Oct pet coke imports via Krishnapatnam down 39%
12 Nov 2015
India Coal Market Watch
November 11: Imports of petroleum coke via Krishnapatnam Port were down 38.84% to 79,429 tons in October 2015 against a volume of 129,875 tons for the month of September, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
For first seven months (April-October) of the current fiscal (2015-16), pet coke imports through Krishnapatnam Port stood at 811,277 tons while imports of the commodity through the port in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15) were at 658,911 tons.
The following table gives details of month-on-month pet coke imports through Krishnapatnam Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
1,41,587 |
|
May |
1,06,478 |
|
June |
1,11,438 |
50,915* |
July |
1,25,837 |
|
August |
1,16,633 |
|
September |
1,29,875 |
1,00,669* |
October |
79,429 |
2,500* |
November |
53,867* |
|
December |
1,50,208 |
|
January |
1,13,380 |
|
February |
94,504 |
|
March |
90,368 |
|
Total (Apr-Oct) |
8,11,277 |
6,58,911 |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
8,11,277 |
4,48,460 |
*Revised figures
In October, the entire amount of 79,429 tons came from the United States at a price range of Rs 5,181-Rs 7,977 ($78-$122) per ton.
In September, however, a volume of 125,416 tons came from the United States at a price range of Rs 4,893-Rs 6,816 ($74-$102) per ton while details of the balance 4,459 tons were not available.
Following are details of pet coke imports via Krishnapatnam Port in Octoberr 2015:
PET COKE IMPORT, KRISHNAPATNAM |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
UNITED STATES |
7-Oct-15 |
PETCOKE |
5,181 |
78 |
5,000 |
9-Oct-15 |
PETCOKE |
5,181 |
78 |
3,844 |
|
29-Oct-15 |
GREEN DELAYED PETROLEUM COKE |
7,977 |
122 |
29,792 |
|
7,977 |
122 |
7,000 |
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7,977 |
122 |
3,500 |
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31-Oct-15 |
GREEN DELAYED PETROLEUM COKE |
7,977 |
122 |
30,293 |
|
PET COKE Total |
79,429 |