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PCI coal imports via Kolkata fall 20% in September m-o-m

28 Oct 2013

October 28: PCI coal imports through the port of Kolkata declined to 19.77% to 31,440 tons in September 2013 compared to 39,185 tons imported in August 2013, as per information available with ICMW.

Total PCI imports via Kolkata port stood at 143,420 tons in the first six months (April-September 2013) of 2013-14 compared to149,577 tons imported in the same period last year (April-September 2012-13). 

PCI coal imports in September 2012 stood at 12,818 tons.

Total PCI coal imports in the entire financial year of 2012-13 stood at 370,125 tons.

Following are the details of PCI coal imports via Kolkata:


Month

2012-13 (in tons)

2013-14 (in tons)

April

25,853

2,000

May

0

39,037

June

22,895

22,952

July

26,484

8,806

August

61,527

39,185

September

12,818

 

31,440

October

46,855

 

November

8,784

 

December

9,908

 

January

98,931

 

February

39,298

 

March

16,772

 

Total

370,125

143,420

 
The following table gives details of PCI coal imports via Kolkata port in September 2013


PCI COAL

Country Of Origin

Date

Item Description

Unit Price (in Rs/ton)

Unit Price (in $/ton)

Quantity (in tons)

AUSTRALIA

2-Sep-13

YARRABEE PCI COAL (NON COKING COAL)

        8,309

           127

        7,712

4-Sep-13

MIDDLEMOUNT PCI NON COKING COAL

        9,497

           145

       17,920

21-Sep-13

MIDDLEMOUNT PCI NON COKING COAL

        9,736

           153

        5,808

PCI TOTAL

     31,440

In September 2013 the entire amount was imported from Australia at a price range of Rs 8,309-Rs 9,136 ($127-$153).

In August 2013, the entire consignment arrived from Australia in a price band of Rs 7871 – Rs 8,714 ($120-$141) per ton.