India Steel Market Watch
November 4: Steel imports through the port of Kolkata increased by 29.45% to 110,850 tons in September 2015 against 85,626 tons in the previous month of August, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
Steel imports in September 2014 were much lower at 83,031 tons.
With the September figures, imports of the material for the first six months (first half) of the current fiscal of 2015-16 were at 453,529 tons against a much lower 278,270 tons recorded for the same period in the previous fiscal.
Fiscal 2014-15 ended with import volumes of the material at 700,828 tons.
Following are the month-wise import details for 2015-16 and 2014-15:
STEEL IMPORT, KOLKATA |
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Port |
Month |
QTY |
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2016-17 |
2014-15 |
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KOLKATA |
APR |
45,786 |
31,234 |
MAY |
69,361 |
52,769 |
|
JUN |
40,257 |
31,732 |
|
JUL |
101,649 |
48,550 |
|
AUG |
85,626 |
30,954 |
|
SEP |
110,850 |
83,031 |
|
OCT |
58,193 |
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NOV |
40,030 |
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DEC |
80,324 |
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JAN |
72,043 |
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FEB |
86,582 |
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MAR |
85,386 |
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KOLKATA APRIL TO SEPTEMBER TOTAL |
453,529 |
278,270 |
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KOLKATA APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
700,828 |
Following are the details of steel imports through Kolkata Port in September 2015:
STEEL IMPORT, KOLKATA |
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Product |
Country Of Origin |
Avg. Unit Price (in Rs./Ton) |
Price Range (Rs/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
CR PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
76,971 |
76,971 - 76,971 |
60 |
GERMANY |
80,520 |
32,146 - 121,408 |
387 |
|
JAPAN |
47,706 |
32,321 - 109,245 |
7,024 |
|
POLAND |
104,654 |
104,654 - 104,654 |
24 |
|
RUSSIA |
106,252 |
106,252 - 106,252 |
50 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
28,719 |
28,239 - 29,039 |
12,600 |
|
SWITZERLAND |
260,536 |
258,787 - 265,782 |
9 |
|
CR PRODUCTS Total |
20,154 |
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DEFECTIVES & SECONDARY PRODUCTS |
BELGIUM |
33,231 |
28,335 - 35,523 |
474 |
CHINA |
42,989 |
0 - 366,429 |
829 |
|
DENMARK |
33,868 |
30,205 - 37,274 |
125 |
|
FRANCE |
38,681 |
32,354 - 41,581 |
183 |
|
GERMANY |
34,783 |
34,783 - 34,783 |
45 |
|
ITALY |
39,041 |
38,821 - 39,260 |
137 |
|
JAPAN |
30,773 |
28,020 - 38,848 |
2,444 |
|
MALAYSIA |
30,641 |
29,308 - 34,457 |
1,078 |
|
SINGAPORE |
19,069 |
0 - 38,138 |
24 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
37,418 |
35,872 - 38,835 |
202 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
33,301 |
30,875 - 35,726 |
408 |
|
SPAIN |
34,735 |
34,735 - 34,735 |
150 |
|
SWEDEN |
30,004 |
30,004 - 30,004 |
24 |
|
SWITZERLAND |
39,958 |
39,958 - 39,958 |
55 |
|
TURKEY |
35,592 |
35,592 - 35,592 |
49 |
|
UNITED STATES |
37,162 |
35,163 - 39,035 |
604 |
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DEFECTIVES & SECONDARY PRODUCTS Total |
6,831 |
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HR PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
25,728 |
25,728 - 25,728 |
19,594 |
JAPAN |
43,499 |
25,675 - 81,681 |
22,660 |
|
RUSSIA |
26,876 |
26,876 - 26,876 |
21,903 |
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SWEDEN |
66,101 |
66,101 - 66,101 |
5 |
|
HR PRODUCTS Total |
64,162 |
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LONG PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
57,478 |
0 - 203,960 |
