Cement cos’ Sept coal consumption up 3.86% m-o-m
18 Dec 2014
December 18: The Indian cement sector consumed a total of 1.263 million tons (mt) of coal during September 2014, up 3.86% from 1.216 mt in August.
During September 2014, 0.861 mt was consumed during the process of cement-making while 0.402 mt was used in generation of captive power. On the other hand, during August 2014, 0.817 mt was consumed during the process of cement-making while 0.399 mt was used in generation of captive power.
The following table contains month-wise consumption details of coal (in mt) by the sector for cement-making and that used in captive power plants (in million tons) during April-September 2013-14 and 2014-15:
Consumption (in mt) |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
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Month |
For Process |
CPP |
Total |
For Process |
CPP |
Total |
April |
NA |
NA |
NA |
1.084 |
0.584 |
1.669 |
May |
NA |
NA |
NA |
1.116 |
0.627 |
1.743 |
June |
1.251 |
0.654 |
1.905 |
0.876 |
0.424 |
1.3 |
July |
1.149 |
0.544 |
1.693 |
0.839 |
0.462 |
1.301 |
Aug |
1.029 |
0.504 |
1.533 |
0.817 |
0.399 |
1.216 |
Sept |
1.1 |
0.612 |
1.712 |
0.861 |
0.402 |
1.263 |
Oct |
1.174 |
0.605 |
1.779 |
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Nov |
1.123 |
0.534 |
1.657 |
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Dec |
1.094 |
0.605 |
1.699 |
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Jan |
1.097 |
0.535 |
1.633 |
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Feb |
0.95 |
0.547 |
1.496 |
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March |
1.14 |
0.628 |
1.773 |
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