Kolkata’s Nov met coke imports rise sharp 77% m-o-m
14 Dec 2015
India Coal Market Watch
December 14: Met coke imports through the port of Kolkata rose a sharp 76.78% to 55,355 tons in November 2015 against 31,313 tons in October 2015, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
Met coke imports in November 2014 were year-on-year much lower at 28,390 tons.
With the November figures, total imports of the material in the first eight months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 rose 8.94% to 370,823 tons against 340,370 tons seen in the same period of the previous fiscal.
Imports of the material for fiscal 2014-15 were at 541,475 tons.
Following are the details of met coke imports via Kolkata Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
35,791 |
74,380 |
May |
46,774 |
58,779 |
June |
37,190 |
65,655 |
July |
88,515 |
14,479 |
August |
42,096 |
46,096 |
September |
33,789 |
33,737 |
October |
31,313 |
18,858 |
November |
55,355 |
28,390 |
December |
|
37,590 |
January |
|
66,271 |
February |
|
68,709 |
March |
|
28,531 |
Total |
370,823 |
541,475 |
In November 2015, imports comprised a volume of 31,355 tons which arrived from China at a price range of Rs 8,826 - Rs 10,890 ($133-167) per ton, 15,000 tons from Australia at a unit price of Rs 13,344 ($200-202) per ton while the balance 9,000 tons came in from the Japan at Rs 11,291 ($169-173)/ton.
In the preceding month of October, however, imports comprised a volume of 23,813 tons from China at a price range of Rs 9,861 - Rs 11,851 ($151-177) per ton while the balance 7,500 tons came in from Japan at a price range of Rs 11,291 – Rs 11,445 ($171-173) per ton.
The following table carries details of met coke imports through Kolkata Port in November 2015:
MET COKE IMPORT, KOLKATA |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
AUSTRALIA |
10-Nov-15 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE |
13,344 |
202 |
5,000 |
13-Nov-15 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE |
13,344 |
202 |
5,000 |
|
21-Nov-15 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE |
13,344 |
200 |
5,000 |
|
AUSTRALIA Total |
15,000 |
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CHINA |
2-Nov-15 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE LOOSE |
9,794 |
150 |
1,008 |
4-Nov-15 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE |
10,433 |
160 |
5,000 |
|
5-Nov-15 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE |
10,890 |
167 |
2,000 |
|
METALLURGICAL COKE |
10,388 |
159 |
1,160 |
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6-Nov-15 |
METALLURGICAL COKE [ASH (DRY BASIS) :12.98%] |
10,306 |
156 |
1,064 |
|
13-Nov-15 |
METALLURGICAL COKE |
9,075 |
137 |
1,953 |
|
14-Nov-15 |
METALLURGICAL COKE |
9,955 |
150 |
1,016 |
|
16-Nov-15 |
METALLURGICAL NUT COKE |
9,482 |
143 |
990 |
|
9,482 |
143 |
1,076 |
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9,482 |
143 |
121 |
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19-Nov-15 |
METALLURGICAL COKE (ASH (DRY BASIS) : 13.30%) |
9,829 |
148 |
2,052 |
|
9,829 |
148 |
8 |
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METALLURGICAL NUT COKE (ASH (DRY BASIS) : 13.28%) |
8,826 |
133 |
520 |
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21-Nov-15 |
METALLURGICAL COKE |
9,225 |
138 |
2,137 |
|
9,876 |
148 |
485 |
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METALLURGICAL NUT COKE (ASH (DRY BASIS) : 12.96%) |
9,294 |
139 |
4,160 |
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9,561 |
143 |
1,650 |
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25-Nov-15 |
METALLURGICAL COKE |
9,701 |
145 |
1,356 |
|
28-Nov-15 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE |
10,890 |
163 |
2,500 |
|
METALLURGICAL COKE |
9,431 |
141 |
1,100 |
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CHINA Total |
31,355 |
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JAPAN |
2-Nov-15 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE |
11,291 |
173 |
2,500 |
16-Nov-15 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE |
11,291 |
171 |
1,500 |
|
19-Nov-15 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE |
11,291 |
171 |
2,500 |
|
24-Nov-15 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE |
11,291 |
169 |
2,500 |
|
JAPAN Total |
9,000 |
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MET COKE Total |
55,355 |