According to the Indian customs, the country witnessed an increase of 33% M-o-M in its Manganese Ore imports in Feb’18.
India imported 0.24 MnT Manganese Ore in Feb’18 against 0.18 MnT in Jan’18, witnessing an increase of 33% M-o-M. Moreover, on yearly basis, Indian imports sees an increase of 50% Y-o-Y as it imported 0.16 MnT in Feb’17.
South Africa remains the largest Manganese Ore exporter to India at 0.16 MnT in Feb’18 recording a substantial increase of 77% M-o-M against 0.09 MnT in Jan’18. Australia, being the second largest exporter of the ore to India witnessed an increase of 67% M-o-M followed by Cote D Ivoire and Gabon which exported 0.01 MnT each.
Oswal Minerals was the largest Manganese Ore importer in Feb’18 – Oswal Minerals, India was the major Manganese Ore importer and has imported 26,221 MT in Feb’18. Other major Manganese Ore importers were Shri Girija Alloy & Power and Sarda Metals & Alloys.
| India Manganese Ore Import in Feb’18 & Jan’18 | ||
| Importer | February’18 | January’18 |
| Oswal Minerals | 26,221 | 2,384 |
| Shri Girija Alloy & Power | 21,560 | 3,940 |
| Sarda Metals & Alloys | 13,400 | – |
| Berry Alloys | 9,013 | – |
| Sri Jayalakshmi Ferro Alloys | 8,091 | 5,967 |
| Modern India Con-Cast | 7,599 | 953 |
| Hira Power And Steels | 6,989 | 16,056 |
| Sri Enterprises | 6,618 | 1,900 |
| Hira Electro Smelters | 5,306 | 4,879 |
| Tata Steel | 5,212 | – |
| Abhijeet Ferrotech | 4,945 | 2,993 |
| Vandana Global | 4,915 | 3,874 |
| Others | 91,394 | 139,417 |
| Grand Total | 211,263 | 182,364 |
Quantity in MT
Source: SteelMint Research
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