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PCI coal imports via Kolkata more than double in Aug m-o-m

11 Sep 2013

September 21: PCI coal imports through the port of Kolkata more than doubled to 39,185 tons in August 2013 against 8,806 tons recorded in July 2013, as per information available with ICMW.

Total PCI coal imported via Kolkata port in the first five months of 2013-14 were at 111,980 tons against 136,759 tons registered in the corresponding period in 2012-13.

PCI coal imports in August 2012 stood at 61,527 tons.

Total PCI coal imports in the entire financial year of 2012-13 stood at 370,125 tons.

Following are the details of PCI coal imports via Kolkata:


Month

2012-13 (in tons)

2013-14 (in tons)

April

25,853

2,000

May

0

39,037

June

22,895

22,952

July

26,484

8,806

August

61,527

39,185

September

12,818

 

October

46,855

 

November

8,784

 

December

9,908

 

January

98,931

 

February

39,298

 

March

16,772

 

Total

370,125

111,980

The following table gives details of PCI coal imports via Kolkata port in August 2013


PCI COAL

Country Of Origin

Date

Item Description

Unit Price (in Rs/ton)

 Unit Price (in $/ton)

 Quantity (in tons)

AUSTRALIA

6-Aug-13

FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED POITREL PCI COAL (NON COKING COAL) I.E PULVERIZED COAL INJECTION (PCI COAL FOR USED INJECTION

        8,489

        138

            5,911

8-Aug-13

FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED POITREL PCI COAL (NON COKING COAL) I.E.PULVERIZED COAL INJECTION (PCI COAL FOR USED INJECTION IN

        8,489

        138

            5,257

21-Aug-13

WASHED/UNWASHED WERRIS CREEK BRAND LOW ASH PCI COAL FOR INJECTION IN BLAST FURNACES FOR IRON MAKING PCI COAL (PULVERIZED

        8,714

        141

           24,082

28-Aug-13

YARRABEE PCI COAL (NON COKING COAL)

        7,871

        120

            3,936

PCI TOTAL

         39,185


In August 2013, the entire consignment arrived from Australia in a price band of Rs 7871 – Rs 8,714 ($120-$141) per ton.

In July 2013, too, the entire consignment arrived from Australia at a unit price of Rs 8,128 ($134).