India is the 2nd largest petroleum coke consuming country in Asia, after China. In the last few years, pet coke consumption in India has been increasing due rising demand of coke across cement and aluminium industries. And ongoing investments in industrial and commercial sector along with measures to reduce dependency on coal will embellish the growth of pet coke industry. In 2016, India imports of petroleum coke rose to USD 860851741 from 2015’s USD 678438821. This figure is likely to increase further as from January to July 2017; the country has recorded USD 738151548 import value of pet coke. Here is an overall picture of pet coke imports in India with petroleum coke import data and trade statistics.
Two types of petroleum coke are imported into India namely – Non-calcined and Calcined in which the demand of non-calcined pet coke is more. As per a report on petroleum coke import data of India, the country has registered a steady rise in import value of this type of petroleum coke. The figures show that India’s imports of non-calcined petroleum coke increased to USD 712225608 in 2016 from 2015’s USD 575103081. In 2012, 2013 & 2014, import value recorded USD 436954196, USD 379089732 & USD 244980264 respectively. The chart and table below shows types of pet coke imported into India with updated figures of Jan-Jul 2017.
Pet coke import data India is an effective market research tool, which helps business experts to analyse India’s import market of the product. Since 2012, the country has been recording a rise in the import value on an average. 2015 and 2016 year saw a sharp rise in trade figures of the product. Here are India import statistics of petroleum coke recorded in last five years and between January and July this year.
In a study conducted on petroleum-coke import in India, the country is mostly engaged into pet coke trade with North American countries followed by Arab states and Asia & Pacific nations. Between Jan-Jul 2017, the share in value of North America, Arab states and Asia & Pacific nations recorded 50.77%, 28.22% and 14.56% respectively. For more updates, look at the chart and table below.
Like it is described above that India imported petroleum coke maximum from North America region from January to July 2017, United States stood as the top exporter country. It registered 44.95% share in value in this period. Saudi Arabia was the 2nd largest supplier country of petroleum coke to India. Let’s analyse pet coke trade statistics of 5 largest exporter countries to India.
Kandla Sea Port, which is located in Gujarat state of India, received maximum shipments of petroleum coke during Jan-Jul 2017. Its share in value recorded 44.95%. Vizag Sea was the second largest Indian port, where most shipments of the product arrived in this period. However, as per India historical data of pet coke available, Vizag Sea stood as the top port in 2016, which recorded 26.06% share in value, while Kandla was the second largest port, which recorded 20.42% in the last year. Let’s wait and watch whether Kandla Sea port will maintain its position as few months to go in 2017. Meanwhile, import statistics of top 5 Indian ports where maximum shipments of petroleum coke arrived during Jan-Jul 2017 are given below.
Source: https://www.exportgenius.in/blog/petroleum-coke-import-data-list-of-pet-coke-importers-and-buyers-in-india-107.php