Imports of ferro alloys via Chennai Port in November 2015 rose 10.33% month-on-month to 3,097 tons against a volume of 2,807 tons reported in October, according to provisional data available with ISMW.
Imports in November 2014 stood at 5,160 tons.
With the October figures, total ferro alloy imports through the port in the first eight months of the current financial year of 2015-16 stood at 29,800 tons compared to 34,453 tons seen in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15).
Total ferro alloy imports in financial year 2014-15 through the port were at 51,445 tons.
Following are the details of ferro alloys imports via Chennai Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
3,773 |
3,240 |
May |
2,522 |
3,938 |
June |
7,976 |
3,516 |
July |
5,826 |
4,717 |
August |
1,571 |
5,788 |
September |
2,228 |
5,229 |
October |
2,807 |
2,865 |
November |
3,097 |
5,160 |
December |
|
4,688 |
January |
|
4,367 |
February |
|
2,880 |
March |
|
5,057 |
Total Apr- Mar |
29,800 |
51,445 |
Following are the details of ferro-alloys imports through Chennai Port in November 2015:
FERRO ALLOY IMPORT, CHENNAI |
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Item Description |
Country Of Origin |
Unit Price (in Rs./Ton) |
Unit Price (in $./Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
FERRO CHROME |
ALBANIA |
98,279 |
1,504 |
55 |
CHINA |
135,495 |
2,047 |
41 |
|
135,495 |
2,047 |
9 |
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161,100 |
2,415 |
2 |
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161,100 |
2,415 |
102 |
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161,100 |
2,415 |
105 |
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161,100 |
2,415 |
1 |
||
OMAN |
65,343 |
987 |
400 |
|
66,078 |
991 |
400 |
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RUSSIA |
141,147 |
2,132 |
34 |
|
191,542 |
2,931 |
50 |
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192,336 |
2,905 |
50 |
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195,959 |
2,960 |
75 |
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214,268 |
3,212 |
27 |
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FERRO CHROME Total |
1,351 |
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FERRO MANGANESE |
SOUTH AFRICA |
54,123 |
828 |
20 |
83,164 |
1,247 |
20 |
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SOUTH KOREA |
69,304 |
1,047 |
23 |
|
80,038 |
1,200 |
23 |
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84,209 |
1,263 |
23 |
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TURKEY |
76,891 |
1,153 |
12 |
|
1,162 |
12 |
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105,642 |
1,584 |
12 |
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|
1,596 |
12 |
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FERRO MANGANESE Total |
157 |
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FERRO NIOBIUM |
BRAZIL |
1,527,947 |
22,908 |
5 |
FERRO NIOBIUM Total |
5 |
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FERRO PHOSPHORUS |
CHINA |
19,801 |
299 |
54 |
FERRO PHOSPHORUS Total |
54 |
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FERRO SILICO MAGNESIUM |
NORWAY |
113,602 |
1,716 |
4 |
113,602 |
1,716 |
4 |
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115,717 |
1,748 |
4 |
||
115,717 |
1,748 |
25 |
||
115,717 |
1,748 |
22 |
||
115,717 |
1,748 |
25 |
||
118,717 |
1,793 |
13 |
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FERRO SILICO MAGNESIUM Total |
98 |
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FERRO SILICON |
CHINA |
52,155 |
788 |
50 |
59,507 |
899 |
96 |
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61,981 |
929 |
48 |
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62,703 |
959 |
100 |
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77,560 |
1,172 |
200 |
||
101,630 |
1,535 |
72 |
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FRANCE |
98,070 |
1,470 |
40 |
|
102,139 |
1,543 |
20 |
||
149,444 |
2,257 |
79 |
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MALAYSIA |
63,519 |
959 |
4 |
|
63,519 |
959 |
63 |
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63,519 |
959 |
100 |
||
63,519 |
959 |
53 |
||
63,519 |
959 |
44 |
||
63,519 |
960 |
100 |
||
63,519 |
960 |
100 |
||
63,519 |
960 |
33 |
||
63,519 |
960 |
4 |
||
64,525 |
975 |
50 |
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NORWAY |
117,366 |
1,796 |
7 |
|
125,907 |
1,927 |
4 |
||
125,973 |
1,928 |
2 |
||
135,970 |
2,081 |
1 |
||
139,243 |
2,131 |
2 |
||
167,287 |
2,560 |
2 |
||
170,348 |
2,607 |
1 |
||
203,636 |
3,116 |
6 |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
142,299 |
2,133 |
40 |
|
143,490 |
2,151 |
40 |
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2,168 |
40 |
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FERRO SILICON Total |
1,398 |
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FERRO TITANIUM |
CANADA |
329,741 |
4,981 |
17 |
329,741 |
4,981 |
17 |
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FERRO TITANIUM Total |
34 |
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Grand Total |
3,097 |
November 2015 imports comprised 1,351 tons of ferro chrome, 1,398 tons of ferro silicon and 157 tons of ferro manganese, amongst other items. These were all imported from various countries in differing price bands.
In October 2015, imports comprised 2,092 tons of ferro chrome and 275 tons of ferro silicon, 256 tons of ferro manganese, 115 tons of ferro titanium, amongst other items.