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EXPORTSOres & Minerals
During the year 2008-09, the value of exports(including re-exports) of ores and mineralsat Rs.109296 crore accounted for 13% of the total
value of all merchandise exported from India. The
export value rose from Rs. 80931 crore in 2006-07
to Rs. 95,022 crore in 2007-08 and further rose to
Rs.109,296 crore in 2008-09. The value of mineral
exports showed an increase of 15.03% in 2008-09as compared to that in the previous year.
Diamond (Total)) continued to be the largest
constituent item with a share of 66.1% in the total
value of mineral exports in 2008-09. Next in order
of share was iron ore with the contribution of
19.9% followed by granite of 4.4% and alumina
1.5%. The individual share of remaining minerals
in the total value of exports of ores and minerals
from India during the year under review was less
than one percent.
There was an increase in the value of exports
in case of most of the principal minerals in
2008-09 as compared to that in the previous year.
Sulphur (excluding sublimed, precipitated and
colloidal) showed a highly significant growth of
export value by manifold. In terms of value, the
export of coke increased by more than 6 times and
barytes, salt (rock) and limestone rose to more
than double during the year under review. The
other minerals which showed a significant growth
are lead ores & concentrates 96%, abrasive
(natural) 77%, alumina 56%, garnet (abrasive) 52%,
manganese ore 45%, mica 44%, quartz & quartzite
35%, precious metal ores & concentrate, bentonite
and emerald (cut & uncut) 33% each, petroleum
(crude) 29%, coal (excluding lignite) and diamond
26% each as compared to that in previous year.
The export value, however, had recorded a decline
in case of zinc ores & concentrate by 81%, bauxite
69%, sandstone 37%, chromite 20%, natural gas
18%, building and monumental stone, NES 16%
and marble 11% as compared to that in the
previous year.
Ores and minera ls were exported to
193 countries in 2008-09 as against 183 countries
in 2007-08 (including country item unspecified
in both the years). About ninety percent of the
total value of exports of ores and minerals was
confined to only nine countries. Out of these,
exports to six countries accounted for more than
three-fourths of the total value of exports during
the year. As in the earlier years, exports to China
continued to occupy the top position in 2008-09
and in terms of value, accounted for 23.9% of the
total mineral exports. Hong Kong was in the
second place and contributed 20.4% followed by
United Arab Emirates 15.5%, USA 13.1%, Belgium
7.8%, Israel 3.5%, Japan 2.6%, Singapore 1.6%,
and Thailand 1.3%. The individual share of
remaining countries was less than one percent.
Countrywise analysis of mineral exports
revealed that the increase in value of mineral
exports was more than three times for Brazil, two
times for Iran, Singapore, Pakistan, United Arab
Emirates, Malaysia and unspecified countries rose
more than double during the year under review.
The rise in the value of export in respect of some
other countr ies was : South Afr ica 68%,
Bangladesh 36%, Netherlands 33%, France 31%,
Saudi Arabia 30%, Hong Kong 15% and Germany
11%. However, value of exports of ores and
minerals declined by 53% for Rep. of Korea, 35%
for Spain, 32% for Chinese Taipei/Taiwan, 21% for
UK, 17% for Romania, 15% for Australia, 10% for
Israel, 9% each for Thailand and Nepal and 8% for
Switzerland, among others as compared to that of
previous year (Tables - 1 to 3).
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Table 1 : Exports* of Ores and Minerals, 2006-07 to 2008-09
(Value in Rs. 000)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p)
Ore/Mineral Unit
Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value
All Minerals 809307449 950224884 1092964455
Abrasives (natural) tonne 95697 461792 145278 816414 156998 1444288
Alabaster tonne 107 519 2 9 5 33
Alumina tonne 916531 18701242 688044 10166490 968245 15823892
Andalusite tonne 21 326 88 1263 ++ 2
Asbestos: Total tonne 525 6262 3942 9035 918 7545
Asbestos (chrysotile) tonne ++ 3 23 343 107 897
Asbestos (amphibole) tonne 1 6
Asbestos (others) tonne 524 6253 3919 8692 811 6648
Ballclay tonne 10572 36162 12456 40459 23228 77787
Barytes tonne 629518 1475606 564800 1327465 843789 2982457
Bauxite tonne 5073894 7422155 7120899 11792383 1708349 3708188
Bentonite tonne 480189 906621 462502 1061530 566890 1414440
Borax: Total tonne 900 47746 1745 37915 1545 40414
Natural borate tonne 429 24750 1144 13703 902 9674
Sodium borate tonne 136 6835 237 8006 464 21909
Other borates tonne 335 16161 364 16206 179 8831
Building & monumental
stones, NES tonne 1055825 3373599 978346 4527245 1291492 3783042
Calcite tonne 1366 5746 3222 9842 1073 4217
Chalk tonne 640 3294 614 3328 1178 3623
Chromite: Total tonne 1203060 7936861 906575 12230975 1899028 9736103
Chrome ore others tonne 418308 2953702 45360 435975 145516 1120480
Chrome ore conc. tonne 736237 4767109 860157 11776035 1549199 7787724
Chrome ore lumps tonne 48515 216050 1058 18965 204313 827899
Clay (others) tonne 19263 82183 23101 80419 337244 392298
Coal (excl. lignite) 000 t 1548 3126709 1627 2770280 1656 3484645
Lignite 000 t 1 3852 ++ 1260 11 186090
Coke tonne 80186 339823 101799 1010898 1345534 7295252
Coal gas tonne 4267 115992 7354 187616 21000 465624
Cobalt (ores & conc.) tonne 451 105482 522 125282
Copper ores & conc. tonne 44645 107149 565 16912 26613 397134
Corundum (natural) tonne 291 2071 332 2773 2312 9801
Diamond: Total ** 479718676 ** 572407881 ** 722606545
Diamond (mostly cut) carat 36746077 479301420 43179091 571778597 57960232 720920219
Diamond (industrial) carat 268336 53031 355758 102241 2484310 1185472
Diamond (powder) 000 carat 13586 364225 20519 527043 8637 500854
Diatomite tonne 490 2852 610 2838 725 4974
Dolomite tonne 11892 29719 14674 41139 18892 48338
Earth clay tonne 1352 8667 2469 16545 2170 13636
Emerald
(uncut & cut): Total ** 3730559 ** 3618344 ** 4800533
Emerald (uncut) tonne 4 38198 ++ 112752 2 39954
Emerald (cut) 000 carat 4719 3692361 4703 3505592 6089 4760579
Felspar (natural) tonne 557565 1147834 427222 890716 337664 924103
(Contd.)
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Felspar
(uncut & cut):Total ** 48871 ** 27788 ** 191202Felspar (uncut) tonne ++ 785 ++ 219 ++ 3848
Felspar (cut) 000 carat 88 48086 64 27569 1353 187354
Fireclay tonne 3511 12956 8354 18560 5590 19655
Flint tonne 432 1539 1193 3224 1693 7102
Fluorite/Fluorspar tonne 1111 7231 467 4642 203 1730
Fullers earth tonne 39592 101807 84015 173576 X X
Garnet (abrasive) tonne 285440 1321213 261433 1277595 252478 1939894
Garnet
(uncut & cut):Total ** 18278 ** 1560 ** 76503
Garnet (uncut) tonne ++ 3754 ++ 162 ++ 42
Garnet (cut) 000 carat 28 14524 4 1398 101 76461
Granite: Total tonne 3291823 47248406 3701361 42874852 3958853 48149007Granite (crude or
roughly trimmed) tonne 2147415 17033727 2563921 14794490 2641496 16334115
Granite (cut blocks/
slabs) tonne 294407 2317061 336619 2230540 379326 1995799
Granite (polished
blocks/tiles) tonne 552414 17919800 413816 13325620 308493 9606869
Granite (others) tonne 297587 9977818 387005 12524202 629538 20212224
Graphite (natural) tonne 1850 50012 1420 44538 1909 91887
Gypsum & plaster tonne 116027 105938 120582 112769 209157 157652
Iron ore: Total 000 t 91425 176562481 68473 233996998 68904 217253097
Iron ore conc:
Non-agglomerated 000 t 1763 2958058 1917 5301553 1193 4396081
Iron ore fines 000 t 66183 124238851 48896 167642708 58458 179843910
Iron ore lumps 000 t 23046 47793601 15302 48044791 8344 26009673
Iron ore pellets 000 t 433 1571750 2358 13007549 909 7002286
Iron ore pyrites 000 t ++ 221 ++ 397 ++ 1147
Kaolin tonne 70233 339547 59457 299605 120418 477819
Kieselgurh tonne 87 185 116 684 4 43
Kyanite tonne 2471 17410 219 1149
Lead ores & conc. tonne 75410 4426791 37915 2879336 81095 5649354
Limestone tonne 1271059 601630 879784 603376 2122989 1255352
Magnesite : Total tonne 12677 88425 8697 79220 12284 136358
Magnesia (fused) tonne 3852 26787 2373 21719 758 7820
Magnesite
(not calcined) tonne 453 2732 904 7059 459 6301
Magnesite (calcined) tonne 515 5122 222 968 75 785
Magnesia: Dead-burnt tonne 25 101 25 490
Magnesium oxide tonne 2268 15465 3580 35557 7640 82556
Magnesite (others) tonne 5564 38218 1618 13917 3327 38406
Manganese ore: Total tonne 157312 451953 208372 833870 205424 1206074
Manganese ore
(46% or more Mn ) tonne 984 5933 20538 69352 4212 104668
Manganese ore
(35% or more but
below 46% Mn) tonne 1579 12270 67950 452810 1344 7631
(Contd.)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p)
Ore/Mineral UnitQty Value Qty Value Qty Value
Table - 1 (Contd.)
