India Steel Market Watch
November 25: Imports of steel through the port of Mumbai rose 29.86% in October 2015 to 669,600 tons over 515,597 tons seen in September month-on-month, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
Imports of the material in October 2014 were at 512,359 tons.
With the October figures, total imports of steel through the port in the first seven months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 stand at 3,256,973 tons compared to 2,235,189 tons imported in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15).
Total steel imports through Mumbai Port for the entire fiscal of 2014-15 stood at 4,458,990 tons.
Following are the details of steel imports via Mumbai in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
STEEL IMPORT, MUMBAI |
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Port |
Month |
QTY |
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2015-16 |
2014-15 |
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MUMBAI |
APR |
263,926 |
218,682 |
MAY |
411,279 |
294,803 |
|
JUN |
408,967 |
285,049 |
|
JUL |
498,566 |
216,285 |
|
AUG |
489,038 |
378,019 |
|
SEP |
515,597 |
329,992 |
|
OCT |
669,600 |
512,359 |
|
NOV |
440,360 |
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DEC |
514,952 |
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JAN |
515,819 |
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FEB |
337,816 |
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MAR |
414,853 |
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MUMBAI APRIL TO OCTOBER TOTAL |
3,256,973 |
2,235,189 |
|
MUMBAI APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
4,458,990 |
The following table gives details of steel imports via Mumbai Port in October 2015:
STEEL IMPORT, MUMBAI |
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Product |
Country Of Origin |
Avg. Unit Price (in Rs./Ton) |
Price Range (Rs/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
CR PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
37,690 |
24,533 - 48,138 |
10,104 |
JAPAN |
54,668 |
22,716 - 210,244 |
28,354 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
28,181 |
16,366 - 206,536 |
48,171 |
|
TAIWAN |
45,677 |
45,677 - 45,677 |
449 |
|
UKRAINE |
26,800 |
26,799 - 26,801 |
10,137 |
|
CR PRODUCTS Total |
97,215 |
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DEFECTIVES & SECONDARY PRODUCTS |
ARGENTINA |
37,722 |
37,722 - 37,722 |
97 |
BELGIUM |
38,727 |
21,410 - 109,104 |
2,197 |
|
BRAZIL |
38,797 |
38,797 - 38,797 |
2,079 |
|
CHINA |
138,074 |
39,773 - 216,706 |
361 |
|
FRANCE |
49,201 |
36,982 - 109,103 |
265 |
|
GERMANY |
35,892 |
25,396 - 40,809 |
821 |
|
INDONESIA |
38,931 |
38,893 - 39,044 |
238 |
|
ITALY |
36,962 |
36,962 - 36,962 |
27 |
|
JAPAN |
39,236 |
36,986 - 44,097 |
267 |
|
MALAYSIA |
23,340 |
22,461 - 25,896 |
494 |
|
NETHERLANDS |
31,322 |
25,223 - 37,421 |
209 |
|
POLAND |
36,018 |
36,018 - 36,018 |
72 |
|
PUERTO RICO |
36,018 |
36,018 - 36,018 |
19 |
|
SLOVAK REPUBLIC |
40,942 |
40,942 - 40,942 |
26 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
34,742 |
33,682 - 37,435 |
201 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
34,743 |
24,063 - 38,302 |
314 |
|
SWEDEN |
28,658 |
27,824 - 29,658 |
81 |
|
TAIWAN |
127,816 |
107,887 - 149,858 |
87 |
|
THAILAND |
115,396 |
112,385 - 118,406 |
24 |
|
UKRAINE |
26,305 |
26,305 - 26,305 |
807 |
|
UNITED STATES |
42,348 |
32,051 - 111,789 |
1,666 |
|
DEFECTIVES & SECONDARY PRODUCTS Total |
10,352 |
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HR PRODUCTS |
AUSTRIA |
28,449 |
28,449 - 28,449 |
1,479 |
BELGIUM |
116,555 |
72,222 - 220,781 |
71 |
|
BRAZIL |
25,075 |
23,689 - 26,829 |
39,222 |
|
CHINA |
25,776 |
20,797 - 87,657 |
125,662 |
|
FRANCE |
72,395 |
68,545 - 74,319 |
88 |
|
GERMANY |
77,520 |
43,745 - 106,294 |
871 |
|
INDONESIA |
25,353 |
23,392 - 31,776 |
13,137 |
|
JAPAN |
35,871 |
0 - 225,829 |
102,971 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
20,256 |
20,188 - 20,324 |
3,209 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
19,358 |
