SA’s 2015 exports to Atlantic nations dip 28.74% y-o-y
27 Jan 2016
Imports of coal from South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) by Atlantic countries, were down by 28.74% in the calendar year of 2015 (Jan-Dec) to 15,371,687 tons from 21,572,610 tons exported in the calendar year of 2014, according to data available with ICMW.
However, exports of coal through RBCT to Atlantic countries stood at 1,346,762 tons in December 2015 against 1,122,408 tons exported in November 2015, showing a month-on-month rise of 19.99%.
On the other hand, exports of the fuel through RBCT to the Atlantic countries stood at 10545944 tons in the first nine months of the current fiscal (April-December, 2015-16), compared to 16166226 tons recorded in the same period of the previous fiscal, showing a 34.77% year-on-year drop.
Meanwhile, December 2015 imports showed a 51.31% drop year-on-year compared to 2,766,194 tons in November 2014.
The following table gives details of coal imports from RBCT by Atlantic countries
in the calendar years of 2015 and 2014for the first 9 months (Jan–Dec) of the financial year 2014-15 and 2015-16 (in tons):
Country |
|
|
Oct-15 |
Sep-15 |
Aug-15 |
Jul-15 |
Jun-15 |
May-15 |
Apr-15 |
Mar-15 |
Feb-15 |
Jan-15 |
Total |
Total |
|
|
Oct-14 |
Sep-14 |
Aug-14 |
Jul-14 |
Jun-14 |
May-14 |
Apr-14 |
Mar-14 |
Feb-14 |
Jan-14 |
Total |
Total |
Dec-15 |
Nov'15 |
(Apr-Dec'15) |
(Jan-Dec'15) |
Dec-14 |
Nov'14 |
(Apr-Dec'14) |
(Jan-Dec'14) |
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ARA |
|
317800 |
5,19,697 |
6,58,113 |
6,68,989 |
4,28,155 |
- |
1,68,250 |
2,38,377 |
- |
78,565 |
3,27,496 |
29,99,381 |
34,05,442 |
8,17,199 |
17,94,091 |
8,71,769 |
17,92,184 |
4,99,024 |
6,81,483 |
5,86,360 |
4,69,497 |
5,67,818 |
16,34,631 |
11,40,311 |
11,49,640 |
80,79,425 |
1,20,04,007 |
Argentina |
48538 |
|
- |
49,005 |
- |
48,890 |
- |
46,350 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
192783 |
1,92,783 |
47,793 |
48,307 |
- |
- |
49,499 |
- |
49,024 |
- |
47,284 |
47,933 |
- |
45,154 |
2,41,907 |
3,34,994 |
Brazil |
42361 |
38492 |
65,999 |
38,500 |
- |
- |
32,350 |
33,022 |
- |
57,025 |
88,000 |
- |
250724 |
3,95,749 |
1,02,105 |
|
- |
1,09,994 |
- |
64,040 |
- |
1,02,861 |
25,000 |
- |
54,942 |
49,490 |
4,04,000 |
5,08,432 |
Denmark |
|
|
- |
- |
1,57,271 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,59,029 |
1,57,271 |
3,16,300 |
77,775 |
|
- |
93,158 |
3,05,664 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
476597 |
4,76,597 |
France |
78730 |
|
83,700 |
75,310 |
1,60,791 |
- |
82,500 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
80,075 |
4,81,031 |
5,61,106 |
78,117 |
|
- |
- |
2,40,681 |
2,14,849 |
- |
73,679 |
- |
43,069 |
- |
- |
607326 |
6,50,395 |
Ireland |
38486 |
38220 |
- |
49,949 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
126655 |
1,26,655 |
45,936 |
|
36,821 |
- |
- |
47,603 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
48,561 |
1,30,360 |
1,78,921 |
Italy |
275068 |
158764 |
2,88,510 |
2,07,104 |
1,61,134 |
2,26,649 |
1,83,325 |
1,86,287 |
2,23,370 |
1,42,620 |
2,24,778 |
3,02,707 |
19,10,211 |
25,80,316 |
2,79,785 |
2,74,826 |
71,304 |
74,436 |
80,197 |
1,36,589 |
- |
- |
- |
1,53,141 |
1,48,857 |
- |
917137 |
12,19,135 |
Mexico |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
Romania |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
Spain |
61651 |
|
- |
- |
2,47,649 |
51,500 |
- |
1,63,755 |
1,64,998 |
55,000 |
1,89,103 |
3,27,201 |
6,89,553 |
12,60,857 |
3,17,102 |
1,10,618 |
2,22,773 |
1,68,163 |
2,47,496 |
1,64,980 |
1,61,992 |
- |
- |
- |
1,83,651 |
53,011 |
13,93,124 |
16,29,786 |
Turkey |
564803 |
569132 |
4,25,970 |
4,51,441 |
4,90,076 |
1,60,106 |
80,115 |
2,20,530 |
1,57,958 |
7,94,074 |
7,03,867 |
8,40,212 |
31,20,131 |
54,58,284 |
7,01,152 |
5,59,441 |
2,99,096 |
10,00,801 |
3,69,705 |
- |
71,498 |
- |
78,907 |
2,59,577 |
1,63,453 |
2,30,963 |
30,80,600 |
37,34,593 |
UK |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
161886 |
94892 |
55,000 |
- |
1,63,626 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
475404 |
4,75,404 |
TBC |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
86459 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
86459 |
86459 |
Greece |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
44,000 |
|
44,000 |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
Portugal |
158827 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
158827 |
158827 |
|
|
- |
- |
1,62,425 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
162425 |
1,62,425 |
Belgium |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
Slovenia |
78298 |
|
1,47,694 |
78,995 |
- |
- |
74,740 |
- |
79,650 |
1,72,534 |
- |
- |
459377 |
6,31,911 |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
Uruguay |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
33,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
33000 |
33,000 |
Germany |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
74,457 |
1,65,000 |
- |
|
2,39,457 |
|
|
78,462 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
78462 |
78,462 |
Croatia |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
137344 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
Total |
1346762 |
11,22,408 |
15,31,570 |
16,08,417 |
18,85,910 |
9,15,300 |
4,53,030 |
8,18,194 |
8,64,353 |
12,95,710 |
14,49,313 |
20,80,720 |
1,05,45,944 |
1,53,71,687 |
27,66,194 |
29,68,634 |
16,35,225 |
32,38,736 |
21,18,317 |
13,42,544 |
8,68,874 |
6,46,037 |
7,19,009 |
21,38,351 |
16,91,214 |
15,76,819 |
1,61,66,226 |
2,15,72,610 |
Source: ICMW