India Steel Market Watch
November 20: As in September 2015, there were no manganese ore imports through this port in October 2015, as per provisional information available with ISMW. The previous imports of manganese ore via this port was in August 2015 at 946 tons.
Meanwhile, manganese ore imports via Cochin Port stood at 946 tons during the first seven months (April-October) of 2015-16, resulting in a sharp fall of 68.99% in comparison to 3,051 tons imported during the same period in 2014-15,
However, there were no import of manganese ore via the port in October 2014.
The following table shows month-wise details of manganese ore imports via Cochin Port in FY2015-16 & FY2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 |
2014-15 |
April |
|
|
May |
|
|
June |
|
3,051 |
July |
|
|
August |
946 |
|
September |
|
|
October |
|
|
November |
|
|
December |
|
|
January |
|
|
February |
|
1,571 |
March |
|
|
Total (April-September) |
946 |
3,051 |
Total (April-March) |
946 |
4622 |
In August, the entire volume had come in from the Cote d Ivoire at a price of Rs 8,618 ($131) per ton.