India Steel Market Watch
October 30: Manganese ore imports through the port of Vizag were recorded at 75,075 tons in September 2015 against a volume of 74,507 tons in August 2015, showing a marginal increase of 0.76%, as per provisional information available with ISMW.
Imports of the material in September 2014 stood at a far more voluminous 153,199 tons, while total imports in the first six months of the current fiscal of 2015-16 were at 369,736 tons against 728,663 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.
The 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 |
|
97,133 |
|
NOV |
|
81,969 |
|
DEC |
|
103,696 |
|
JAN |
|
79,442 |
|
FEB |
|
78,407 |
|
MAR |
|
2,776 |
|
VIZAG APRIL TO MAR TOTAL |
369,736 |
1,172,086 |
The following table gives details of manganese ore imports via Vizag in September 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 |
3-Sep-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (GL-01) (MN-47.20%) |
10,566 |
161 |
1,612 |
5-Sep-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (MF-02) (MN-49.70%) |
9,691 |
145 |
601 |
|
9,691 |
145 |
347 |
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7-Sep-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (GL-01) (MN-46.40%) |
10,025 |
150 |
2,123 |
|
10,025 |
150 |
6,367 |
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MANGANESE ORE (MF-02) (MN-49.20% @USD3PDMTU) |
9,802 |
147 |
421 |
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9,802 |
147 |
2,365 |
|||
10,266 |
154 |
870 |
|||
10,266 |
154 |
76 |
|||
MANGANESE ORE (MF-02) (MN-49.20%) |
9,966 |
149 |
2,060 |
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10,266 |
154 |
946 |
|||
10,266 |
154 |
473 |
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21-Sep-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (GL-01) (MN-46.40%) |
10,025 |
150 |
2,123 |
|
AUSTRALIA Total |
20,385 |
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GABON |
28-Sep-15 |
F2: MANGANESE ORE (MN-43%) |
8,008 |
119 |
1,214 |
MMD MANGANESE ORE (MN-44.5%) |
8,739 |
130 |
4,750 |
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8,739 |
130 |
1,568 |
|||
8,958 |
134 |
1,568 |
|||
MMNSTD-MMD:MANGANESE ORE (MN44.50% @ USD3.00 /DMTU) |
9,041 |
135 |
475 |
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MMNSTDMMD-MMD : MANGANESE ORE (MN44.50% @ USD3.00/DMTU) |
9,041 |
135 |
2,660 |
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GABON Total |
12,234 |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
4-Sep-15 |
36 % MANGANESE ORE ASSMANG GLORIA LUMPY (MN- 36.91%) |
7,115 |
106 |
2,981 |
12-Sep-15 |
MANGANESE ORE (M1L) (MN-37.06%) |
6,556 |
98 |
3,240 |
|
6,556 |
98 |
2,134 |
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6,556 |
98 |
8,436 |
|||
6,756 |
101 |
1,072 |
|||
6,756 |
101 |
2,655 |
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MANGANESE ORE (W4L40) (MN - 45.98 %) |
9,314 |
139 |
1,042 |
||
9,407 |
141 |
6,453 |
|||
MANGANESE ORE (W4L40) (MN45.98% @ USD 3.0 PDMTU) |
9,313 |
139 |
348 |
||
MANGANESE ORE (W4L40) (MN45.98% @ USD 3.0PDMTU) |
9,314 |
139 |
1,787 |
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28-Sep-15 |
MANGANESE ORE - M1L (MN-37.60%) |
6,944 |
104 |
3,768 |
|
MANGANESE ORE - W4L40 (MN-45.64%) |
9,677 |
144 |
3,779 |
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MANGANESE ORE M1L (MN-37.60%) |
6,875 |
103 |
2,975 |
||
6,875 |
103 |
1,785 |
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SOUTH AFRICA Total |
42,455 |
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Grand Total |
75,075 |
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.
August imports comprised 22,764 tons from Australia at a price band of Rs 6,785 - 14,677 ($105-229) per ton, 2,300 tons from Gabon at a unit price of Rs 7,546 ($117), while 49,443 tons arrived from South Africa in a range of Rs 6,125 – Rs 12,182 ($96-185) per ton.