India Steel Market Watch
November 25: Exports of steel through the port of Mumbai in October 2015 dropped 75.95% to 4,787 tons against 19,908 tons in September month-on-month, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
Exports of the material through the port in October 2014 were at a far more voluminous 278,890 tons.
With the October figures, total exports of steel in the first seven months (April-October) of financial year 2015-16 stand at 219,672 tons compared to 591,432 tons exported in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15).
In the full year of 2014-15, exports of the material through the port stood at 823,079 tons.
Following are the details of steel exports via Mumbai in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
STEEL EXPORT, MUMBAI |
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Port |
Month |
QTY |
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2015-16 |
2014-15 |
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MUMBAI |
APR |
48,678 |
41,187 |
MAY |
27,386 |
61,309 |
|
JUN |
45,542 |
45,957 |
|
JUL |
38,396 |
55,088 |
|
AUG |
34,976 |
57,335 |
|
SEP |
19,908 |
51,667 |
|
OCT |
4,787 |
278,890 |
|
NOV |
29,613 |
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DEC |
42,465 |
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JAN |
70,284 |
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FEB |
48,777 |
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MAR |
40,508 |
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MUMBAI APRIL TO OCTOBER TOTAL |
219,672 |
591,432 |
|
MUMBAI APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
823,079 |
The following table gives details of steel exports via Mumbai in October 2015:
STEEL EXPORT, MUMBAI |
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Product |
Country Of Origin |
Avg. Unit Price (in Rs./Ton) |
Price Range (Rs/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
OTHER PRODUCTS |
DJIBOUTI |
- |
- |
0.01 |
OTHER PRODUCTS Total |
0.01 |
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PIPES & TUBES |
DJIBOUTI |
45,245 |
43,417 - 48,840 |
81 |
ITALY |
153,291 |
153,291 - 153,291 |
65 |
|
PIPES & TUBES Total |
147 |
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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS |
DJIBOUTI |
50,649 |
44,919 - 54,359 |
4,640 |
VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS Total |
4,640 |
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Grand Total |
4,787 |
In October, exports included mainly 4,640 tons of value-added products. All materials went to several countries in various price bands.
In September 2015, exports included 18,477 tons of value-added products, 1,016 tons of HR products, amongst others. All materials went to several countries in various price bands.
Furthermore, the value-added products went to Djibouti in a price range of Rs 44,919 - 54,359 per ton, amongst others.
Chennai’s Oct aluminium imports at 43,931 tons
India Steel Market Watch
November 25: Aluminium imports via Chennai Port in October 2015 stood at 43,931 tons, according to provisional data available with ISMW.
In October, imports comprised 1,550 tons from Australia in a price band of 23,353 – 120,878 ($357-1,827) per ton, 4,881 tons from Malaysia in a band of Rs 94,004 – 334,879 ($1,421 – 5,062) per ton, 22,526 tons from Singapore in a range of Rs 70,486 – 316,742 ($1066 – 4,847) per ton amongst others.