Ferro alloy imports through the port of Kolkata moved up a considerable 67.61% to 2,712 tons in November 2015 against a volume of 1,618 tons in October 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.
In November 2014, imports of the material were at 4,691 tons.
With the November figures, imports of the material for the first eight months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 were at 159,344 tons against a much lower 46,666 tons recorded for the same period of the previous fiscal.
Total imports of ferro alloys in financial year 2014-15 stood at 57,197 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 |
3,748 |
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JAN |
1,305 |
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FEB |
2,578 |
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MAR |
2,900 |
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Kolkata APRIL TO MAY TOTAL |
159,344 |
46,666 |
|
Kolkata APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
147,958 |
57,197 |
Following are the details of ferro alloys imports through Kolkata Port in November 2015:
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 |
160,333 |
2,404 |
25 |
161,709 |
2,475 |
24 |
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163,812 |
2,475 |
24 |
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FERRO BORON Total |
73 |
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FERRO CHROME |
ALBANIA |
92,687 |
1,418 |
51 |
BRAZIL |
222,849 |
3,341 |
62 |
|
CHINA |
125,438 |
1,919 |
54 |
|
128,052 |
1,920 |
50 |
||
128,377 |
1,939 |
25 |
||
131,384 |
1,985 |
9 |
||
131,384 |
1,985 |
9 |
||
131,384 |
1,985 |
7 |
||
131,384 |
1,985 |
18 |
||
131,384 |
1,985 |
5 |
||
131,384 |
1,985 |
3 |
||
132,664 |
2,030 |
50 |
||
133,210 |
2,012 |
49 |
||
136,163 |
2,057 |
25 |
||
144,806 |
2,187 |
1 |
||
144,806 |
2,187 |
18 |
||
225,545 |
3,451 |
61 |
||
228,478 |
3,451 |
91 |
||
FERRO CHROME Total |
587 |
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FERRO MANGANESE |
SOUTH KOREA |
73,548 |
1,103 |
40 |
77,950 |
1,177 |
250 |
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78,964 |
1,193 |
300 |
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FERRO MANGANESE Total |
590 |
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FERRO NICKEL |
BRAZIL |
656,575 |
9,918 |
11 |
656,575 |
9,918 |
63 |
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CANADA |
647,361 |
9,906 |
13 |
|
654,511 |
9,887 |
14 |
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662,181 |
10,003 |
19 |
||
702,724 |
10,615 |
21 |
||
817,271 |
12,506 |
7 |
||
887,095 |
13,400 |
7 |
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NEW CALEDONI |
254,868 |
3,850 |
260 |
|
256,708 |
3,849 |
139 |
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667,453 |
10,082 |
198 |
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FERRO NICKEL Total |
751 |
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FERRO PHOSPHORUS |
CHINA |
27,721 |
419 |
27 |
FERRO PHOSPHORUS Total |
27 |
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FERRO SILICO MAGNESIUM |
NORWAY |
102,232 |
1,533 |
27 |
106,474 |
1,629 |
27 |
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FERRO SILICO MAGNESIUM Total |
54 |
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FERRO SILICO MANGANESE |
AUSTRALIA |
48,765 |
737 |
25 |
48,765 |
746 |
50 |
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FERRO SILICO MANGANESE Total |
75 |
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FERRO SILICON |
CHINA |
61,379 |
920 |
50 |
61,978 |
929 |
52 |
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63,299 |
949 |
2 |
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63,307 |
949 |
49 |
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FRANCE |
128,886 |
1,932 |
20 |
|
143,490 |
2,168 |
20 |
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149,444 |
2,287 |
59 |
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MALAYSIA |
64,188 |
970 |
50 |
|
64,188 |
970 |
50 |
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71,399 |
1,079 |
54 |
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NORWAY |
106,474 |
1,608 |
15 |
|
171,880 |
2,596 |
3 |
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212,948 |
3,217 |
2 |
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VIETNAM |
63,151 |
947 |
50 |
|
FERRO SILICON Total |
475 |
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FERRO TITANIUM |
NETHERLANDS |
214,389 |
3,214 |
20 |
RUSSIA |
302,631 |
4,537 |
16 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
302,956 |
4,576 |
14 |
|
335,958 |
5,075 |
14 |
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335,958 |
5,141 |
14 |
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FERRO TITANIUM Total |
78 |
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Grand Total |
2,712 |
In November 2015, imports comprised 590 tons of ferro manganese, 587 tons of ferro chrome and 475 tons of ferro silicon amongst other items. All materials came in from various countries in differing price bands.
October 2015 imports comprised 925 tons of ferro manganese, 40 ton of ferro silicon and 103 tons of ferro titanium amongst other items. All materials came in from various countries in differing price bands.