs 1,705, Rs 1,615 and Rs 1,525 per kg, respectively.

Traders said subdued demand from consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing belts in Uttar Pradesh mainly pulled down menthol prices in the wholesale chemical market here.

The following are today’s quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 850-2,200, acetic acid (1kg)Rs 40-45, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-700, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 5,500-6,000, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,400-2,800.

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,900-2,000, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,200- 3,400, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,000-3,600, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 370, camphor powder (1kg) Rs 330, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 150-320, hexamine (1kg) Rs 98, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 40-60, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,705, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,615 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 1,525.

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First published on: 11-09-2012 at 16:03 IST
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