Thymol price declines on reduced offtake

Thymol prices fell by Rs 20 to conclude at Rs 1,100 per kg.

Traders said subdued demand from consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing belts mainly pulled down thymol prices in the wholesale chemical market here.

The following are today’s quotations: Ammonium chloride (50 kg) Rs 1,000-2,200,acetic acid (1 kg) Rs 40-50,ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 400-600,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 1,950-2,100,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 350,camphor powder (1kg) Rs 310,glycerine (1 kg) Rs 150-320,hexamine (1kg) Rs 95,hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 40-60,menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,450,menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,400 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 1,350.