Imports of ferro alloys via Chennai Port in February 2016 spurted 89.11% month-on-month to 3,266 tons against a volume of 1,727 tons reported in January 2016, according to provisional data available with ISMW.
Imports in February 2015 stood lower at 2,880 tons.
With the February figures, total ferro alloy imports through the port in the first 11 months of the current financial year of 2015-16 stood at 36,457 tons compared to 46,388 tons seen in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15), showing a year-on-year drop of 21.41%.
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 |
1,664 |
4,688 |
January |
1,727 |
4,367 |
February |
3,266 |
2,880 |
March |
|
5,057 |
Total Apr- Mar |
36,457 |
51,445 |
Following are details of ferro-alloys imports through Chennai Port in February 2016:
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 BORON |
CHINA |
165,923 |
2,406 |
5 |
FERRO BORON Total |
5 |
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FERRO CHROME |
KAZAKISTAN |
80,112 |
1,170 |
21 |
99,888 |
1,459 |
4 |
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111,182 |
1,625 |
38 |
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RUSSIA |
90,695 |
1,325 |
6 |
|
90,695 |
1,325 |
75 |
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137,073 |
2,003 |
35 |
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197,122 |
2,882 |
52 |
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197,306 |
2,882 |
52 |
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200,735 |
2,933 |
0.17 |
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200,743 |
2,933 |
9 |
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200,743 |
2,933 |
41 |
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200,743 |
2,933 |
0.48 |
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FERRO CHROME Total |
332 |
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FERRO MANGANESE |
SOUTH AFRICA |
45,266 |
657 |
25 |
SOUTH KOREA |
63,539 |
928 |
600 |
|
TURKEY |
69,084 |
1,009 |
12 |
|
|
1,010 |
12 |
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100,172 |
1,463 |
12 |
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|
1,465 |
12 |
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FERRO MANGANESE Total |
673 |
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FERRO NIOBIUM |
BRAZIL |
- |
- |
39 |
FERRO NIOBIUM Total |
39 |
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FERRO SILICON |
CHINA |
61,530 |
899 |
15 |
61,530 |
899 |
10 |
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112,982 |
1,651 |
7 |
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117,700 |
1,707 |
60 |
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204,781 |
2,992 |
3 |
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FRANCE |
103,292 |
1,498 |
40 |
|
KUWAIT |
60,794 |
889 |
29 |
|
60,794 |
889 |
16 |
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60,794 |
888 |
81 |
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60,794 |
889 |
87 |
||
60,794 |
888 |
129 |
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60,794 |
889 |
109 |
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60,794 |
889 |
110 |
||
60,794 |
889 |
109 |
||
60,794 |
889 |
110 |
||
60,794 |
888 |
109 |
||
60,794 |
889 |
109 |
||
60,794 |
889 |
110 |
||
60,794 |
888 |
35 |
||
60,794 |
888 |
28 |
||
60,794 |
889 |
58 |
||
60,794 |
889 |
22 |
||
60,794 |
889 |
7 |
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MALAYSIA |
63,604 |
929 |
499 |
|
SLOVAK REPUB |
98,564 |
1,440 |
2 |
|
98,564 |
1,441 |
3 |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
151,131 |
2,208 |
40 |
|
152,917 |
2,218 |
59 |
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TAIWAN |
62,521 |
914 |
74 |
|
FERRO SILICON Total |
2,067 |
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FERRO SILICON BARIUM |
CHINA |
77,996 |
1,131 |
25 |
FERRO SILICON BARIUM Total |
25 |
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FERRO SILICON CALCIUM |
CHINA |
102,718 |
1,490 |
1 |
102,718 |
1,490 |
24 |
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108,116 |
1,579 |
48 |
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FERRO SILICON CALCIUM Total |
73 |
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FERRO TITANIUM |
UNITED KINGDOM |
189,014 |
2,763 |
23 |
FERRO TITANIUM Total |
23 |
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SILICO MANGANESE |
FRANCE |
90,443 |
1,321 |
1 |
94,714 |
1,385 |
3 |
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SILICO MANGANESE Total |
4 |
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SILICON CALCIUM |
CHINA |
108,116 |
1,579 |
24 |
SILICON CALCIUM Total |
24 |
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Grand Total |
3,266 |
In February 2016, imports comprised 332 tons of ferro chrome, 2,067 tons of ferro silicon and 673 tons of ferro manganese, amongst other items. These were all imported from various countries in differing price bands.
January 2016 imports comprised 494 tons of ferro chrome, 921 tons of ferro silicon and 97 tons of ferro silicon calcium, amongst other items. These were all imported from various countries in differing price bands.