India Steel Market Watch
November 13: Manganese ore imports through the port of Vizag were recorded at 143,755 tons in October 2015 against a volume of 75,075 tons in September 2015, showing a huge spurt of 91.48%, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
Imports of the material in October 2014 stood at a less voluminous 97,133 tons, while total imports in the first seven months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 were at 513,491 tons against 825,796 tons seen in the same period of the previous fiscal.
Total imports of the material through the port for financial year 2014-15 stood at 1,172,086 tons.
Following are manganese ore import details for 2015-16 and 2014-15:
Port |
Month |
QTY |
|
2015-16 |
2014-15 |
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VIZAG |
APR |
28,343 |
71,360 |
MAY |
43,147 |
157,025 |
|
JUN |
75,249 |
65,033 |
|
JUL |
73,415 |
153,793 |
|
AUG |
74,507 |
128,253 |
|
SEP |
75,075 |
153,199 |
|
OCT |
143,755 |
97,133 |
|
NOV |
|
81,969 |
|
DEC |
|
103,696 |
|
JAN |
|
79,442 |
|
FEB |
|
78,407 |
|
MAR |
|
2,776 |
|
VIZAG APRIL TO MAR TOTAL |
513,491 |
1,172,086 |
The following table gives details of manganese ore imports via Vizag in October 2015:
MANGANESE ORE IMPORT, VIZAG |
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Country Of Origin |
Date |
Item Description |
Unit Price (in Rs/Ton) |
Unit Price (in $/Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
AUSTRALIA |
7-Oct-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (GL-01) (MN-46.40%) |
10,025 |
152 |
1,948 |
MANGANESE ORE (MF-02) (MN-49.70%) |
9,691 |
146 |
715 |
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12-Oct-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (GL-01) (MN - 46.60%) |
9,963 |
151 |
1,255 |
|
9,963 |
151 |
1,466 |
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9,963 |
151 |
1,458 |
|||
9,963 |
151 |
1,216 |
|||
MANGANESE ORE (MF-02) (MN - 49.50%) |
9,922 |
150 |
239 |
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9,922 |
150 |
290 |
|||
9,922 |
150 |
1,031 |
|||
9,922 |
150 |
1,178 |
|||
9,922 |
150 |
120 |
|||
9,922 |
150 |
191 |
|||
9,922 |
150 |
40 |
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13-Oct-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (GL-01) (MN-46.50%) |
10,314 |
156 |
2,200 |
|
MANGANESE ORE (MF-02) (MN49.50% @ USD 3PDMTU) |
9,922 |
150 |
2,058 |
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23-Oct-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (MF-02) (MN49.50% @ USD 3PDMTU) |
10,407 |
159 |
143 |
|
10,407 |
159 |
333 |
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AUSTRALIA Total |
15,883 |
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COTE D IVOIRE |
19-Oct-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (MN - 37.89%) |
6,352 |
97 |
1,253 |
MANGANESE ORE (MN-39.16%) |
6,270 |
96 |
2,410 |
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MANGANESE ORE (MN-42.85%) |
8,202 |
126 |
4 |
||
8,202 |
126 |
4 |
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8,202 |
126 |
3 |
|||
8,202 |
126 |
0 |
|||
8,202 |
126 |
1,213 |
|||
8,202 |
126 |
1,233 |
|||
8,202 |
126 |
256 |
|||
8,202 |
126 |
728 |
|||
8,202 |
126 |
702 |
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COTE D IVOIRE Total |
7,805 |
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GABON |
8-Oct-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (MN- 34.67%) |
5,635 |
85 |
6,937 |
MANGANESE ORE MN-34.67%@2.45 USD/DMTU |
5,675 |
86 |
3,465 |
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13-Oct-15 |
MANGANESE ORE.MN-44.5%@3.00 USD/DMTU (DRY METRIC TON UNIT) |
8,919 |
135 |
3,753 |
|
26-Oct-15 |
F2 MANGANESE ORE |
7,805 |
119 |
975 |
|
F2 MANGANESE ORE (MN- 43%) |
7,805 |
119 |
2,530 |
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F2: MANGANESE ORE (MN-43%) |
7,805 |
119 |
2,024 |
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MMD MANGANESE ORE (MN- 44.5%) |
8,811 |
135 |
4,275 |
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MMD MANGANESE ORE MN 45% |
8,665 |
133 |
8,550 |
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MMNSTDMMD - MMD MANGANESE ORE 45% MN) |
8,958 |
137 |
855 |
