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Rise in imported steam coal stock at Paradip port

June 30: The total stocks of coking and steam coal at Paradip port on the eastern coast of India, as reported by the parties, have slightly increased as on June 30 as compared to the levels recorded on June 15, an official of the port said.

The stocks rose to 1.46 million tons (mt) on June 30 against 1.21 mt as on June 15.

According to information available with ICMW, the stocks of imported coal at the port stood at 1.71 mt on May 30 while on April 30, it was at 2.018 mt.

As on June 30, the port had stocks of 0.769 tons of steam coal and 0.690 tons of coking coal while on June 15, the port had stocks of 0.576 mt of steam coal and around 0.636 mt of coking coal.

The stocks stood at 1.016 tons of steam coal and 0.694 tons of coking coal on May 30.

Out of the total steam coal lying at the port on June 30, Adani had a stock of 228,000 tons, Bhatia had 53,000 tons and JSPL, 2,000 tons.

On June 15, Adani had a stock of 192,000 tons, Bhatia had 63,000 tons and JSPL had 2,000 tons of steam coal whereas on May 30, Adani had a stock of 1,50,000 tons, Bhatia had 1,08,000 tons and JSPL, 86,000 tons.

Out of the total stocks of coking coal as on June 30, SAIL had 124,000 tons, Tata Steel 86,000 tons and Visa had 21,000 tons whereas on June 15, SAIL had 98,000 tons, Tata Steel 79,000 tons and Visa, 48,000 tons.

Out of the total stocks of coking coal as on May 30, SAIL had 230,000 tons, Tata Steel 39,000 tons and Visa had 25,000 tons.