Ferro alloy imports through the port of Kolkata moved up 16.92% to 2,936 tons in March 2016 against a volume of 2,511 tons in February 2016 month-on-month, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
In fact, after a hefty 141,424 tons imported in April this fiscal, ferro alloy imports through the port have fallen sharply and been moving in a more or less narrow range.
With the March 2016 figures, imports of the material for fiscal 2015-16 were at 170,053 tons against a much lower 57,197 tons recorded for the previous fiscal, surging more than 197% year-on-year.
In February 2015, imports of the material were at 2,578 tons.
Following are the month-wise details of ferro alloys imports through the port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Port |
Month |
QTY (In tons) |
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2015-16 |
2014-15 |
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Kolkata |
APR |
141,424 |
29,803 |
MAY |
2,308 |
1,768 |
|
JUN |
1,964 |
1,129 |
|
JUL |
2,262 |
1,602 |
|
AUG |
4,349 |
3,238 |
|
SEP |
2,707 |
2,381 |
|
OCT |
1,618 |
2,054 |
|
NOV |
2,712 |
4,691 |
|
DEC |
2,216 |
3,748 |
|
JAN |
3,046 |
1,305 |
|
FEB |
2,511 |
2,578 |
|
MAR |
2,936 |
2,900 |
|
Kolkata APR TO MAR TOTAL |
170,053 |
57,197 |
Following are the details of ferro alloys imports through Kolkata Port in March 2016:
FERRO ALLOY IMPORT, KOLKATA |
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Item Description |
Country Of Origin |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
FERRO BORON |
CHINA |
141,824 |
2,086 |
24 |
FERRO BORON Total |
24 |
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FERRO CHROME |
CHINA |
129,887 |
1,926 |
4 |
129,902 |
1,926 |
10 |
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129,902 |
1,926 |
11 |
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130,435 |
1,918 |
16 |
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130,435 |
1,918 |
9 |
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131,414 |
1,933 |
25 |
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KAZAKISTAN |
87,179 |
1,293 |
50 |
|
88,759 |
1,305 |
50 |
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90,309 |
1,328 |
50 |
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FERRO CHROME Total |
225 |
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FERRO MANGANESE |
NORWAY |
63,720 |
937 |
65 |
SOUTH KOREA |
60,370 |
888 |
300 |
|
61,213 |
900 |
250 |
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61,979 |
911 |
46 |
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75,768 |
1,099 |
46 |
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FERRO MANGANESE Total |
707 |
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FERRO NICKEL |
AUSTRIA |
206,973 |
3,044 |
4 |
206,973 |
3,044 |
3 |
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215,753 |
3,173 |
15 |
||
225,342 |
3,314 |
17 |
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BRAZIL |
617,961 |
9,088 |
1 |
|
618,019 |
9,089 |
3 |
||
618,072 |
9,089 |
3 |
||
618,095 |
9,090 |
10 |
||
618,096 |
9,090 |
4 |
||
618,100 |
9,090 |
3 |
||
618,109 |
9,090 |
3 |
||
618,116 |
9,090 |
15 |
||
618,117 |
9,090 |
2 |
||
618,119 |
9,090 |
8 |
||
618,125 |
9,090 |
30 |
||
618,125 |
9,090 |
27 |
||
618,127 |
9,090 |
8 |
||
618,127 |
9,090 |
17 |
||
618,131 |
9,090 |
10 |
||
666,196 |
9,797 |
296 |
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INDONESIA |
591,151 |
8,764 |
150 |
|
607,060 |
8,927 |
151 |
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NEW CALEDONIA |
588,136 |
8,649 |
205 |
|
602,530 |
8,861 |
150 |
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FERRO NICKEL Total |
1,136 |
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FERRO NIOBIUM |
CANADA |
1,522,426 |
22,389 |
5 |
FERRO NIOBIUM Total |
5 |
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FERRO SILICO CALCIUM |
CHINA |
105,767 |
1,555 |
15 |
105,767 |
1,555 |
35 |
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107,245 |
1,555 |
25 |
||
107,941 |
1,587 |
24 |
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FERRO SILICO CALCIUM Total |
99 |
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FERRO SILICO MAGNESIUM |
NORWAY |
104,777 |
1,541 |
27 |
FERRO SILICO MAGNESIUM Total |
27 |
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FERRO SILICO MANGANESE |
AUSTRALIA |
48,883 |
719 |
44 |
48,883 |
719 |
45 |
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FERRO SILICO MANGANESE Total |
90 |
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FERRO SILICON |
CHINA |
59,752 |
879 |
15 |
59,752 |
879 |
20 |
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59,752 |
879 |
20 |
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FRANCE |
100,511 |
1,478 |
40 |
|
102,158 |
1,515 |
20 |
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103,157 |
1,529 |
40 |
||
125,969 |
1,868 |
20 |
||
147,063 |
2,163 |
40 |
||
|
2,180 |
40 |
||
147,063 |
2,163 |
40 |
||
150,933 |
2,238 |
40 |
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MALAYSIA |
61,184 |
887 |
96 |
|
61,383 |
903 |
75 |
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NORWAY |
107,535 |
1,594 |
2 |
|
107,535 |
1,594 |
14 |
||
138,259 |
2,050 |
8 |
||
173,592 |
2,574 |
2 |
||
215,069 |
3,189 |
1 |
||
SOUTH AFRICA |
143,695 |
2,113 |
20 |
|
|
2,130 |
40 |
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FERRO SILICON Total |
588 |
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FERRO TITANIUM |
CANADA |
175,522 |
2,581 |
20 |
UNITED KINGDOM |
284,335 |
4,181 |
15 |
|
FERRO TITANIUM Total |
35 |
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Grand Total |
2,936 |
In March 2016, imports comprised 707 tons of ferro manganese, 225 tons of ferro chrome and 1,136 tons of ferro nickel amongst other items. All materials came in from various countries in differing price bands.
February 2015 imports comprised 596 tons of ferro manganese, 322 tons of ferro silicon and 151 tons of ferro chrome amongst other items. All materials came in from various countries in differing price bands.