Imports of ferro alloys via Chennai Port in December 2015 dropped 46.27% month-on-month to 1,664 tons against a volume of 3,097 tons reported in November, according to provisional data available with ISMW.
Imports in December 2014 stood at 4,688 tons.
With the December figures, total ferro alloy imports through the port in the first nine months of the current financial year (2015-16) stood at 31,464 tons compared to 39,141 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 |
1,664 |
4,688 |
January |
|
4,367 |
February |
|
2,880 |
March |
|
5,057 |
Total Apr- Mar |
31,464 |
51,445 |
Following are the details of ferro-alloys imports through Chennai Port in December 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 |
CHINA |
134,612 |
2,002 |
25 |
134,672 |
2,003 |
52 |
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138,918 |
2,066 |
25 |
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KAZAKISTAN |
134,669 |
2,004 |
36 |
|
RUSSIA |
102,290 |
1,521 |
54 |
|
130,568 |
1,942 |
69 |
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233,115 |
3,466 |
51 |
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233,115 |
3,466 |
3 |
||
SWEDEN |
122,848 |
1,828 |
20 |
|
FERRO CHROME Total |
334 |
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FERRO MANGANESE |
SOUTH AFRICA |
54,298 |
808 |
27 |
54,298 |
808 |
23 |
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SOUTH KOREA |
67,872 |
1,010 |
23 |
|
73,090 |
1,087 |
600 |
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FERRO MANGANESE Total |
673 |
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FERRO NIOBIUM |
BRAZIL |
1,728,039 |
25,715 |
20 |
FERRO NIOBIUM Total |
20 |
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FERRO SILICO MAGNESIUM |
NORWAY |
103,122 |
1,535 |
21 |
109,875 |
1,635 |
25 |
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FERRO SILICO MAGNESIUM Total |
46 |
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FERRO SILICON |
CHINA |
61,764 |
919 |
100 |
66,904 |
995 |
25 |
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120,821 |
1,798 |
80 |
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FRANCE |
97,256 |
1,446 |
20 |
|
99,155 |
1,476 |
40 |
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142,299 |
2,116 |
40 |
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145,078 |
2,159 |
40 |
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NORWAY |
117,366 |
1,745 |
21 |
|
125,907 |
1,872 |
15 |
||
125,973 |
1,873 |
9 |
||
135,970 |
2,022 |
1 |
||
139,243 |
2,071 |
6 |
||
143,054 |
2,127 |
3 |
||
167,287 |
2,488 |
5 |
||
170,348 |
2,533 |
3 |
||
203,636 |
3,028 |
12 |
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SLOVAK REPUBLIC |
98,564 |
1,467 |
10 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
142,200 |
2,116 |
40 |
|
FERRO SILICON Total |
468 |
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FERRO SILICON BARIUM |
CHINA |
80,768 |
1,202 |
25 |
FERRO SILICON BARIUM Total |
25 |
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FERRO SILICON CALCIUM |
CHINA |
106,103 |
1,578 |
9 |
106,103 |
1,578 |
15 |
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FERRO SILICON CALCIUM Total |
24 |
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FERRO SILICON ZIRCONIUM |
CHINA |
145,925 |
2,171 |
6 |
145,925 |
2,172 |
14 |
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FERRO SILICON ZIRCONIUM Total |
20 |
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FERRO TITANIUM |
CANADA |
238,566 |
3,547 |
24 |
FERRO TITANIUM Total |
24 |
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FERRO VANADIUM |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
1,144,718 |
17,162 |
20 |
FERRO VANADIUM Total |
20 |
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SILICO MANGANESE |
FRANCE |
90,443 |
1,346 |
10 |
SILICO MANGANESE Total |
10 |
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Grand Total |
1,664 |
In December 2015, imports comprised 334 tons of ferro chrome, 468 tons of ferro silicon, 673 tons of ferro manganese and 115 tons of ferro titanium, amongst others.
November 2015 imports comprised 1,351 tons of ferro chrome, 1,398 tons of ferro silicon and 157 tons of ferro manganese, amongst others. These were imported from various countries at different price bands.
