Imports of limestone through the port of Paradip edged down 0.91% to 314,510 tons in May 2016 against a volume of 317,395 tons in April 2016, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
Year-on-year, imports of the material in the first 2 months (April-May) of the current fiscal (2016-17) were up 21.08% to 631,905 tons against 521,855 tons seen in the same period of the previous fiscal (2015-16).
Total import volumes of the material in fiscal 2015-16 were at 3,341,560.
The following table contains details of limestone imports via Paradip Port in 2016-17 and 2015-16:
Month |
2016-17 (in tons) |
2015-16 (in tons) |
April |
317,395 |
292,846 |
May |
314,510 |
229,009 |
June |
|
375,892 |
July |
|
291,355 |
August |
|
217,558 |
September |
|
122,253 |
October |
|
215,574 |
November |
|
320,280 |
December |
|
222,986 |
January |
|
285,528 |
February |
|
338,422 |
March |
|
429,857 |
Total |
631,905 |
3,341,560 |
In May 2016, imports comprised 274,510 tons from the UAE in a range of Rs 696 –1,425 ($10-21) per ton while the balance 40,000 tons came from Oman at a unit price of Rs 1,557 ($23).
April 2016 imports comprised 264,458 tons from the UAE in a range of Rs 865 –9,228 ($13-137) per ton, 1,448 tons from Malaysia at a unit price of Rs 7,161 ($106) while the balance 51,489 tons came from Jordan at a unit price of Rs 886/ton ($13).
The following table gives details of limestone imports via Paradip Port in May 2016:
LIMESTONE IMPORT, PARADIP |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
OMAN |
18-May-16 |
LIMESTONE |
1,557 |
23 |
40,000 |
OMAN Total |
40,000 |
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
1-May-16 |
LIMESTONE |
696 |
10 |
10,000 |
967 |
14 |
40,903 |
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1,276 |
19 |
25,134 |
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4-May-16 |
LIMESTONE |
921 |
14 |
3,010 |
|
1,014 |
15 |
4,485 |
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1,172 |
18 |
733 |
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6-May-16 |
LIMESTONE |
990 |
15 |
54,033 |
|
11-May-16 |
LIMESTONE |
923 |
14 |
2,641 |
|
972 |
14 |
623 |
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972 |
14 |
1,920 |
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1,133 |
17 |
1,805 |
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18-May-16 |
LIMESTONE |
1,004 |
15 |
38,488 |
|
1,217 |
18 |
20,000 |
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1,425 |
21 |
18,000 |
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24-May-16 |
LIMESTONE |
1,064 |
16 |
33,000 |
|
1,064 |
16 |
19,735 |
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Total |
274,510 |
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Grand Total |
314,510 |