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Steam coal imports via Mundra up 5% in Oct m-o-m

November 21: Steam coal imports through the port of Mundra rose 4.98% to 2,072,527 tons in October 2014 from 1,974,124 tons reported in September 2014, according to provisional data available with ICMW.

In October 2013, steam coal imports via the port stood at 1,202,132 tons.

Total imports of non-coking coal through Mundra Port during the first seven months of 2014-15 stood at 14,338,632 tons against 11,975,416 tons reported during the same period of the previous financial year.

Following is the monthly break-up of non-coking coal imports via Mundra Port in 2014-15 and 2013-14 (in tons):

In October 2014, 2,002,501 tons arrived from Indonesia at a price range of Rs 3,123-Rs 4,868 ($50-$78) per ton, 26 tons came from Ukraine at a price of Rs 3,867 ($63) per ton and the balance 70,000 tons came in from the US at a price range of Rs 6,238-Rs 6,352 ($100-$102) per ton.

However, during September 2014, 1,748,878 tons came in from Indonesia at a price range of Rs 2,808-Rs 4,848 ($45-$79) per ton, 162,798 tons came from South Africa at a price of Rs 5,736 ($94) per ton while the balance 62,448 tons came in from the US at a price range of Rs 6,162-Rs 6,243 ($101) per ton.