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28 Oct 2013
October 28: Met coke imports through the port of Kolkata fell sharply to 17,346 tons in September 2013 against 110,718 tons recorded in August 2013, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
With this, total met coke imported via Kolkata port stood at 309,705 tons during the first six months (April-September) of 2013-14 compared to 491,963 tons recorded during the corresponding period of FY'13.
Met coke imported in September 2012 stood 87,979 tons at while total met coke imports in 2012-13 stood at 849,348 tons.
Following are the details of met coke import via Kolkata in 2012-13 and 2013-14:
|
Month |
2012-13 (in tons) |
2013-14 (in tons) |
|
April |
54,411 |
61,119 |
|
May |
99,017 |
49,216 |
|
June |
99,931 |
30,628 |
|
July |
70,422 |
40,678 |
|
August |
80,203 |
110,718 |
|
September |
87,979 |
17,346 |
|
October |
90,856 |
|
|
November |
27,305 |
|
|
December |
86,963 |
|
|
January |
30,956 |
|
|
February |
40,103 |
|
|
March |
81,203 |
|
|
Total |
849,348 |
309,705 |
The following table gives details of met coke imports via Kolkata port in September 2013:
|
MET COKE |
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|
Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/ton) |
Unit Price (in $/ton) |
Quantity (in tons) |
|
CHINA |
27-Sep-13 |
METALLURGICAL COKE |
17,391 |
273 |
4,846 |
|
CHINA Total |
4,846 |
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|
JAPAN |
19-Sep-13 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE |
18,688 |
296 |
5,000 |
|
JAPAN Total |
5,000 |
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|
RUSSIA |
5-Sep-13 |
METALLURGICAL COKE |
15,841 |
242 |
2,500 |
|
13-Sep-13 |
METALLURGICAL COKE |
16,241 |
242 |
2,500 |
|
|
25-Sep-13 |
METALLURGICAL COKE |
15,465 |
242 |
2,500 |
|
|
RUSSIA Total |
7,500 |
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|
MET COKE TOTAL |
17,346 |
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In September, 2013, 4,846 tons were imported from China at a unit price of Rs 17,391($ 273) per ton while 5,000 tons of low ash met coke was imported from Japan at Rs 18,688 ($ 296) per ton and 7,500 tons of met coke was imported from Russia at a price range of Rs 15,465- Rs 16,421($242) per ton.
In August 2013, a total of 491 tons of semi coke arrived from China in a unit price of Rs 17,639 ($296) per ton, 69,027 tons of low ash met coke arrived from China in a price range of Rs 15,754-Rs 18,415 ($256-$282) per ton, 36,200 tons arrived from Japan in a price band of Rs 17,169-Rs 18,492 ($264-$295) per ton and 2,500 tons each arrived from Russia and Ukraine at a unit price of Rs 15,841 ($242) and Rs 14,137 ($228) respectively per ton.