PCI coal imports via Vizag down 36.74% in Sept m-o-m
28 Oct 2013
October 28: Pulverised Coal Injection (PCI) coal imports through the port of Vizag dropped 36.74% to 43,935 tons in September 2013 against 69,454 tons recorded in August 2013, as per provisional information available with ICMW.
With this, import of PCI coal in the first six months of 2013-14 stood at 314,728 tons against 305,166 tons during the corresponding period in 2012-13.
Following is the monthly break-up of PCI coal imports via Vizag port in 2012-13 and through 2013-14:
Month |
2012-13 (in tons) |
2013-14 (in tons) |
April |
40,073 |
53,539 |
May |
- |
47,584 |
June |
102,866 |
28,064 |
July |
61,039 |
72,152 |
August |
71,250 |
69,454 |
September |
29,938 |
43,935 |
October |
13,985 |
|
November |
32,709 |
|
December |
130,053 |
|
January |
72,186 |
|
February |
6,438 |
|
March |
23,988 |
|
Total |
584,524 |
314,728 |
The following table gives details of PCI coal imports in September 2013:
PCI COAL |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/ton) |
Unit Price (in $/ton) |
Quantity (in tons) |
AUSTRALIA |
11-Sep-13 |
POITREL PCI COAL (COKING COAL AS PER PERAMETERS C.S.N.: 2 AND MMR : 1.16%) |
8,190 |
122 |
19,000 |
30-Sep-13 |
FRESHLY MINED AND WASHED POITREL PCI COAL |
8,385 |
131 |
24,935 |
|
PCI COAL Total |
43,935 |
In September 2013, the entire material arrived from Australia in a price band of Rs 8,190 – Rs 8,385 ($122-$131) per ton.
In August 2013, too, the entire consignment arrived from Australia but in a price band of Rs 7,015 – Rs 8,975 ($114-$146) per ton.