Imports of ferro alloys via Vizag Port stood at 4,435 tons in December 2015 against 1,391 tons in November, showing a volume-wise month-on-month spurt of more than 218%, albeit on a low base, according to provisional data available with ISMW.
Imports of the material in December 2014 were lower at 1,317 tons.
With the December figures, total imports of the commodity in the first nine months (April-November) of the current fiscal of 2015-16 rose 63.66% to 16,397 tons against 10,019 tons recorded in the same period of the previous fiscal.
The entire fiscal of 2014-15 saw total imports of 11,609 tons.
The following table gives details of ferro alloy imports via Vizag in 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Port |
Month |
QTY |
|
2015-16 |
2014-15 |
||
VIZAG |
APR |
2,894 |
457 |
MAY |
774 |
793 |
|
JUN |
964 |
1,035 |
|
JUL |
655 |
689 |
|
AUG |
1,834 |
1,547 |
|
SEP |
1,745 |
2,204 |
|
OCT |
1,705 |
872 |
|
NOV |
1,391 |
1,105 |
|
DEC |
4,435 |
1,317 |
|
JAN |
|
302 |
|
FEB |
|
220 |
|
MAR |
|
1,068 |
|
VIZAG APRIL TO MAR TOTAL |
16,397 |
8,702 |
The following table gives details of ferro alloy imports via Vizag Port in December 2015:
FERRO ALLOY IMPORT, VIZAG |
||||
Product |
Country Of Origin |
Unit Price (in Rs./Ton) |
Unit Price (in $./Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
FERRO NICKEL |
ALBANIA |
144,554 |
2,150 |
44 |
144,554 |
2,150 |
675 |
||
149,959 |
2,230 |
493 |
||
INDONESIA |
91,351 |
1,358 |
301 |
|
86,711 |
1,289 |
200 |
||
JAPAN |
708,871 |
10,541 |
152 |
|
108,356 |
1,611 |
988 |
||
FERRO NICKEL Total |
2,852 |
|||
FERRO NIOBIUM |
BRAZIL |
2,664,600 |
39,622 |
3 |
2,664,600 |
39,652 |
3 |
||
2,664,600 |
39,652 |
3 |
||
FERRO NIOBIUM Total |
10 |
|||
FERRO SILICON |
CHINA |
77,105 |
1,147 |
25 |
MALAYSIA |
62,988 |
944 |
150 |
|
66,224 |
985 |
199 |
||
62,509 |
930 |
400 |
||
62,509 |
930 |
400 |
||
63,508 |
944 |
90 |
||
63,508 |
944 |
60 |
||
66,175 |
985 |
249 |
||
FERRO SILICON Total |
1,574 |
|||
Grand Total |
4,435 |
December imports consisted of 2,852 tons of ferro nickel, 1,574 tons of ferro silicon and 10 tons of ferro niobium and all materials arrived from different countries in varying price bands.
In November, imports consisted of 583 tons of ferro nickel, 799 tons of ferro silicon and 9 tons of ferro niobium. All materials arrived from different countries in varying price bands.