Menthol prices decline on reduced offtake

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 June 23, 2024

NEW DELHI: 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 and weakening trend in futures market also weighed on the menthol prices.

Menthol bold crystal, flake and mentha oil prices fell by Rs 10 each to settle at Rs 1,220, Rs 1,120 and Rs 970 per kg, respectively.

The following are today’s quotations: Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 1,000-2,200, Acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 42-50, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 500-700, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 4,500-5,200, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,300-2,600.

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,800-1,850, Citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,200-3,500, 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 90-120, Hexamine (1kg) Rs 95, Hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 35-50, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,220, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,120 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 970.