Imports of steel through the port of Mumbai remained almost flat at 0.31% month-on-month in January 2016 at 575,402 tons against 577,206 tons seen in December 2015, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
Imports of the material in January 2015 were at 515,819 tons.
With the January figures, total imports of steel through the port in the first 10 months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 stand at 4,851,207 tons compared to 3,706,321 tons imported in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15), showing a year-on-year growth of 30.89%.
Total steel imports through Mumbai Port for the entire fiscal of 2014-15 stood at 4,458,990 tons.
Following are the details of steel imports via Mumbai in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
STEEL IMPORT, MUMBAI |
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Port |
Month |
QTY |
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2015-16 |
2014-15 |
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MUMBAI |
APR |
263,926 |
218,682 |
MAY |
411,279 |
294,803 |
|
JUN |
408,967 |
285,049 |
|
JUL |
498,566 |
216,285 |
|
AUG |
489,038 |
378,019 |
|
SEP |
515,597 |
329,992 |
|
OCT |
669,600 |
512,359 |
|
NOV |
441,625 |
440,360 |
|
DEC |
577,206 |
514,952 |
|
JAN |
575,402 |
515,819 |
|
FEB |
337,816 |
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MAR |
414,853 |
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MUMBAI APRIL TO JANUARY TOTAL |
4,851,207 |
3,706,321 |
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MUMBAI APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
4,458,990 |
The following table gives details of steel imports via Mumbai in January 2016:
STEEL IMPORT, MUMBAI |
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Product |
Country Of Origin |
Avg. Unit Price (in Rs./Ton) |
Price Range (Rs/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
CR PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
25,931 |
20,025 - 127,631 |
57,318 |
JAPAN |
69,677 |
21,396 - 211,852 |
1,952 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
32,391 |
16,239 - 171,818 |
65,926 |
|
CR PRODUCTS Total |
125,196 |
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DEFECTIVES & SECONDARY PRODUCTS |
BELGIUM |
31,680 |
21,047 - 38,297 |
2,471 |
BRAZIL |
38,797 |
38,797 - 38,797 |
517 |
|
CANADA |
24,692 |
0 - 37,038 |
234 |
|
CHINA |
65,824 |
25,567 - 149,874 |
1,081 |
|
FRANCE |
83,848 |
21,120 - 99,530 |
91 |
|
GERMANY |
37,158 |
36,991 - 37,879 |
744 |
|
ITALY |
111,112 |
99,161 - 129,663 |
371 |
|
JAPAN |
27,970 |
17,196 - 37,891 |
473 |
|
LUXEMBOURG |
37,879 |
37,879 - 37,879 |
81 |
|
MALAYSIA |
20,108 |
20,108 - 20,108 |
50 |
|
NEW ZEALAND |
116,380 |
99,655 - 150,062 |
19 |
|
SAUDI ARABIA |
34,877 |
33,741 - 35,445 |
267 |
|
SERBIA |
37,981 |
37,809 - 38,582 |
395 |
|
SLOVENIA |
37,892 |
37,892 - 37,892 |
53 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
34,034 |
22,073 - 37,038 |
268 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
94,927 |
19,018 - 129,878 |
351 |
|
SPAIN |
37,455 |
37,010 - 37,891 |
340 |
|
SWEDEN |
30,441 |
30,441 - 30,441 |
54 |
|
TAIWAN |
92,720 |
20,437 - 132,147 |
368 |
|
THAILAND |
109,888 |
99,286 - 118,247 |
22 |
|
UNITED STATES |
53,670 |
23,431 - 127,260 |
1,199 |
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DEFECTIVES & SECONDARY PRODUCTS Total |
9,450 |
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HR PRODUCTS |
AUSTRIA |
79,661 |
79,661 - 79,662 |
53 |
BELGIUM |
96,814 |
72,602 - 143,352 |
371 |
|
CHINA |
22,894 |
19,150 - 66,762 |
87,289 |
|
GERMANY |
69,521 |
27,569 - 200,168 |
2,955 |
|
INDONESIA |
21,506 |
20,308 - 23,174 |
14,998 |
|
JAPAN |
44,894 |
20,168 - 307,274 |
79,775 |
|
RUSSIA |
19,546 |
19,381 - 21,357 |
23,936 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
27,800 |
17,351 - 60,921 |
100,469 |
|
UKRAINE |
28,365 |
24,804 - 32,714 |
