Ferro alloy imports through the port of Kolkata moved up 37.45% to 3,046 tons in January 2016 against a volume of 2,216 tons in December 2015 month-on-month, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
In fact, after a hefty 141,424 tons imported in April this fiscal, ferro alloy imports through the port have fallen sharply and been moving in a more or less narrow range.
In January 2015, imports of the material were at 1,305 tons.
With the January 2016 figures, imports of the material for the first 10 months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 were at 164,606 tons against a much lower 51,719 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 |
2,707 |
2,381 |
|
OCT |
1,618 |
2,054 |
|
NOV |
2,712 |
4,691 |
|
DEC |
2,216 |
3,748 |
|
JAN |
3,046 |
1,305 |
|
FEB |
2,578 |
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MAR |
2,900 |
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Kolkata APRIL TO JAN TOTAL |
164,606 |
50,414 |
|
Kolkata APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
147,958 |
57,197 |
Following are the details of ferro alloys imports through Kolkata Port in January 2016:
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 |
160,178 |
2,384 |
24 |
160,178 |
2,384 |
1 |
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FERRO BORON Total |
25 |
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FERRO CHROME |
ALBANIA |
97,130 |
1,420 |
29 |
97,130 |
1,420 |
18 |
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97,130 |
1,420 |
4 |
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CHINA |
129,871 |
1,925 |
50 |
|
137,922 |
2,045 |
17 |
||
137,922 |
2,045 |
8 |
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139,529 |
2,040 |
50 |
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FERRO CHROME Total |
175 |
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FERRO MANGANESE |
SOUTH AFRICA |
54,298 |
808 |
25 |
SOUTH KOREA |
67,736 |
1,008 |
250 |
|
67,736 |
1,004 |
300 |
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FERRO MANGANESE Total |
575 |
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FERRO NICKEL |
AUSTRIA |
642,672 |
9,528 |
2 |
642,756 |
9,529 |
4 |
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BRAZIL |
706,444 |
10,474 |
31 |
|
CANADA |
92,221 |
1,372 |
65 |
|
625,154 |
9,303 |
24 |
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651,943 |
9,702 |
21 |
||
842,288 |
12,534 |
7 |
||
NEW CALEDONI |
636,785 |
9,441 |
100 |
|
636,785 |
9,441 |
250 |
||
679,225 |
10,070 |
306 |
||
700,709 |
10,389 |
156 |
||
700,709 |
10,244 |
201 |
||
706,955 |
10,520 |
212 |
||
706,955 |
10,520 |
138 |
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753,759 |
11,175 |
149 |
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FERRO NICKEL Total |
1,666 |
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FERRO NIOBIUM |
BRAZIL |
2,548,538 |
37,259 |
26 |
2,625,192 |
38,380 |
13 |
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FERRO NIOBIUM Total |
39 |
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FERRO PHOSPHORUS |
CHINA |
19,415 |
288 |
27 |
FERRO PHOSPHORUS Total |
27 |
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FERRO SILICON |
FRANCE |
121,083 |
1,795 |
20 |
133,164 |
1,947 |
20 |
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144,858 |
2,118 |
40 |
||
145,078 |
2,159 |
40 |
||
145,574 |
2,158 |
40 |
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MALAYSIA |
62,037 |
907 |
48 |
|
NORWAY |
97,088 |
1,445 |
20 |
|
97,088 |
1,445 |
22 |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
142,240 |
2,109 |
20 |
|
154,307 |
2,296 |
40 |
||
154,835 |
2,296 |
40 |
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FERRO SILICON Total |
347 |
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FERRO SILICON CALCIUM |
CHINA |
105,202 |
1,566 |
24 |
105,593 |
1,566 |
25 |
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105,880 |
1,570 |
13 |
||
106,220 |
1,581 |
24 |
||
107,080 |
1,566 |
24 |
||
108,323 |
1,606 |
13 |
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FERRO SILICON CALCIUM Total |
123 |
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FERRO SILICON MAGNESIUM |
NORWAY |
103,363 |
1,538 |
21 |
FERRO SILICON MAGNESIUM Total |
21 |
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FERRO TITANIUM |
UNITED KINGDOM |
219,631 |
3,268 |
20 |
271,488 |
4,025 |
14 |
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280,990 |
4,108 |
14 |
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FERRO TITANIUM Total |
48 |
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Grand Total |
3,046 |
In January 2016, imports comprised 575 tons of ferro manganese, 175 tons of ferro chrome and 347 tons of ferro silicon amongst other items. All materials came in from various countries in differing price bands.
December 2015 imports comprised 1,113 tons of ferro manganese, 531 ton of ferro silicon and 375 tons of ferro chrome amongst other items. All materials came in from various countries in differing price bands.