Dec manganese ore imports via Chennai at 50 tons
India Steel Market Watch
February 5: Manganese ore imports through the port of Chennai stood at a mere 50 tons in December 2015. In November, there were no imports of the material through the port, as per provisional data available with ISMW.
In December, a single consignment arrived from Singapore at a unit price of Rs 45,234 ($673).
Chennai Dec ferro alloy exports dip 13% m-o-m
India Steel Market Watch
February 5: Ferro alloy exports from the port of Chennai dropped 12.97% month-on-month to 751 tons in December 2015 against 863 tons in November 2015, according to provisional data available with ISMW.
The following table gives details of ferro alloy exports from Chennai Port in December 2015:
FERRO ALLOY EXPORT, CHENNAI |
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Item Description |
Destination Country |
Unit Price (in Rs./Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
FERRO SILICON |
BRAZIL |
101,031 |
26 |
101,031 |
8 |
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101,031 |
44 |
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CANADA |
87,933 |
9 |
|
87,933 |
8 |
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139,253 |
4 |
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COLOMBIA |
127,219 |
7 |
|
127,219 |
11 |
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INDONESIA |
150,000 |
0.03 |
|
ITALY |
92,371 |
9 |
|
99,609 |
1 |
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118,910 |
5 |
||
134,075 |
3 |
||
179,227 |
2 |
||
JAPAN |
113,592 |
1 |
|
114,251 |
4 |
||
123,141 |
2 |
||
123,799 |
6 |
||
MEXICO |
120,796 |
5 |
|
NETHERLANDS |
95,586 |
25 |
|
OMAN |
76,792 |
16 |
|
141,668 |
4 |
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RUSSIA |
165,625 |
10 |
|
SLOVENIA |
92,750 |
10 |
|
96,255 |
7 |
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99,065 |
6 |
||
99,375 |
9 |
||
102,687 |
1 |
||
109,312 |
4 |
||
112,414 |
9 |
||
122,953 |
2 |
||
139,125 |
1 |
||
SOUTH AFRICA |
112,625 |
10 |
|
160,656 |
1 |
||
SOUTH KOREA |
97,516 |
20 |
|
104,788 |
5 |
||
104,788 |
8 |
||
133,877 |
1 |
||
136,522 |
1 |
||
SPAIN |
105,697 |
13 |
|
115,484 |
12 |
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TAIWAN |
89,686 |
25 |
|
91,025 |
25 |
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242,906 |
0.06 |
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TURKEY |
115,850 |
25 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
84,862 |
24 |
|
88,096 |
15 |
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99,399 |
10 |
||
125,043 |
1 |
||
UNITED STATES |
106,019 |
7 |
|
132,510 |
14 |
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241,262 |
18 |
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FERRO SILICON Total |
493 |
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FERRO SILICON MAGNESIUM |
CANADA |
106,333 |
3 |
COLOMBIA |
107,647 |
8 |
|
ITALY |
95,128 |
4 |
|
99,609 |
2 |
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MEXICO |
111,605 |
20 |
|
PORTUGAL |
92,750 |
24 |
|
RUSSIA |
124,881 |
5 |
|
129,188 |
10 |
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SAUDI ARABIA |
91,621 |
25 |
|
91,876 |
25 |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
121,238 |
14 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
110,077 |
5 |
|
TAIWAN |
100,114 |
0.05 |
|
100,122 |
0.08 |
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TURKEY |
94,406 |
25 |
|
UNITED STATES |
97,725 |
20 |
|
109,237 |
20 |
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FERRO SILICON MAGNESIUM Total |
211 |
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FERRO SULPHUR |
ITALY |
12,514 |
27 |
FERRO SULPHUR Total |
27 |
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FERRO VANADIUM |
IRAN |
1,313,945 |
20 |
FERRO VANADIUM Total |
20 |
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Grand Total |
751 |
Exports of the material in December 2015 included 493 tons of ferro silicon and 211 tons of ferro silicon magnesium amongst other items. All were sent to several countries in various price bands.
Ferro alloy exports in November 2015 mainly included 496 tons of ferro silicon and 340 tons of ferro silicon magnesium. All were sent to several countries in various price bands.