India Steel Market Watch
October 30: Imports of ferro alloys via Vizag Port stood at 1,745 tons during September 2015, against 1,834 tons in August, showing a volume-wise dip of 4.85%, albeit on a low base, according to provisional data available with ISMW.
Imports of the material during September 2014 were higher at 2,204 tons.
With the September figures, total imports of the commodity in the first six months (April-September) of the current fiscal of 2015-16 stood at 8,866 tons against 6,725 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 |
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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 |
|
872 |
|
NOV |
|
1,105 |
|
DEC |
|
1,317 |
|
JAN |
|
302 |
|
FEB |
|
220 |
|
MAR |
|
1,068 |
|
VIZAG APRIL TO MAR TOTAL |
8,866 |
11,609 |
The following table gives details of ferro alloy imports via Vizag Port in September 2015:
FERRO ALLOY IMPORT, VIZAG |
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Product |
Country Of Origin |
Unit Price (in Rs./Ton) |
Unit Price (in $./Ton) |
Quantity (in Tons) |
FERRO NICKEL |
JAPAN |
763,942 |
11,428 |
149 |
NEW CALEDONIA |
754,447 |
11,286 |
150 |
|
769,364 |
11,474 |
99 |
||
FERRO NICKEL Total |
398 |
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FERRO SILICON |
CHINA |
81,708 |
1,243 |
200 |
MALAYSIA |
57,110 |
869 |
150 |
|
58,066 |
866 |
150 |
||
65,831 |
982 |
100 |
||
65,831 |
982 |
100 |
||
65,831 |
985 |
299 |
||
65,831 |
982 |
99 |
||
70,248 |
1,048 |
250 |
||
FERRO SILICON Total |
1,348 |
|||
Grand Total |
1,745 |
In September, imports consisted of 398 tons of ferro nickel and 1,348 tons of ferro silicon. All materials arrived from different countries in varying price bands.
August imports comprised 811 tons of ferro silicon, 1,003 tons of ferro nickel and 20 tons of ferro molybdenum.