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Manganese ore
(30% or more but
below 35% Mn) tonne 120641 348379 66778 167342 68122 506401
Manganese ore
(others) tonne 34108 85371 53106 144366 131746 587374
Marble: Total tonne 290112 2809996 311264 4083745 306545 3628602
Marble (dressed) tonne 233027 1757662 247140 2877795 217874 2151093
Marble (others) tonne 57085 1052334 64124 1205950 88671 1477509
Mica: Total tonne 80795 1089880 99888 1253411 191037 1802852
Mica (unmanufactured):
Total tonne 80368 760097 99389 875533 190427 1361696
Mica (blocks) tonne 1082 57549 1374 58085 3311 94977
Mica (splittings) tonne 871 46986 1463 68396 2952 72596
Mica (powder) tonne 62072 503313 73682 550783 72106 710212
Mica (condenser
films) tonne 313 2718 230 4881 9 2280
Mica (waste &
scrap) tonne 16030 149531 22640 193388 112049 481631
Mica (worked): Total tonne 427 329783 499 377878 610 441156
Mica (cond. films,
plates, cuts, NES) tonne 3 3159 4 2028 1 1889
Mica (washers &
discs) tonne 31 25840 42 25879 29 20439
Mica (sheets &
strips) tonne 21 13747 25 17895 25 9263
Micanite & other
built-up mica tonne 14 7649 11 8208 12 7608
Mica (bricks) tonne ++ 335 ++ 366 ++ 265
Mica worked
(others) tonne 358 279053 417 323502 543 401692
Molybdenum
ores & conc. tonne 4712 53529 33 3048 29784 162824
Niobium or tantalum
ores & conc. tonne 19 9184 73 44976 36 34325
Natural gas tonne 15408 531472 49812 1854344 38074 1518657
Ochre: Total tonne 4353 55852 6035 107231 12828 133324
Ochre (earth colours) tonne 3266 24859 4775 36277 12109 111212
Ochre (persian red) tonne 259 14051 456 46743 54 7855
Ochre (red oxide) tonne 790 15553 660 15176 657 13634
Ochre (yellow ochre) tonne 38 1389 144 9035 8 623
Petroleum (crude) 000 t 106 3250961 26 1085521 56 1397827
Potassium salts (natural) tonne 2535 9871 10 783 X X
Precious & semi-precious
stones, NES: Total ** 8124719 ** 7637836 ** 7791082
Precious & semi-precious
stones (uncut) tonne 20776 284029 1027 480874 25917 327091
Precious & semi-precious
stones (cut) 000 carat 18226 7840690 13674 7156962 19637 7463991
(Contd.)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p)
Ore/Mineral UnitQty Value Qty Value Qty Value
Table - 1 (Contd.)
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Table 2 : Value of Exports* of Ores & Minerals, 2006-07 to 2008-09
(By Principal Ores & Minerals)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p) % increase (+)
or decrease (-)
Ore/Mineral Value % share Value % share Value % share in 2008-09
(Rs. 000) in total (Rs. 000) in total (Rs. 000) in total over
value value value 2007-08
All Minerals 809307449 100.00 950224884 100.00 1092964455 100.00 15.02
Diamond 479718676 59.28 572407881 60.24 722606545 66.11 26.24
Iron ore 176562481 21.82 233996998 24.63 217253097 19.88 -7.16
Granite 47248406 5.84 42874852 4.51 48149007 4.41 12.30
Alumina 18701242 2.31 10166490 1.07 15823892 1.45 55.65
Chromite 7936861 0.98 12230975 1.29 9736103 0.89 -20.40
Precious & semi-precious stones
(cut & uncut): Total 8124719 1.00 7637836 0.80 7791082 0.71 2.01
Coke 339823 0.04 1010898 0.11 7295252 0.67 621.66
Lead ores & conc. 4426791 0.55 2879336 0.30 5649354 0.52 96.20
Emerald (cut & uncut) 3730559 0.46 3618344 0.38 4800533 0.44 32.67
Sandstone 6006621 0.74 6867992 0.72 4358769 0.40 -36.54
Sulphur (Excl. sublimed,
precipited & colloidal) 1386068 0.17 53604 0.01 3971228 0.36 7308.45
Building and monumental
stones, NES 3373599 0.42 4527245 0.48 3783042 0.35 -16.44
Bauxite 7422155 0.92 11792383 1.24 3708188 0.34 -68.55
Marble 2809996 0.35 4083745 0.43 3628602 0.33 -11.15
Coal (Excl. lignite) 3126709 0.39 2770280 0.29 3484645 0.32 25.79
Barytes 1475606 0.18 1327465 0.14 2982457 0.27 124.67
Zinc ores & conc. 17337315 2.14 12879413 1.36 2389172 0.22 -81.45
Slate 2350410 0.29 2110100 0.22 2072052 0.19 -1.80
Garnet (abrasive) 1321213 0.16 1277595 0.13 1939894 0.18 51.84
Titanium ores & conc. 1745588 0.22 1667759 0.18 1872050 0.17 12.25
Mica 1089880 0.13 1253411 0.13 1802852 0.16 43.84
Natural gas 531472 0.07 1854344 0.20 1518657 0.14 -18.10
Salt (rock) 878262 0.11 728436 0.08 1487346 0.14 104.18
Abrasive (natural) 461792 0.06 816414 0.09 1444288 0.13 76.91
Bentonite 906621 0.11 1061530 0.11 1414440 0.13 33.25
Petroleum (crude) 3250961 0.40 1085521 0.11 1397827 0.13 28.77
Limestone 601630 0.07 603376 0.06 1255352 0.11 108.05
Manganese ore 451953 0.06 833870 0.09 1206074 0.11 44.64
Felspar (natural) 1147834 0.14 890716 0.09 924103 0.08 3.75
Quartz and quartzite 614780 0.08 638649 0.07 859700 0.08 34.61
Precious metal ores & conc. 1010789 0.12 582778 0.06 777291 0.07 33.38
Other minerals 3216637 0.40 3694648 0.39 5581551 0.51 51.07
Source: DGCI & S, Kolkata
* Including re-exports.
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Value of Mineral Exports, 2007-08 and 2008-09
.
