India Steel Market Watch
November 19: Imports of limestone through the port of Vizag dropped sharply by 83.69% to 6,532 tons in October 2015 against a heftier volume of 40,492 tons in September 2015, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
The following table gives details of limestone imports via Vizag in October 2015:
LIME STONE IMPORT, VIZAG |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
THAILAND |
5-Oct-15 |
QUICKLIME |
8,000 |
121 |
500 |
12-Oct-15 |
QUICK LIME (LUMPS) |
7,884 |
119 |
500 |
|
19-Oct-15 |
QUICK LIME (LUMPS) |
8,378 |
128 |
250 |
|
20-Oct-15 |
QUICKLIME |
7,893 |
121 |
500 |
|
THAILAND Total |
1,750 |
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
19-Oct-15 |
QUICK LIME LUMPS |
6,416 |
98 |
255 |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Total |
255 |
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VIETNAM |
3-Oct-15 |
QUICK LIME (LUMP FORM) |
7,328 |
111 |
263 |
7-Oct-15 |
QUICKLIME LUMPS |
6,029 |
91 |
502 |
|
8-Oct-15 |
QUICK LIME (1 TONN JUMBO BAGS) |
5,530 |
84 |
511 |
|
10-Oct-15 |
QUICKLIME LUMPS |
5,948 |
90 |
185 |
|
12-Oct-15 |
CALCINED LIME LUMPS (CAO:92.35%) |
6,604 |
100 |
1 |
|
13-Oct-15 |
QUICKLIME |
6,648 |
100 |
524 |
|
19-Oct-15 |
QUICK LIME LUMPS SIZE (10-70MM) USE AS COOLING AGENT IN FURNACE UNBRANDED (CAO-90.36%) |
5,948 |
91 |
506 |
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5,948 |
91 |
255 |
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20-Oct-15 |
QUICKLIME LUMPS |
6,648 |
102 |
551 |
|
21-Oct-15 |
CALCINED LIME LUMPS (CAO:92.48%) |
6,469 |
99 |
1 |
|
28-Oct-15 |
QUICK LIME LUMPS 95% MIN (SIZE:10-70 MM) |
5,643 |
86 |
828 |
|
30-Oct-15 |
LIMESTONE CHIPS (SIZE : 0-3 CM) |
4,887 |
75 |
56 |
|
LIMESTONE LUMPS (SIZE : 10-30CM) |
4,425 |
68 |
343 |
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VIETNAM Total |
4,527 |
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Grand Total |
6,532 |
In October 2015, a volume of 4,527 tons arrived from Vietnam in a range of Rs 4,425 – Rs 7,328 ($68-111) per ton, 255 tons from UAE at Rs 6,416/ton ($98), and 1,750 tons from Thailand in a range of Rs 7,884 – Rs 8,378 ($119-128) per ton.
September 2015 saw a volume of 1,626 tons arrive from Vietnam in a range of Rs 6,435 – Rs 7,944 ($96-118) per ton, 1,066 tons from Oman at a price band of Rs 6,212 – 7,836 ($93-117), 2,800 tons from Thailand in a range of Rs 7,836 – Rs 8,808 ($119-131) per ton and a volume of 35,000 tons arrived from the UAE at a unit price of Rs 1,108 ($17).