Tartaric acid declines on reduced offtake

NEW DELHI, Sept 15: Tartaric acid France prices declined by Rs 10 per kg in the national capital today owing to reduced offtake by consuming industries against fresh arrivals from producing regions.
Tartaric acid France fell by Rs 10 to conclude at Rs 390 per kg.
Traders said subdued demand from consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing belts mainly pulled down Tartaric acid prices in the wholesale chemical market.
The following are today’s quotations:
Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 850-2,200, acetic acid (1kg) Rs 42-50, ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 450-700, boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 5,500-6,000, borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,400-2,800.
Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,950-2,050, citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,200-3,400, citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,000-3,600, camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 370, camphor powder (1kg) Rs 330, glycerine (1 kg) Rs 150-320, hexamine (1kg) Rs 98, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 40-60, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,680, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,580 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 1,510.
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Iran Rs 95
Paraffin wax (1 kg) China Rs 107
Paraffin wax (1 kg) Indian Rs 112
Soda ash (50 kg) (Tata) Rs 1,200
Soda ash (50 kg) (Gujarat) Rs 1,150
Soda ash (50 kg) (DCW)  Rs 1,150
Soda ash (50 kg) (Birla) Rs 1,150
Soda Hydro Sulphate (1 kg) Rs 140-170
Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) damosha Rs 135 Sodium hydro sulphite (1 kg) china Rs 113 Sodium hydro sulphite safolite (1 kg) Rs 130-165 Sodium silicate (Qtl) Rs 1,000-1,200
Sodium nitrate (50 kg) Rs 1,900-2,000
Sodium nitrite (50 kg) Rs 2,100-2,300
Sodium bio-carbonate (50 kg) Rs 1,150
Stable bleaching powder (25 kg) Rs 300-375 Tartaric acid france (1 kg) Rs 390
Thymol (1 kg) Rs 1,170
Titanium dioxide (1 kg) Rs 180-280
Oxalic acid (pcpl) 50 kg Rs 2,600-3,200 Zinc oxide (Kg) 120-135.
(PTI)