Exports of steel products, including stainless steel, through the port of Vizag moved up 58.58% month-on-month to 72,958 tons in February 2016 against 45,718 tons in January 2016, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
Exports of the material in February 2015, however, stood lower at 43,016 tons.
With the February figures, total steel exports through the port in the first 11 months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 dropped 37.78% to 607,817 tons against 976,914 tons reported in the same period of the previous fiscal.
In financial year 2014-15, total steel exports through the port stood at 1,057,279 tons.
The following table provides details of steel exports via Vizag Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
STEEL EXPORT, VIZAG |
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Port |
Month |
QTY |
|
2015-16 |
2014-15 |
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VIZAG |
APR |
69,311 |
78,503 |
MAY |
98,888 |
101,071 |
|
JUN |
25,579 |
62,061 |
|
JUL |
43,963 |
99,568 |
|
AUG |
45,074 |
84,420 |
|
SEP |
101,160 |
135,808 |
|
OCT |
38,411 |
115,320 |
|
NOV |
44,307 |
75,614 |
|
DEC |
22,448 |
123,379 |
|
JAN |
45,718 |
58,153 |
|
FEB |
72,958 |
43,016 |
|
MAR |
80,365 |
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VIZAG APRIL TO FEBRUARY TOTAL |
607,817 |
976,914 |
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VIZAG APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
1,057,279 |
Following table gives break-up of country-wise exports of steel via Vizag in February 2016:
STEEL EXPORT, VIZAG |
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Product |
Destination Country |
Avg. Unit Price (in Rs./Ton) |
Price Range |
Quantity (in Tons) |
CR PRODUCTS |
SRI LANKA |
28,604 |
28,382 - 29,197 |
359 |
CR PRODUCTS Total |
359 |
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HR PRODUCTS |
OMAN |
32,963 |
32,963 - 32,963 |
16 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
21,231 |
21,231 - 21,231 |
122 |
|
HR PRODUCTS Total |
138 |
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LONG PRODUCTS |
AUSTRALIA |
48,018 |
48,018 - 48,018 |
104 |
BANGLADESH |
23,300 |
17,679 - 68,217 |
57,626 |
|
KUWAIT |
42,447 |
41,642 - 43,252 |
154 |
|
NEW ZEALAND |
43,952 |
43,952 - 43,952 |
120 |
|
OMAN |
34,588 |
34,588 - 34,588 |
6 |
|
SRI LANKA |
34,381 |
33,026 - 34,833 |
152 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
37,384 |
28,884 - 54,709 |
3,264 |
|
LONG PRODUCTS Total |
61,425 |
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STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS |
ALEXANDRIA |
117,706 |
117,706 - 117,706 |
24 |
BELGIUM |
125,025 |
78,715 - 192,128 |
2,387 |
|
BULGARIA |
128,112 |
127,388 - 128,836 |
52 |
|
CANADA |
137,839 |
112,142 - 150,714 |
32 |
|
CUBA |
108,963 |
94,672 - 131,394 |
203 |
|
FINLAND |
79,319 |
79,319 - 79,319 |
17 |
|
FRANCE |
122,611 |
119,769 - 131,891 |
84 |
|
GERMANY |
122,973 |
121,466 - 128,682 |
209 |
|
INDONESIA |
72,344 |
52,651 - 100,066 |
3,244 |
|
ITALY |
123,049 |
70,541 - 179,715 |
1,006 |
|
POLAND |
121,465 |
78,073 - 185,738 |
237 |
|
PORTUGAL |
126,643 |
126,643 - 126,643 |
34 |
|
RUSSIA |
127,816 |
111,919 - 153,903 |
1,105 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
117,663 |
91,281 - 157,659 |
729 |
|
SPAIN |
131,139 |
117,108 - 171,161 |
432 |
|
TAIWAN |
155,879 |
120,941 - 164,614 |
49 |
|
TURKEY |
114,992 |
70,209 - 155,948 |
164 |
|
UNITED STATES |
112,140 |
90,205 - 143,565 |
264 |
|
VIETNAM |
80,785 |
73,486 - 93,528 |
339 |
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STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS Total |
10,608 |
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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
40,398 |
39,178 - 40,876 |
427 |
VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS Total |
427 |
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Grand Total |
72,958 |
In February 2016, exports comprised 61,425 tons of long products and 10,608 tons of stainless steel products amongst other items. All were sent to several countries in differing price bands.
In January 2016, exports included 1,678 tons of HR products, 31,061 tons of long products, 11,306 tons of stainless steel products amongst other items. All were sent to several countries in differing price bands.
Further, of the total volumes in January 2016, 57,626 tons of long products went to Bangladesh and 3,244 tons of stainless steel to Indonesia, amongst others.