Steel imports via Mundra Port decreased 43.29% in December 2015 to 74,054 tons from 130,605 tons in November 2015, according to provisional data available with ISMW.
The imports were down 59.19% from 181,469 tons in the same month of the previous fiscal, the data showed.
For the first nine months (April-December) of the current fiscal (2015-16), steel imports increased 11.42% to 1,064,701 tons against a volume of 955,524 tons imported in the same period of the previous fiscal.
Following table provides month-on-month imports of steel through Mundra Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15 (in tons):
STEEL IMPORT, MUNDRA |
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Port |
Month |
QTY |
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2015-16 |
2014-15 |
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MUNDRA |
APR |
191,520 |
48,962 |
MAY |
151,265 |
82,260 |
|
JUN |
92,578 |
87,006 |
|
JUL |
90,261 |
82,872 |
|
AUG |
121,897 |
108,357 |
|
SEP |
80,417 |
124,064 |
|
OCT |
132,103 |
128,310 |
|
NOV |
130,605 |
112,225 |
|
DEC |
74,054 |
181,469 |
|
JAN |
|
147,798 |
|
FEB |
|
138,802 |
|
MAR |
|
113,238 |
|
MUNDRA APRIL TO DECEMBER TOTAL |
1,064,701 |
955,524 |
|
MUNDRA APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
1,064,701 |
1,355,363 |
Following chart gives details of steel imports via Mundra Port in December 2015:
STEEL IMPORT, MUNDRA |
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Product |
Country Of Origin |
Avg. Unit Price (in Rs./Ton) |
Price Range (Rs/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
CR PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
24,840 |
22,043 - 26,131 |
2,079 |
JAPAN |
65,907 |
43,352 - 197,133 |
474 |
|
RUSSIA |
133,157 |
133,157 - 133,157 |
118 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
44,469 |
35,197 - 60,175 |
3,753 |
|
CR PRODUCTS Total |
6,425 |
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DEFECTIVES & SECONDARY PRODUCTS |
UNITED STATES |
129,392 |
129,392 - 129,392 |
17 |
DEFECTIVES & SECONDARY PRODUCTS Total |
17 |
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HR PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
25,456 |
20,310 - 29,682 |
14,502 |
JAPAN |
42,806 |
37,335 - 45,394 |
393 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
32,652 |
31,219 - 35,491 |
3,588 |
|
HR PRODUCTS Total |
18,484 |
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LONG PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
42,619 |
30,905 - 63,738 |
2,777 |
JAPAN |
72,512 |
72,512 - 72,512 |
311 |
|
UNITED STATES |
85,746 |
85,746 - 85,746 |
70 |
|
LONG PRODUCTS Total |
3,159 |
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OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
30,203 |
30,203 - 30,203 |
50 |
SOUTH KOREA |
67,729 |
49,089 - 81,041 |
343 |
|
OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS Total |
394 |
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OTHER PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
39,441 |
25,452 - 85,858 |
245 |
TAIWAN |
44,524 |
41,063 - 61,424 |
24 |
|
THAILAND |
44,693 |
43,789 - 50,525 |
48 |
|
OTHER PRODUCTS Total |
317 |
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PIPES & TUBES |
CHINA |
44,720 |
0 - 139,477 |
2,412 |
PIPES & TUBES Total |
2,412 |
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SCRAP |
AUSTRALIA |
19,706 |
14,592 - 21,703 |
2,733 |
BAHRAIN |
21,972 |
21,972 - 21,972 |
165 |
|
BANGLADESH |
29,003 |
26,160 - 31,678 |
319 |
|
BELGIUM |
49,953 |
49,953 - 49,953 |
24 |
|
CANADA |
23,030 |
21,277 - 25,887 |
116 |
|
DENMARK |
21,380 |
21,380 - 21,380 |
26 |
|
EGYPT |
94,223 |
94,223 - 94,223 |
102 |
|
GAMBIA |
- |
- |
0.14 |
|
GERMANY |
86,310 |
60,630 - 111,989 |
30 |
|
GUINEA |
21,582 |
21,293 - 21,719 |
559 |
|
