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Pet coke exports via Vizag dip 8% in January m-o-m

A volume of 23,000 tons of pet coke was exported through the port of Vizag in January 2016 against 25,000 tons in December 2015, showing a drop of 8% month-on-month, as per provisional information available with ICMW.

Volumes in November had been of 15,126 tons while there had been no exports of the material in October.

Exports of pet coke have been erratic in general. A quantum of 25,000 tons had been exported through the port in September, though there had been no exports of the material in the previous month.

In January 2016, the entire volume went to Bahrain at a unit price of Rs 19,532 per ton while in December, the entire volume went to Saudi Arabia at a unit price of Rs 18,536 per ton.

The following contains details of pet coke exports via Vizag Port in January 2016: