Indian Iron ore imports hit an all time high of 6.76 MnT during Apr’14-Nov’14 owing to mining restrictions imposed in Odisha & Jharkhand. Imports are likely to hit 11-12 MnT during this fiscal year.
JSW Steel remain the biggest importer followed by Tata Steel. Below table defines total Iron ore imports done by different companies in India.
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Iron ore Imports (Qty in MnT) |
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Shipper Name |
Apr’14-Nov’14 |
Dec’14* |
| JSW Steel | 4.60 | 0.74 |
| Tata Steel | 1.10 | 0.46 |
| Tata International | 0.23 | – |
| SunFlag, Llyod, Pushpit Steels, OPG | – | 0.17 |
| Swiss Singapore | 0.09 | – |
| Jindal Saw | 0.07 | – |
| Super Smelter | 0.06 | – |
| Welspun | 0.06 | – |
| Jai Balaji & Others | 0.05 | – |
| Bengal Energy | – | 0.03 |
| Others | 0.50 | 0.30 |
| Total | 6.76 | 1.69 |
Data collected from 12 major ports excluding Magdalla port used by Essar
Tata Sponge imports are included in Tata International
Others include Visa, Maithan, Kamachi etc
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