India Steel Market Watch
November 4: Imports of steel through the port of Mumbai edged up 5.43% in September 2015 to 515,597 tons over 489,038 tons seen in the previous month of August, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
Imports of the material in September 2014 were at 329,992 tons.
With the September figures, total imports of steel through the port in the first six months (first quarter) of the current fiscal of 2015-16 stand at 2,587,373 tons compared to 1,722,830 tons imported in the same period of the previous fiscal (2014-15).
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 |
512,359 |
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NOV |
440,360 |
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DEC |
514,952 |
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JAN |
515,819 |
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FEB |
337,816 |
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MAR |
414,853 |
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MUMBAI APRIL TO SEPTEMBER TOTAL |
2,587,373 |
1,722,830 |
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MUMBAI APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
4,458,990 |
The following table gives details of steel imports via Mumbai in September 2015:
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 |
29,416 |
27,955 - 32,420 |
24,886 |
HONG KONG |
43,233 |
43,233 - 43,233 |
47 |
|
JAPAN |
64,301 |
36,390 - 165,083 |
1,569 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
53,761 |
22,540 - 201,560 |
15,013 |
|
TAIWAN |
45,899 |
43,008 - 47,540 |
1,665 |
|
CR PRODUCTS Total |
43,179 |
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DEFECTIVES & SECONDARY PRODUCTS |
BELGIUM |
36,414 |
26,926 - 43,491 |
1,453 |
CHINA |
112,733 |
32,556 - 158,747 |
352 |
|
FRANCE |
44,726 |
44,726 - 44,726 |
28 |
|
GERMANY |
38,899 |
26,340 - 42,727 |
1,096 |
|
HONG KONG |
155,286 |
110,395 - 270,411 |
188 |
|
INDONESIA |
39,154 |
38,893 - 39,894 |
1,356 |
|
ITALY |
82,959 |
38,537 - 117,172 |
100 |
|
JAPAN |
30,560 |
23,713 - 40,511 |
310 |
|
MALAYSIA |
62,242 |
25,899 - 145,570 |
446 |
|
NETHERLANDS |
38,548 |
37,811 - 39,298 |
289 |
|
POLAND |
37,189 |
37,189 - 37,189 |
25 |
|
SLOVAK REPUBLIC |
42,470 |
39,202 - 43,913 |
254 |
|
SLOVENIA |
38,529 |
38,529 - 38,529 |
27 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
39,298 |
39,298 - 39,298 |
74 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
29,610 |
25,744 - 39,181 |
935 |
|
SPAIN |
38,058 |
35,805 - 39,184 |
50 |
|
SWEDEN |
27,007 |
27,007 - 27,007 |
54 |
|
TAIWAN |
90,309 |
28,205 - 116,479 |
361 |
|
THAILAND |
120,065 |
110,725 - 125,439 |
22 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
93,390 |
34,834 - 145,754 |
94 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
37,188 |
37,188 - 37,188 |
137 |
|
UNITED STATES |
75,614 |
31,891 - 151,897 |
700 |
|
DEFECTIVES & SECONDARY PRODUCTS Total |
8,350 |
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HR PRODUCTS |
BELGIUM |
69,565 |
68,493 - 73,084 |
96 |
BRAZIL |
21,211 |
21,211 - 21,211 |
9,371 |
|
CHINA |
28,893 |
21,855 - 73,673 |
71,534 |
|
FRANCE |
53,974 |
45,779 - 83,274 |
512 |
|
GERMANY |
98,331 |
75,357 - 125,592 |
26 |
|
INDONESIA |
24,245 |
24,245 - 24,245 |
2,494 |
|
JAPAN |
32,195 |
26,042 - 91,028 |
77,487 |
|
RUSSIA |
25,193 |
24,446 - 26,051 |
9,420 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
22,965 |
20,518 - 58,792 |
132,116 |
|
SWITZERLAND |
24,721 |
22,585 - 25,488 |
2,249 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
70,512 |
70,512 - 70,512 |
46 |
|
HR PRODUCTS Total |
305,351 |
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LONG PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
26,635 |
0 - 41,505 |
35,220 |
HONG KONG |
29,394 |
27,899 - 31,221 |
2,697 |
|
JAPAN |
82,455 |
81,962 - 83,195 |
21 |
|
SWITZERLAND |
- |
- |
2 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
