Asia, Africa Oct coal imports via RBCT fall 30% m-o-m
07 Nov 2014
November 7: Imports of coal from RBCT by African and Asian countries, excluding India, fell sharply by almost 29.95% to 579,615 tons in October 2014 compared to 827,453 tons in September 2014, according to data available with ICMW.
Imports in October this year, however, fell sharply by 80.30% compared to 2,942,393 tons recorded during the same month in 2013, the data revealed.
During the first ten months of 2014 (January-October), total coal imports by Asian and African countries, excluding India, stood at 13,027,407 tons against 23,780,891 tons reported during the corresponding period of the previous year.
On the other hand, during FY2013-14, total imports stood at 34,271,332 tons compared to 33,206,594 tons imported in FY2012-13.
The following table gives details of coal imports from RBCT by Asian and African countries (in tons):
Country |
Jan-Oct'14 |
Jan-Oct'13 |
14-Oct |
13-Oct |
14-Sep |
14-Aug |
14-Jul |
14-Jun |
14-May |
China |
2,492,629 |
10,690,553 |
Nil |
1,232,997 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
164,999 |
Nil |
Japan |
140,568 |
382,120 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
63,703 |
Nil |
76,865 |
Nil |
La Reunion |
414,565 |
414,209 |
Nil |
Nil |
51,998 |
49,999 |
Nil |
51,022 |
52,017 |
Malaysia |
1,403,231 |
1,557,066 |
212,113 |
206,727 |
Nil |
139,043 |
213,834 |
70,259 |
141,585 |
Mauritius |
531,371 |
402,481 |
Nil |
44,555 |
Nil |
Nil |
46,974 |
131,249 |
87,997 |
Pakistan |
2,850,404 |
1,772,274 |
162,106 |
175,422 |
388,654 |
400,162 |
395,930 |
278,861 |
435,623 |
Singapore |
Nil |
72,238 |
Nil |
72,238 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
South Korea |
322,714 |
165,000 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
165,562 |
Nil |
Taiwan |
1,414,950 |
5,388,763 |
Nil |
804,944 |
Nil |
Nil |
148,178 |
Nil |
Nil |
Thailand |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Togo |
49,404 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
49,404 |
Tanzania |
43,725 |
33,000 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
43,725 |
Nil |
UAE |
1,645,309 |
1,551,500 |
99,670 |
152,515 |
157,667 |
286,226 |
103,165 |
206,524 |
Nil |
Madagascar |
381,884 |
627,623 |
Nil |
102,474 |
53,504 |
54,989 |
54,999 |
Nil |
54,999 |
Ethiopia |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Maputo |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Dijibouti |
243,950 |
144,355 |
Nil |
47,045 |
48,537 |
Nil |
48,280 |
49,466 |
49,541 |
Senegal |
335477 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
83,132 |
40,028 |
42,576 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nigeria |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Kenya |
403,873 |
Nil |
50728 |
Nil |
43961 |
56,433 |
Nil |
Nil |
84,002 |
Sri Lanka |
82,500 |
180,817 |
Nil |
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 |
53,523 |
|
Yemen |
217,330 |
398,892 |
54,998 |
103,476 |
Nil |
54,910 |
Nil |
53,702 |
Nil |
Total |
13,027,407 |
23,780,891 |
579,615 |
2,942,393 |
827,453 |
1,145,493 |
1,053,936 |
1,345,757 |
955,168 |