In Mar’18, Petcoke imports in India were at around 0.48 MnT, which were marginally up by around 4.35% over the imports of around 0.46 MnT in Feb’18, an analysis of the data compiled by CoalMint Research shows.
Source: CoalMint Research
The imports had remained at lower levels as there was supply tightness in the key international markets. In the US, several refineries were under-going maintenance shut-downs, resulting in the supply tightness. At the same time, the international demand had become stronger, contributing towards the intensity of the tightness in supply.
The following is the break-up of the countries of import during the month under review.
| Quantity in MnT | |||
| ORIGIN | Mar’18 | Feb’18 | Change(%) |
| USA | 0.33 | 0.14 | 135.71 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.15 | 0.3 | -50.00 |
| Others | 0 | 0.02 | -100.00 |
| TOTAL | 0.48 | 0.46 | 4.35 |
Source: CoalMint Research
Out of the major ports in India, the Vizag port had handled the highest volume of the import traffic; followed by the Mangalore and Krishnapatnam ports.
Source: CoalMint Research
The major importers during the month were: Dalmia Cement, Ultratech Cement, Nirma, Ambuja Cement, among others.
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