Caustic soda down on reduced offtake

Traders said subdued demand from consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing belts mainly pulled down caustic soda prices.

Elsewhere,prices of other chemicals ruled steady on scattered deals.

Following are today’s quotations:

Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 900-2,200,acetic acid (1kg) Rs 44-46,ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 475-500,boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 3,200-3,700,borex granular (50 kg) Rs 1,800-1,900.

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,400-1,500,citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,600-4,400,citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,700-4,500,camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 400,camphor powder (1kg) Rs 385,glycerine (1 kg) Rs 110-120,hexamine (1kg) Rs 82,hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 33-35,menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,400,menthol flake (1kg) Rs 1,280 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 1,175.