After a gap of seven months, imports of manganese ore via Gangavaram Port resumed with 191 tons in December 2015, according to provisional data available with ISMW. Around 10,701 tons of the material had been imported via this port in April 2015.
For the first nine months (April-November) of the current fiscal (2015-16), manganese ore imports via Gangavaram Port stood at 10,892 tons against 11,869 tons in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15).
Following are details of manganese ore imports in 2015-16 and 2014-15 (in tons) via the port:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
10,701 |
292 |
May |
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June |
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July |
11,577 |
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August |
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September |
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October |
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November |
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December |
191 |
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January |
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February |
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March |
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Total (Apr-Dec) |
10,892 |
11,869 |
Total (Apr-Mar) |
10,892 |
11,869 |
During December, the entire material came in from Australia at a unit price of Rs 10,022 ($149) per ton.
Following are details of manganese ore imports via Gangavaram Port in December 2015:
MANGANESE ORE IMPORT, GANGAVARAM |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
AUSTRALIA |
09-Dec-15 |
MANGANESE ORE |
10,022 |
149 |
191 |
Grand Total |
191 |