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Gypsum imports via Kolkata up sharply in May m-o-m

June 6: Import volumes of gypsum via Kolkata Port were at 428 tons in May 2014 against 174 tons reported in April, showing a sharp increase, as per provisional data available with ICMW.

In May, 219 tons arrived from Iran in a price band of Rs 5,788 – Rs 6,464 ($96-108) per ton, 95 tons arrived from Oman in a band of Rs 3,990 – Rs 8,287 ($66-138) per ton, 41 tons came in from Saudi Arabia at a unit price of Rs 8,381 ($139) while 73 tons arrived from Thailand in a range of Rs 6,371- Rs 17,264 ($111-287) per ton.

In April, 89 tons arrived from Oman in a range of Rs 3,297-Rs 6,850 ($55-113) per ton, 84 tons from Iran at a unit price of Rs 6,421 ($106) and just 1 tons from Malaysia at a unit price of 9,879 ($163).