India Steel Market Watch
December 18: There have been no manganese ore imports via Marmagao Port in November 2015, as per provisional information available with ISMW. Incidentally, the material had been imported last month after a gap of eight months, with volumes at 730 tons.
Meanwhile, iron ore imports via this port stood at 730 tons during the first eight months (April-November) of 2015-16, while 53,172 tons had been imported during the same period in 2014-15.
Following chart contains monthly break-up of manganese ore imports via Marmagoa Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 |
2014-15 |
April |
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May |
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June |
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July |
1,596 |
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August |
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September |
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October |
730 |
49,499 |
November |
2,077 |
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December |
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January |
811 |
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February |
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March |
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Total (April-November) |
730 |
53,172 |
Total (April-March) |
730 |
53,983 |
During October, the entire quantity came in from South Africa at a unit price of Rs 7,830 ($120).