India Steel Market Watch
December 11: Manganese ore imports through the port of Vizag were recorded at 34,971 tons in November 2015 against a volume of 143,755 tons in October 2015, showing a sharp month-on-month drop of 75.67%, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
Imports of the material in November 2014 stood at a more voluminous 81,969 tons, while total imports in the first eight months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 were at 548,462 tons against 907,765 tons seen in the same period of the previous fiscal.
Total imports of the material through the port for financial year 2014-15 stood at 1,172,086 tons.
The following are manganese ore import details for 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Port |
Month |
QTY |
|
2015-16 |
2014-15 |
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VIZAG |
APR |
28,343 |
71,360 |
MAY |
43,147 |
157,025 |
|
JUN |
75,249 |
65,033 |
|
JUL |
73,415 |
153,793 |
|
AUG |
74,507 |
128,253 |
|
SEP |
75,075 |
153,199 |
|
OCT |
143,755 |
97,133 |
|
NOV |
34,971 |
81,969 |
|
DEC |
|
103,696 |
|
JAN |
|
79,442 |
|
FEB |
|
78,407 |
|
MAR |
|
2,776 |
|
VIZAG APRIL TO MAR TOTAL |
548,462 |
1,172,086 |
The following table gives details of manganese ore imports via Vizag Port in November 2015:
MANGANESE ORE IMPORT, VIZAG |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
AUSTRALIA |
3-Nov-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (MF-02) (MN49.50% @ USD 3PDMTU) |
9,922 |
152 |
477 |
5-Nov-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (MF-02) (MN49.50% @ USD 3PDMTU) |
10,407 |
159 |
477 |
|
7-Nov-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (MF-02) (MN49.50% @ USD 3PDMTU) |
9,922 |
150 |
629 |
|
13-Nov-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (GL-01) (MN-46.40%) |
10,025 |
151 |
974 |
|
AUSTRALIA Total |
2,556 |
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COTE D IVOIRE |
2-Nov-15 |
MANGANESE ORE LUMPS (MN-43.26%) |
8,994 |
138 |
1,093 |
COTE D IVOIRE Total |
1,093 |
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GABON |
5-Nov-15 |
MMNSTD-MMD:MANGANESE ORE (MN44.50% @ USD3.00 /DMTU) |
9,222 |
141 |
100 |
MMNSTDMMD-MMD : MANGANESE ORE (MN44.50% @ USD3.00/DMTU) |
9,222 |
141 |
1,425 |
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7-Nov-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (MN-34.59%) |
5,251 |
79 |
7,008 |
|
19-Nov-15 |
MMNSTD-MMD:MANGANESE ORE (MN44.50% @ USD3.00 /DMTU) |
9,041 |
137 |
375 |
|
MMNSTDMMD-MMD : MANGANESE ORE (MN44.50% @ USD3.00/DMTU) |
9,041 |
137 |
760 |
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9,041 |
137 |
475 |
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30-Nov-15 |
MMD MANGANESE ORE (MN-44.5%) |
8,694 |
130 |
4,180 |
|
GABON Total |
14,323 |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
5-Nov-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (M1L) (MN 38.07% @ USD2.55PDMTU) |
7,001 |
107 |
995 |
13-Nov-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (M1L) (MN-37.85%) |
6,074 |
92 |
3,870 |
|
6,453 |
97 |
3,285 |
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14-Nov-15 |
MANGANESE ORE - W4L40 (MN-45.93%) |
8,599 |
130 |
4,000 |
|
MANGANESE ORE (M1L) (MN-37.85%) |
6,074 |
92 |
1 |
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6,074 |
92 |
4 |
|||
6,074 |
92 |
3 |
|||
6,074 |
92 |
638 |
|||
6,074 |
92 |
276 |
|||
6,074 |
92 |
581 |
|||
6,074 |
92 |
1 |
|||
6,074 |
92 |
0 |
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MANGANESE ORE M1L 37.85% MN, 2.50 USD/DMTU |
6,327 |
96 |
1,642 |
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18-Nov-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (M1L) (MN-37.06%) |
6,556 |
99 |
1,453 |
|
6,556 |
99 |
248 |
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SOUTH AFRICA Total |
16,999 |
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Grand Total |
34,971 |
November 2015 imports included 2,556 tons from Australia at a price band of Rs 9,922 - 10,407 ($150-159) per ton, 14,323 tons from Gabon in a range of Rs 5,251 – Rs 9,222 ($79-141) per ton, 16,999 tons from South Africa in a range of Rs 6,074 – Rs 8,599 ($92-130) per ton and 1,093 tons from Cote De Ivoire at Rs 8,994/ton ($138).
In October 2015, imports comprised 15,883 tons from Australia at a price band of Rs 9,691 - 10,407 ($146-151) per ton, 33,363 tons from Gabon in a range of Rs 5,635 – Rs 8,958 ($85-137) per ton, 7,805 tons from Cote D Ivoire in a range of Rs 6,270 – Rs 8,202 ($96-126) per ton while 86,704 tons arrived from South Africa in a range of Rs 5,459 – Rs 9,816 ($84-150) per ton.