Steel imports through Cochin Port were at 13,439 tons in December 2015, down 30.42% from 19,315 tons imported in November 2015, as per provisional information available with ISMW
Steel imports via the port stood at 126,101 tons during the first nine months (April-December) of 2015-16, resulting in a fall of 10.05% in comparison to 140,197 tons imported during the same period in 2014-15.
However, 12,273 tons of steel was imported via the port in December 2014.
Following table provides month-on-month imports of steel through Cochin Port (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 |
18,425 |
12,964 |
|
NOV |
19,315 |
11,493 |
|
DEC |
13,439 |
12,273 |
|
JAN |
|
17,129 |
|
FEB |
|
14,150 |
|
MAR |
|
12,502 |
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COCHIN APRIL TO DECMBER TOTAL |
1,26,101 |
1,40,197 |
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COCHIN APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
|
1,83,979 |
Of 13,439 tons imported in December 2015, 42 tons of CR products were imported from Poland and Taiwan, 461 tons of other flat products from China, 349 tons of “other products” came from China, Taiwan and the US, 396 tons of pipes and tubes came in from China, 102 tons of plates and slabs from Singapore, 11,207 tons of scrap from Australia, Brazil, Equatorial Guinea, Hong Kong, Malta, Netherlands, UAE, UK and the US, 4 tons of stainless steel products from Sweden, 821 tons of value-added products from China and 57 tons of wires and wire rods from China.
Of 19,315 tons imported in November 2015, a volume of 208 tons of other flat products were imported from China, 290 tons of pipes and tubes came in from China and Vietnam, 15,654 tons of scrap were imported from Australia, Brazil, Equatorial Guinea, Netherlands, New Zealand, UAE, UK, Uruguay and the US, a volume of 2,262 tons of value-added products were imported from China, 27 tons of wires and wire rods from the UAE, 114 tons of CR products from South Korea, UK and Taiwan, 287 tons of long products from China, 153 tons of defective and secondary products from China. A volume of 119 tons of “other products” came from Sweden and the US and 202 tons of plates and slabs from Singapore, amongst others.
Following table provides details of steel imports through Cochin Port in December 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 |
1,45,986 |
144,110 - 146,924 |
40 |
TAIWAN |
1,15,468 |
0 - 173,202 |
2 |
|
CR PRODUCTS Total |
42 |
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OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
39,822 |
36,555 - 44,205 |
461 |
OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS Total |
461 |
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OTHER PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
34,343 |
34,343 - 34,343 |
1 |
TAIWAN |
76,356 |
76,356 - 76,356 |
18 |
|
UNITED STATES |
1,64,595 |
164,590 - 164,596 |
330 |
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OTHER PRODUCTS Total |
349 |
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PIPES & TUBES |
CHINA |
76,068 |
34,258 - 137,543 |
396 |
PIPES & TUBES Total |
396 |
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PLATES & SLABS |
SINGAPORE |
39,209 |
35,336 - 46,894 |
102 |
PLATES & SLABS Total |
102 |
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SCRAP |
AUSTRALIA |
13,788 |
13,788 - 13,788 |
264 |
BRAZIL |
21,000 |
17,667 - 22,667 |
711 |
|
EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
23,120 |
23,030 - 23,300 |
455 |
|
HONG KONG |
22,481 |
22,481 - 22,481 |
442 |
|
MALTA |
21,800 |
21,800 - 21,800 |
329 |
|
NETHERLANDS |
21,396 |
21,396 - 21,396 |
247 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
21,369 |
13,966 - 23,051 |
4,210 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
18,581 |
17,965 - 18,889 |
720 |
|
UNITED STATES |
16,104 |
13,137 - 19,562 |
3,828 |
|
SCRAP Total |
11,207 |
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STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS |
SWEDEN |
3,44,339 |
344,339 - 344,339 |
4 |
STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS Total |
4 |
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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
39,235 |
31,221 - 44,139 |
821 |
VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS Total |
821 |
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WIRES & WIRE RODS |
CHINA |
31,458 |
29,978 - 33,010 |
57 |
WIRES & WIRE RODS Total |
57 |
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Grand Total |
13,439 |
SOurce: ISMW