Total domestic sales of petroleum coke for January 2023 dropped m-o-m by 10.7% to 0.87 million tonnes (mnt). On a y-o-y basis, for the April-January period, sales witnessed a growth of 10.8% over the same period last year.
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The data includes all types of petroleum coke, including fuel grade, anode grade (LS) and calcined. However, it does not include imports.
Company-wise sales
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On a monthly basis, the highest sales were recorded by Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) at 0.303 mnt, down 14% y-o-y followed by NEL and Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) at 0.201 and 0.141 mnt respectively. The maximum decline in sales was recorded by Reliance Industries (RIL) at 98.8%.
State- wise sales
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Rajasthan continues to be the leading state in terms of pet coke sales for December as well as in the April-January period. It is mainly due to the concentration of various cement units in the state. These include UltraTech, ACC, Ambuja Cement, Shree Cement, JK Cement, JK Lakshmi Cement, Mangalam Cement, Wonder Cement, etc that are major consumers of pet coke and source primarily from domestic producers, apart from importing some volumes. The other states among the top 5 are Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
On a y-o-y basis, amongst the top 10 states in terms of pet coke sales, the maximum growth was recorded by Chhattisgarh in January 2023, followed by Andhra Pradesh. Punjab, on the other hand, recorded the maximum decline in sales by 56% followed by Rajasthan at 38%, over same month last year.
In April-January, the highest growth in sales was recorded by Andhra Pradesh at 77% followed by Madhya Pradesh at 47% y-o-y. The sharpest drop of 24% was recorded in Punjab.
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