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New UserVizag Port’s 2015-16 met coke imports surge 191%
18 Apr 2016
Met coke import volumes through Vizag Port seem to have gone into a tailspin, showing sharp decreases month-on-month since January 2016. Volumes in March 2016 touched a mere 23 tons against 4,000 tons in February 2016, as per provisional data available with ICMW.
Total imports of the material for fiscal 2015-16 were at 252,756 tons against 86,747 tons reported in the previous fiscal (2014-15), showing a sharp growth of more than 191% year-on-year.
Imports in March 2015 were at 11,721 tons.
Following is the monthly break-up of met coke imports via Vizag Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
|
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 |
|
April |
22,485 |
Nil |
|
May |
15,214 |
Nil |
|
June |
16,400 |
1,421 |
|
July |
51,803 |
64,203 |
|
August |
nil |
15,752 |
|
September |
14,599 |
Nil |
|
October |
24,243 |
5,371 |
|
November |
6,000 |
Nil |
|
December |
34,304 |
Nil |
|
January |
63,685 |
15,158 |
|
February |
4,000 |
14,513 |
|
March |
23 |
11,721 |
|
Total |
252,756 |
86,747 |
March 2016 saw all the consignment arriving from China at a unit price of Rs 11,228 ($164) per ton.
February 2016 saw two consignments arriving from China as well but in a band of Rs 10,613 – Rs 10,616 ($155) per ton.
The following table contains details of met coke imports via Vizag Port in March 2016:
|
MET COKE IMPORT, VIZAG |
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|
Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity |
|
CHINA |
2-Mar-16 |
METALLURGICAL COKE-SIZE: (50-80MM) - (FIXED CARBON (DRY) :86.3%,ASH (DRY) :12.3%,VOLATILE MATTER (DRY) :1.4%,SULPHUR:0.69%) |
11,282 |
164 |
23 |
|
MET COKE Total |
23 |
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