Diamond
60%
Iron Ore
25%
Granite
5%
Others
9%
Chromite
1%
2007-08Total value
Rs. 95,022 crore
Diamond
66%
Iron Ore
20%
Granite
4%
Others
9%
Chromite
1%
2008-09Total value
Rs. 109,296 crore
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Table 3 : Value of Exports* of Ores & Minerals, 2006-07 to 2008-09
(By Principal Countries)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p) % increase (+)
or decrease (-)
Country Value % share Value % share Value % share in 2008-09
(Rs. 000) in total (Rs. 000) in total (Rs. 000) in total over
value value value 2007-08
All Countries 809307449 100.00 950224884 100.00 1092964455 100.00 15.02
China 198351847 24.51 262713335 27.65 260987173 23.88 -0.66
Hong Kong 152444303 18.84 194138297 20.43 222913682 20.40 14.82
UAE 59945152 7.41 82271997 8.66 169529382 15.51 106.06
USA 133691875 16.52 141615814 14.90 142792784 13.06 0.83
Belgium 67998050 8.40 80835943 8.51 85203087 7.80 5.40
Israel 39726181 4.91 41792870 4.40 37678422 3.45 -9.84
Japan 37314374 4.61 27089536 2.85 27990989 2.56 3.33
Singapore 7027409 0.87 6547929 0.69 17856176 1.63 172.70
Thailand 15696595 1.94 16118434 1.70 14596108 1.34 -9.44
UK 9751547 1.20 11060582 1.16 8784578 0.80 -20.58
Italy 7156427 0.88 7099150 0.75 6703891 0.61 -5.57
Germany 5069377 0.63 5358013 0.56 5964034 0.55 11.31
Switzerland 4705532 0.58 6158361 0.65 5636678 0.52 -8.47
Bangladesh 4443523 0.55 3908151 0.41 5315995 0.49 36.02
Australia 5129232 0.63 5449873 0.57 4631730 0.42 -15.01
Brazil 473103 0.06 1060708 0.11 4464471 0.41 320.90
Korea, Rep. of 14148604 1.75 8780021 0.92 4140992 0.38 -52.84
Malaysia 1661981 0.21 1845699 0.19 3732044 0.34 102.20
Netherlands 2708713 0.33 2745267 0.29 3649832 0.33 32.95
France 2300657 0.28 2502040 0.26 3279232 0.30 31.06
Iran 1699032 0.21 1004656 0.11 3177532 0.29 216.28
Canada 3212491 0.40 2998292 0.32 3009517 0.28 0.37
Chinese Taipei/Taiwan 2912279 0.36 4369251 0.46 2958986 0.27 -32.28
Nepal 1335553 0.17 2808617 0.30 2559939 0.23 -8.85
South Africa 1625168 0.20 1508904 0.16 2529704 0.23 67.65
Saudi Arabia 2075535 0.26 1806718 0.19 2356221 0.22 30.41
Pakistan 1380879 0.17 937761 0.10 2046023 0.19 118.18Turkey 1551062 0.19 1727530 0.18 1642132 0.15 -4.94
Spain 3635174 0.45 2289616 0.24 1499505 0.14 -34.51
Romania 2508184 0.31 1772158 0.19 1464108 0.13 -17.38
Unspecified 2160281 0.27 3398983 0.36 8220001 0.75 141.84
Other countries 15467329 1.91 16510378 1.74 25649507 2.35 55.35
Source: DGCI & S, Kolkata
* Including re-exports.
The countrywise details relating to some of the commodities are not available from the source agency. The figures in
respect of such commodities have been grouped under country item "unspecified".
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Metals & Alloys
The value of exports of metals & alloys at
Rs.82,239 crore in the year 2008-09 registered an
increase of 23.93% as compared to Rs. 66,361crorein the previous year. The contribution of metals
& alloys in the total value of Indias exports was
9.8% during the year unde r review.
Iron & steel with a share of 61.5% continued
to hold the top position in the total value of metals
exported from India in 2008-09. Copper and alloys
(including brass and bronze) came in second place
and accounted for 9.9%. Ferro-alloys and plati-
num alloys & related metals occupied the third
and fourth place with a contribution of 8% each.
The contribution of aluminium & alloys including
scrap was 6.5%, zinc and alloys incl. scrap 2.2%
and tha t o f p ig and cas t i ron ( inc lud ing
spiegeleisen) was 1.8%. The individual share of
other remaining metals and alloys was less than
one percent.
As compared to the previous year, the value
of exports for different important metals showed
a significant rising trend in 2008-09 over previous
year. Significant growth was observed in export
value of platinum alloys & related metals (about
77 times), chromium alloys (about 27 times) and
mercury (17 times) during 2008-09. The export
va lue of t in and a l loys inc lus ive of scrap
increased by 59.4%, ferro-alloys increased by
53.4%, zinc and alloys including scrap by 48.8%,
molybdenum & scrap by 45.7%, silver 45.3%,
manganese & alloys including waste and scrap
26.9%, iron & steel 21.7% and aluminium and
alloys including scrap by 18.1%. However, the
metal exports value of lead and alloys including
scrap decl ined by 41.4%, copper & a l loys
(including brass & bronze) by 31%, precious
metals/metals clad with precious metal by 29%,
titanium & alloys (including waste & scrap) by
24.5% and tungsten and alloys including scrap
by 8.7% as compared to that of previous year.
India exported metals & alloys to 210 countries(including country item unspecified) in 2008-09
as against 205 countries in the preceding year.
Bulk of the metals and alloys having share of more
than 1% to to ta l va lue were expor ted to
20 countries. These countries together accounted
for about 73% of the total value of exports during
2008-09. USA with a share of 13.5% continued to
occupy the top position during 2008-09 followed
by UAE at second position with a share of 13.2%,Saudi Arabia with a share of 4.7% in third place,
followed by Belgium 4.2%, Italy 3.5%, Malaysia
3.3%, UK, Germany and China 3.2% each,
Singapore 3 .1% and Rep. of Korea 2 .8%.
The individual shares of Nether lands ,
Thailand, Japan, Iran, Spain, Indonesia, Nigeria,
Sri Lanka and Nepal ranged between 2 to 1 percent
and less than one percent in respect of the
remaining countries.
The value of exports of metals & alloys to
UAE rose to more than double and that to Algeria
increased to about three times during 2008-09. The
increase in value of exports of metals & alloys to
Nepal rose by 75.4%, Kenya 56.3%, UK 48.4%,
South Africa 45.8%, France 36.7%, Singapore
36.3%, Iran 34.5%, Canada 34.3%, USA 33.6%,
Germany 29%, Bangladesh 28.8%, Japan and Spain
25.8% each and to Australia by 22.8%. The
value of exports of metals & alloys, however,
showed a decline for Oman 64.5%, Chinese Taipei/
Taiwan 46%, Indonesia 38.4%, Vietnam 35.1%,
Hong Kong 23%, and Nigeria 12.1% during the
year under review (Tables - 4 to 6). Exports of
selected mineral-based products during 2006-07
to 2008-09 are given in Table-7.
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Table 4 : Exports of Metals and Alloys, 2006-07 to 2008-09
(Value in Rs. 000)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p)
Metal/Alloy Unit
Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value
All Metals and Alloys 626211562 663607947 822391369
Aluminium alloys & scrap tonne 272540 37238999 359124 45214886 429433 53404671
Antimony alloys & scrap tonne 2159 418875 24 6466 57 17537
Bismuth & scrap tonne 9 5766 16 19350 10 9032
Boron tonne 89 14499 341 34575 383 44812
Cadmium waste & scrap tonne 155 30624 174 57029 ++ 2276
Chromium & alloys (scrap) tonne 4 2243 37 8453 11 231901
Cobalt alloys &
scrap: Total tonne 476 560860 371 678587 274 704376
Cobalt & alloys tonne 415 544086 331 666072 245 695140
Cobalt (scrap) tonne 61 16774 40 12515 29 9236
Copper & alloys (incl. brass
& bronze): Total tonne 450212 137613388 415618 117438156 278655 0988135
Copper and alloys tonne 393695 123165668 374822 106719803 245683 72084889
Copper (scrap) tonne 363 84554 443 130690 768 186253
Copper alloys ( scrap) t onne ++ 42 5 1013
Brass & bronze tonne 52361 13605797 39548 10407066 31967 8639392
Brass & bronze (scrap) tonne 3793 757369 805 180555 232 76588
Cement copper
(precipitated) tonne 10 1190 18 3784 14 531
Ferro-alloys: Total tonne 510578 16427788 878718 44849514 960100 68781535
Ferro-boron tonne 4 64 ++ 38 2 380
Ferro-chrome tonne 287761 9939296 482953 24800480 491677 34188265
Charge-chrome tonne ++ 14 1001 53644
Ferro-manganese tonne 54227 1552885 114461 5921631 121533 11214086
Ferro-molybdenum tonne 465 23603 820 39502 888 53679
Ferro-nickel tonne 10 1059 8 3873
Ferro-niobium tonne 177 9524 316 12745 192 41614
Ferro-phosphorus tonne 807 16574 1136 24453 169 5637
Ferro-selenium tonne 2 118 ++ 19
Ferro-silicon tonne 7943 263951 9377 443320 37170 2804810
Ferro-titanium tonne 131 7168 146 7952 2 457
Ferro-tungsten tonne 32 1272 8 708 3 128
Ferro-vanadium tonne 1972 40666 788 49296 388 52353
Ferro-zirconium tonne 37 624 30 1814 24 2462
Ferro-silico-chrome tonne 122 4800 64 5561 26 2363
Ferro-silico-magnesium tonne 2743 98645 2157 107875 3295 282169
Ferro-silico-manganese tonne 152052 4423577 262591 13325024 300421 19983391
Ferro-alloys (others) tonne 2095 44066 3869 108997 3301 92205(Contd.)