14,808 - 56,153 |
72,242 |
|
SWEDEN |
99,005 |
99,005 - 99,005 |
34 |
|
UKRAINE |
19,532 |
19,532 - 19,532 |
1,185 |
|
HR PRODUCTS Total |
360,170 |
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LONG PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
27,725 |
22,837 - 45,868 |
49,768 |
JAPAN |
80,715 |
80,470 - 81,694 |
17 |
|
UKRAINE |
25,958 |
20,235 - 27,317 |
14,506 |
|
LONG PRODUCTS Total |
64,292 |
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OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
36,593 |
31,022 - 38,782 |
9,475 |
JAPAN |
84,767 |
84,767 - 84,767 |
5 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
31,502 |
31,502 - 31,502 |
224 |
|
OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS Total |
9,704 |
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OTHER PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
42,902 |
42,902 - 42,902 |
199 |
JAPAN |
138,657 |
56,903 - 177,318 |
901 |
|
OTHER PRODUCTS Total |
1,100 |
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PIPES & TUBES |
CHINA |
34,227 |
30,692 - 50,106 |
907 |
JAPAN |
24,736 |
0 - 208,784 |
435 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
173,520 |
173,520 - 173,520 |
0.49 |
|
UNITED STATES |
190,587 |
135,472 - 300,816 |
7 |
|
VIETNAM |
121,480 |
120,862 - 122,840 |
170 |
|
PIPES & TUBES Total |
1,520 |
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PLATES & SLABS |
AUSTRIA |
87,347 |
82,325 - 87,643 |
373 |
BELGIUM |
101,942 |
0 - 270,880 |
383 |
|
GERMANY |
118,220 |
57,379 - 219,291 |
309 |
|
INDONESIA |
28,328 |
28,328 - 28,328 |
1,679 |
|
JAPAN |
76,105 |
69,631 - 143,543 |
576 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
17,570 |
17,264 - 17,609 |
20,194 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
41,644 |
17,497 - 53,841 |
2,537 |
|
PLATES & SLABS Total |
26,050 |
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STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS |
BELGIUM |
199,867 |
184,809 - 223,775 |
25 |
CHINA |
61,409 |
52,803 - 65,475 |
364 |
|
JAPAN |
97,653 |
61,467 - 209,713 |
1,126 |
|
MALAYSIA |
113,922 |
113,922 - 113,922 |
41 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
82,264 |
70,022 - 104,894 |
232 |
|
UNITED STATES |
158,153 |
123,267 - 193,039 |
76 |
|
STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS Total |
1,864 |
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TINPLATES & TMBP |
KAZAKISTAN |
43,052 |
42,924 - 44,082 |
2,870 |
TINPLATES & TMBP Total |
2,870 |
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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
34,165 |
32,012 - 37,719 |
6,343 |
JAPAN |
61,044 |
54,191 - 86,473 |
4,059 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
58,923 |
48,843 - 81,252 |
1,186 |
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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS Total |
11,588 |
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WIRES & WIRE RODS |
CHINA |
24,978 |
20,475 - 41,445 |
80,122 |
JAPAN |
58,794 |
58,794 - 58,794 |
127 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
42,343 |
26,066 - 53,449 |
2,626 |
|
WIRES & WIRE RODS Total |
82,875 |
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Grand Total |
669,600 |
Total imports in October 2015 comprised a volume of 97,215 tons of CR products, 360,170 tons of HR products, 64,292 tons of long products, 82,875 tons wires and rods, amongst other items.
Amongst the total imports in September 2015, a volume of 43,179 tons comprised CR products, 305,351 tons HR products, 38,680 tons of long products, 75,769 tons of wires and rods, amongst other items.
Further, of the total imports during October, 127,308 tons of various categories of products, including CR, HR, wires and wire rods, pipes and tubes and defective and secondary products arrived from South Korea, 138,837 tons came from Japan, 283,307 tons from China, 42,302 tons of HR and defective and secondary products from Brazil and the balance from a host of countries, including Ukraine, Thailand, France, UK Russia etc.