India: NMDC Iron Ore Rake Movement from Chhattisgarh Mines Improve in Sept’19

NMDC (Chhattisgarh) supplied total of 190 rakes (0.73 MnT) of iron ore in the month of Sep’19, up 12% against 169 rakes (0.65 MnT) a month before in Aug’19, according to railway movement data maintained with SteelMint.

NMDC supplied 29 rakes (0.11 MnT) to state-based units in Sep’19, up marginally against 28 rakes a month before.

On 19th Sep, NMDC Ltd announced cut in its iron ore prices. Prices of iron ore fines and lumps were reduced by INR 200/MT and in DR-CLO price cut was by INR 230/MT and ROM by INR 180/MT. Prior to this the company had lowered prices by same quantum on 21 Aug’19.

NMDC’s supplies to outside state-based units increased 9%:
The procurement by units outside C.G also witnessed rise for the month by 9% on monthly basis to 138 rakes (0.53 MnT) in Sep’19 as against 127 rakes (0.49 MnT) in Aug’19.

RINL’s procurement from NMDC Bailadila mines in Sep’19 increased 9% on monthly basis to 98 rakes as compared to Aug’19 procurement at 90 rakes.

JSW Steel (Dolvi) sourcing from NMDC recorded at 14 rakes in Sep’19, against 13 rakes a month before.

KIOCL procured 20 rakes in Sep’19, stable M-o-M.

Movement for exports picked 64% in Sep’19:
NMDC’s movement of iron ore export for the month of Sep’19 witnessed 64% rise to 23 rakes as compared to 14 rakes in Aug’19.

NMDC (C.G.) Iron ore rake movement: Sep’19 Vs. Aug’19

 Seller Buyer Sep-19 Aug-19
 NMDC(CG) to Chhattisgarh based Plant SKS Ispat 5 3
API Ispat & Power 4 2
Vaswani Industries 2
Shivalay Ispat & Power Pvt Ltd 2 1
Shri Bajrang Power & Ispat 2 2
Grace Industries 2
Vraj Metaliks Private Limited 2 1
Mahendra Sponge & Power Ltd 1 1
Bhagwati Power Steel 1
Shilpy Steels Pvt Ltd 1 1
PD Industry Ltd 1
Hi Tech Power Steel 1
Public 1
Gopani Iron & Power Ltd. 1
Real Ispat & Power Ltd 1 1
Mahendra Sponge & Power Ltd (Unit II) 1
Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd 1 4
Aarti Sponge & Power Ltd 1
Rashmi Sponge Iron & Power Ltd 1
Devi Iron & Power Ltd 2
Nutan Ispat & Power Ltd. 1
Godawari Power & Ispat Ltd. 3
Gopal Sponge 1
Shri Nakoda Ispat Ltd 3
Total 29 28
 NMDC(C.G.) to Other State Rastriya Ispat Nigam Ltd 98 90
Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd 20 20
Essar Steel 9 12
JSW Steel, Dolvi 14 13
Gallant Metal Ltd. 2
Maha Maya 2 1
Noble Tech Industries Ltd. 1 1
Steel Exchange India Ltd 1 1
Welspun Max Steel Ltd 1
Total 138 127
Export 23 14
Grand Total 190 169

Each rake carries approximately 3,850 MT iron ore
*Excluding Essar Steel’s movement through slurry pipeline
Source: SteelMint Research, Railways


Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *