Menthol rises on buying support

NEW DELHI: Menthol prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today largely on the back of buying support from pharmaceutical units amid paucity of stocks.

Firming trend in futures market also supported the uprend. Menthol bold crystal, menthol flake and mentha oil prices rose by Rs 5 each to Rs 1,305, Rs 1,190 and Rs 1,025 per kg, respectively.

Traders said buying support from pharmaceutical units and other consuming industries, mainly pushed up menthol prices on the wholesale chemical market here.

The following are today's quotations: Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 1,000-2,400, Acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 44-52, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 500-700, 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 1,800-1,900, Citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,500-3,800, Citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,000-3,300, Camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 380, Camphor powder (1kg) Rs 330, Glycerine (1 kg) Rs 95-125, Hexamine (1kg) Rs 95, Hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 35-50, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,305, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,190 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 1,025.