Imports of steel via Chennai Port edged down 6.23% month-on-month to 222,881 tons in February 2016, against a volume of 237,689 tons in January 2016, according to provisional data available with ISMW.
Imports of the material in February 2015 stood at 239,114 tons.
With the February figures, total imports of the material in the first 11 months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 stood at 2,934,401 tons against 2,253,048 tons seen in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15), up 30.24% year-on-year.
Total steel imports through the port in financial year 2014-15 stood at 2,663,224 tons.
Following are the details of steel imports via Chennai Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
STEEL IMPORT, CHENNAI |
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Port |
Month |
QTY |
|
2015-16 |
2014-15 |
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CHENNAI |
APR |
285,496 |
118,799 |
MAY |
246,048 |
251,455 |
|
JUN |
210,485 |
198,854 |
|
JUL |
283,603 |
219,174 |
|
AUG |
208,742 |
207,113 |
|
SEP |
308,046 |
295,591 |
|
OCT |
323,883 |
200,829 |
|
NOV |
278,087 |
302,411 |
|
DEC |
329,442 |
239,423 |
|
JAN |
237,689 |
219,398 |
|
FEB |
222,881 |
239,114 |
|
MAR |
171,063 |
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CHENNAI APRIL TO JANUARY TOTAL |
2,934,401 |
2,492,161 |
|
CHENNAI APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
2,663,224 |
The following table contains details of steel imports via Chennai in February 2016:
STEEL IMPORT, CHENNAI |
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Product |
Destination Country |
Avg. Unit Price (in Rs./Ton) |
Price Range |
Quantity (in Tons) |
CR PRODUCTS |
BELGIUM |
23,722 |
23,722 - 23,722 |
84 |
CHINA |
32,831 |
19,892 - 136,195 |
13,878 |
|
FRANCE |
54,198 |
0 - 215,216 |
43 |
|
GERMANY |
80,585 |
71,788 - 124,792 |
163 |
|
HONG KONG |
36,285 |
36,285 - 36,285 |
135 |
|
JAPAN |
43,284 |
24,242 - 213,619 |
3,352 |
|
POLAND |
49,992 |
49,992 - 49,992 |
50 |
|
RUSSIA |
110,031 |
110,031 - 110,031 |
54 |
|
SINGAPORE |
40,799 |
40,799 - 40,799 |
73 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
55,796 |
29,027 - 260,276 |
15,621 |
|
SWEDEN |
49,922 |
27,524 - 68,247 |
223 |
|
TAIWAN |
38,216 |
30,074 - 50,051 |
346 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
126,114 |
124,422 - 127,010 |
149 |
|
CR PRODUCTS Total |
34,172 |
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DEFECTIVES & SECONDARY PRODUCTS |
AUSTRALIA |
34,462 |
30,062 - 36,709 |
127 |
BELGIUM |
33,100 |
29,961 - 37,324 |
998 |
|
CANADA |
29,294 |
29,294 - 29,294 |
49 |
|
CHINA |
29,706 |
29,706 - 29,706 |
588 |
|
ITALY |
33,077 |
30,062 - 37,339 |
325 |
|
JAPAN |
30,106 |
29,294 - 37,767 |
3,086 |
|
MALAYSIA |
30,430 |
26,567 - 36,615 |
272 |
|
NETHERLANDS |
30,170 |
24,040 - 36,729 |
224 |
|
NEW ZEALAND |
25,652 |
25,652 - 25,652 |
51 |
|
SINGAPORE |
27,267 |
24,404 - 30,040 |
328 |
|
SLOVENIA |
35,486 |
32,927 - 37,376 |
190 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
31,477 |
29,722 - 37,053 |
2,242 |
|
SPAIN |
35,127 |
31,768 - 37,333 |
230 |
|
SWEDEN |
28,303 |
27,524 - 30,624 |
230 |
|
THAILAND |
30,040 |
30,040 - 30,040 |
189 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
32,185 |
32,185 - 32,185 |
83 |
|
UNITED STATES |
30,234 |
25,795 - 35,646 |
375 |
|
DEFECTIVES & SECONDARY PRODUCTS Total |
9,588 |
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HR PRODUCTS |
AUSTRIA |
52,389 |
50,692 - 53,237 |
23 |
BRAZIL |
64,580 |
64,580 - 64,580 |
97 |
|
CHINA |
27,277 |
22,607 - 36,641 |
4,986 |
|
FINLAND |
75,827 |
74,315 - 76,653 |
211 |
|
GERMANY |
109,503 |
61,914 - 373,021 |
105 |
|
INDONESIA |
22,246 |
20,402 - 26,281 |
14,598 |
|
JAPAN |
53,176 |
24,183 - 104,739 |
5,856 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
31,967 |
20,661 - 50,767 |
13,301 |
|
SWEDEN |