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Gold, non-monetary &monetary: Total kg 2747 45450 4128 187615 3680 1289329
Gold- Monetary kg 236 296055
Gold, non-
monetary: Total kg 2747 45450 4128 187615 3444 993274
Powder kg 21 20899 2 39 130 39
Other unwrought
forms kg 11 9462 2 101111 1900 927523
Other Semi-
manufactured form kg 2715 15089 4124 86465 1414 65712
Gold - clad metals/
base metals, NES tonne 22 2991 62 442 ++ 947
Iron & Steel: Total tonne 8421409 381363178 8246268 415266584 8381102 505364618
Iron & Steel (finished
steel incl. C.R. sheets) tonne 4006026 179647088 4186946 195278361 4187785 232711945
Iron & Steel (semi-
finished steel incl.
ingots) tonne 3060269 103540729 2521576 101149361 2658246 130865923
Iron & Steel (steel wire) tonne 102569 10628635 107514 12555218 83461 10567362
Iron & Steel (sponge
iron) tonne 59006 710461 49599 723310 29594 728806
Iron & Steel (scrap) tonne 84874 478344 106758 1099068 28548 1044012
Iron & Steel: alloy
steel (granules)) tonne 346 9150 1384 31043 361 13927
Iron & Steel material tonne ++ 17
Iron & Steel : alloy
steel (powder) tonne 507 31917 555 29862 356 31493
Iron & Steel (other
finished steel, NES) tonne 1107812 86316854 1271936 104400344 1392751 129401150
Pig & cast iron
incl. spiegeleisen tonne 660842 9421777 819926 13541946 541757 14671746
Lead and alloys &
scrap: Total tonne 15535 1232327 19806 2222252 12566 1302253
Lead & alloys tonne 15167 1223259 19733 2215620 12471 1296644
Lead (scrap) tonne 368 9068 73 6632 95 5609
Magnesium & scrap tonne 45 8365 119 28567 152 24255
Manganese & alloys
(incl. waste & scrap ) tonne 9 7846 378 57427 267 72865
Manganese & alloys
(Unwrought & Wrought) tonne ++ 88 344 44474 27 21039
Manganese & Alloys, NES tonne 9 7758 34 12953 220 51133
Manganese waste & scrap tonne 20 693
(Contd.)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p)
Metal/Alloy Unit
Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value
Table - 4 (Contd.)
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Metal/Alloy Unit
Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value
Table - 4 (Concld.)
Mercury tonne 12 8241 17 3174 99 55204
Molybdenum & scrap tonne 13 55920 11 38578 17 56201
Nickel and alloys
(incl. scrap): Total tonne 1550 1183176 1670 1097023 1565 1104883
Nickel & alloys tonne 1439 1146241 1548 1026282 1500 1074313
Nickel (scrap) tonne 111 36935 122 70741 65 30570
Other rare metals, NES tonne 5 3698 ++ 763 7 16742
Platinum, alloys and
related metals: Total kg 659 638143 1987 870092 36491 67717779
Platinum (powder,
unwrought & others) kg 597 592227 1174 829635 33046 67540466
Other metals of platinum
group kg 62 45916 813 40457 3445 177313
Platinum-clad base/
precious metals kg 170 102832 190 2069 65 74
Precious metals/metals
clad with precious metals tonne 461 4691360 430 7330645 329 5206994
Selenium tonne 129 244781 589 289616 5594 290309
Silver tonne 66 814177 23 466489 35 677720
Silver-clad base metals kg 91 888 351 3196 458 1193
Silicon tonne 183 7709 567 35499 289 26518
Tantalum & scrap: Total tonne 2 4793 19 20468 49 45013
Tantalum alloys,
unwrought tonne ++ 4207 2 13881 20 31944
Tantalum & scrap tonne 2 586 17 6587 29 13069
Tellurium tonne 12 127 ++ 220
Tin and alloys (incl. scrap) tonne 5493 800063 5544 813385 2243 1296515
Tin & alloys tonne 4427 690685 4476 686068 1607 1216288
Tin & alloys: Worked tonne 893 87820 800 96435 579 71190
Tin (scrap) tonne 173 21558 268 30882 57 9037
Titanium & alloys
(incl. waste & scrap ) tonne 121 90626 154 313275 60 236491
Tungsten alloys & scrap kg 272735 495396 113583 318028 166283 290497Vanadium & scrap tonne 1 1478 6 506 X X
Zinc and alloys (incl. scrap)tonne 189249 32663605 81536 12387574 209434 18428890
Zinc & alloys tonne 188730 32613492 81274 12322091 209374 18423436
Zinc (scrap) tonne 519 50113 262 65483 60 5454
Zirconium & scrap tonne 24 8510 ++ 1807 138 28632
Source: DGCI & S, Kolkata.
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Table 5 : Value of Exports of Metals & Alloys, 2006-07 to 2008-09
(By Principal Metals & Alloys)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p) % increase (+)
or decrease (-)Metal/Alloy Value % share Value % share Value % share in 2008-09
(Rs. 000) in total (Rs. 000) in total (Rs. 000) in total over
value value value 2007-08
All Metals & Alloys 626211562 100.00 663607947 100.00 822391369 100.00 23.93
Iron & steel 381363178 60.90 415266584 62.58 505364618 61.45 21.70
Copper & alloys
(including brass and bronze) 137613388 21.98 117438156 17.70 80988135 9.85 -31.04
Ferro-alloys 16427788 2.62 44849514 6.76 68781535 8.36 53.36
Platinum alloys & related
metals 638143 0.10 870092 0.13 67717779 8.23 7682.83
Aluminium and alloys
including scrap 37238999 5.95 45214886 6.81 53404671 6.49 18.11
Zinc and alloys
including scrap 32663605 5.22 12387574 1.87 18428890 2.24 48.77
Pig & cast iron
(including spiegeleisen) 9421777 1.50 13541946 2.04 14671746 1.78 8.34
Precious metals/metals clad
with precious metals 4691360 0.75 7330645 1.10 5206994 0.63 -28.97
Lead and alloys including scrap 1232327 0.20 2222252 0.33 1302253 0.16 -41.40
Tin and alloys including scrap 800063 0.13 813385 0.12 1296515 0.16 59.40
Gold (non-monetary &
monetary) : Total 45450 0.01 187615 0.03 1289329 0.16 587.22
Nickel and alloys including scrap 1183176 0.19 1097023 0.17 1104883 0.13 0.72
Cobalt & alloys
(including waste and scrap) 560860 0.09 678587 0.10 704376 0.09 3.80
Silver 814177 0.13 466489 0.07 677720 0.08 45.28
Tungsten and alloys
including scrap 495396 0.08 318028 0.05 290497 0.04 -8.66
Selenium 244781 0.04 289616 0.04 290309 0.04 0.24
Titanium and alloys
(including waste & scrap) 90626 0.01 313275 0.05 236491 0.03 -24.51
Chromium & alloys 2243 0.00 8453 0.00 231901 0.03 2643.42
Manganese & alloys
(including waste & scrap) 7846 0.00 57427 0.01 72865 0.01 26.88
Molybdenum & scrap 55920 0.01 38578 0.01 56201 0.01 45.68
Mercury 8241 0.00 3174 0.00 55204 0.01 1639.26
Other metals & alloys 612218 0.10 214648 0.03 218443 0.03 1.77
Source: DGCI & S, Kolkata.
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Value of Exports of Metals & Alloys, 2007-08 and 2008-09
Iron & Steel
62%
Copper & Alloys (incl.
Brass & Bronze)
18%
Ferro-Alloys
7%Aluminium Alloys &
Scrap
7%
Others
2%
Pig & Cast Iron
2%
Zinc & Alloys (incl.
Scrap)
2%
2007-08Total Value
Rs. 66,361 crore
Iron & Steel
62%
Pig & Cast Iron
2%
Zinc & Alloys (incl.
Scrap)
2%
Others
10%
Copper & Alloys (incl.
