NEW DELHI: Menthol prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today, largely on the back of fall in supplies from producing belts against rising demand from pharmaceutical units.

Menthol bold crystal, menthol flake and mentha oil prices rose by Rs 5 each to conclude at Rs 1,585, Rs 1,520 and Rs 1,480 per kg, respectively.

Traders said increased demand from pharmaceutical units and other consuming industries against fall in supplies from producing belts in Uttar Pradesh, mainly pushed up menthol 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 44-52, Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) Rs 400-675, Boric acid technical (50 kg) Rs 5,200-6,000, 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 3,000-3,200, Citric acid deshi (50 kg) Rs 3,000-3,300, Camphor slab (1 kg) Rs 370, Camphor powder (1kg) Rs 320, Glycerine (1 kg) Rs 150-320, Hexamine (1kg) Rs 95, Hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 36-50, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,585, menthol flake (1 kg) Rs 1,520 and mentha oil (1kg) Rs 1,480.