FY16 limestone imports via Paradip Port up 25%
13 Apr 2016
Imports of limestone through the port of Paradip went up by 27.02% to 429,857 tons in March 2016 against a volume of 338,422 tons in February 2016, as per provisional information available with ICMW.
Total volumes of the material in fiscal 2015-16 were at 3,341,560 tons against 2,674,181 tons recorded in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15), increasing 24.96% year-on-year.
Import volumes of the material in March 2015 were at 186,928 tons.
The following table contains details of limestone imports via Paradip Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
292,846 |
274,797 |
May |
229,009 |
405,458 |
June |
375,892 |
125,016 |
July |
291,355 |
306,015 |
August |
217,558 |
197,861 |
September |
122,253 |
182,545 |
October |
215,574 |
182,140 |
November |
320,280 |
193,281 |
December |
222,986 |
258,617 |
January |
285,528 |
196,756 |
February |
338,422 |
164,767 |
March |
429,857 |
186,928 |
Total |
3,341,560 |
2,674,181 |
The following table gives details of limestone imports via Paradip Port in March 2016:
LIMESTONE IMPORT, PARADIP |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
MALAYSIA |
2-Mar-16 |
QUICK LIME |
7,315 |
106 |
624 |
22-Mar-16 |
QUICK LIME |
6,951 |
103 |
470 |
|
7,156 |
106 |
768 |
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MALAYSIA Total |
1,862 |
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OMAN |
18-Mar-16 |
LIMESTONE |
1,264 |
19 |
30,650 |
1,550 |
23 |
14,000 |
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OMAN Total |
44,650 |
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OTHERS |
29-Mar-16 |
LIMESTONE |
1,434 |
21 |
5,938 |
1,550 |
23 |
29,450 |
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OTHERS Total |
35,388 |
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
2-Mar-16 |
LIMESTONE |
651 |
9 |
20,200 |
933 |
14 |
40,330 |
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940 |
14 |
29,875 |
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1,055 |
15 |
11,000 |
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1,250 |
18 |
30,732 |
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1,250 |
18 |
20,000 |
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1,255 |
18 |
501 |
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1,404 |
20 |
548 |
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1,467 |
21 |
491 |
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1,477 |
21 |
534 |
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1,529 |
22 |
459 |
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1,543 |
22 |
505 |
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1,595 |
23 |
548 |
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4-Mar-16 |
LIMESTONE |
1,065 |
16 |
2,454 |
|
1,131 |
17 |
2,545 |
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1,271 |
19 |
1,456 |
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1,485 |
22 |
2,041 |
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1,519 |
22 |
1,843 |
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9-Mar-16 |
LIMESTONE |
1,442 |
21 |
4,856 |
|
11-Mar-16 |
LIMESTONE |
1,233 |
18 |
10,842 |
|
14-Mar-16 |
LIMESTONE |
1,233 |
18 |
20,000 |
|
22-Mar-16 |
LIMESTONE |
794 |
12 |
11,000 |
|
920 |
14 |
35,031 |
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28-Mar-16 |
LIMESTONE |
955 |
14 |
29,000 |
|
1,022 |
15 |
3,522 |
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1,080 |
16 |
3,287 |
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1,223 |
18 |
8,590 |
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29-Mar-16 |
LIMESTONE |
944 |
14 |
30,250 |
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Total |
322,439 |
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VIETNAM |
22-Mar-16 |
LIMESTONE |
1,022 |
15 |
10 |
1,022 |
15 |
25,508 |
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VIETNAM Total |
25,518 |
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Grand Total |
429,857 |
In March 2016, imports comprised 322,439 tons from the UAE in a range of Rs 651 –1,595 ($9-23) per ton, 25,518 tons from Vietnam at a unit price of Rs 1,022 ($15), 35,388 tons came from “other” locations at a price range of Rs 1,434- Rs 1,550/ton ($21-23), 44,650 tons came from Oman at a range of Rs 1,264- Rs 1,550/ton ($19-23) per ton while the balance 7,644 tons came from “other” locations at a price range of Rs 1,210- Rs 1,230/ton ($18).
February 2016 imports comprised 335,200 tons from the UAE in a range of Rs 657 –1,463 ($10-21) per ton, 1,350 tons from Vietnam at a price band of Rs 7,106 – Rs 7,193 ($103-105) per ton while the balance 1,872 tons came from Malaysia at a price range of Rs 7,315- Rs 7,400/ton ($106-108).