Gypsum imports via Chennai rise sharply in Sept m-o-m
25 Oct 2013
October 25: Gypsum imports through Chennai port rose sharply to 51,377 tons in September 2013 against 334 tons recorded in August 2013, as per provisional information available with ICMW.
The following table gives details of gypsum imports via Chennai port in September 2013:
Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/ton) |
Unit Price (in $/ton) |
Quantity (in tons) |
IRAN |
27-Sep-13 |
NORMAL GYPSUM PLASTER (POWDER FORM) |
5,429 |
85 |
216 |
28-Sep-13 |
NATURAL POWDER GYPSUM |
5,671 |
89 |
47 |
|
IRAN Total |
263 |
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MALAYSIA |
6-Sep-13 |
(GYPSUM POWDER) SHEET ROCK DRYING TYPE POWDER ALL PURPOSE JOINT COMPOUND |
17,505 |
261 |
16 |
MALAYSIA Total |
16 |
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OMAN |
4-Sep-13 |
NATURAL GYPSUM |
1,563 |
24 |
30,000 |
12-Sep-13 |
NATURAL GYPSUM |
2,133 |
32 |
21,035 |
|
OMAN Total |
51,035 |
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SINGAPORE |
18-Sep-13 |
GYPSUM CAS-20-4, (NON-STICK COATING PAINTS) |
68,485 |
1,084 |
0 |
SINGAPORE Total |
0 |
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UNITED STATES |
13-Sep-13 |
HYDROCAL B-BASE GYPSUM CEMENT |
41,022 |
612 |
20 |
20-Sep-13 |
HYDROCAL B-BASE GYPSUM CEMENT |
39,156 |
614 |
41 |
|
HYDROCAL B-BASE GYPSUM CEMENT |
38,621 |
605 |
1 |
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UNITED STATES Total |
62 |
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Grand Total |
51,377 |
In September 2013, 263 tons arrived from Iran in a price band of Rs 5,429 – Rs 5,671 (85-$89) per ton, while 51,035 tons arrived from Oman in a price band of Rs 1,563 – Rs 2,133 ($24-$32) per ton among others.
In August 2013, however, 324 tons arrived from Iran at a unit price of Rs 5,236 ($85) per ton, 10 tons came from Malaysia at Rs 16,024 ($260) per ton and the balance 0.2 tons from Singapore at Rs 64,924 per ton ($1,054).