Brass & Bronze)
10%
Ferro-Alloys
8%
Aluminium Alloys &
Scrap
6%
2008-09Total Value
Rs. 82,239 crore
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Table 6 : Value of Exports of Metals & Alloys, 2006-07 to 2008-09
(By Principal Countries)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p) % increase (+)
or decrease (-)
Country Value % share Value % share Value % share in 2008-09
(Rs. 000) in total (Rs. 000) in total (Rs. 000) in total over
value value value 2007-09
All Countries 626211562 100.00 663607947 100.00 822391369 100.00 23.93
USA 79092860 12.63 83356557 12.56 111356027 13.54 33.59
UAE 49715576 7.94 51101079 7.70 108283030 13.17 111.90
Saudi Arabia 37392813 5.97 36448585 5.49 38340708 4.66 5.19
Belgium 36056442 5.76 28554391 4.30 34118542 4.15 19.49
Italy 34714121 5.54 25640030 3.86 28712905 3.49 11.98
Malaysia 11087852 1.77 22436631 3.38 26744018 3.25 19.20
UK 18338939 2.93 17971787 2.71 26670572 3.24 48.40
Germany 13887140 2.22 20292682 3.06 26186654 3.18 29.04
China 49505350 7.91 26599116 4.01 26089196 3.17 -1.92
Singapore 22009805 3.51 18934722 2.85 25810688 3.14 36.31
Korea, Rep. of 15778023 2.52 22243238 3.35 23001935 2.80 3.41
Netherlands 8908163 1.42 16480019 2.48 19767350 2.40 19.95
Thailand 11423941 1.82 15919992 2.40 19615603 2.39 23.21
Japan 6723588 1.07 14190648 2.14 17844928 2.17 25.75
Iran 12857537 2.05 13094327 1.97 17610022 2.14 34.49
Spain 10098602 1.61 11970383 1.80 15061989 1.83 25.83
Indonesia 14684358 2.34 15739518 2.37 9689514 1.18 -38.44
Nigeria 5088491 0.81 11021657 1.66 9685311 1.18 -12.12
Sri Lanka 9719942 1.55 9518523 1.43 9623114 1.17 1.10
Nepal 2043420 0.33 4806908 0.72 8430570 1.03 75.38
Turkey 6114482 0.98 6881977 1.04 7922383 0.96 15.12
Kenya 3908608 0.62 4775492 0.72 7466153 0.91 56.34
Algeria 4575933 0.73 2431445 0.37 7164334 0.87 194.65
Oman 12769464 2.04 20141800 3.04 7149941 0.87 -64.50
Bangladesh 5705213 0.91 5363273 0.81 6907410 0.84 28.79
Canada 3948574 0.63 5025551 0.76 6748138 0.82 34.28
France 3800802 0.61 4887646 0.74 6680322 0.81 36.68
Chinese Taipei/Taiwan 14427327 2.30 12169277 1.83 6566867 0.80 -46.04
South Africa 8392513 1.34 4129389 0.62 6020175 0.73 45.79
Australia 4589826 0.73 4495037 0.68 5519144 0.67 22.78
Vietnam 7025677 1.12 8136621 1.23 5280181 0.64 -35.11
Hong Kong 10082293 1.61 5634346 0.85 4333638 0.53 -23.09
Other countries 91743887 14.65 113215300 17.06 141990007 17.27 25.42
Source: DGCI & S, Kolkata .
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Table 7 : Exports of Selected Mineral-based Products, 2006-07 to 2008-09
(Value in Rs. 000)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p)
Mineral-based product Unit
Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value
All Items ** 831998023 ** 1130144342 ** 1238253034
Aluminium fluoride tonne 9145 452461 10012 535084 8417 719245
Asbestos cement products tonne 7982 184757 17432 257883 40659 484304
Bleaching powder tonne 17971 504939 13496 482309 14939 638686
Boric acid tonne 788 30914 878 35950 581 29567
Briquettes of coke,
semi-coke of coal tonne 8393 11630 167696 71340 10781 13695
Calcium carbide tonne 43 1206 4 382 250 8728
Caustic soda tonne 29410 413109 32337 548300 56499 1435584
Cement: Total tonne 4816159 11473982 3422078 8220944 3260261 8809436
Cement (portland grey) tonne 3960772 9417378 2797357 6219820 2254216 6140203
Cement (portland white) tonne 143014 442198 147527 781675 71370 334383
Cement (clinkers) tonne 628144 1469353 427632 1091698 817860 2007273
Cement (others) tonne 84229 145053 49562 127751 116815 327577
Cryolite (artificial) tonne 79 3697 401 17934 653 31385
Graphite (artificial) tonne 6877 624595 14586 1502772 15002 941332
Graphite bricks & shapes tonne 4 57 62 715 216 5467
Graphite crucibles tonne 393 22487 622 23840 681 21541
Hydrofluoric acid tonne 542 23973 811 35214 714 51557
Manganese oxide: Total tonne 1141 19006 1403 22716 1191 48209
Manganese oxides
(other than manganese
dioxide) tonne 521 8415 969 16646 989 41368
Manganese dioxide tonne 620 10591 434 6070 202 6841
Non-ferrous ash & residues tonne 822678 1149770 264376 1528889 531784 1867251
Petroleum Products: Total 000 tonne 33624 810940000 40779 1107890000 38572 1210860000
Light distillates 000 tonne 12344 325810000 13937 422200000 13141 430940000
Naptha 000 tonne 8411 214310000 9297 273650000 7601 248540000
Other light distillates 000 tonne 3933 111500000 4640 148550000 5540 182400000
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Mineral-based product Unit
Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value
Table - 7 (Concld.)
Middle distillates 000 tonne 15171 399930000 18931 549190000 18469 634280000
Heavy ends 000 tonne 6109 85200000 7911 136500000 6962 145640000
Other refractory
manufactures tonne 44639 1276342 58384 1731102 132201 1928913
Phosphoric acid tonne 10234 107692 59358 820332 61193 2296686
Phosphorus (elemental) tonne 415 64284 603 60601 368 95366
Phosphatic fertilizers tonne 7420 53613 9895 150401 15017 150527
Potash fertilizer tonne 12844 129881 27436 307544 41446 616524
Potassium nitrate tonne 127 16064 101 7998 836 52168
Refractory bricks/
Fire bricks tonne 172877 1444285 118964 2065883 730254 2675674
Silicon carbide crucibles tonne 2698 133199 1905 129802 5651 206577
Slag dross tonne 64544 268335 452818 987895 358104 1151991
Soda ash tonne 136991 1047173 73190 730983 86203 1095634
Sodium fluoride tonne 322 5994 244 5843 X X
Sodium nitrate tonne 3 87 206 2926 273 8060
Sodium nitrite tonne 1822 35772 1181 24993 1322 50971
Sulphur (Sublimed,
precipitated &
colloidal): Total tonne 5119 319521 7206 330859 5068 420343
Sulphur (colloidal) tonne 65 723 1283 6011 53 990
Sulphur (precipitated) tonne 111 2463 758 4444 118 1513
Sulphur (sublimed) tonne 4943 316335 5165 320404 4897 417840
Titanium dioxide &
oxides: Total tonne 16682 1239198 35722 1612908 33643 1537613
Titanium dioxide tonne 13311 1072318 12799 971781 6833 616091
Titanium oxides
(other than above) tonne 3371 166880 22923 641127 26810 921522
Source: DGCI & S, Kolkata.
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IMPORTS
Ores & Minerals
The value of imports of ores & minerals in
2008-09 accounted for 37% of the total value ofall merchandise imported into India. During
2008-09, the total value of imports of ores and
minerals at Rs.514509 crore registered a rise of
47% as compared to Rs. 349509 crore during
2007-08.
Petroleum (crude) continued to be the largest
constituent item with a share of 67.4% in the total
value of mineral imports in 2008-09. Next in order
of importance was diamond (total) with a share of14.6% followed by coal (excluding lignite) with
the con t r ibu t ion o f 8%, coppe r o re s &
concentrates 3.5% and natural gas 2.5%. The
combined share of these five minerals was about
96% in 2008-09 as against 97.3% in the previous
year.
During 2008-09, the import value of diamond,
rock phosphate and sulphur (excluding sublimed,
precipitated & colloidal) rose to more than double
during the year while manganese ore and clay
(others) increased by two times and above over
the previous year. There was an increase in the
value of imports of petroleum (crude) by 34.7 %,
and that of coal (excluding lignite) 99.3%, natural
gas 39.2%, asbestos 48.2%, marble 23.8%,
limestone 29.9%, emerald (cut and uncut) 35.8%,
fluorite 55.1%, cobalt ores and concentrate 21.3%,
borax 70.5%, gypsum 77%, and building &
monumental stones 99.1%, zirconium ores &
concentrate 23.2%, granite 66.3%, kaolin 37.2%,
tin ores & concentrate 82.9% and sand (excluding
metal bearing) 26.7% during 2008-09 as compared
to that in the previous year. The value of imports
of iron ore, however, declined by 65.8% and that
of molybdenum ores and concentrate by 27.5%,
zinc ores and concentrate by 22.1%, alumina by
18.0% and coke by 10.1% during the year under
review over the previous year.
