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Coking coal imports via Kolkata marginally up m-o-m in Sept

October 26: Coking coal imports through the port of Kolkata port increased marginally by 1.44% to 454,58 tons in September 2013 compared to 448,111 tons in August 2013, as per information available with ICMW.

During the first half (April-September of 2013-14), 2,632,921 tons of coking coal were imported via Kolkata, compared to 2,441,930  tons in the corresponding months last year (Apri-September2012).

Coking coal imports in September 2012 stood at 362,996 tons.

Total coking coal imports in the entire financial year of 2012-13 stood at 4,411,727 tons.

Following are the details of coking coal imports via Kolkata in 2012-13 and 2013-14:

 

In September 2013, 372,642 ton of coking coal was imported from Australia at a price range of Rs 7693-Rs-12,478 –Rs 7693 (-$115-$191),50,040  tons came from New Zealand at a price range of Rs10,521-Rs 7,956 ($119-$157) while 31,900 tons came from the United States at Rs 9887 ($155) per ton.

However, in August 2013, 396,032 tons arrived from Australia in a price band of Rs 8,830 – Rs 11,370 ($139-$177) per ton and 52,079 tons arrived from the US in a price range of Rs 9,433 – Rs 9,780 ($153-$159) per ton.