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12 Dec 2013
December 12: Met coke imports through the port of Kolkata dropped by almost 26% to 17,727 tons in November 2013 against 23,953 tons reported in October 2013, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
With this, total met coke imported via Kolkata port stood at 351,358 tons during the first eight months of 2013-14 compared to 610,124 tons recorded during the corresponding period of FY'13.
Met coke imported in November 2012 stood at 27,305 tons, a 35% year-on-year drop, while total met coke imports in 2012-13 stood at 849,348 tons.
Following are the details of met coke imports via Kolkata in 2012-13 and 2013-14:
|
Month |
2012-13 (in tons) |
2013-14 (in tons) |
|
April |
54,411 |
61,119 |
|
May |
99,017 |
49,216 |
|
June |
99,931 |
30,628 |
|
July |
70,422 |
40,678 |
|
August |
80,203 |
110,718 |
|
September |
87,979 |
17,346 |
|
October |
90,856 |
23,953 |
|
November |
27,305 |
17,727 |
|
December |
86,963 |
|
|
January |
30,956 |
|
|
February |
40,103 |
|
|
March |
81,203 |
|
|
Total |
849,348 |
351,358 |
The following table shows details of met coke imports through Kolkata port in November 2013:
|
MET COKE |
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|
Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/ton) |
Unit Price (in $/ton) |
Quantity (in tons) |
|
CHINA |
1-Nov-13 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE 6-15MM IN BULK |
13,609 |
219 |
1,440 |
|
4-Nov-13 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE10-30MM IN BULK |
14,012 |
225 |
4,835 |
|
|
13-Nov-13 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE 6-15MM IN BULK |
13,806 |
219 |
1,617 |
|
|
22-Nov-13 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE10-30MM IN BULK |
14,012 |
221 |
4,835 |
|
|
CHINA Total |
12,727 |
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|
JAPAN |
1-Nov-13 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE |
17,350 |
279 |
5,000 |
|
JAPAN Total |
5,000 |
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|
MET COKE Total |
17,727 |
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In November, 12,727 tons arrived from China in a price band of Rs 13,609 – Rs 14,012 (4219-$225) per ton while the balance 5,000 tons arrived from Japan at a unit price of Rs 17,350 ($279).
In October, however, 17,121 tons arrived from China in a price band of Rs 13,958-Rs 17,978 ($218.77-$283.37) per ton, 32,000 tons arrived from Japan at a unit price of Rs 43,173 ($676-$690) and 6,800 tons arrived from Russia at a price band of Rs 15077-Rs 15,465 ($242-$247) per ton.