Price trend According to the monitoring data of toodudu, the price of caustic soda was down. The average price in Shandong market at the beginning of the week was about 1,300 RMB/ton, and the average market price in Shandong at the weekend was 1,272 RMB/ton, the price fell 2.15%, and the price increased by 178.03% compared with the same period last year. On May 19, the caustic soda commodity index was 183.02, a decrease of 1.15 points from previous day, a decrease of 31.06% from the highest point in the cycle of 265.47 points (2021-10-27), and an increase of 181.09% from the lowest point of 65.11 points on October 9, 2020. (Note: The cycle refers to 2011-09-01 to the present) Analysis review According to the survey data of toodudu, the price of domestic caustic soda was mixed this week. The price of caustic soda in Shandong was slightly lowered, and the average market price in Shandong was about 1,200-1,300 RMB/ton. The mainstream ex-factory quotation of 32% liquid caustic soda in He...

NEW DELHI:In thin trading, chemical prices continued to rule steady in the local chemical market here today and closed at last levels. Traders said paucity of funds mainly influenced the trading sentiments, forcing stockists to keep their activity negligible. Following were today’s quotations: Ammonia bicarb (25 kg) 600, Ammonium chloride (50 kg) 1,800, acetic acid (1 kg) 45, boric acid technical (50 kg) 4,100-4,600, borex granular (50 kg) 2100. Caustic soda flake (50 kg) 1375, citric acid (50 kg) (China) 3,200-3,400, citric acid deshi (50 kg) 3,100-3300, camphor slab (1 kg) 180-185, camphor powder (1 kg) 165, glycerine (1 kg) 60-85, hexamine (1 kg) 85, hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) 33-35, mercury (34.5 kg) 27,600, menthol bold crystal (per kg) 615, menthol flake (1 kg) 600 and Mentha oil.

MUMBAI: Kanoria Chemicals and Industries is likely to foray in renewable energy business with the funds it raised from selling caustic soda business, say reports. The stock was at Rs 55.55, up 5 per cent on the NSE. It touched a high of Rs 52.55 and low of Rs 49.95 in trade so far.