3,052 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
67,858 |
67,858 - 67,858 |
16 |
|
HR PRODUCTS Total |
312,914 |
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LONG PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
29,290 |
20,362 - 274,542 |
30,973 |
JAPAN |
83,374 |
79,720 - 85,867 |
20 |
|
LONG PRODUCTS Total |
30,992 |
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OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
31,789 |
29,561 - 34,390 |
4,730 |
UNITED KINGDOM |
102,187 |
102,187 - 102,187 |
50 |
|
OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS Total |
4,781 |
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OTHER PRODUCTS |
BELGIUM |
95,980 |
95,980 - 95,980 |
2 |
CHINA |
44,281 |
44,281 - 44,281 |
298 |
|
JAPAN |
156,245 |
119,308 - 190,517 |
1,230 |
|
OTHER PRODUCTS Total |
1,530 |
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PIPES & TUBES |
CHINA |
34,395 |
0 - 84,636 |
1,718 |
JAPAN |
238,007 |
48,044 - 301,355 |
24 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
303,560 |
303,560 - 303,560 |
24 |
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PIPES & TUBES Total |
1,766 |
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PLATES & SLABS |
BELGIUM |
99,497 |
56,521 - 121,452 |
84 |
FRANCE |
78,931 |
78,931 - 78,931 |
5 |
|
GERMANY |
76,379 |
62,620 - 86,537 |
203 |
|
JAPAN |
72,788 |
59,268 - 219,227 |
421 |
|
RUSSIA |
- |
- |
68 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
32,091 |
14,937 - 51,318 |
4,706 |
|
PLATES & SLABS Total |
5,487 |
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STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS |
BELGIUM |
173,491 |
125,668 - 217,801 |
126 |
CHINA |
101,491 |
60,399 - 238,470 |
220 |
|
JAPAN |
81,318 |
0 - 200,967 |
3,036 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
114,936 |
79,907 - 143,470 |
1,038 |
|
UNITED STATES |
135,357 |
111,929 - 143,606 |
72 |
|
VIETNAM |
141,389 |
139,780 - 145,386 |
24 |
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STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS Total |
4,516 |
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STRIPS |
CHINA |
20,848 |
20,848 - 20,848 |
1,087 |
STRIPS Total |
1,087 |
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TINPLATES & TMBP |
JAPAN |
56,884 |
56,884 - 56,884 |
70 |
SOUTH KOREA |
54,128 |
53,619 - 54,637 |
108 |
|
TINPLATES & TMBP Total |
179 |
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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
31,282 |
27,805 - 37,719 |
24,597 |
JAPAN |
58,704 |
52,261 - 122,651 |
2,907 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
56,475 |
38,020 - 76,711 |
2,184 |
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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS Total |
29,689 |
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WIRES & WIRE RODS |
CHINA |
22,192 |
13,625 - 32,311 |
47,077 |
JAPAN |
139,653 |
58,721 - 220,584 |
127 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
41,047 |
37,809 - 43,491 |
612 |
|
WIRES & WIRE RODS Total |
47,816 |
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Grand Total |
575,402 |
Amongst the total imports in January 2016, a volume of 125,196 tons comprised CR products, 312,914 tons HR products, 30,992 tons of long products, 47,816 tons of wires and rods, amongst other items.
Total imports in December 2015 comprised a volume of 134,435 tons of CR products, 322,709 tons of HR products, 22,045 tons of long products, 38,957 tons wires and rods, amongst other items.
Further, of the total imports during January 2016, a volume of 90,035 tons of various categories of products, including CR, HR, wires and wire rods, pipes and tubes and defective and secondary products arrived from Japan, 175,417 tons came from South Korea, 256,390 tons from China, and the balance from a host of countries, including Ukraine, Thailand, France, UK Russia etc.