Met coke imports via VO Chidambaranar port at 4788 tons in FY16
19 Apr 2016
Total imports of met coke via VO Chidambaranar Port (Tuticorin Port) during 2015-16 (April-March) stood at 4,788 tons, against a volume of 1,237 tons imported between October 2014 and March 2015, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
ICMW do not have data for first six months (April-September) of 2014-15.
However, imports of the material via the port were down 27.26% at 427 tons in March 2016 against 587 tons seen in February 2016.
The following table contains details of imports of met coke via VO Chidambaranar Port (Tuticorin Port) in FY2014-15 and FY2015-16:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
412 |
|
May |
767 |
|
June |
421 |
|
July |
452 |
|
August |
426 |
|
September |
467 |
|
October |
410 |
222 |
November |
419 |
|
December |
|
191 |
January |
|
219 |
February |
587 |
|
March |
427 |
605 |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
4,788 |
1,237 |
In March 2016, out of the entire volume of 427 tons, 336 tons came in from China at a price range of Rs 14,123-Rs 16,044 ($209-$236) per ton and details of rest 91 tons was not available.
In February 2016, the entire volume of 587 tons came in from China at a price range of Rs 16,150-Rs 16,268 ($236-$236) per ton.
Following are details of met coke imports via VO Chidambaranar Port in March
2016:
MET COKE IMPORT, V.O CHIDAMBARANAR (TUTICORIN) |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
CHINA |
14-Mar-16 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE (90-150MM) |
16,044 |
236 |
221 |
29-Mar-16 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE (80-120MM) |
14,123 |
209 |
116 |
|
CHINA Total |
336 |
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OTHERS |
31-Mar-16 |
MET COKE (DETAILS NOT AVAILABLE) |
- |
- |
91 |
OTHERS Total |
91 |
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MET COKE Total |
427 |