India Steel Market Watch
October 28: Steel imports via Mundra Port decreased 34.02% in September 2015 to 80,417 tons as compared to 121,897 tons in August. The imports were down 35.04% from 124,064 tons in the same month of the previous fiscal, according to provisional data available with ISMW.
For the first six months (April-September) of the current fiscal (2015-16), steel imports increased 36.44% to 727,938 tons against a volume of 533.521 tons imported in the same period of the previous fiscal, data revealed.
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 |
|
128,310 |
|
NOV |
|
112,225 |
|
DEC |
|
181,469 |
|
JAN |
|
147,798 |
|
FEB |
|
138,802 |
|
MAR |
|
113,238 |
|
MUNDRA APRIL TO SEPTEMBER TOTAL |
727,938 |
533,521 |
|
MUNDRA APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
727,938 |
1,355,363 |
Of the total imports in September 2015, CR products comprised 5,592 tons, HR products 25,243 tons, long products 2,399 tons, other flat products 24 tons, other products 278 tons, pipes and tubes 1,194 tons, plates and slabs 10,300 tons, scraps 19,692 tons, stainless steel 1,977 tons, value-added products 2,786 tons, wire and wire rods 10,795 tons, among others.
Further, 35,921 tons came from China; 2,962 tons from Japan, 9,725 tons came from South Korea, among others, in various price ranges.
Following table gives break-up of country wise imports via Mundra in September 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 |
71,232 |
71,232 - 71,232 |
50 |
JAPAN |
66,439 |
51,162 - 196,933 |
857 |
|
RUSSIA |
135,557 |
128,392 - 138,521 |
322 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
53,723 |
35,669 - 207,637 |
4,311 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
130,362 |
130,362 - 130,362 |
51 |
|
CR PRODUCTS Total |
5,592 |
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DEFECTIVES & SECONDARY PRODUCTS |
BELGIUM |
126,174 |
126,174 - 126,174 |
26 |
SINGAPORE |
127,594 |
127,594 - 127,594 |
12 |
|
DEFECTIVES & SECONDARY PRODUCTS Total |
38 |
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HR PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
28,626 |
25,872 - 48,082 |
20,582 |
JAPAN |
53,440 |
44,942 - 59,358 |
334 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
33,602 |
30,854 - 39,487 |
4,327 |
|
HR PRODUCTS Total |
25,243 |
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LONG PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
55,723 |
44,900 - 63,996 |
1,894 |
GERMANY |
227,290 |
227,290 - 227,290 |
65 |
|
JAPAN |
72,763 |
72,763 - 72,763 |
298 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
86,758 |
86,758 - 86,758 |
40 |
|
UNITED STATES |
88,993 |
88,993 - 88,993 |
102 |
|
LONG PRODUCTS Total |
2,399 |
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OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS |
SOUTH KOREA |
49,091 |
49,091 - 49,091 |
24 |
OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS Total |
24 |
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OTHER PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
32,152 |
26,130 - 84,651 |
182 |
TAIWAN |
46,338 |
45,237 - 55,703 |
48 |
|
THAILAND |
48,217 |
45,913 - 54,176 |
48 |
|
OTHER PRODUCTS Total |
278 |
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PIPES & TUBES |
CHINA |
76,982 |
50,984 - 155,757 |
1,194 |
PIPES & TUBES Total |
1,194 |
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PLATES & SLABS |
INDONESIA |
21,855 |
21,855 - 21,855 |
10,300 |
PLATES & SLABS Total |
10,300 |
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SCRAP |
AUSTRALIA |
22,728 |
21,268 - 24,104 |
6,757 |
BANGLADESH |
66,905 |
29,548 - 163,867 |
277 |
|
CAMEROON |
22,476 |
21,590 - 24,248 |
185 |
|
CHILE |
127,272 |
104,654 - 149,891 |
25 |
|
CYPRUS |
38,693 |
38,693 - 38,693 |
20 |
|
DOMINICAN REPULIC |
24,654 |
24,654 - 24,654 |
101 |
|
HONDURAS |
22,021 |
22,021 - 22,021 |
68 |
|
KUWAIT |
21,230 |
21,230 - 21,230 |
51 |
|
LIBERIA |
25,269 |
21,590 - 30,991 |
371 |
|
MALAYSIA |
21,230 |
21,230 - 21,230 |
119 |
|
MAURITANIA |
21,442 |
21,230 - 21,654 |
475 |
|
MAURITIUS |
23,732 |
23,732 - 23,732 |
80 |
|
MOZAMBIQUE |
21,654 |
21,654 - 21,654 |
134 |
|
OMAN |
24,654 |
24,654 - 24,654 |
133 |
|
PANAMA |
21,611 |
21,590 - 21,654 |
402 |
|
PARAGUAY |
21,300 |
21,268 - 21,332 |
629 |
|
RUSSIA |
31,913 |
31,913 - 31,913 |
83 |
|
SENEGAL |
21,306 |
21,230 - 21,332 |
832 |
|
SINGAPORE |
147,179 |
110,134 - 184,224 |
33 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
21,576 |
20,956 - 24,248 |
4,135 |
|
TANZANIA |
23,829 |
21,230 - 24,733 |
914 |
|
THAILAND |
100,020 |
34,434 - 155,105 |
248 |
|
TOGO |
22,501 |
21,230 - 23,773 |
699 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
28,826 |
20,957 - 151,688 |
2,546 |
|
UNITED STATES |
54,168 |
21,230 - 104,654 |
374 |
|
SCRAP Total |
19,692 |
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STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
83,510 |
60,767 - 156,390 |
1,083 |
JAPAN |
109,649 |
86,443 - 199,279 |
167 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
98,612 |
80,560 - 134,106 |
728 |
|
STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS Total |
1,977 |
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TINPLATES & TMBP |
CHINA |
47,075 |
42,537 - 54,920 |
101 |
TINPLATES & TMBP Total |
101 |
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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
35,362 |
34,876 - 36,192 |
523 |
JAPAN |
67,665 |
50,716 - 89,171 |
1,305 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
55,897 |
53,852 - 57,602 |
87 |
|
TAIWAN |
60,374 |
60,250 - 60,431 |
870 |
|
VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS Total |
2,786 |
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WIRES & WIRE RODS |
BELGIUM |
32,725 |
32,725 - 32,725 |
61 |
CANADA |
32,208 |
32,208 - 32,208 |
46 |
|
CHINA |
45,601 |
19,873 - 277,983 |
10,312 |
|
FRANCE |
- |
- |
108 |
|
ITALY |
57,214 |
57,214 - 57,214 |
20 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
40,524 |
40,524 - 40,524 |
248 |
|
WIRES & WIRE RODS Total |
10,795 |
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Grand Total |
80,417 |