During 2008-09, minerals were imported from134 countries as against 128 countries in 2007-08
(both f igures inc lus ive of country i tem
unspecified). Approximately 97% of the total
value of imports of ores & minerals was confined
to 35 countries and only 10 countries accounted
for about 74% of the total value of mineral
imports. As in the earlier years, Saudi Arabia
continued to occupy the top position in 2008-09
and in terms of imports value and accounted for
14% of the total mineral imports. Next in orderwas United Arab Emirates with 12% and Iran 10%
followed by Nigeria 8%, Kuwait and Iraq 7% each,
Australia 5%,Hong Kong, Belgium and Venezuela
4% each and Indonesia and Qatar 3% each. The
individual share of Malaysia, China, USA, Angola,
South Africa, Chile and Egypt varied between
2 to 1 percent and that of remaining countries was
less than one percent.
During 2008-09, the value of imports of ores
and minerals from UAE, Indonesia and Brunei in
2008-09 rose to more than double and that of
Jordan and Russia to about three times over
previous year while the imports from Venezuela
showed a very highly significant growth. The
value of imports from South Africa increased by
90%, followed by Qatar 80%, Egypt 69%, Brazil
68%, Angola 59%, Aus t ra l i a and Be lg ium
57% each, Israel 55%, Kuwait 45%, Papua New
Guinea 37%, Malaysia 34%, China and Mexico
32% each, Nigeria 31%, Iran 27% and Iraq 24% as
compared to the previous year. Imports value,
however, showed a decline of 62% in case of
Guinea, 51% for unspecified countries and Yemen
Republic, 33% for Libya, 27% for Turkey, 26%
for Oman and 11% for Chile (Tables - 8 to 10).
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Table 8 : Imports of Ores and Minerals, 2006-07 to 2008-09
(Value in Rs. 000)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p)Ore/Mineral Unit
Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value
All Minerals 3050279536 3495065225 5145093369
Abrasives (natural) tonne 11426 122929 8032 68526 10007 106107
Alabaster tonne 552 7296 658 9777 397 6822
Alumina tonne 347636 6980836 270441 5355140 212502 4392750
Andalusite tonne 4120 67189 5925 91306 8267 165807
Antimony ores and conc. tonne 478 51084 693 63692 476 53767
Arsenic sulphide (natural) tonne 28 763 16 488 75 2896
Asbestos: Total tonne 253382 5191128 311705 5899442 346658 8744931
Asbestos (chrysotile) tonne 57853 1180477 41017 808922 346032 8697307
Asbestos (others) tonne 195529 4010651 270688 5090520 626 47624
Ballclay tonne 77014 423548 166340 740262 122026 755642
Barytes tonne 3181 16492 1369 12592 1674 20681
Bauxite tonne 47138 403707 122911 873447 45612 988232
Bentonite tonne 4987 105946 8025 135241 4500 95996
Borax: Total tonne 63067 1017199 78625 1169576 98533 1994633Natural borate tonne 23479 307278 29091 324289 44617 719253
Sodium borate tonne 35712 600661 46914 737521 46214 1020727
Other borates tonne 3876 109260 2620 107766 7702 254653
Building & monumentalstones, NES tonne 1953299 577812 2089255 684053 3067772 1362230
Calcite tonne 46465 102831 101471 349669 66205 188222
Chalk tonne 69 1740 141 2659 128 2732
Chromite: Total tonne 4800 67817 121001 1064129 94416 1070152
Chrome ore others tonne 2909 41583 47209 497017 41131 541786
Chrome ore conc. tonne 63 924 1166 15358
Chrome ore lumps tonne 1828 25310 73792 567112 52119 513008
Clay (others) tonne 39676 191800 22775 120574 57061 392891
Coal (excluding lignite) 000 tonnes 43079 166886113 49792 207389726 59004 413413525
Lignite 000 tonnes ++ 688 ++ 1654
Coke tonne 4686047 40210970 4247936 51231153 1882191 46063197Coal gas tonne 1 1497 ++ 323
Cobalt ores & conc. tonne 9473 1250815 9953 1940501 7823 2353378
Copper ores & conc. tonne 2707369 238407046 1914178 161774736 2264732 178221088
Corundum (natural) tonne ++ 54
Diamond: Total ** 331348334 ** 312793577 ** 748858813
Diamond (industrial) carat 4503 107670 40912 624745 24502 99064
Diamond (mostly cut) carat 119625535 330808846 114307558 311834220 143464060 748417096
Diamond (powder) 000 carat 56848 431818 72601 334612 72333 342653
Diatomite tonne 1645 35273 1521 29696 1817 48615
Dolomite tonne 52921 141058 7833 120739 10119 111105
Earth clay tonne 318 3447 19 657 138 8587
Emerald(uncut & cut): Total ** 2330172 ** 3133444 ** 4253563
Emerald (uncut) tonne 66 1627155 76 2100936 44 2137136
Emerald (cut) 000 carat 1203 703017 2637 1032508 4656 2116427Felspar (natural) tonne 53127 133122 90 792 290 3856
Felspar(uncut & cut): Total ** 3878 ** 7657 ** 4057
Felspar (uncut) tonne ++ 3015 ++ 3909 ++ 848
Felspar (cut) 000 carat ++ 863 1 3748 5 3209
Fireclay tonne 9 1658 1 75 121 4933
Flint tonne 2541 6554 597 5598 1309 7522
Fluorite/fluorspar tonne 131000 1172943 162110 1649331 153749 2558710
Fullers earth tonne 2696 48441
Garnet (abrasive) tonne 94 1193 35 238 332 6483
Garnet (uncut & cut):Total ** 52452 ** 41253 ** 43092
Garnet (uncut) tonne 21 4852 ++ 1507 ++ 3988
Garnet (cut) 000 carat 203 47600 132 39746 242 39104
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Granite: (Total) tonne 41301 843620 37621 599360 50786 996647
Granite (crude orroughly trimmed) tonne 18494 302412 20383 287386 15771 350185
Granite (cut blocks/slabs) tonne 2401 34299 3439 47961 21562 365965
Granite (polishedblocks/tiles) tonne 14564 389753 7229 148290 8306 136055
Granite (others) tonne 5842 117156 6570 115723 5147 144442
Graphite (natural) tonne 9927 209100 11666 229768 7309 247346
Gypsum & plaster tonne 421772 527720 582215 802051 890912 1419361
Iron ore: Total 000 tonnes 483 2451762 293 1788435 69 611112
Iron ore conc.:
Non-agglomerated 000 tonnes ++ 12 ++ 805
Iron ore lumps 000 tonnes 161 777406
Iron ore pellets 000 tonnes 322 1671489 290 1773419 69 604776
Iron ore pyrites 000 tonnes ++ 2867 3 15004 ++ 5531o
Kaolin tonne 29806 393054 43550 460541 62083 632016
Kieselgurh tonne 23 1307 103 2643 176 9685Kyanite tonne 54 1798 210 3800 200 4457
Lead ores & conc. tonne 8032 175833 5685 234234 5184 193822
Limestone tonne 2300498 2677737 3294191 4317614 3603340 5607948
Magnesite: Total tonne 92126 1569109 76287 1378749 51422 1427008
Magnesia (fused) tonne 45972 868141 21432 442191 10854 332290
Magnesite (not calcined) tonne 877 22951 3157 78836 441 9389
Magnesite (calcined) tonne 3024 77884 6666 162798 12992 381550
Magnesite: Dead-burnt
magnesia tonne 33473 348887 36520 451400 19669 431172
Magnesium oxide tonne 2455 98571 2549 111277 4333 182792
Magnesite (others) tonne 6325 152675 5963 132247 3133 89815
Manganese ore: Total tonne 284202 1685063 686053 6311862 852198 19818562
Manganese ore(46% or more Mn) tonne 280023 1652688 497385 4315760 398033 11041290
Manganese ore(35% or more butbelow 46% Mn ) tonne 2431 11731 181184 1947428 431162 8557785
Manganese ore(30% or more butbelow 35% Mn ) tonne 1002 9601 11062 115633
