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Kolkata’s Jan anthracite imports plunge m-o-m

February 25: Anthracite coal imports through the port of Kolkata plunged to 668 tons in January 2015 against 21,431 tons in December 2014, according to provisional data available with ICMW.

In January 2014, a volume of 38,449 tons had been imported.

Imports for the first 10 months of the current fiscal were at 150,186 tons against a volume of 124,232 tons in the same period of the previous fiscal.

Total anthracite coal imports from Kolkata stood at 160,858 tons for the entire financial year of 2013-14.

Following is the break-up of anthracite coal imports via Kolkata Port in 2013-14 & 2014-15:

In January, 648 tons came in from China at a price band of Rs 22,038 – 27,128 ($345-425) per ton while the balance 20 tons arrived from Vietnam at a unit price of Rs 38,842 ($609).

In December, 1,431 tons came in from China in a price band of Rs 18,306 – 26,618 ($293-425) per ton while the balance 20,000 tons arrived from Russia at a unit price of Rs 8,082 ($127).