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28 Oct 2013
October 26: Coking coal imports through the port of Kolkata port increased marginally by 1.44% to 454,58 tons in September 2013 compared to 448,111 tons in August 2013, as per information available with ICMW.
During the first half (April-September of 2013-14), 2,632,921 tons of coking coal were imported via Kolkata, compared to 2,441,930 tons in the corresponding months last year (Apri-September2012).
Coking coal imports in September 2012 stood at 362,996 tons.
Total coking coal imports in the entire financial year of 2012-13 stood at 4,411,727 tons.
Following are the details of coking coal imports via Kolkata in 2012-13 and 2013-14:
|
Month |
2012-13 (in tons) |
2013-14 (in tons) |
|
April |
254,003 |
298,768 |
|
May |
342,104 |
518,754 |
|
June |
444,974 |
428,466 |
|
July |
414,866 |
484,240 |
|
August |
622,987 |
448,111 |
|
September |
362,996 |
454,582 |
|
October |
299,098 |
|
|
November |
310,476 |
|
|
December |
209,867 |
|
|
January |
435,458 |
|
|
February |
356,151 |
|
|
March |
358,747 |
|
|
Total |
4,411,727 |
2,632,921 |
In September 2013, 372,642 ton of coking coal was imported from Australia at a price range of Rs 7693-Rs-12,478 –Rs 7693 (-$115-$191),50,040 tons came from New Zealand at a price range of Rs10,521-Rs 7,956 ($119-$157) while 31,900 tons came from the United States at Rs 9887 ($155) per ton.
However, in August 2013, 396,032 tons arrived from Australia in a price band of Rs 8,830 – Rs 11,370 ($139-$177) per ton and 52,079 tons arrived from the US in a price range of Rs 9,433 – Rs 9,780 ($153-$159) per ton.