36,808 |
35,457 - 38,834 |
742 |
|
LONG PRODUCTS Total |
38,680 |
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OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
36,966 |
34,555 - 38,158 |
5,325 |
|
MEXICO |
33,052 |
31,917 - 34,186 |
470 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
135,486 |
51,051 - 163,479 |
406 |
OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS Total |
6,201 |
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OTHER PRODUCTS |
GERMANY |
369,083 |
369,065 - 369,109 |
1 |
JAPAN |
137,517 |
107,692 - 173,455 |
1,016 |
|
OTHER PRODUCTS Total |
1,017 |
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PIPES & TUBES |
CHINA |
41,749 |
33,759 - 89,685 |
127 |
HONG KONG |
81,349 |
81,349 - 81,349 |
24 |
|
JAPAN |
68,215 |
0 - 216,095 |
19 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
66,262 |
63,077 - 71,193 |
204 |
|
VIETNAM |
147,750 |
137,743 - 162,044 |
76 |
|
PIPES & TUBES Total |
450 |
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PLATES & SLABS |
AUSTRIA |
89,121 |
89,121 - 89,121 |
155 |
BELGIUM |
109,640 |
39,319 - 270,573 |
1,503 |
|
CHINA |
28,669 |
28,669 - 28,669 |
1,042 |
|
FRANCE |
71,467 |
62,257 - 85,697 |
65 |
|
GERMANY |
95,208 |
73,839 - 369,071 |
361 |
|
JAPAN |
42,036 |
0 - 83,009 |
160 |
|
RUSSIA |
- |
- |
214 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
38,536 |
18,439 - 51,536 |
9,498 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
78,377 |
69,690 - 99,687 |
85 |
|
PLATES & SLABS Total |
13,083 |
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STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS |
BELGIUM |
190,213 |
124,403 - 236,012 |
113 |
CHINA |
58,797 |
56,446 - 63,499 |
52 |
|
HONG KONG |
58,057 |
54,176 - 63,087 |
319 |
|
ITALY |
142,111 |
142,110 - 142,111 |
22 |
|
JAPAN |
103,249 |
76,634 - 147,230 |
449 |
|
SINGAPORE |
142,901 |
142,901 - 142,901 |
7 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
106,466 |
54,177 - 169,339 |
1,555 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
184,512 |
184,512 - 184,512 |
44 |
|
UNITED STATES |
149,959 |
130,648 - 178,924 |
23 |
|
STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS Total |
2,585 |
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TINPLATES & TMBP |
IRAN |
44,082 |
44,082 - 44,082 |
2,055 |
JAPAN |
58,024 |
57,758 - 58,290 |
67 |
|
TINPLATES & TMBP Total |
2,122 |
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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
35,347 |
32,519 - 41,526 |
13,370 |
JAPAN |
60,267 |
54,801 - 87,388 |
2,340 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
67,359 |
44,161 - 83,366 |
3,099 |
|
VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS Total |
18,809 |
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WIRES & WIRE RODS |
CHINA |
34,911 |
0 - 377,312 |
68,437 |
HONG KONG |
27,642 |
25,242 - 30,072 |
5,700 |
|
JAPAN |
53,652 |
46,142 - 60,091 |
211 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
42,409 |
0 - 48,783 |
1,422 |
|
UNITED STATES |
212,862 |
212,862 - 212,862 |
0 |
|
WIRES & WIRE RODS Total |
75,769 |
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Grand Total |
515,597 |
Amongst the total imports in September 2015, a volume of 43,179 tons comprised CR products, 305,351 tons HR products, 38,680 tons of long products, 75,769 tons of wires and rods, amongst other items.
Total imports in August comprised a volume of 30,902 tons of CR products, 314,617 tons of HR products, 22,694 tons of long products, 68,442 tons wires and rods, amongst other items.
Further, of the total imports during September, 164,248 tons of various categories of products, including CR, HR, wires and wire rods, pipes and tubes and defective and secondary products arrived from South Korea, 83,648 tons came from Japan, 220,344 tons from China and the balance from a host of countries, including Ukraine, Thailand, France, UK Russia etc.