Steel imports through the port of Kolkata edged down 29.50% to 70,691 tons in January 2016 against 54,586 tons in December 2015 month-on-month, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
Steel imports in January 2015 were at 72,043 tons.
With the January 2016 figures, imports of the material for the first 10 months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 were at 698,707 tons against a much lower 528,860 tons recorded for the same period in the previous fiscal, up 32.11% year-on-year during this period.
Fiscal 2014-15 ended with import volumes of the material at 700,828 tons.
Following are the month-wise import details for 2015-16 and 2014-15:
STEEL IMPORT, KOLKATA |
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Port |
Month |
QTY |
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2016-17 |
2014-15 |
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KOLKATA |
APR |
45,786 |
31,234 |
MAY |
69,361 |
52,769 |
|
JUN |
40,257 |
31,732 |
|
JUL |
101,649 |
48,550 |
|
AUG |
85,626 |
30,954 |
|
SEP |
110,850 |
83,031 |
|
OCT |
58,588 |
58,193 |
|
NOV |
61,314 |
40,030 |
|
DEC |
54,586 |
80,324 |
|
JAN |
70,691 |
72,043 |
|
FEB |
86,582 |
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MAR |
85,386 |
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KOLKATA APRIL TO JANUARY TOTAL |
698,707 |
528,860 |
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KOLKATA APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
700,828 |
Following are the details of steel imports through Kolkata Port in January 2016:
STEEL IMPORT, KOLKATA |
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Product |
Country Of Origin |
Avg. Unit Price (in Rs./Ton) |
Price Range (Rs/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
CR PRODUCTS |
GERMANY |
77,432 |
77,432 - 77,432 |
18 |
JAPAN |
33,982 |
21,702 - 109,817 |
8,359 |
|
POLAND |
122,624 |
122,624 - 122,624 |
25 |
|
RUSSIA |
110,187 |
108,595 - 111,778 |
119 |
|
CR PRODUCTS Total |
8,520 |
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DEFECTIVES & SECONDARY PRODUCTS |
BELGIUM |
34,584 |
24,005 - 38,749 |
649 |
CHINA |
34,440 |
30,052 - 35,633 |
386 |
|
ITALY |
38,401 |
38,401 - 38,401 |
111 |
|
JAPAN |
26,624 |
22,069 - 36,040 |
1,331 |
|
MALAYSIA |
22,390 |
22,390 - 22,390 |
214 |
|
NEW ZEALAND |
36,404 |
36,404 - 36,404 |
52 |
|
SINGAPORE |
22,140 |
22,140 - 22,140 |
4 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
34,445 |
34,445 - 34,445 |
49 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
33,030 |
29,185 - 38,436 |
622 |
|
SPAIN |
37,195 |
36,103 - 38,287 |
174 |
|
UNITED STATES |
32,876 |
22,071 - 36,658 |
356 |
|
DEFECTIVES & SECONDARY PRODUCTS Total |
3,948 |
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HR PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
24,593 |
20,099 - 26,091 |
20,735 |
JAPAN |
40,021 |
20,445 - 104,906 |
18,481 |
|
SWEDEN |
89,028 |
64,496 - 119,218 |
335 |
|
HR PRODUCTS Total |
39,550 |
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LONG PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
57,917 |
24,252 - 204,374 |
1,009 |
JAPAN |
51,732 |
44,150 - 66,107 |
209 |
|
SLOVENIA |
132,515 |
33,951 - 321,404 |
110 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
246,276 |
246,265 - 246,298 |
104 |
|
LONG PRODUCTS Total |
1,433 |
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OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
36,317 |
32,918 - 39,717 |
75 |
TAIWAN |
49,201 |
49,201 - 49,201 |
197 |
|
OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS Total |
272 |
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OTHER PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
5,147 |
0 - 46,325 |
27 |
FRANCE |
221,027 |
45,932 - 338,862 |
102 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
44,514 |
44,514 - 44,514 |
27 |
|
TAIWAN |
42,450 |
0 - 339,600 |
0.07 |
|
OTHER PRODUCTS Total |
156 |
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PIPES & TUBES |
CHINA |
60,544 |
33,160 - 161,644 |
2,485 |
GERMANY |
- |
- |
2 |
|
PIPES & TUBES Total |
2,487 |
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PLATES & SLABS |
AUSTRALIA |
278,100 |
265,363 - 299,698 |
53 |
SWEDEN |
125,942 |
125,942 - 125,942 |
7 |
|
PLATES & SLABS Total |
61 |
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SCRAP |
AUSTRALIA |
21,290 |
19,561 - 24,434 |
215 |
BANGLADESH |
25,163 |
25,121 - 25,206 |
150 |
|
BELGIUM |
28,695 |
23,892 - 30,426 |
273 |
|
BRAZIL |
19,025 |
19,025 - 19,025 |
248 |
|
CANADA |
35,690 |
35,690 - 35,690 |
44 |
|
GERMANY |
31,136 |
30,036 - 33,338 |
267 |
|
MALI |
20,591 |
20,591 - 20,591 |
51 |
|
NEW ZEALAND |
43,086 |
34,743 - 47,850 |
55 |
|
SINGAPORE |
26,539 |
19,344 - 45,595 |
298 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
19,683 |
19,683 - 19,683 |
195 |
|
SWEDEN |
50,979 |
50,979 - 50,979 |
165 |
|
THAILAND |
22,069 |
22,069 - 22,069 |
163 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
33,631 |
33,631 - 33,631 |
47 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
22,354 |
16,691 - 35,296 |
1,959 |
|
UNITED STATES |
35,510 |
18,601 - 101,439 |
1,170 |
|
VIETNAM |
50,412 |
50,412 - 50,412 |
119 |
|
SCRAP Total |
5,417 |
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STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
74,856 |
56,649 - 172,995 |
605 |
MALAYSIA |
60,972 |
60,972 - 60,972 |
27 |
|
TAIWAN |
59,828 |
59,828 - 59,828 |
23 |
|
STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS Total |
654 |
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STRIPS |
FRANCE |
117,790 |
117,657 - 117,882 |
6 |
STRIPS Total |
6 |
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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
35,633 |
35,633 - 35,633 |
170 |
SOUTH KOREA |
44,734 |
40,193 - 47,074 |
363 |
|
VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS Total |
534 |
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WIRES & WIRE RODS |
CHINA |
80,449 |
0 - 290,702 |
7,484 |
FRANCE |
18,651 |
0 - 74,602 |
20 |
|
JAPAN |
98,637 |
98,637 - 98,637 |
149 |
|
WIRES & WIRE RODS Total |
7,653 |
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Grand Total |
70,691 |
In January 2016, imports comprised 8,520 tons of CR products, 3,948 tons of defectives and secondary products, 39,550 tons of HR products, 7,653 tons of wires and wire rods among other items. All the categories arrived from various countries in differing price bands.
In December 2015, imports comprised 1,261 tons of CR products, 10,373 tons of defectives and secondary products, 22,915 tons of HR products, 7,931 tons of wires and wire rods among other items. All the categories arrived from various countries in differing price bands.
Further, in January 2016, a volume of 32,977 tons of various products arrived from China, 28,529 tons from Japan, 985 tons from South Korea and 2,063 tons from the UK amongst others.