Aluminium imports through the port of Vizag were at 1,974 tons in March 2016 against a volume of 3,764 tons in February 2016, down month-on-month by 47.55%, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
ISMW does not have data for the period April-September, 2015 and for the entire fiscal of 2014-15.
The following table carries aluminium import details for 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Month |
2015-16 (in tons) |
2014-15 (in tons) |
April |
|
|
May |
|
|
June |
|
|
July |
|
|
August |
|
|
September |
|
|
October |
129,736 |
|
November |
1,450 |
|
December |
3,202 |
|
January |
3,509 |
|
February |
3,764 |
|
March |
1,974 |
|
Total |
143,635 |
|
Following table contains details of aluminium imports via Vizag Port in March 2016:
ALUMINIUM IMPORT, VIZAG |
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Product |
Country Of Origin |
Avg. Unit Price (in Rs./Ton) |
Price Range (Rs/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
ALUMINIUM LONG PRODUCTS |
BAHRAIN |
126,011 |
126,011 - 126,011 |
50 |
QATAR |
120,687 |
119,177 - 122,662 |
356 |
|
ALUMINIUM LONG PRODUCTS Total |
406 |
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ALUMINIUM SCRAP |
SINGAPORE |
83,103 |
83,103 - 83,103 |
19 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
78,295 |
78,295 - 78,295 |
25 |
|
ALUMINIUM SCRAP Total |
44 |
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OTHER ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS |
CHINA |
67,036 |
42,959 - 74,881 |
100 |
QATAR |
122,559 |
122,559 - 122,559 |
101 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
65,310 |
64,718 - 66,158 |
1,323 |
|
OTHER ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS Total |
1,524 |
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Grand Total |
1,974 |
In March 2016, imports comprised mainly of 406 tons of long products and 1,524 tons of other products.
In February 2016, imports comprised mainly of 3,235 tons of other products and 505 tons of long products from various countries in differing price bands.