India Steel Market Watch
November 20: Ferro alloy imports through the port of Kolkata fell by 40.22% to 1,618 tons in October 2015 against a volume of 2,707 tons in September 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 have been moving in a more or less narrow range.
In October 2014, imports of the material have been at 2,054 tons.
With the October figures, imports of the material for the first seven months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 were at 156,632 tons against a much lower 41,975 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 |
4,691 |
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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 |
156,632 |
41,975 |
|
Kolkata APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
147,958 |
57,197 |
Following are the details of ferro alloys imports through Kolkata Port in October 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 SILICON |
FRANCE |
147,063 |
2,223 |
20 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
146,022 |
2,234 |
7 |
|
146,022 |
2,234 |
13 |
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FERRO SILICON Total |
40 |
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FERRO CHROME |
BRAZIL |
229,986 |
3,519 |
62 |
CHINA |
133,924 |
2,049 |
50 |
|
134,425 |
2,032 |
25 |
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136,191 |
2,059 |
25 |
||
146,556 |
2,216 |
25 |
||
FERRO CHROME Total |
187 |
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FERRO MANGANESE |
SOUTH AFRICA |
37,246 |
563 |
237 |
37,246 |
563 |
139 |
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SOUTH KOREA |
78,437 |
1,186 |
550 |
|
FERRO MANGANESE Total |
925 |
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FERRO NICKEL |
BRAZIL |
184,541 |
2,824 |
254 |
FERRO NICKEL Total |
254 |
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FERRO NIOBIUM |
BRAZIL |
1,505,530 |
23,038 |
6 |
1,681,775 |
25,424 |
5 |
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2,295,109 |
35,120 |
6 |
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2,759,315 |
41,713 |
13 |
||
2,796,857 |
42,281 |
13 |
||
2,807,015 |
42,434 |
13 |
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FERRO NIOBIUM Total |
57 |
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FERRO PHOSPHORUS |
CHINA |
28,443 |
430 |
27 |
161,709 |
2,475 |
25 |
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FERRO PHOSPHORUS Total |
52 |
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FERRO TITANIUM |
CANADA |
367,046 |
5,549 |
17 |
UNITED KINGDOM |
216,942 |
3,280 |
20 |
|
230,035 |
3,477 |
25 |
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310,673 |
4,754 |
14 |
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312,678 |
4,785 |
13 |
||
350,793 |
5,368 |
14 |
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FERRO TITANIUM Total |
103 |
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Grand Total |
1,618 |
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.
In September 2015, imports comprised 1,010 tons of ferro manganese, 94 ton of ferro chrome and 584 tons of ferro silicon amongst other items. All materials came in from various countries in differing price bands.