Manganese ore(ferruginous,10% ormore) tonne 704 2686
Manganese ore (others) tonne 1748 20644 5778 36387 11941 103854
Marble: Total tonne 212522 4227144 297158 5275339 313680 6533016
Marble (dressed) tonne 154161 2598850 193022 2811260 217913 3621757
Marble (others) tonne 58361 1628294 104136 2464079 95767 2911259
Mica: Total tonne 1579 281654 2645 336016 2323 424930
Mica (unmanufactured) tonne 740 18662 860 18767 552 14913
Mica (blocks) tonne ++ 67 59 4624Mica (powder) tonne 50 3768 125 7639 150 4526
Mica (splittings) tonne 334 10204 10 625 106 3249
Mica (waste & scrap) tonne 356 4690 725 10436 237 2514
Mica (worked) tonne 839 262992 1785 317249 1771 410017
Mica (condenser films,plates, cuts, NES) tonne 234 45037 78 18651 144 27934
Mica(washers & discs) tonne ++ 132 ++ 74 ++ 17
Mica (sheets & strips) tonne 15 2301 267 7964 241 7509
Micanite & otherbuilt-up mica tonne 85 11549 62 7160 41 4702
Mica worked (others) tonne 505 203973 1378 283400 1345 369855
(Contd.)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p)
Ore/Mineral Unit
Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value
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Molybdenum ores & conc. tonne 3968 7825021 2783 6340190 2559 4597646
Natural gas tonne 7044454 67157470 8086104 92554485 8306769 128867509
Niobium/Tantalumores & conc. tonne 27 7302 127 7061 312 56528
Nickel ores & conc. tonne 85 5163 280 53836 346 160035
Ochre: Total tonne 1464 54425 1768 68282 1643 110488
Ochre (earth colours) tonne 20 1349 6 694 202 1895
Ochre (persian red) tonne 1 406 1 2032 28 5268
Ochre (red oxide) tonne 1409 45986 1743 61529 1355 94084
Ochre (yellow ochre) tonne 34 6684 18 4027 58 9241
Petroleum (crude) 000 tonnes 106827 2130878538 115339 2574617041 130042 3468454807
Precious & semi-preciousstones, NES: Total ** 4947344 ** 4470322 ** 4832841
Precious & semi-preciousstones (uncut) tonne 864 4012910 931 3270081 773 3091723
Precious & semi-preciousstones (cut) 000 carat 2915 934434 1847 1200241 3395 1741118
Precious metalores & conc. kg 49 6009 9606 2486
Quartz & quartzite
(natural): Total tonne 433 12887 312 9777 326 9794
Quartz (natural) tonne 249 5915 246 4328 285 9100
Quartzite (natural) tonne 184 6972 66 5449 41 694
Rock phosphate tonne 5009214 16136352 5017655 18532414 5009662 48404898
Salts (other thancommon salt) tonne 27668 46138 28679 50762 31948 69337
Sand (excl. metal bearing) tonne 1802997 258882 1768513 262181 1041318 332095
Sandstone tonne 8 89 52 398
Silica sand tonne 6948 141112 12203 232106 10240 220828
Sillimanite tonne 35 1140 37 1129 2745 36142
Slate tonne 19 4221 16 2966 13 601Steatite/talc/
soapstone: Total tonne 882 30534 1213 32660 5218 91045
Steatite blocks tonne 3 60
Steatite lumps tonne 40 203 216 1345
Steatite powder & others tonne 879 30474 1173 32457 5002 89700
Sulphur (excl. sublimed,precipitated & colloidal) tonne 1401893 4944410 1405540 14560588 1286429 29944603
Tin ores & conc. tonne 1126 282248 702 253846 979 464371
Titanium ores &concentrates: Total tonne 13589 370939 17356 424265 11071 283881
Titanium ores &conc.: Ilmenite tonne 1167 17544 1177 26409 1492 6725
Titanium ores &conc.: Rutile tonne 11707 334220 13432 343994 6592 210186
Titanium ores &conc. (other) tonne 715 19175 2747 53862 2987 66970
Tripoli earth tonne 40 842 63 1149 21 471
Tungsten ores & conc. tonne 149 1557 20 184 20 370
Vanadium ores & conc. tonne 39 22500
Vermiculite tonne 106 6067 34 2123 305 13072
Witherite tonne 180 1695 150 2128
Wollastonite tonne 97 1283 153 2363 223 4785
Zinc ores & conc. tonne 52003 3450170 49493 2846124 78201 2217983
Zirconium ores & conc. tonne 27578 1045096 28592 1029484 30477 1268366
Other minerals, NES tonne 29075 252618 28590 208718 44994 390728
Source: DGCI & S, Kolkata
** Quantity not given due to partial coverage; value figures, however, have full coverage.
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p)
Ore/Mineral Unit
Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value
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Table 9 : Value of Imports of Ores & Minerals, 2006-07 to 2008-09
(by Principal Ores/Minerals)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p) % increasse (+)
or decrease (-)
Ore/Mineral Value % share Value % share Value % share in 2008-09(Rs. 000) in total (Rs. 000) in total (Rs. 000) in total over
value value value 2007-08
All Minerals 3050279536 100.00 3495065225 100.00 5145093369 100.00 47.22
Petroleum (crude) 2130878538 69.86 2574617041 73.66 3468454807 67.41 34.72
Diamond 331348334 10.86 312793577 8.95 748858813 14.55 139.41
Coal (excluding lignite) 166886113 5.47 207389726 5.93 413413525 8.04 99.34
Copper ores & concentrates 238407046 7.82 161774736 4.63 178221088 3.46 10.17
Natural gas 67157470 2.20 92554485 2.65 128867509 2.50 39.23
Rock phosphate 16136352 0.53 18532414 0.53 48404898 0.94 161.19
Coke 40210970 1.32 51231153 1.47 46063197 0.90 -10.09
Sulphur (excluding sublimed,precipitated & colloidal) 4944410 0.16 14560588 0.42 29944603 0.58 105.66
Manganese ore 1685063 0.06 6311862 0.18 19818562 0.39 213.99
Asbestos 5191128 0.17 5899442 0.17 8744931 0.17 48.23
Marble 4227144 0.14 5275339 0.15 6533016 0.13 23.84
Limestone 2677737 0.09 4317614 0.12 5607948 0.11 29.89
Precious & semi-precious
stones (cut & uncut) 4947344 0.16 4470322 0.13 4832841 0.09 8.11
Molybdenum ores &
concentrates 7825021 0.26 6340190 0.18 4597646 0.09 -27.48
Alumina 6980836 0.23 5355140 0.15 4392750 0.09 -17.97
Emerald (cut & uncut) 2330172 0.08 3133444 0.09 4253563 0.08 35.75
Fluorite/fluorspar 1172943 0.04 1649331 0.05 2558710 0.05 55.14
Cobalt ores & concentrates 1250815 0.04 1940501 0.06 2353378 0.05 21.28
Zinc ores & concentrates 3450170 0.11 2846124 0.08 2217983 0.04 -22.07
Borax 1017199 0.03 1169576 0.03 1994633 0.04 70.54
Magnesite 1569109 0.05 1378749 0.04 1427008 0.03 3.50
Gypsum 527720 0.02 802051 0.02 1419361 0.03 76.97
Building and monumental
stones, NES 577812 0.02 684053 0.02 1362230 0.03 99.14
Zirconium ores & concentrates 1045096 0.03 1029484 0.03 1268366 0.02 23.20
Chromite 67817 0.00 1064129 0.03 1070152 0.02 0.57
Granite 843620 0.03 599360 0.02 996647 0.02 66.29
Bauxite 403707 0.01 873447 0.02 988232 0.02 13.14
Ballclay 423548 0.01 740262 0.02 755642 0.01 2.08
Kaolin 393054 0.01 460541 0.01 632016 0.01 37.23
Iron ore 2451762 0.08 1788435 0.05 611112 0.01 -65.83
Tin ores & concentrates 282248 0.01 253846 0.01 464371 0.01 82.93
Mica 281654 0.01 336016 0.01 424930 0.01 26.46
Clay (others) 191800 0.01 120574 0.00 392891 0.01 225.85
Sand (excluding metal bearing) 258882 0.01 262181 0.01 332095 0.01 26.67
Other minerals 2236902 0.07 2509492 0.07 2813915 0.05 12.13
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Value of Mineral Imports, 2007-08 and 2008-09
Pet roleum (Crude)
73%
Coal
6%
Others
3%
Coke
1%
Natural Gas
3%
Copper Ores & Conc.
