Steel imports through Cochin Port were at 13,118 tons in January 2016, down 2.39% from 13,439 tons imported in December 2015, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
Steel imports via the port stood at 139,219 tons during the first 10 months (April-January) of 2015-16, resulting in a fall of 11.51% in comparison to 157,327 tons imported during the same period in 2014-15.
However, 17,129 tons of steel was imported via the port in January 2015.
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 |
13,118 |
17,129 |
|
FEB |
|
14,150 |
|
MAR |
|
12,502 |
|
COCHIN APRIL TO JANUARY TOTAL |
1,39,219 |
1,57,327 |
|
COCHIN APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
1,39,219 |
1,83,979 |
Of 13,118 tons imported in January 2016, a volume of 349 tons of other flat products were imported from China, 323 tons of pipes and tubes came in from China and Vietnam, 9,819 tons of scrap were imported from Brazil, Equatorial Guinea, UAE, UK, Singapore and the US, a volume of 2,211 tons of value-added products were imported from China, 159 tons of wires and wire rods from the China, France and UAE, 32 tons of CR products from Germany, Poland and Taiwan, 0.39 tons of long products from Canada. A volume of 14 tons of “other products” came from Germany and the US, 202 tons of plates and slabs from China and Singapore, 8 tons of HR products from Germany, Poland and Taiwan and 0.13 tons of stainless steel products from Japan and Sweden.
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” from China, Taiwan and the US, 396 tons of pipes and tubes 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.
Following table provides details of steel imports through Cochin Port in January 2016: (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 |
GERMANY |
1,35,805 |
135,805 - 135,805 |
7 |
POLAND |
1,47,426 |
147,426 - 147,426 |
21 |
|
TAIWAN |
1,73,503 |
173,074 - 173,717 |
5 |
|
CR PRODUCTS Total |
32 |
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HR PRODUCTS |
GERMANY |
1,62,428 |
162,428 - 162,428 |
8 |
HR PRODUCTS Total |
8 |
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LONG PRODUCTS |
CANADA |
1,19,381 |
116,916 - 126,876 |
0.39 |
LONG PRODUCTS Total |
0.39 |
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OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
43,132 |
37,245 - 53,958 |
349 |
OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS Total |
349 |
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OTHER PRODUCTS |
GERMANY |
1,64,538 |
162,428 - 177,194 |
13 |
UNITED STATES |
- |
- |
1 |
|
OTHER PRODUCTS Total |
14 |
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PIPES & TUBES |
CHINA |
91,550 |
83,004 - 125,070 |
220 |
VIETNAM |
1,46,980 |
146,604 - 147,149 |
103 |
|
PIPES & TUBES Total |
323 |
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PLATES & SLABS |
CHINA |
36,014 |
35,661 - 36,335 |
102 |
SINGAPORE |
36,321 |
35,599 - 37,147 |
101 |
|
PLATES & SLABS Total |
202 |
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SCRAP |
BRAZIL |
17,654 |
17,654 - 17,654 |
252 |
EQUATORIALGUINEA |
23,408 |
23,300 - 23,515 |
479 |
|
SINGAPORE |
15,018 |
15,018 - 15,018 |
246 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
22,091 |
16,068 - 23,189 |
3,574 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
16,105 |
14,245 - 17,965 |
1,606 |
|
UNITED STATES |
17,117 |
13,235 - 19,896 |
3,663 |
|
SCRAP Total |
9,819 |
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STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS |
JAPAN |
- |
- |
0.02 |
SWEDEN |
- |
- |
0.10 |
|
STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS Total |
0.13 |
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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
39,281 |
27,492 - 46,912 |
2,211 |
VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS Total |
2,211 |
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WIRES & WIRE RODS |
CHINA |
34,314 |
30,452 - 44,690 |
106 |
FRANCE |
1,01,494 |
101,494 - 101,494 |
29 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
24,179 |
24,179 - 24,179 |
23 |
|
WIRES & WIRE RODS Total |
159 |
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Grand Total |
13,118 |