Menthol prices decline on reduced off take

NEW DELHI: Menthol prices fell by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today owing to reduced off take by consuming units amid adequate stocks.


Increased arrivals from producing belts in Uttar Pradesh and weakening trend in future market also weighed on the menthol prices.

Menthol bold crystal, flake and mentha oil prices fell by Rs 5 each to settle at Rs 1,200, Rs 1,120 and Rs 980 per kg, respectively.

The following are today's quotations: Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 1,100-2,400, Acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 40-50, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 500-900, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 4,500-5,200, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,200-2,600.

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,750-1,850, Citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,500-3,900, Citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,000-3,300, Camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 400, Camphor powder (1kg) Rs 320, Glycerine (1 kg) Rs 95-125, Hexamine (1kg) Rs 95, Hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 35-50, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,200, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,120 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 980.