V O Chidambaranar Oct met coke imports down 12%
16 Nov 2015
India Coal Market Watch
November 13: A volume of 410 tons of met coke was imported via VO Chidambaranar Port (Tuticorin Port) in October 2015, down 12.21% from 467 tons imported in September 2015, according to provisional data available with ICMW.
For the first seven months (April-October) of the current fiscal (2015-16), met coke imports via this port stood at 3,355 tons while 222 tons had been imported in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15).
The following table contains details of imports of met coke via VO Chidambaranar Port (Tuticorin Port) in FY2014-15 and FY2015-16:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
412 |
|
May |
767 |
|
June |
421 |
|
July |
452 |
|
August |
426 |
|
September |
467 |
|
October |
410 |
222 |
November |
|
|
December |
|
191 |
January |
|
219 |
February |
|
|
March |
|
605 |
Total (Apr-Oct) |
3,355 |
222 |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
3,355 |
1,237 |
In October 2015, out of the entire volume of 410 tons, 36 tons came in from China at a price of Rs 15,674($240) per ton and import details of 374 tons were not available.
In September 2015, the entire volume of 467 tons came in from China at a price range of Rs 15,378 -Rs 19,186 ($234-$287) per ton.
Following are details of imports of met coke imports via VO Chidambaranar Port in October 2015:
MET COKE IMPORT, V.O CHIDAMBARANAR (TUTICORIN) |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
CHINA |
16-Oct-15 |
LOW ASH METALLURGICAL COKE (SIZE;90-150MM) |
15,674 |
240 |
36 |
CHINA Total |
36 |
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OTHERS |
31-Oct-15 |
MET COKE (DETAILS NOT AVAILABLE) |
- |
- |
374 |
OTHERS Total |
374 |
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MET COKE Total |