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Rise in pet coke imports via Mundra in Dec

Pet coke imports through the port of Mundra stood at 60 tons in December 2015, up 50.0% from 40 tons in November. In October and September, there were no imports of the material, as per provisional information available with ICMW.

In December 2014, the imports were 82,500 tons.

For the first nine months (April-December) of the current fiscal (2015-16), imports of pet coke through Mundra Port stood at a mere 200 tons while imports of the same stood at 224,941 tons in the same period of the previous fiscal.

Following is the monthly break-up of pet coke imports via Mundra Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15 (in tons):

Following table gives details of pet coke imports via Mundra Port in December 2015:

In December 2015, the entire consignment came from China at a unit price range of Rs 42,441-Rs 43,335 ($636-$645) per ton.

In November 2015, the entire consignment came from China at a unit price of Rs 20,224 ($305) per ton.

Source: ICMW