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GABON Total |
33,363 |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
6-Oct-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (W4L40) (MN45.98% @ USD 3.0PDMTU) |
9,789 |
148 |
993 |
7-Oct-15 |
36% MANGANESE ORE ASSMANG GLORIA LUMPY (MN- 36.22%) |
6,623 |
100 |
2,187 |
|
44%. MANGANESE ORE ASSMANG NCHWANING LUMPY (MN- 44.83%) |
9,411 |
142 |
3,283 |
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MANGANESE ORE ASSMANG GLORIA LUMPY 36% MN 2.70 USD/DMTU |
6,534 |
99 |
1,992 |
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6,534 |
99 |
3,477 |
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MANGANESE ORE ASSMANG NCHWANING LUMPY 44% MN 3.10 USD/DMTU |
9,411 |
142 |
1,094 |
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9-Oct-15 |
MANGANESE ORE M1L (MN-37.60%) |
6,875 |
104 |
793 |
|
10-Oct-15 |
MANGANESE ORE ASSMANG NCHWANING FINES (44.89% MN) |
8,398 |
127 |
1,765 |
|
8,597 |
130 |
686 |
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8,597 |
130 |
981 |
|||
8,597 |
130 |
3,089 |
|||
8,597 |
130 |
981 |
|||
12-Oct-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (MN-36.88%) |
6,234 |
94 |
4,141 |
|
6,406 |
97 |
2,465 |
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6,406 |
97 |
1,479 |
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13-Oct-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (M1L) (MN-37.06%) |
7,327 |
111 |
1,787 |
|
MANGANESE ORE (MN-36.88%) |
6,308 |
95 |
4,141 |
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6,790 |
103 |
2,958 |
|||
6,842 |
103 |
1,972 |
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15-Oct-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (W4L40) (MN45.98% @ USD 3.0PDMTU) |
9,314 |
141 |
794 |
|
19-Oct-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (M1L) (MN-37.06%) |
6,556 |
100 |
1,985 |
|
20-Oct-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (M1L) (MN 38.07% @ USD2.55PDMTU) |
6,408 |
98 |
3,285 |
|
MANGANESE ORE (M1L) MN38.07% @ USD2.55 PDMTU) |
6,486 |
99 |
3,972 |
||
MANGANESE ORE (W4L40) |
9,816 |
150 |
8,739 |
||
MANGANESE ORE (W4L40) (MN 46.25%@USD3.00 PDMTU) |
9,270 |
142 |
646 |
||
9,270 |
142 |
2,632 |
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21-Oct-15 |
36% MANGANESE ORE ASSMANG GLORIA LUMPY (MN 36.37% @ USD2.7PDMTU) |
6,561 |
100 |
2,775 |
|
44%. MANGANESE ORE ASSMANG NCHWANING FINES (MN- 44.89%) |
8,398 |
129 |
1,324 |
||
8,640 |
132 |
882 |
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44.00%MANGANESE ORE ASSMANG NCHWANING FINES (MN- 44.89%) |
8,398 |
129 |
441 |
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28-Oct-15 |
36% MANGANESE ORE ASSMANG GLORIA FINES (MN-36.76%) |
5,459 |
84 |
2,953 |
|
5,652 |
86 |
591 |
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5,652 |
86 |
1,476 |
|||
36.00% MANGANESE ORE ASSMANG GLORIA LUMPY (MN-36.43%) |
6,252 |
96 |
2,995 |
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MANGANESE ORE ASSMANG GLORIA FINES (MN36.76% @ USD2.25 PDMTU) |
5,459 |
84 |
2,067 |
||
MANGANESE ORE ASSMANG NCHWANING LUMPY (MN44.68% @ USD 3PDMTU) |
8,847 |
135 |
997 |
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MANGANESE ORE GLORIA FINES (MN-36.76%) |
5,525 |
85 |
5,905 |
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29-Oct-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (M1L) (MN-37.06%) |
6,556 |
100 |
1,985 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA Total |
86,704 |
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Grand Total |
143,755 |
In October 2015, imports comprised 15,883 tons from Australia at a price band of Rs 9,691 - 10,407 ($146-151) per ton, 33,363 tons from Gabon in a range of Rs 5,635 – Rs 8,958 ($85-137) per ton, 7,805 tons from Cote D Ivoire in a range of Rs 6,270 – Rs 8,202 ($96-126) per ton while 86,704 tons arrived from South Africa in a range of Rs 5,459 – Rs 9,816 ($84-150) per ton.
September 2015 imports included 20,385 tons from Australia at a price band of Rs 9,691 - 10,566 ($145-161) per ton, 12,234 tons from Gabon in a range of Rs 8,008 – Rs 9,041 ($119-135) per ton, while 42,455 tons arrived from South Africa in a range of Rs 6,556 – Rs 9,677 ($98-144) per ton.