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Met coke imports via Paradip up 32.34% in July m-o-m

August 28: Import of met coke through the port of Paradip rose 32.34% to 99,311 tons in July 2013 against 75,039 tons recorded in June, as per information available with ICMW.

With this, total imports of met coke imports via the port during the first four months of the current fiscal stood at 232,406 tons compared to 109,319 tons imported in the same period last year.

Total met coke imports in the last financial year of 2012-13 stood at 570,057 tons.

Following are the details of met coke import via Paradip in 2012-13 and 2013-14:

         
In July 2013, 77,595 tons arrived from China in a price band of Rs 15,564 – Rs 16,921 ($257-$286) per ton, 20,800 tons arrived from Japan in a price band of Rs 16,639 – Rs 18,176 ($279-$300) per ton while around 916 tons arrived from South Africa at Rs 16,993 ($285) per ton.

In June 2013, however, 27,000 tons came in from China at a price range of Rs 15,479-Rs 15,527 ($280-$281) per ton while 48,039 tons came from Colombia at a price range of Rs 9,592-Rs 18,152 ($169-$328) per ton.