India Steel Market Watch
October 1: Ferro alloy imports through the port of Kolkata moved up to 4,349 tons in August 2015 against a volume of 2,262 tons in July, showing a spurt of 92.26%, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
Imports of the material in August 2014 were at 3,238 tons.
With the August figures, imports of the material for the first five months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 were at 152,307 tons against a much lower 37,540 tons recorded for the same period of the previous fiscal.
Total imports of ferro alloys in financial year 2014-15 stood at 57,197 tons.
Following are the month-wise details of ferro alloys imports through the port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Port |
Month |
QTY (In tons) |
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2015-16 |
2014-15 |
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Kolkata |
APR |
141,424 |
29,803 |
MAY |
2,308 |
1,768 |
|
JUN |
1,964 |
1,129 |
|
JUL |
2,262 |
1,602 |
|
AUG |
4,349 |
3,238 |
|
SEP |
2,381 |
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OCT |
2,054 |
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NOV |
4,691 |
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DEC |
3,748 |
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JAN |
1,305 |
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FEB |
2,578 |
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MAR |
2,900 |
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Kolkata APRIL TO MAY TOTAL |
152,307 |
37,540 |
|
Kolkata APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
147,958 |
57,197 |
Following are the details of ferro alloys imports through Kolkata Port in August 2015:
FERRO ALLOY IMPORT, KOLKATA |
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Item Description |
Country Of Origin |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
FERRO BORON |
CHINA |
186,450 |
2,909 |
25 |
FERRO BORON Total |
25 |
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FERRO CHROME |
CHINA |
137,930 |
2,143 |
48 |
138,430 |
2,151 |
50 |
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RUSSIA |
104,100 |
1,618 |
54 |
|
104,510 |
1,630 |
54 |
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FERRO CHROME Total |
205 |
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FERRO MANGANESE |
FRANCE |
42,570 |
662 |
502 |
NORWAY |
84,160 |
1,308 |
43 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
39,490 |
616 |
210 |
|
39,650 |
603 |
210 |
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51,790 |
805 |
50 |
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92,290 |
1,404 |
50 |
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SOUTH KOREA |
78,100 |
1,188 |
250 |
|
79,940 |
1,216 |
300 |
||
|
1,242 |
250 |
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85,790 |
1,305 |
46 |
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FERRO MANGANESE Total |
1,911 |
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FERRO NICKEL |
VENEZUELA |
226,750 |
3,524 |
202 |
259,660 |
4,051 |
329 |
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259,770 |
4,053 |
224 |
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264,160 |
4,121 |
430 |
||
267,710 |
4,160 |
452 |
||
298,040 |
4,650 |
100 |
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FERRO NICKEL Total |
1,737 |
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FERRO NIOBIUM |
BRAZIL |
- |
- |
39 |
FERRO NIOBIUM Total |
39 |
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FERRO PHOSPHORUS |
CHINA |
27,300 |
415 |
27 |
FERRO PHOSPHORUS Total |
27 |
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FERRO SILICON |
CHINA |
103,990 |
1,582 |
50 |
134,540 |
2,046 |
3 |
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137,770 |
2,095 |
0.40 |
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FRANCE |
116,530 |
1,811 |
20 |
|
139,620 |
2,170 |
59 |
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139,820 |
2,127 |
40 |
||
148,500 |
2,308 |
40 |
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NORWAY |
106,580 |
1,656 |
20 |
|
FERRO SILICON Total |
232 |
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FERRO SILICON MAGNESIUM |
CHINA |
87,400 |
1,363 |
25 |
NORWAY |
99,620 |
1,548 |
27 |
|
100,900 |
1,568 |
21 |
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FERRO SILICON MAGNESIUM Total |
73 |
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FERRO TITANIUM |
CANADA |
361,900 |
5,624 |
17 |
UNITED KINGDOM |
232,120 |
3,607 |
20 |
|
359,930 |
5,474 |
28 |
||
363,310 |
5,646 |
14 |
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UNITED STATES |
238,460 |
3,627 |
20 |
|
FERRO TITANIUM Total |
100 |
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Grand Total |
4,349 |
August 2015 imports comprised 1,911 tons of ferro manganese, 232 ton of ferro silicon and 100 tons of ferro titanium amongst other items. All materials came in from various countries in differing price bands.
In July 2015, imports comprised 1,173 tons of ferro manganese, 409 ton of ferro chrome and 316 tons of ferro silicon amongst other items. All materials came in from various countries in differing price bands.