India Coking Coal Imports Rise by 5.35% in Feb'19; Imports from USA Fall By 19%
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Indian metallurgical coal imports have increased by 5.35% to 4.5 million tonnes (MnT) in Feb'19, as compared to 4.27 MnT in Jan'19, as per the latest vessel lineup data compiled by CoalMint Research.
Moreover, on a year-on-year basis, the Feb'19 imports have risen by 12.72% against 3.99 MnT of imports recorded in Feb'18.
Source: Vessel Line-up Data, CoalMint Research | Quantity in MnT
Country Wise India Coking Coal Import in Feb'19:
A country-wise break-up of the monthly import data reveals that the major proportion of the Indian coking coal import shipments continued to be originated from Australia, constituting the highest share of around 73%.
Also, Indian met coal imports from Australia rose by 6.7% to 3.30 MnT in Feb'19, against 3.10 MnT in Jan'19.
Following Australia, the imports from Canada and USA accounted for 9% and 6% shares respectively.
Notably, Indian coking coal imports from USA dropped by 19.1% to 0.27 MnT in Feb'19, against 0.34 MnT in Jan'19.
Source: CoalMint Research | Quantity in MnT
The following table presents a detailed breakup of the countries of origin during the month under review.
| Origin | Feb'19 | Jan'19 | Change |
| Australia | 3,304,463 | 3,097,633 | 6.68% |
| Canada | 399,842 | 392,578 | 1.85% |
| USA | 273,038 | 337,515 | -19.10% |
| Russia | 172,769 | 169,200 | 2.11% |
| Mozambique | 157,670 | 113,400 | 39.04% |
| Indonesia | 148,501 | 105,310 | 41.01% |
| Latvia | 44,000 | ||
| New Zealand | 56,012 | ||
| TOTAL | 4,500,283 | 4,271,648 | 5.35% |
Source: CoalMint Research | Quantity in MT
