Menthol rises on fresh buying support

NEW DELHI: Menthol prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today on fresh buying support from pharmaceutical units amid paucity of stocks on fall in supplies from producing belts.

Menthol bold crystal, menthol flake and mentha oil prices rose by Rs 5 each to conclude at Rs 845, Rs 830 and Rs 715 per kg, respectively.

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

Following are today's quotations: Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 2,000-3,000, Acetic acid (1kg) Rs 52-56, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 600-700, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 4,400-5,000, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,200-2,500.

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,750-1,850, Citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,900-4,000, Citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 4,000-4,200, Camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 415, Camphor powder (1kg) Rs 380, Glycerin (1 kg) Rs 140-160, Hexamine (1kg) Rs 96, Hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 40-50, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 845, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 830 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 715.