Cement cos’ June coal receipts down 29.78% m-o-m
17 Sep 2014
September 17: The Indian cement sector received 1.325 million tons (mt) of coal during June 2014, down 29.78% from 1.887 mt received in May, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
During June 2014, out of the total coal received by cement companies, 0.448 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 0.629 mt in May.
On the other hand, during April, cement companies had received 0.681 mt through linkages out of the total quantum, data revealed.
In addition to this, during June, 0.143 mt was procured from the open market, mainly via e-auction while the figure stood at 0.256 mt, 0.239, 0.297, 0.200 mt, 0.169 mt, 0.176 mt, 0.22 mt and 0.153 mt in May, April, March, February, January, December, November and October respectively.
Lignite and pet coke receipts during June stood at 0.020 mt and 0.315 mt, respectively while the figures in May were at 0.019 mt and 0.372 mt, respectively.
Imported coal receipts by cement companies stood at 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 June, May, April, March, February, January, December, November 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 |
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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 |