HONDURAS |
21,506 |
21,293 - 21,719 |
368 |
|
HONG KONG |
25,182 |
23,782 - 25,837 |
993 |
|
KUWAIT |
21,119 |
21,119 - 21,119 |
95 |
|
MALAYSIA |
97,400 |
78,409 - 116,391 |
50 |
|
MAURITANIA |
21,703 |
21,703 - 21,703 |
579 |
|
MOZAMBIQUE |
19,831 |
15,052 - 21,584 |
1,653 |
|
NETHERLANDS |
21,645 |
21,645 - 21,645 |
437 |
|
NEW ZEALAND |
33,684 |
33,684 - 33,684 |
51 |
|
OMAN |
21,419 |
20,960 - 21,719 |
443 |
|
PARAGUAY |
21,396 |
21,396 - 21,396 |
259 |
|
SAUDI ARABIA |
92,204 |
47,986 - 114,314 |
60 |
|
SENEGAL |
21,119 |
21,119 - 21,119 |
103 |
|
SIERRA LEONA |
23,405 |
23,405 - 23,405 |
173 |
|
SINGAPORE |
23,973 |
21,541 - 26,405 |
541 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
21,488 |
21,119 - 22,137 |
7,136 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
30,542 |
30,542 - 30,542 |
215 |
|
TANZANIA |
21,435 |
21,293 - 21,719 |
726 |
|
THAILAND |
75,788 |
75,788 - 75,788 |
300 |
|
TOGO |
21,719 |
21,719 - 21,719 |
381 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
21,166 |
14,592 - 24,729 |
6,930 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
20,101 |
14,592 - 21,823 |
3,238 |
|
UNITED STATES |
44,405 |
20,960 - 118,972 |
3,412 |
|
URUGAY |
21,763 |
21,703 - 21,823 |
119 |
|
SCRAP Total |
32,337 |
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STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS |
BELGIUM |
124,792 |
120,473 - 135,279 |
291 |
CHINA |
79,048 |
60,630 - 125,639 |
1,968 |
|
JAPAN |
124,345 |
96,046 - 141,331 |
250 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
93,676 |
76,766 - 133,657 |
1,401 |
|
STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS Total |
3,910 |
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TINPLATES & TMBP |
CHINA |
37,714 |
36,651 - 38,121 |
280 |
TINPLATES & TMBP Total |
280 |
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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
33,847 |
33,431 - 35,293 |
881 |
JAPAN |
47,130 |
44,748 - 70,191 |
1,353 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
70,386 |
68,889 - 71,203 |
290 |
|
TAIWAN |
54,228 |
52,757 - 60,102 |
172 |
|
VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS Total |
2,697 |
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WIRES & WIRE RODS |
CHINA |
32,373 |
20,950 - 51,583 |
2,523 |
FRANCE |
76,954 |
0 - 82,322 |
384 |
|
ITALY |
73,249 |
53,551 - 120,936 |
102 |
|
THAILAND |
52,948 |
52,940 - 52,980 |
152 |
|
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO |
21,332 |
21,332 - 21,332 |
263 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
24,275 |
24,275 - 24,275 |
200 |
|
WIRES & WIRE RODS Total |
3,623 |
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Grand Total |
74,054 |
Of the total imports in December 2015, CR products comprised of 6,425 tons, defective and secondary products comprised 17 tons, HR products were at 18,484 tons, long products at 1,359 tons, other flat products at 394 tons, other products 317 tons, pipes and tubes 2,412 tons, scrap 32,337 tons, stainless steel products 3,910 tons, tinplates & TMBP 280 tons, value-added product 2,697 tons, wire and wire rods 3,623 tons amongst others.
Further, 27,717 tons came from China; 2,732 tons from Australia 9,591 tons from South Korea, 7,135 tons from South Africa, among others, in various price ranges.
Of the total imports in November 2015, CR products comprised of 6,025 tons, defective and secondary products comprised 27 tons, HR products were at 18,484 tons, long products at 2,805 tons, other flat products at 1,008 tons, other products 221 tons, pipes and tubes 1,130 tons, plates and slabs 23,209 tons, scrap 37,030 tons, stainless steel products 2,594 tons, tinplates & TMBP 158 tons, value-added product 2,214 tons, wire and wire rods 7,672 tons amongst others.