Pet coke imports via Karaikal Port up 52% in Nov m-o-m
11 Dec 2015
India Coal Market Watch
December 10: Imports of pet coke through Karaikal Port increased by 51.87% month-on-month to 113,989 tons in November 2015 as compared to 75,078 tons in the preceding month of October, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
With the imports in November, total pet coke imports through the port during the first eight months (April-November) of 2015-16 stood at 813,155 while imports of the material via Karaikal in the same period of the previous fiscal were not available.
The following table gives month-on-month pet coke import details through Karaikal Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
79,804 |
N.A |
May |
100,660 |
N.A |
June |
82,321 |
N.A |
July |
123,367 |
N.A |
August |
135,368 |
N.A |
September |
102,568 |
N.A |
October |
75,078 |
N.A |
November |
113,989 |
73,600 |
December |
- |
|
January |
48,940 |
|
February |
84,937 |
|
March |
105,534 |
|
Total (Apr-Nov) |
813,155 |
N.A |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
813,155 |
313,011* |
*Total for November-March, 2014-15
Following are the details of pet coke imports via Karaikal Port in November 2015:
PET COKE IMPORT, KARAIKAL |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
SAUDI ARABIA |
17-Nov-15 |
GREEN PETROLEUM COKE (PETCOKE) |
3,578 |
54 |
4,000 |
3,578 |
54 |
20,000 |
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3,578 |
54 |
2,190 |
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3,578 |
54 |
20,000 |
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3,578 |
54 |
4,000 |
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18-Nov-15 |
GREEN PETROLEUM COKE (PETCOKE) |
3,578 |
54 |
2,000 |
|
SAUDI ARABIA Total |
52,190 |
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OTHERS |
30-Nov-15 |
PET COKE (DETAILS NOT AVAILABLE) |
- |
- |
61,799 |
OTHERS Total |
61,799 |
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PET COKE Total |
113,989 |
In November 2015, a volume of 52,190 mt came from Saudi Arabia at Rs 3,578 ($54) per ton while details of the remaining 67,799 tons were not available.
In October, around 56,300 tons came from Saudi Arabia at an assessed price of Rs 4,590 ($68) per ton and the remaining 18,778 tons from the United States at Rs 4,590 ($68) per ton.