India Steel Market Watch
December 16: Imports of steel via New Mangalore Port in October 2015 witnessed a marginal rise of 2.23% to 367 tons compared to 359 tons imported during September 2015, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
During first seven months (April to October) of the current fiscal, total imports were at 7083 tons against 256 tons seen in the same period of the previous fiscal.
The following table gives details of steel imports via New Mangalore in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
STEEL IMPORT, NEW MANGALORE |
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Port |
Month |
QTY |
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2015-16 |
2014-15 |
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NEW MANGALORE |
APR |
27 |
- |
MAY |
27 |
24 |
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JUN |
81 |
- |
|
JUL |
52 |
48 |
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AUG |
6,170 |
27 |
|
SEP |
359 |
54 |
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OCT |
367 |
103 |
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NOV |
- |
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DEC |
51 |
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JAN |
54 |
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FEB |
27 |
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MAR |
160 |
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NEW MANGALORE APRIL TO OCTOBER TOTAL |
7,083 |
256 |
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NEW MANGALORE APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
7,083 |
549 |
In October 2015, out of the entire quantity, 237 tons of long products were imported from China at a unit price of Rs 37,439 per ton, 27 tons of other products from France at a unit price of Rs 51,640 per ton and 104 tons of scraps from Sweden at a unit price of Rs 16,923 per ton.
In September 2015, out of the entire quantity, 305 tons of long products were imported from China at a unit price of Rs 38,759 per ton, 27 tons of other products from France at a unit price of Rs 52,511 per ton and 27 tons of wires and wire rods from China at a unit price of Rs 27,304 per ton.
Following table gives break-up of country-wise imports of steel via New Mangalore in October 2015:
STEEL IMPORT, NEW MANGALORE |
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Product |
Country Of Origin |
Avg. Unit Price (in Rs./Ton) |
Price Range (Rs/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
LONG PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
37,439 |
34,322 - 42,222 |
237 |
LONG PRODUCTS Total |
237 |
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OTHER PRODUCTS |
FRANCE |
51,640 |
50,518 - 52,763 |
27 |
OTHER PRODUCTS Total |
27 |
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SCRAP |
SWEDEN |
16,923 |
16,923 - 16,923 |
104 |
SCRAP Total |
104 |
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Grand Total |
367 |