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Asia, Africa Oct coal imports via RBCT double in Nov

04 Dec 2014

December 4: Imports of coal from RBCT by African and Asian countries, excluding India, almost doubled to 1,218,941 tons in November 2014 as compared to 579,615 tons in October 2014, according to data available with ICMW.

Imports in November this year, however, fell sharply by 37.28% compared to 1,943,518 tons recorded during the same month in 2013, the data revealed.

During the first 11 months of 2014 (January-November), total coal imports by Asian and African countries, excluding India, stood at 14,298,949 tons against 25,491,416 tons reported during the corresponding period of the previous year.

On the other hand, during FY’2013-14, total imports stood at 34,271,332 tons compared to 33,206,594 tons in FY2012-13.

The following table gives details of coal imports from RBCT by Asian and African countries (in tons):

Country	Jan-Nov'14	Jan-Nov'13	14-Nov	13-Nov	14-Oct	14-Sep	14-Aug	14-Jul	14-Jun
China	2,492,629	11,727,381	Nil	1,036,828	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	164,999
Japan	140,568	382,120	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	63,703	Nil	76,865
La Reunion	414,565	462,209	Nil	48,000	Nil	51,998	49,999	Nil	51,022
Malaysia	1,544,483	1,627,249	141,252	70,183	212,113	Nil	139,043	213,834	70,259
Mauritius	531,371	402,481	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	46,974	131,249
Pakistan	2,961,370	1,826,654	110,966	54,380	162,106	388,654	400,162	395,930	278,861
Singapore	Nil	72,238	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
South Korea	322,714	165,000	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	165,562
Taiwan	1,414,950	5,715,495	Nil	326,732	Nil	Nil	Nil	148,178	Nil
Thailand		Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Togo	49,404	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Tanzania	43,725	33,000	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	43,725
UAE	2,016,220	1,749,740	370,911	198,240	99,670	157,667	286,226	103,165	206,524
Madagascar	435,844	627,623	53,960	Nil	Nil	53,504	54,989	54,999	Nil
Ethiopia	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Maputo	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Dijibouti	292,950	192,755	49,000	48,400	Nil	48,537	Nil	48,280	49,466
Senegal	461,643	Nil	126,166	160,755	Nil	83,132	40,028	42,576	Nil
Nigeria	89,131	Nil	89,131	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Kenya	507,775	Nil	103,902	Nil	50728	43961	56,433	Nil	Nil
Sri Lanka	136,653	180,817	54,153	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Lebanon	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Oman	53,523	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	53,523
Yemen	285,130	398,892	67,800	Nil	54,998	Nil	54,910	Nil	53,702
Egypt	104,301	Nil	51,700	Nil
Total	14,298,949	25,491,416	1,218,941	1,943,518	579,615	827,453	1,145,493	1,053,936	1,345,757

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