Nov PCI imports via Kolkata Port edge up 8% m-o-m
14 Dec 2015
India Coal Market Watch
December 14: PCI coal imports through the port of Kolkata were at 40,760 tons in November 2015 against 37,798 tons in October, showing an increase of 7.84%, as per provisional information available with ICMW.
Imports of the material amounted to a higher 65,143 tons in November 2014 while for fiscal 2014-15, the volumes stood at 615,010 tons.
With the November figures, total imports of the material in the first eight months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 stood at 398,755 tons against 369,474 tons seen in the same period of the previous fiscal, rising 7.92% year-on-year.
Following are the details of PCI coal imports via Kolkata Port 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
64,460 |
56,828 |
May |
83,664 |
32,136 |
June |
41,083 |
64,081 |
July |
11,750 |
25,017 |
August |
36,883 |
57,979 |
September |
82,357 |
44,865 |
October |
37,798 |
23,425 |
November |
40,760 |
65,143 |
December |
|
26,895 |
January |
|
96,719 |
February |
|
60,916 |
March |
|
61,006 |
Total |
398,755 |
615,010 |
November 2015 saw almost the entire volume arriving from Australia in a band of Rs 4,674 – Rs 4,797 ($70-73) per ton.
In October 2015, the entire volume arrived from Australia in a band of Rs 4,856 – Rs 7,905 ($74-119) per ton.
The following table carries details of pet coke imports through Kolkata Port in November 2015:
PCI COAL 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 |
4-Nov-15 |
CENTURY PCI COAL |
4,797 |
73 |
8,080 |
17-Nov-15 |
WERRIS CREEK LOW PCI COAL |
4,674 |
71 |
22,000 |
|
21-Nov-15 |
WERRIS CREEK LOW ASH PCI COAL |
4,674 |
70 |
10,679 |
|
AUSTRALIA Total |
40,759 |
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UNITED STATES |
28-Nov-15 |
BLUESTONE MID VOL COAL - (55 GAL DRUM SAMPLE - FOR TESTING PURPOSE ONLY) [NCV] [CUSTOM PURPOSE VALUE ONLY] |
8,401 |
126 |
1 |
UNITED STATES Total |
1 |
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PCI COAL Total |
40,760 |