Exports of steel products, including stainless steel, through the port of Vizag went down 49.33% to 22,448 tons in December 2015 from a volume of 44,307 tons in November 2015, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
Exports of the material in December 2015, however, stood much higher at 123,379 tons.
With the December figures, total steel exports through the port in the first nine months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 dropped 44.14% to 489,141 tons against 875,744 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 |
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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 |
58,153 |
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FEB |
43,016 |
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MAR |
80,365 |
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VIZAG APRIL TO DECEMBER TOTAL |
489,141 |
875,744 |
|
VIZAG APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
1,057,279 |
Following table gives break-up of country-wise exports of steel via Vizag Port in December 2015:
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 |
29,640 |
27,825 - 30,806 |
428 |
CR PRODUCTS Total |
428 |
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HR PRODUCTS |
BELGIUM |
109,927 |
109,926 - 109,927 |
3 |
ITALY |
38,930 |
38,372 - 39,488 |
6,068 |
|
KENYA |
34,014 |
34,014 - 34,014 |
518 |
|
MALAYSIA |
36,337 |
33,633 - 39,238 |
189 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
51,374 |
51,374 - 51,374 |
54 |
|
HR PRODUCTS Total |
6,833 |
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LONG PRODUCTS |
BAHRAIN |
31,334 |
31,334 - 31,334 |
157 |
BANGLADESH |
39,240 |
36,714 - 41,252 |
79 |
|
CAMEROON |
41,822 |
41,822 - 41,822 |
48 |
|
COLOMBIA |
54,752 |
54,446 - 55,364 |
25 |
|
PHILIPPINES |
41,885 |
41,885 - 41,885 |
22 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
28,819 |
28,819 - 28,819 |
2,980 |
|
SRI LANKA |
34,238 |
33,986 - 35,113 |
349 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
48,533 |
31,442 - 53,779 |
863 |
|
LONG PRODUCTS Total |
4,523 |
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OTHER PRODUCTS |
BELGIUM |
- |
0 - 0 |
0.03 |
POLAND |
- |
0 - 0 |
0.03 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
28,819 |
28,819 - 28,819 |
933 |
|
OTHER PRODUCTS Total |
933 |
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SCRAP |
SOUTH KOREA |
81,406 |
81,406 - 81,406 |
21 |
SCRAP Total |
21 |
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STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS |
BELGIUM |
123,484 |
82,660 - 184,556 |
2,167 |
BULGARIA |
140,757 |
118,419 - 178,141 |
52 |
|
BULGARIA |
120,015 |
117,495 - 121,618 |
24 |
|
CUBA |
93,182 |
92,167 - 96,225 |
43 |
|
FRANCE |
133,251 |
92,957 - 149,067 |
37 |
|
INDONESIA |
70,369 |
55,753 - 113,026 |
1,199 |
|
ITALY |
135,516 |
113,851 - 183,629 |
1,705 |
|
POLAND |
131,941 |
117,036 - 179,511 |
715 |
|
RUSSIA |
128,349 |
101,388 - 163,735 |
1,079 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
122,936 |
113,329 - 159,657 |
475 |
|
SPAIN |
125,585 |
111,522 - 177,667 |
963 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
118,515 |
118,515 - 118,515 |
39 |
|
UNITED STATES |
115,853 |
101,844 - 172,896 |
204 |
|
VIETNAM |
71,530 |
66,220 - 77,273 |
156 |
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STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS Total |
8,860 |
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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS |
GHANA |
41,044 |
41,044 - 41,044 |
583 |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
42,213 |
42,213 - 42,213 |
267 |
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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS Total |
850 |
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Grand Total |
22,448 |
In October, exports included 6,833 tons of HR products, 4,523 tons of long products, 8,860 tons of stainless steel products amongst other items. All were sent to several countries in differing price bands.
November exports included 36,059 tons of long products and 5,389 tons of stainless steel products amongst other items. All were sent to several countries in differing price bands.
Further, of the total volumes in December, 7,773 tons of HR and stainless steel products went to Italy and 2,170 tons of stainless steel, HR and other products to Belgium, amongst others.
Source:ISMW