Cement cos’ July coal receipts up 8.68% m-o-m
16 Oct 2014
October 16: The Indian cement sector received 1.44 million tons (mt) of coal during July 2014, up 8.68% from 1.325 mt received in June, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
During July 2014, out of the total coal received by cement companies, 0.468 mt was through their linkages with various subsidiaries of Coal India Limited (CIL) and Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL). This figure (received from linkages), however, stood slightly lower at 0.448 mt in June.
On the other hand, during May, cement companies had received 0.629 mt through linkages out of the total quantum, data revealed.
In addition to this, during July, 0.135 mt was procured from the open market, mainly via e-auction while the figure stood at 0.143 mt, 0.256 mt, 0.239, 0.297, 0.200 mt, 0.169 mt, 0.176 mt, 0.22 mt and 0.153 mt in June, May, April, March, February, January, December, November and October, respectively.
Lignite and pet coke receipts during July stood at 0.038 mt and 0.415 mt, respectively while the figures in June were at 0.020 mt and 0.315 mt, respectively.
Imported coal receipts by cement companies stood at 0.357 mt, 0.324 mt, 0.498 mt, 0.035 mt, 0.304 mt, 0.255 mt, 0.301 mt, 0.307 mt, 0.365 mt and 0.391 mt during July, June, May, April, March, February, January 2014, December 2013, November 2013 and October 2013, respectively.
The following table contains month-wise receipts of coal (in mt) by the cement sector from different sources in 2013-14 and 2014-15:
Month |
Coal (in mt) receipts in 2013-14 |
Coal (in mt) receipts in 2014-15 |
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Against Linkage |
Open Market |
Import |
Lignite |
Pet Coke |
Others |
Total |
Against Linkage |
Open Market |
Import |
Lignite |
Pet Coke |
Others |
Total |
|
/FSA |
/FSA |
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April |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
0.681 |
0.239 |
0.035 |
0.004 |
0.232 |
0.113 |
1.662 |
May |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
0.629 |
0.256 |
0.498 |
0.019 |
0.372 |
0.113 |
1.887 |
June |
0.751 |
0.232 |
0.53 |
0.053 |
0.483 |
0.059 |
2.108 |
0.448 |
0.143 |
0.324 |
0.02 |
0.315 |
0.074 |
1.325 |
July |
0.667 |
0.194 |
0.449 |
0.016 |
0.47 |
0.039 |
1.835 |
0.468 |
0.135 |
0.357 |
0.038 |
0.415 |
0.027 |
1.44 |
August |
0.565 |
0.134 |
0.441 |
0.057 |
0.474 |
0.024 |
1.695 |
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Sept |
0.681 |
0.203 |
0.33 |
0.061 |
0.448 |
0.022 |
1.745 |
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Oct |
0.599 |
0.153 |
0.391 |
0.068 |
0.49 |
0.057 |
1.761 |
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Nov |
0.569 |
0.22 |
0.365 |
0.022 |
0.439 |
0.023 |
1.638 |
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Dec |
0.597 |
0.176 |
0.307 |
0.046 |
0.361 |
0.041 |
1.528 |
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Jan |
0.523 |
0.169 |
0.301 |
0.024 |
0.373 |
0.037 |
1.429 |
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Feb |
0.402 |
0.2 |
0.255 |
0.026 |
0.408 |
0.044 |
1.338 |
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March |
0.564 |
0.297 |
0.304 |
0.023 |
0.402 |
0.047 |
1.638 |
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Total |
5.354 |
1.681 |
3.369 |
0.373 |
3.946 |
0.346 |
15.08 |