Pet coke imports via Vizag Port up 13% m-o-m in Dec
12 Jan 2016
Pet coke imports through Vizag Port edged up 13.02% month-on-month to 143,948 tons in December 2015 against a volume of 127,357 tons seen in the preceding month of November, according to provisional information available with ICMW.
With the addition of the December figures, total pet coke imports for the first nine months of the current fiscal (2015-16) stood at 971,542 tons against 528,530 tons reported in the same period of the previous fiscal, rising 83.81% in this period year-on-year.
In December 2014, imports of the material were at a much lower 59,757 tons.
Total imports of the material in financial year 2014-15 were at 803,601 tons.
Following is the monthly break-up of pet coke imports via Vizag Port in 2015-16 and through 2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
25,070 |
34,415 |
May |
15,214 |
71,331 |
June |
147,670 |
57,694 |
July |
100,605 |
64,211 |
August |
87,612 |
15,752 |
September |
164,300 |
111,223 |
October |
159,766 |
83,625 |
November |
127,357 |
30,522 |
December |
143,948 |
59,757 |
January |
|
161,490 |
February |
|
32,993 |
March |
|
80,588 |
Total |
971,542 |
803,601 |
December 2015 saw 25,571 tons arriving from China in a price band of Rs 6,462 – 23,109 ($96 -344) per ton, 80,030 tons from the US at a price band of Rs 3,909 – 5,231 ($58-78) per ton and the balance 32,960 tons from Kuwait at a unit price of Rs 13,804 ($205).
November 2015 saw 24,810 tons arriving from China in a price band of Rs 6,807 – 11,271 ($103 -170) per ton, 81,121 tons from the US at a price band of Rs 5,470 – 5,029 ($67-77) per ton and the balance 21,426 tons from Indonesia at a price of Rs 10,257 ($157)/ton.
The following table contains details of pet coke imports via Vizag Port in December 2015:
PET COKE IMPORT, VIZAG |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity |
CHINA |
4-Dec-15 |
CALCINED PETROLEUM COKE,FIXED CARBON.98% MIN,ASH.0.8%MAX, MOISTURE.0.5% MAX,SULPHUR.0.6% MAX, (SIZE:1-4MM) |
22,920 |
341 |
60 |
10-Dec-15 |
CALCINED PETROLEUM COKE,FIXED CARBON.98% MIN,ASH.0.8%MAX, MOISTURE.0.5% MAX,SULPHUR.0.6% MAX, (SIZE:1-4MM) |
23,109 |
344 |
60 |
|
22-Dec-15 |
RAW PETROLEUM COKE (RAW (GREEN) PETROLEUM COKE) (SULPHUR 1.78%) |
11,470 |
171 |
6,114 |
|
RAW PETROLEUM COKE (RAW (GREEN) PETROLEUM COKE) (SULPHUR 1.80%) |
10,796 |
161 |
6,075 |
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RAW PETROLEUM COKE (RAW (GREEN) PETROLEUM COKE) (SULPHUR 4.05%) |
6,462 |
96 |
6,049 |
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31-Dec-15 |
CALCINED PETROLEUM COKE |
13,697 |
204 |
12,600 |
|
CHINA Total |
30,958 |
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KUWAIT |
4-Dec-15 |
RAW PETROLEUM COKE (RAW DELAYED PETROLEUM COKE 4 PCNT S) |
13,804 |
205 |
32,960 |
KUWAIT Total |
32,960 |
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UNITED STATES |
15-Dec-15 |
PETROLEUM COKE |
4,757 |
71 |
30,000 |
16-Dec-15 |
NON CALCINED GREEN DELAYED PETROLEUM COKE |
5,231 |
78 |
27,570 |
|
30-Dec-15 |
NON CALCINED GREEN DELAYED PETROLEUM COKE |
3,909 |
58 |
19,000 |
|
3,909 |
58 |
3,460 |
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UNITED STATES Total |
80,030 |
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PET COKE Total |
143,948 |
Source: ICMW