India Steel Market Watch
October 30: Ferro alloy imports through the port of Kolkata fell by a whopping 96.83% to 2,707 tons in September 2015 against a volume of 4,349 tons in August, 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 September 2014, imports of the material have been at 2,381 tons.
With the September figures, imports of the material for the first six months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 were at 155,014 tons against a much lower 39,921 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 |
2,054 |
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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 |
155,014 |
37,540 |
|
Kolkata APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
147,958 |
57,197 |
Following are the details of ferro alloys imports through Kolkata Port in September 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 CHROME |
CHINA |
146,435 |
2,190 |
25 |
235,187 |
3,508 |
15 |
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RUSSIA |
105,260 |
1,575 |
54 |
|
FERRO CHROME Total |
94 |
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FERRO MANGANESE |
FRANCE |
43,165 |
646 |
504 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
37,135 |
554 |
119 |
|
95,876 |
1,430 |
47 |
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SOUTH KOREA |
74,270 |
1,111 |
40 |
|
79,402 |
1,184 |
300 |
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FERRO MANGANESE Total |
1,010 |
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FERRO NICKEL |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
162,492 |
2,423 |
19 |
169,627 |
2,530 |
407 |
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173,092 |
2,582 |
140 |
||
189,197 |
2,822 |
254 |
||
FERRO NICKEL Total |
820 |
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FERRO NIOBIUM |
BRAZIL |
2,742,630 |
41,027 |
13 |
2,796,857 |
41,713 |
13 |
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FERRO NIOBIUM Total |
26 |
|||
FERRO PHOSPHORUS |
CHINA |
28,358 |
423 |
27 |
FERRO PHOSPHORUS Total |
27 |
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FERRO SILICO MAGNESIUM |
CHINA |
89,650 |
1,364 |
25 |
FERRO SILICO MAGNESIUM Total |
25 |
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FERRO SILICON |
FRANCE |
124,810 |
1,867 |
20 |
126,052 |
1,880 |
40 |
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146,119 |
2,186 |
20 |
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151,032 |
2,253 |
59 |
||
159,056 |
2,379 |
40 |
||
160,639 |
2,396 |
20 |
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MALAYSIA |
63,751 |
970 |
46 |
|
63,751 |
970 |
144 |
||
63,763 |
970 |
2 |
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NORWAY |
106,545 |
1,589 |
21 |
|
109,726 |
1,641 |
2 |
||
109,726 |
1,641 |
14 |
||
114,155 |
1,708 |
20 |
||
141,077 |
2,110 |
5 |
||
177,130 |
2,650 |
3 |
||
219,453 |
3,283 |
2 |
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RUSSIA |
74,270 |
1,111 |
54 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
147,573 |
2,201 |
20 |
|
VIETNAM |
74,708 |
1,118 |
54 |
|
FERRO SILICON Total |
584 |
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FERRO TITANIUM |
CANADA |
338,014 |
5,056 |
17 |
359,929 |
5,384 |
17 |
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RUSSIA |
330,998 |
4,951 |
16 |
|
330,998 |
4,951 |
1 |
||
UNITED KINGDOM |
220,748 |
3,292 |
20 |
|
236,025 |
3,520 |
25 |
||
249,719 |
3,724 |
20 |
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FERRO TITANIUM Total |
116 |
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FERRO VANADIUM |
JAPAN |
1,386,721 |
20,744 |
5 |
FERRO VANADIUM Total |
5 |
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Grand Total |
2,707 |
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.
August 2015 imports comprised 1,911 tons of ferro manganese, 232 ton of ferro silicon and 100 tons of ferro titanium amongst other items. All materials came in from various countries in differing price bands.