India Steel Market Watch
November 6: Manganese ore imports via Cochin Port stood at 946 tons during H1 of 2015-16, resulting in a sharp fall of 68.99% in comparison to 3,051 tons imported during the same period in 2014-15, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
Meanwhile, there were no manganese ore imports through this port in September 2015, while 946 tons were imported in August 2015.
However, there were no import of manganese ore via the port in September 2014.
The following table shows month-wise details of manganese ore imports via Cochin Port in FY2015-16 & FY2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 |
2014-15 |
April |
|
|
May |
|
|
June |
|
3,051 |
July |
|
|
August |
946 |
|
September |
|
|
October |
|
|
November |
|
|
December |
|
|
January |
|
|
February |
|
1,571 |
March |
|
|
Total (April-September) |
946 |
3,051 |
Total (April-March) |
946 |
4622 |
In August, the entire volume had come in from the Cote d Ivoire at a price of Rs 8,618 ($131) per ton.