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Gypsum imports via Chennai rise sharply in Sept m-o-m

25 Oct 2013

October 25: Gypsum imports through Chennai port rose sharply to 51,377 tons in September 2013 against 334 tons recorded in August 2013, as per provisional information available with ICMW.

The following table gives details of gypsum imports via Chennai port in September 2013:


Country Of Origin

Date

Item Description

Unit Price (in Rs/ton)

Unit Price (in $/ton)

Quantity (in tons)

IRAN

27-Sep-13

NORMAL GYPSUM PLASTER (POWDER FORM)

        5,429

             85

             216

28-Sep-13

NATURAL POWDER GYPSUM

        5,671

             89

               47

IRAN Total

            263

MALAYSIA

6-Sep-13

(GYPSUM POWDER) SHEET ROCK DRYING TYPE POWDER ALL PURPOSE JOINT COMPOUND

      17,505

           261

               16

MALAYSIA Total

              16

OMAN

4-Sep-13

NATURAL GYPSUM

        1,563

             24

        30,000

12-Sep-13

NATURAL GYPSUM

        2,133

             32

        21,035

OMAN Total

       51,035

SINGAPORE

18-Sep-13

GYPSUM CAS-20-4, (NON-STICK COATING PAINTS)

      68,485

        1,084

                0

SINGAPORE Total

                0

UNITED STATES

13-Sep-13

HYDROCAL B-BASE GYPSUM CEMENT

      41,022

           612

               20

20-Sep-13

HYDROCAL B-BASE GYPSUM CEMENT

      39,156

           614

               41

HYDROCAL B-BASE GYPSUM CEMENT

      38,621

           605

                1

UNITED STATES Total

              62

Grand Total

       51,377

 
In September 2013, 263 tons arrived from Iran in a price band of Rs 5,429 – Rs 5,671 (85-$89) per ton, while 51,035 tons arrived from Oman in a price band of Rs 1,563 – Rs 2,133 ($24-$32) per ton among others.

In August 2013, however, 324 tons arrived from Iran at a unit price of Rs 5,236 ($85) per ton, 10 tons came from Malaysia at Rs 16,024 ($260) per ton and the balance 0.2 tons from Singapore at Rs 64,924 per ton ($1,054).