Asia, Africa RBCT imports in Nov down 10% m-o-m
22 Dec 2015
India Coal Market Watch
December 22: Imports of coal from South Africa’s (SA’s) Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) by African and Asian countries, excluding India, were down by 9.88% on a month-on-month basis to 2,160,639 tons in November 2015 from 2,397,583 tons exported in October 2015, according to data available with ICMW.
However, imports of the fuel moved up by a sharp 23.66% to 15,054,859 tons in the first eight months of the current fiscal (April-November, 2015), compared to 12,174,284 tons recorded in the same period of the previous fiscal.
Imports by the region in November 2015 were up 25.49% compared to 1,721,703 tons seen in November 2014.
Consequently, imports of coal from RBCT by African and Asian countries, excluding India, were up by 14.83% in the first 11 months of 2015 (January-November) at 20,866,457 tons compared to 18,170,807 tons recorded in the same period in 2014, as per data available.
The following table gives details of coal imports from RBCT by Asian and African countries) in the first 10 months (Jan–Oct) of 2014 and 2015 (in tons):
Country |
|
Oct-15 |
Sep-15 |
Aug-15 |
Jul-15 |
Jun-15 |
May-15 |
Apr-15 |
Mar-15 |
Feb-15 |
Jan-15 |
Total |
Total |
|
Oct-14 |
Sep-14 |
Aug-14 |
Jul-14 |
Jun-14 |
May-14 |
Apr-14 |
Mar-14 |
Feb-14 |
Jan-14 |
Total |
Total |
Nov-15 |
(Apr-Nov'15) |
(Jan-Nov'15) |
Nov-14 |
(Apr-Nov'14) |
(Jan-Nov'14) |
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China |
|
77,650 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
164,784 |
- |
77650 |
242,434 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
164,999 |
- |
216,806 |
1,066,836 |
491,631 |
552,357 |
381,805 |
2,492,629 |
Japan |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
- |
63,703 |
- |
76,865 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
140568 |
140,568 |
La Reunion |
52000 |
- |
51,998 |
52,000 |
- |
51,998 |
- |
51,995 |
52,024 |
- |
52,504 |
259,991 |
364,519 |
|
- |
51,998 |
49,999 |
- |
51,022 |
52,017 |
52,500 |
52,520 |
52,006 |
52,503 |
257,536 |
414,565 |
Malaysia |
142830 |
- |
71,500 |
138,877 |
71,498 |
68,305 |
71,500 |
214,484 |
- |
71,500 |
142,999 |
778,994 |
993,493 |
141,252 |
212,113 |
- |
139,043 |
213,834 |
70,259 |
141,585 |
276,436 |
210,397 |
- |
139,564 |
1,194,522 |
1,544,483 |
Israel |
168440 |
165,200 |
176,050 |
- |
346,373 |
334,850 |
175,850 |
168,000 |
168,400 |
332,520 |
465,456 |
1,534,763 |
2,501,139 |
164,264 |
176,183 |
167,229 |
335,008 |
163,562 |
164,498 |
341,099 |
164,321 |
161,770 |
330,995 |
162,846 |
1,676,164 |
2,331,775 |
Mauritius |
47000 |
96,100 |
43,975 |
- |
- |
87,999 |
44,000 |
88,000 |
91,001 |
44,000 |
44,000 |
407,074 |
586,075 |
|
- |
- |
- |
46,974 |
131,249 |
87,997 |
88,000 |
43,992 |
44,000 |
89,159 |
354,220 |
531,371 |
Pakistan |
270030 |
265,133 |
167,750 |
783,273 |
322,466 |
330,330 |
271,105 |
388,142 |
489,352 |
109,198 |
- |
2798229 |
3,396,779 |
110,966 |
162,106 |
388,654 |
400,162 |
395,930 |
278,861 |
435,623 |
338,480 |
229,361 |
165,921 |
55,306 |
2,510,782 |
2,961,370 |
Singapore |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
South Korea |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
166,999 |
- |
- |
|
166,999 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
165,562 |
- |
- |
80,121 |
- |
77,031 |
165,562 |
322,714 |
Taiwan |
|
432,103 |
- |
159,999 |
- |
- |
- |
164,989 |
- |
246,501 |
- |
757091 |
1,003,592 |
|
- |
- |
- |
148,178 |
- |
- |
456,878 |
493,744 |
- |
316,150 |
605,056 |
1,414,950 |
Thailand |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
Togo |
|
47,675 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
98,437 |
- |
- |
47,806 |
146,112 |
193,918 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
49,404 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
49404 |
49,404 |
Morocco |
231284 |
430,114 |
301,803 |
533,129 |
388,224 |
197,095 |
