Dolomite imports through the southern port of Vizag were at 1,504 tons in December 2015 against 353 tons in November, consequently spurting by more than 326% month-on-month, according to provisional data available with ISMW.
The volumes in the previous two months of October-November, 2015 had been scant and there had been no imports of the material from August – September, 2015 while in July these had stood at 1,854 tons, showing a somewhat erratic trend.
December 2015 saw all the consignments arrive from Vietnam in a price band of Rs 6,132 – Rs 6,183 ($91-92) per ton.
In November, all the consignments arrived from Vietnam at a unit price of Rs 6,132 ($92) per ton.
There were no imports of the material from May-June, 2015 while July 2015 saw the entire volume arriving from Vietnam at a price band of Rs 6,556- 6,652 ($102-104) per ton.
Source: ISMW