Met Coke imports in India had declined by 8.16% in Jun’17 over the imports in May’17, according to an analysis by CoalMint Research.
In Jun’17, around 0.45 MnT of Met Coke was imported in India; and that was down from the imports of around 0.49 MnT in the previous month.
Source: CoalMint Research
On a year-on-year comparison, the imports in the month under review increased by around 28.57% against the imports of around 0.35 MnT in Jun’17.
A break-up of the countries of import during the month shows that Met Coke imports from Columbia were significantly up from that in the previous month; while, there were decrements in the imports from the other countries.
| Quantity in MnT | |||
| ORIGIN | Jun’17 | May’17 | Change(%) |
| Australia | 0.03 | 0.05 | -40.00 |
| China | 0.31 | 0.32 | -3.13 |
| Colombia | 0.05 | 0.02 | 150.00 |
| Japan | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| Poland | 0 | 0.06 | -100.00 |
| Russia | 0.02 | 0 | NA |
| TOTAL | 0.45 | 0.49 | -8.16 |
Source: CoalMint Research
Out of the various ports in the country, the Paradip port had handled the highest volume of Met Coke import traffic during the month; followed by the Mormugao, Hazira and Mangalore ports.
Source: CoalMint Research
The decline in the imports could be attributed to the shrinkage in demand in the country.
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