264,000 |
395,857 |
499,318 |
402,674 |
382,442 |
2,741,506 |
4,025,940 |
296,878 |
233,682 |
210,182 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
65,149 |
- |
- |
- |
805891 |
805,891 |
Tanzania |
50000 |
- |
- |
76,460 |
- |
50,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
176460 |
176,460 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
43,725 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
43725 |
43,725 |
UAE |
208460 |
152,800 |
- |
105,800 |
104,400 |
310,890 |
53,850 |
255,202 |
150,132 |
310,407 |
54,999 |
1,191,402 |
1,706,940 |
370,911 |
99,670 |
157,667 |
286,226 |
103,165 |
206,524 |
- |
207,920 |
428,508 |
50,326 |
105,303 |
1,432,083 |
2,016,220 |
Madagascar |
|
55,000 |
54,064 |
54,026 |
55,000 |
55,000 |
- |
54,709 |
53,580 |
- |
53,750 |
327,799 |
435,129 |
53,960 |
- |
53,504 |
54,989 |
54,999 |
- |
54,999 |
54,120 |
- |
54,292 |
54,981 |
326,571 |
435,844 |
Ethiopia |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
Maputo |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
Djibouti |
100100 |
- |
- |
101,600 |
151,658 |
48,330 |
48,550 |
52,008 |
48,507 |
94,536 |
51,680 |
502,246 |
696,969 |
49,000 |
- |
- |
- |
48,280 |
49,466 |
49,541 |
- |
48,126 |
- |
- |
196287 |
244,413 |
Senegal |
82769 |
47,830 |
84,450 |
39,230 |
83,700 |
42,326 |
62,700 |
83,060 |
- |
83,997 |
124,466 |
526,065 |
734,528 |
126,166 |
- |
83,132 |
40,028 |
42,576 |
- |
- |
42,761 |
41,227 |
42,636 |
43,117 |
334,663 |
461,643 |
Nigeria |
48000 |
- |
- |
45,700 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
93700 |
93,700 |
89,131 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
89131 |
89131 |
Kenya |
94061 |
98,797 |
- |
47,140 |
90,000 |
- |
48,245 |
46,462 |
40,000 |
47,045 |
- |
424705 |
511,750 |
103,902 |
50,728 |
43,961 |
56,433 |
- |
- |
84,002 |
45,172 |
- |
- |
123,577 |
384,198 |
507,775 |
Sri Lanka |
355922 |
191,591 |
287,850 |
- |
- |
- |
74,106 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
909469 |
909,469 |
54,153 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
82,500 |
- |
54153 |
136,653 |
Lebanon |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
Oman |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
579,615 |
- |
- |
- |
53,523 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
633138 |
633,138 |
Yemen |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
35,958 |
54,420 |
43,080 |
|
133,458 |
67,800 |
- |
- |
54,910 |
- |
53,702 |
- |
- |
53,720 |
- |
- |
176412 |
230,132 |
Egypt |
208200 |
239,550 |
130,850 |
121,299 |
- |
52,280 |
50,850 |
107,757 |
- |
100,470 |
50,450 |
910,786 |
1,061,706 |
51,700 |
71,200 |
- |
52,601 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
175501 |
175,501 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
- |
- |
53,015 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
55,000 |
|
108,015 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
Namibia |
|
- |
- |
- |
33,000 |
- |
- |
- |
32,996 |
- |
- |
33000 |
65,996 |
|
31,500 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
30,594 |
- |
- |
- |
62094 |
62,094 |
Benin |
|
- |
38,760 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
40,897 |
- |
- |
38760 |
79,657 |
41,620 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
38,498 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
80118 |
80,118 |
Angola |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
44,700 |
- |
- |
- |
44700 |
44,700 |
Ghana |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
18,981 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
18981 |
18,981 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
Bangladesh |
101543 |
98,040 |
102,401 |
98,092 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
50,000 |
208,735 |
400,076 |
658,811 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
Total |
2160639 |
2,397,583 |
1,511,451 |
2,409,640 |
1,646,319 |
1,629,403 |
1,183,737 |
2,169,102 |
1,869,164 |
2,112,052 |