India Steel Market Watch
December 28: Steel imports via Mundra Port decreased 1.13% in November 2015 to 130,605 tons in November 2015 from 132,041 tons in October, month-on-month.
The imports were up 16.37% from 112,225 tons in the same month of the previous fiscal, according to provisional data available with ISMW.
For the first eight months (April-November) of the current fiscal (2015-16), steel imports increased 30.77% to 990,646 tons against a volume of 774,056 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 |
181,469 |
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JAN |
147,798 |
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FEB |
138,802 |
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MAR |
113,238 |
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MUNDRA APRIL TO NOVEMBER TOTAL |
990,646 |
774,056 |
|
MUNDRA APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
1,355,363 |
Following chart gives details of steel imports via Mundra Port in November 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 |
31,124 |
31,056 - 31,326 |
262 |
JAPAN |
85,742 |
43,409 - 193,962 |
1,464 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
46,865 |
33,443 - 146,565 |
4,249 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
123,026 |
123,026 - 123,026 |
50 |
|
CR PRODUCTS Total |
6,025 |
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DEFECTIVES & SECONDARY PRODUCTS |
GUINEA |
21,105 |
21,105 - 21,105 |
27 |
DEFECTIVES & SECONDARY PRODUCTS Total |
27 |
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HR PRODUCTS |
AUSTRIA |
41,417 |
41,417 - 41,417 |
18,786 |
CHINA |
31,251 |
22,067 - 34,706 |
18,569 |
|
INDONESIA |
23,077 |
21,926 - 24,831 |
1,505 |
|
JAPAN |
42,327 |
36,946 - 44,869 |
346 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
35,456 |
34,466 - 36,447 |
7,317 |
|
HR PRODUCTS Total |
46,523 |
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LONG PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
45,068 |
30,494 - 61,978 |
2,164 |
JAPAN |
76,122 |
72,055 - 114,067 |
220 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
81,107 |
81,107 - 81,107 |
96 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
102,688 |
102,688 - 102,688 |
9 |
|
UNITED STATES |
87,725 |
85,141 - 94,055 |
318 |
|
LONG PRODUCTS Total |
2,805 |
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OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
31,281 |
31,281 - 31,281 |
1,000 |
SOUTH KOREA |
74,646 |
73,943 - 75,745 |
9 |
|
OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS Total |
1,008 |
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OTHER PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
84,059 |
33,662 - 229,232 |
110 |
GERMANY |
210,956 |
0 - 316,434 |
0.20 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
42,718 |
42,718 - 42,718 |
26 |
|
TAIWAN |
43,115 |
40,757 - 50,862 |
24 |
|
THAILAND |
45,132 |
45,132 - 45,132 |
24 |
|
UKRAINE |
44,798 |
44,798 - 44,798 |
27 |
|
OTHER PRODUCTS Total |
211 |
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PIPES & TUBES |
CHINA |
42,186 |
0 - 55,505 |
1,130 |
PIPES & TUBES Total |
1,130 |
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PLATES & SLABS |
GERMANY |
110,384 |
110,384 - 110,384 |
0.46 |
INDONESIA |
21,025 |
21,025 - 21,025 |
20,587 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
18,820 |
18,761 - 18,879 |
2,622 |
|
PLATES & SLABS Total |
23,209 |
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SCRAP |
AUSTRALIA |
21,122 |
20,803 - 21,380 |
1,114 |
BANGLADESH |
33,100 |
30,703 - 35,497 |
236 |
|
BENIN |
21,067 |
20,691 - 21,460 |
1,405 |
|
BRAZIL |
21,365 |
21,062 - 21,972 |
678 |
|
CANADA |
21,062 |
21,062 - 21,062 |
231 |
|
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS |
20,791 |
20,791 - 20,791 |
85 |
|
CONGO |
21,380 |
21,380 - 21,380 |
249 |
|
GAMBIA |
21,645 |
21,645 - 21,645 |
113 |
|
GUINEA |
22,688 |
21,105 - 30,636 |
1,041 |
|
HONDURAS |
21,380 |
21,380 - 21,380 |
116 |
|
HONG KONG |
30,118 |
30,118 - 30,118 |
110 |
|
LIBERIA |
21,380 |
21,380 - 21,380 |
76 |
|
MADAGASCAR |
21,119 |
21,119 - 21,119 |
190 |
|
MALAYSIA |
93,052 |
70,856 - 116,391 |
133 |
|
MAURITANIA |
21,380 |
21,380 - 21,380 |
216 |
|
MOZAMBIQUE |
21,512 |
21,380 - 21,645 |
381 |
|
OMAN |
21,066 |
20,960 - 21,119 |
249 |
|
PARAGUAY |
21,374 |
21,221 - 21,527 |
379 |
|
SAUDI ARABIA |
116,148 |
116,148 - 116,148 |
20 |
|
SEYCHELLES |
20,930 |
20,583 - 21,221 |
520 |
|
SIERRA LEONA |
22,218 |
22,218 - 22,218 |
263 |
|
SINGAPORE |
167,088 |
167,088 - 167,088 |
22 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
21,924 |
20,791 - 31,352 |
12,177 |
|
TANZANIA |
20,923 |
20,691 - 21,119 |
770 |
|
THAILAND |
80,854 |
80,854 - 80,854 |
300 |
|
TOGO |
21,358 |
21,105 - 21,807 |
1,407 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
24,732 |
20,494 - 117,987 |
4,854 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
21,868 |
20,462 - 31,895 |
2,757 |
|
UNITED STATES |
26,387 |
20,791 - 86,921 |
6,937 |
|
SCRAP Total |
37,030 |
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STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS |
BELGIUM |
141,140 |
132,541 - 151,808 |
168 |
CHINA |
77,168 |
60,176 - 124,698 |
1,321 |
|
JAPAN |
120,260 |
96,327 - 140,627 |
574 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
141,052 |
75,213 - 214,511 |
531 |
|
STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS Total |
2,594 |
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TINPLATES & TMBP |
CHINA |
43,048 |
38,062 - 52,970 |
158 |
TINPLATES & TMBP Total |
158 |
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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
33,002 |
33,002 - 33,002 |
346 |
JAPAN |
65,887 |
44,304 - 82,221 |
634 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
50,618 |
42,854 - 55,942 |
735 |
|
TAIWAN |
56,006 |
52,362 - 59,651 |
498 |
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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS Total |
2,214 |
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WIRES & WIRE RODS |
CHINA |
27,209 |
22,007 - 31,291 |
7,251 |
FRANCE |
82,410 |
79,297 - 84,799 |
150 |
|
ITALY |
78,479 |
54,037 - 127,009 |
122 |
|
JAPAN |
94,442 |
94,442 - 94,442 |
18 |
|
THAILAND |
52,349 |
52,152 - 52,546 |
132 |
|
WIRES & WIRE RODS Total |
7,672 |
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Grand Total |
130,605 |
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 46,523 tons, long products at 2,805 tons, other flat products at 1,008tons, other at products 221 tons, pipes and tubes 1,130 tons, plates and slabs 23,209, 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.
Of the total imports in October 2015, CR products comprised 12,748 tons, defective and secondary products comprised 4,189 tons, HR products were at 23,422 tons, long products at 3,702 tons, other flat products at 1,007 tons, other at products 239 tons, pipes and tubes 19,333 tons, plates and slabs 15,243, scrap 38,921 tons amongst others.
Further, 32,308 tons came from China; 18,786 tons from Australia 22,091 tons from Indonesia, 15,462 tons from South Africa, among others, in various price ranges.