India Steel Market Watch
November 4: Steel imports via Cochin Port stood at 74,920 tons during the first half (H1) of 2015-16, resulting in a sharp fall of 27.59% in comparison to 103,468 tons imported during the same period in 2014-15, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
Meanwhile, steel imports through this port were at 15,695 tons in September 2015, up 19.88% from 19,589 tons imported in August 2015.
However, 19,011 tons of steel was imported via the port in September 2014.
Following table provides month-on-month imports of steel through Cochin (in tons) in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
STEEL IMPORT, COCHIN |
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Port |
Month |
QTY |
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2015-16 |
2014-15 |
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COCHIN |
APR |
14,899 |
17,907 |
MAY |
15,490 |
17,681 |
|
JUN |
509 |
15,018 |
|
JUL |
8,740 |
15,586 |
|
AUG |
19,589 |
18,265 |
|
SEP |
15,695 |
19,011 |
|
OCT |
12,964 |
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NOV |
11,493 |
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DEC |
12,273 |
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JAN |
17,129 |
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FEB |
14,150 |
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MAR |
12,502 |
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COCHIN APRIL TO SEPTEMBER TOTAL |
74,920 |
1,03,468 |
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COCHIN APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
74,920 |
1,83,979 |
Of 15,695 tons imported in September, 2015, a volume of 1,075 tons of other flat products were imported from China, 100 tons of plates and slabs imported from Singapore and China, 536 tons of pipes and tubes came in from China and Vietnam, 10,976 tons of scrap were imported from Honduras, Malaysia, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa, UAE, UK and the US, a volume of 2,835 tons of value-added products were imported from China, 35 tons of wires and wire rods were imported from China, France and UK, 131 tons of CR products were imported from Poland, South Korea, UK and Taiwan, 4 tons of HR products came in from Romania and 2 tons of “other products” were imported from Italy.
Of the 19,589 tons imported in August, 2015, a volume of 1,008 tons of other flat products were imported from China, 102 tons of plates and slabs came from Singapore and Sweden, 249 tons of pipes and tubes came in from China and Vietnam, 10,998 tons of scrap were imported from Malaysia, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa, UAE, UK and the US, a volume of 3,680 tons of value-added products were imported from China, 107 tons of wires and wire rods came in from China and the UAE, 150 tons of CR products from Germany and Taiwan, 3,292 tons of HR products from China and Spain and 3 tons of “other products” from the UAE.
Following table provides details of steel imports through Cochin in September, 2015 (in tons):
STEEL IMPORT, COCHIN |
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Product |
Country Of Origin |
Avg. Unit Price (in Rs./Ton) |
Price Range (Rs/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
CR PRODUCTS |
POLAND |
1,47,627 |
147,627 - 147,627 |
21 |
SOUTH KOREA |
1,82,246 |
182,246 - 182,246 |
21 |
|
TAIWAN |
1,19,156 |
94,057 - 169,339 |
49 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
1,24,220 |
124,049 - 124,423 |
41 |
|
CR PRODUCTS Total |
131 |
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HR PRODUCTS |
ROMANIA |
41,820 |
41,820 - 41,820 |
4 |
HR PRODUCTS Total |
4 |
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OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
46,892 |
0 - 53,677 |
1,075 |
OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS Total |
1,075 |
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OTHER PRODUCTS |
ITALY |
68,624 |
65,735 - 71,514 |
2 |
OTHER PRODUCTS Total |
2 |
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PIPES & TUBES |
CHINA |
94,405 |
85,756 - 161,852 |
198 |
VIETNAM |
1,55,382 |
94,188 - 169,440 |
338 |
|
PIPES & TUBES Total |
536 |
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PLATES & SLABS |
CHINA |
48,690 |
48,062 - 49,318 |
1 |
SINGAPORE |
39,445 |
39,445 - 39,445 |
100 |
|
PLATES & SLABS Total |
100 |
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SCRAP |
EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
22,916 |
22,587 - 23,081 |
445 |
HONDURAS |
18,482 |
18,482 - 18,482 |
258 |
|
MALAYSIA |
1,02,764 |
102,597 - 102,932 |
173 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
21,336 |
18,776 - 22,727 |
1,015 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
21,770 |
16,117 - 26,862 |
6,841 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
18,568 |
18,568 - 18,568 |
245 |
|
UNITED STATES |
19,285 |
19,125 - 19,445 |
2,000 |
|
SCRAP Total |
10,976 |
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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
46,053 |
36,051 - 49,964 |
2,835 |
VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS Total |
2,835 |
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WIRES & WIRE RODS |
CHINA |
51,214 |
51,214 - 51,214 |
20 |
FRANCE |
1,17,960 |
117,960 - 117,960 |
15 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
- |
- |
0.09 |
|
WIRES & WIRE RODS Total |
35 |
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Grand Total |
15,695 |