3,202 |
GERMANY |
161,954 |
161,954 - 161,954 |
9 |
|
LUXEMBOURG |
167,618 |
61,263 - 273,973 |
88 |
|
SLOVENIA |
156,948 |
106,837 - 388,148 |
87 |
|
UNITED STATES |
240,302 |
240,302 - 240,302 |
17 |
|
LONG PRODUCTS Total |
3,404 |
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OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
36,220 |
35,860 - 36,569 |
77 |
OTHER FLAT PRODUCTS Total |
77 |
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OTHER PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
20,017 |
0 - 57,391 |
463 |
GERMANY |
59,819 |
59,819 - 59,819 |
81 |
|
ITALY |
207,565 |
207,565 - 207,565 |
2 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
60,490 |
60,490 - 60,490 |
24 |
|
UNITED STATES |
- |
- |
0 |
|
OTHER PRODUCTS Total |
571 |
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PIPES & TUBES |
CHINA |
47,996 |
0 - 364,637 |
1,202 |
FRANCE |
25,781 |
0 - 252,476 |
102 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
6,787 |
6,787 - 6,787 |
26 |
|
UNITED STATES |
- |
- |
0.01 |
|
PIPES & TUBES Total |
1,330 |
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SCRAP |
AUSTRALIA |
23,911 |
23,168 - 24,654 |
121 |
CANADA |
121,572 |
121,572 - 121,572 |
236 |
|
MOZAMBIQUE |
20,256 |
20,256 - 20,256 |
142 |
|
NEW ZEALAND |
52,939 |
52,664 - 53,234 |
68 |
|
OMAN |
22,295 |
22,295 - 22,295 |
205 |
|
SINGAPORE |
21,704 |
21,489 - 21,919 |
1,082 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
25,530 |
22,579 - 36,524 |
621 |
|
THAILAND |
25,868 |
25,868 - 25,868 |
125 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
24,253 |
23,907 - 25,272 |
1,676 |
|
UNITED STATES |
47,722 |
21,849 - 121,572 |
1,402 |
|
SCRAP Total |
5,678 |
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STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
80,303 |
60,557 - 103,111 |
297 |
FINLAND |
163,159 |
163,159 - 163,159 |
16 |
|
MALAYSIA |
60,564 |
60,564 - 60,564 |
27 |
|
TAIWAN |
60,432 |
60,432 - 60,432 |
22 |
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STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS Total |
361 |
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STRIPS |
FRANCE |
243,531 |
243,531 - 243,531 |
1 |
STRIPS Total |
1 |
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TINPLATES & TMBP |
SOUTH KOREA |
47,125 |
47,125 - 47,125 |
82 |
TINPLATES & TMBP Total |
82 |
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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
42,891 |
39,855 - 43,887 |
191 |
SOUTH KOREA |
53,205 |
53,205 - 53,205 |
109 |
|
VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS Total |
300 |
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WIRES & WIRE RODS |
CHINA |
56,760 |
0 - 209,434 |
7,322 |
GERMANY |
75,203 |
75,203 - 75,203 |
206 |
|
JAPAN |
58,211 |
0 - 94,606 |
167 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
84,091 |
84,091 - 84,091 |
205 |
|
UNITED STATES |
- |
- |
0.13 |
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WIRES & WIRE RODS Total |
7,899 |
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Grand Total |
110,850 |
September 2015 imports were mainly buoyed by HR products whose volumes comprised 64,162 tons. Others included 6,831 tons of defectives and secondary products, 20,154 tons of CR products, 7,899 tons of wires and wire rods among other items. All the categories arrived from various countries in differing price bands.
In August 2015, imports comprised 20,954 tons of CR products, 8,665 tons of defectives and secondary products, 13,386 tons of HR products, 10,402 tons of scraps among other items. All the categories arrived from various countries in differing price bands.
Further, in September, a volume of 33,237 tons of various products arrived from China, 32,294 tons from Japan, and 13,454 tons from South Korea, 21,952 tons from Russia, amongst others.