38,259 |
0 - 125,942 |
50 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
41,686 |
39,606 - 46,011 |
60 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
118,714 |
118,714 - 118,714 |
22 |
|
HR PRODUCTS Total |
39,309 |
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LONG PRODUCTS |
AUSTRIA |
192,721 |
0 - 385,442 |
2 |
BRAZIL |
- |
- |
5 |
|
CHINA |
55,049 |
0 - 318,710 |
12,203 |
|
FRANCE |
36,738 |
0 - 313,030 |
182 |
|
GERMANY |
130,888 |
0 - 391,641 |
780 |
|
ITALY |
92,197 |
0 - 291,478 |
78 |
|
JAPAN |
126,488 |
0 - 375,812 |
318 |
|
ROMANIA |
142,180 |
76,195 - 269,190 |
67 |
|
RUSSIA |
- |
- |
14 |
|
SINGAPORE |
28,820 |
0 - 337,031 |
1 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
80,820 |
0 - 107,363 |
805 |
|
SWEDEN |
122,721 |
0 - 314,375 |
25 |
|
TAIWAN |
114,667 |
42,639 - 239,897 |
10 |
|
TURKEY |
51,176 |
49,556 - 51,604 |
14 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
136,547 |
0 - 351,103 |
37 |
|
UNITED STATES |
7,956 |
0 - 365,967 |
7 |
|
LONG PRODUCTS Total |
14,548 |
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OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
30,625 |
0 - 39,390 |
928 |
GERMANY |
52,388 |
0 - 159,204 |
8 |
|
JAPAN |
69,574 |
0 - 118,976 |
233 |
|
RUSSIA |
296,241 |
294,513 - 301,426 |
1 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
124,438 |
35,371 - 293,150 |
1,524 |
|
SRI LANKA |
93,367 |
90,679 - 95,681 |
64 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
- |
- |
1 |
|
UNITED STATES |
67,175 |
0 - 93,357 |
16 |
|
OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS Total |
2,774 |
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OTHER PRODUCTS |
BELGIUM |
- |
- |
0.34 |
CHINA |
77,557 |
0 - 276,336 |
323 |
|
DENMARK |
198,318 |
198,318 - 198,318 |
1 |
|
FRANCE |
32,885 |
0 - 302,379 |
53 |
|
GERMANY |
66,274 |
0 - 165,758 |
2 |
|
ITALY |
176,179 |
111,662 - 325,523 |
96 |
|
JAPAN |
68,048 |
0 - 168,939 |
20 |
|
NETHERLANDS |
- |
- |
0.43 |
|
NORWAY |
221,121 |
180,742 - 261,499 |
14 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
90,761 |
56,994 - 120,775 |
70 |
|
SPAIN |
46,977 |
45,117 - 48,716 |
270 |
|
SWEDEN |
22,915 |
0 - 85,078 |
19 |
|
THAILAND |
113,339 |
68,393 - 158,318 |
27 |
|
TURKEY |
184,622 |
46,101 - 276,558 |
6 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
10,570 |
0 - 52,850 |
180 |
|
UNITED STATES |
117,860 |
0 - 388,385 |
569 |
|
OTHER PRODUCTS Total |
1,652 |
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PIPES & TUBES |
AUSTRALIA |
- |
- |
0.18 |
AUSTRIA |
96,212 |
0 - 1,677 |
24 |
|
CANADA |
- |
- |
0.01 |
|
CHINA |
88,739 |
0 - 5,820 |
3,680 |
|
DENMARK |
- |
- |
0.07 |
|
FRANCE |
- |
- |
0.36 |
|
GERMANY |
53,943 |
0 - 5,779 |
24 |
|
HONG KONG |
59,276 |
59,276 - 866 |
0.03 |
|
INDONESIA |
97,731 |
0 - 5,112 |
3 |
|
ITALY |
178,279 |
0 - 5,699 |
277 |
|
JAPAN |
178,303 |
0 - 5,579 |
65 |
|
MEXICO |
224,783 |
224,783 - 3,260 |
170 |
|
ROMANIA |
195,341 |
152,238 - 3,446 |
5 |
|
SINGAPORE |
23,281 |
23,281 - 340 |
29 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
185,723 |
0 - 5,335 |
290 |
|
SPAIN |
105,166 |
0 - 3,553 |
222 |
|
SWEDEN |
- |
- |
0.29 |
|
THAILAND |
227,874 |
227,874 - 3,329 |
3 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
5,889 |
0 - 1,205 |
4 |
|
UNITED STATES |
11,019 |
0 - 4,885 |
68 |
|
VIETNAM |
133,941 |
92,272 - 2,145 |
465 |
|
PIPES & TUBES Total |
5,328 |
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PLATES & SLABS |
AUSTRALIA |
350,246 |
331,872 - 368,620 |
21 |
CHINA |
139,701 |
0 - 379,006 |
35 |
|
GERMANY |
52,358 |
52,358 - 52,358 |
14 |
|
JAPAN |
80,085 |
80,085 - 80,085 |
111 |
|
POLAND |
70,248 |
70,248 - 70,248 |
0.18 |
|
RUSSIA |
- |
- |
1 |
|
SINGAPORE |
103,626 |
103,626 - 103,626 |
15 |
|
SLOVENIA |
76,642 |
76,639 - 76,645 |
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