Exports of steel products, including stainless steel, through the port of Vizag moved down 16.31% month-on-month to 61,061 tons in March 2016 against 72,958 tons in February 2016, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
Exports of the material in March 2015, however, stood higher at 80,365 tons.
With the March figures, total steel exports through the port in the current fiscal of 2015-16 dropped 36.74% to 668,877 tons against 1,057,279 tons reported in the previous fiscal.
The following table provides details of steel exports via Vizag Port in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
STEEL EXPORT, VIZAG |
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Port |
Month |
QTY |
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2015-16 |
2014-15 |
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VIZAG |
APR |
69,311 |
78,503 |
MAY |
98,888 |
101,071 |
|
JUN |
25,579 |
62,061 |
|
JUL |
43,963 |
99,568 |
|
AUG |
45,074 |
84,420 |
|
SEP |
101,160 |
135,808 |
|
OCT |
38,411 |
115,320 |
|
NOV |
44,307 |
75,614 |
|
DEC |
22,448 |
123,379 |
|
JAN |
45,718 |
58,153 |
|
FEB |
72,958 |
43,016 |
|
MAR |
61,061 |
80,365 |
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VIZAG APRIL TO MARCH TOTAL |
668,877 |
1,057,279 |
Following table gives break-up of country-wise exports of steel via Vizag in March 2016:
STEEL EXPORT, VIZAG |
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Product |
Destination Country |
Avg. Unit Price (in Rs./Ton) |
Price Range |
Quantity (in Tons) |
CR PRODUCTS |
SRI LANKA |
28,632 |
27,985 - 30,462 |
1,130 |
CR PRODUCTS Total |
1,130 |
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HR PRODUCTS |
MALAYSIA |
38,671 |
38,671 - 38,671 |
25 |
HR PRODUCTS Total |
25 |
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LONG PRODUCTS |
BANGLADESH |
17,730 |
17,574 - 17,824 |
46,181 |
CAMEROON |
41,192 |
38,885 - 43,498 |
155 |
|
IRELAND |
40,066 |
39,941 - 40,281 |
323 |
|
KUWAIT |
41,994 |
41,025 - 42,963 |
154 |
|
MADAGASCAR |
31,939 |
31,939 - 31,939 |
26 |
|
MALAYSIA |
36,742 |
34,032 - 39,649 |
143 |
|
NEW ZEALAND |
43,050 |
42,434 - 43,665 |
125 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
41,620 |
28,648 - 54,291 |
1,368 |
|
LONG PRODUCTS Total |
48,475 |
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PLATES & SLABS |
SAUDI ARABIA |
37,048 |
37,048 - 37,048 |
26 |
PLATES & SLABS Total |
26 |
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STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS |
BELGIUM |
108,634 |
74,499 - 191,969 |
741 |
BULGARIA |
127,659 |
118,832 - 130,313 |
36 |
|
CUBA |
102,446 |
95,876 - 120,265 |
52 |
|
FRANCE |
128,829 |
114,986 - 163,600 |
247 |
|
GREECE |
112,853 |
105,657 - 150,144 |
69 |
|
INDONESIA |
73,819 |
52,269 - 128,939 |
2,533 |
|
ITALY |
107,011 |
68,148 - 148,284 |
809 |
|
POLAND |
115,358 |
78,063 - 184,167 |
624 |
|
PORTUGAL |
130,072 |
126,755 - 137,810 |
146 |
|
RUSSIA |
124,798 |
82,735 - 262,421 |
1,494 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
108,254 |
78,613 - 157,530 |
692 |
|
SPAIN |
122,642 |
107,216 - 172,279 |
813 |
|
SRI LANKA |
111,814 |
111,164 - 112,464 |
37 |
|
TAIWAN |
104,481 |
103,850 - 105,324 |
203 |
|
THAILAND |
109,293 |
74,018 - 116,183 |
199 |
|
TURKEY |
118,038 |
67,498 - 225,004 |
1,147 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
163,794 |
163,794 - 163,794 |
82 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
162,745 |
139,110 - 186,380 |
39 |
|
UNITED STATES |
113,581 |
79,240 - 159,984 |
358 |
|
VIETNAM |
65,216 |
63,508 - 68,417 |
132 |
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STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS Total |
10,452 |
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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS |
MAURITANIA |
44,656 |
44,656 - 44,656 |
213 |
SENEGAL |
35,367 |
35,367 - 35,367 |
80 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
42,031 |
42,031 - 42,031 |
660 |
|
VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS Total |
953 |
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Grand Total |
61,061 |
In March 2016, exports included 1,130 tons of CR products, 48,475 tons of long products, 10,452 tons of stainless steel products amongst other items. All were sent to several countries in differing price bands.
In February 2016, exports 61,425 tons of long products, 10,608 tons of stainless steel products amongst other items. All were sent to several countries in differing price bands.
Further, of the total volumes in March 2016, 46,181 tons of long products went to Bangladesh and 2,533 tons of stainless steel to Indonesia, amongst others.