India: NMDC cuts Iron Ore Price by upto 11% for Feb’15

NMDC has reduced lump prices by INR 450/MT, fines by INR 300/MT & ROM by INR 390/MT for February, 2015.

India’s largest Iron ore producer, NMDC has reduced Iron ore prices. Declining Iron ore prices in the domestic as well as global market and falling sales have compelled the miner to reduce prices. The miner had rolled over Iron ore prices in Jan’15.

NMDC Iron Ore Prices from Nov’14-Feb’15

Month

10-150 mm 10-40 mm, DR CLO 6-40 mm

Blue Dust/Fines

Feb’15 3,300 4,540 3,750 2,760
Jan’15 3,690 4,990 4,200 3,060
Dec’14 3,690 4,990 4,200 3,060
Nov’14 3,860 5,190 4,400 3,160

Royalty @ 15%; bonus/penalty and other taxes extra
Source: SteelMint Research

NMDC Iron Ore Production & Sales

NMDC’s Iron ore production had fallen by 25% M o M and sales by 13 % M o M and stood at 2.56 MnT & 2.54 MnT respectively.

Month

Production

Sales

Jan’15 2.56 2.54
Dec’14 3.40 2.90
Nov’14 2.40 2.20

Qty in MnT
Source: SteelMint Research

NMDC Iron Ore Exports in Jan’15

NMDC exported 0.28 MnT Iron ore in Jan’15 against 0.29 MnT in Dec’14.

Berthing Date

Quantity Vessel Name

Loading Port

01 Jan 2015 70,000 Ulusoy 12 Vizag
15 Jan 2015 70,000 Jag Arya Vizag
22 Jan 2015 70,000 Vishva Anand Vizag
28 Jan 2015 77,000 GRM Princess Vizag
Total 287,000

Quantity in MT
Provisional data
Source: SteelMint Stats, Customs

NMDC sold 1.09 MnT Iron ore in Jan’15 via Karnataka e-auctions, till the auctions held on 27 Jan’15. Also, NMDC’s supply of rakes to Chhattisgarh based Sponge plants had fallen from 87 rakes in Dec’14 to 74 rakes in Jan’15 (down by 15% M o M).


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