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

Menthol bold crystal, menthol flake and mentha oil prices up by Rs 5 each to conclude at Rs 1,090, Rs 1,080 and Rs 1,110 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 53-57, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 600-700, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 4,500-5,300, Borex granular (50 kg) Rs 2,200-2,500.

Caustic soda flake (50 kg) Rs 1,850-1,950, Citric acid (50 kg) (China) Rs 3,500-3,700, Citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,800-4,000, Camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 355, Camphor powder (1kg) Rs 320, Glycerin (1 kg) Rs 140-160, Hexamine (1kg) Rs 95, Hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 36-50, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,090, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,080 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 1,110.