5%
Diamond
9%
2007-08Total Value
Rs. 349,507 crore
Pet roleum (Crude)
67%
Diamond
15%
Coal
8%
Copper Ores & Conc.
3%
Natural Gas
3%
Coke
1%
Others
3%
2008-09Total Value
Rs. 514,509 crore
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Table 10 : Value of Imports of Ores & Minerals, 2006-07 to 2008-09
(by Principal Countries)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p) % increase (+)
or decrease (-)
Country Value % share Value % share Value % share in 2008-09(Rs. 000) in total (Rs. 000) in total (Rs. 000) in total over
value value value 2007-08
All Countries 3050279536 100.00 3495065225 100.00 5145093369 100.00 47.22
Saudi Arabia 495309645 16.24 611579133 17.50 719626057 13.99 17.67
UAE 195217979 6.40 306173541 8.76 617182162 12.00 101.58
Iran 300000853 9.84 403199782 11.54 513700248 9.98 27.41
Nigeria 314826190 10.32 302381441 8.65 396431103 7.71 31.10
Kuwait 225081061 7.38 249329556 7.13 361746406 7.03 45.09
Iraq 249412673 8.18 274843938 7.86 341240038 6.63 24.16
Australia 143210764 4.70 162045471 4.64 253935006 4.94 56.71
Hong Kong 42083181 1.38 37732913 1.08 210815651 4.10 458.70Belgium 150059034 4.92 122218976 3.50 191374897 3.72 56.58
Venezuela 32047211 1.05 15675043 0.45 184472556 3.59 1076.86
Indonesia 83193620 2.73 71078374 2.03 143168975 2.78 101.42
Qatar 71403641 2.34 72248595 2.07 130302250 2.53 80.35
Malaysia 106733217 3.50 93990554 2.69 125711237 2.44 33.75
China 57203719 1.88 57474490 1.64 75626117 1.47 31.58
USA 25522710 0.84 17555784 0.50 70529735 1.37 301.75
Angola 10927226 0.36 40838995 1.17 64988437 1.26 59.13
South Africa 17249113 0.57 33619243 0.96 63922846 1.24 90.14
Chile 83405039 2.73 69305866 1.98 61556764 1.20 -11.18
Egypt 36413019 1.19 34978600 1.00 58942313 1.15 68.51
UK 59938000 1.97 48537980 1.39 48295145 0.94 -0.50
Mexico 29644751 0.97 33191301 0.95 43781801 0.85 31.91
Turkey 7345863 0.24 54990459 1.57 40417401 0.79 -26.50
Libya 2782279 0.09 46003304 1.32 30700236 0.60 -33.27
Israel 22880376 0.75 18235404 0.52 28327051 0.55 55.34
Jordan 7480134 0.25 9667839 0.28 28205417 0.55 191.74
Russia 9926081 0.33 9719713 0.28 25883480 0.50 166.30
Yemen Republic 84938930 2.78 51996329 1.49 25728532 0.50 -50.52
Algeria 15603547 0.51 18483633 0.53 21340905 0.41 15.46
Brazil 19197663 0.63 11607631 0.33 19487026 0.38 67.88
Oman 6773712 0.22 25820311 0.74 19118608 0.37 -25.96
Brunei 12876712 0.42 9075598 0.26 18321268 0.36 101.87
Sudan 2908500 0.10 16314603 0.47 15937876 0.31 -2.31
Guinea 14636325 0.48 27137385 0.78 10399032 0.20 -61.68
Papua New Guinea 11831661 0.39 6068302 0.17 8298709 0.16 36.76
Unspecified 9320879 0.31 26100251 0.75 12888406 0.25 -50.62
Other countries 92894228 3.05 105844887 3.03 162689686 3.16 53.71
Source: DGCI & S, Kolkata.
The countrywise details relating to some of the commodities are not available from the source agency. The figures in
respect of such commodities have been grouped under country item "unspecified".
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Metals & Alloys
The value of imports of metals & alloys at
Rs.199489 crore showed an increase of 40.5% in
2008-09 as compared to Rs. 141947 crore in the
previous year. The contribution of metals & alloys
in the total value of all merchandise imported to
India was 15% in 2008-09.
Gold, non-monetary & monetary (total) with a
share of 48% continued to occupy the top position
in the total value of metals in 2008-09. Iron & steel
came in second place and accounted for a share
of 30.2%. Platinum alloys & related metals
occupied the third place with a share of 6.9%followed by silver 4.8%, aluminium and alloys
inc luding scrap 3 .4% and copper & a l loys
(including Brass & Bronze) 2.8%. The individual
share of remaining metals was less than one
percent of the total value of imports of metals &
alloys.
The imports value of metals & alloys during
2008-09 was generally on higher side for most of
the important metals and alloys. The value of
import of silver rose to more than double and
that of cadmium (including waste & scrap) to about
five times while that of platinum alloys & related
metals increased to significantly higher level
during 2008-09 over the previous year. The value
of imports of gold, non-monetary & monetary
(total) increased by 41.5% in 2008-09 as compared
to that in the previous year while that of iron &
steel rose by 25.4%, aluminium alloys & scrap by
11.8%, lead and alloys including scrap by 20.2%,
ferro-alloys by 15.5%, tin and alloys including
scrap by 25.7%, silicon by 30.4%, cobalt and alloys
(including waste and scrap) 51.5%, magnesium &
scrap by 54.1%, chromium & alloys by 38.6% and
mercury 35.2%. On the other hand, during 2008-
09, the value of imports of zinc and alloys
including scrap showed a decline of 38.6%,
followed by antimony alloys and scrap 37.3%,
nickel & alloys (including scrap) 34.8%, selenium
30.9%, bismuth & scrap 27.2% and manganese &
alloys including waste & scrap 12.3% as compared
to the previous year.
India imported metals & alloys from 184
countries in 2008-09 as against 183 countries in
2007-08 (both figures include unspecified
country item). Bulk of the metals & alloys was
impor ted f rom 29 coun t r i e s ( inc lud ing
unspecified country item) which accounted for
95.1% of the total value of metal imports in 2008-
09. Switzerland occupied the top position with a
contribution of 22.2 % of the total value of metal
imports in 2008-09 followed by UAE in secondplace with a share of 16.3%. The countries next in
the order were Australia 10.3%, China 8%, South
Africa 7%, UK 4.4%, Rep. of Korea 4.1%, USA
3.5%, Germany and Russia 2.5% each. The
individual share of Japan, Malaysia, Italy, France
and Thailand was between 2% and 1% and that of
remaining 15 countrie s was less than one percent.
During 2008-09, the import value of metals and
alloys from UAE, UK, Mexico and Turkey rose to
more than double during the year 2008-09 as
compared to the previous year. Imports of metals
& alloys in terms of value from Australia also
rose by 60.9%, Malaysia 54.2%, South Africa
51.2%, Rep. of Korea 46.9%, Switzerland 34.9%,
Canada 29.8%, Ukraine 28.2%, Japan 26.4%,
Russia 26.3%, Italy 19.3%, USA 18.6%, Germany
15.6%, China 13.4%, Singapore 13.2% and
France 11.2%.
Decline in the value of import of metals &
alloys was however observed in 2008-09 in case
of Saudi Arabia by 45.7%, Romania by 32.7%,
Hong Kong by 28.5%, Netherlands by 23.7%,
Spain by 18% and Nepal by 14.7% as compared
to previous year (Tables - 11 to 13). Imports of
selected mineral-based products in 2006-07 to
2008-09 are given in Table-14.
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Table 11 : Imports of Metals and Alloys, 2006-07 to 2008-09
(Value in Rs. 000)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p)
Metal/Alloy Unit
Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value
All Metals and Alloys 1234608824 1419471936 1994888257
Aluminium alloys & scrap tonne 443483 53113387 534832 61485631 564928 68722275
Antimony alloys & scrap tonne 2107 511906 2144 391539 967 245595
Bismuth & scrap tonne 186 74684 153 129863 99 94608
Boron tonne 31 13643 5 2717 ++ 3517
Cadmium & scrap tonne 121 18443 115 23136 526 113505
Chromium alloys & scrap tonne 349 174004 498 202283 600 280271
Cobalt alloys &
scrap: Total tonne 492 829505 599 1166258 804 1766544
Cobalt & alloys tonne 492 829449 599 1166258 804 1766544
Cobalt (scrap) tonne ++ 56
Copper (cement copper
precipitated) tonne 105 7305 150 22220 321 59757
Copper & alloys
(incl. brass & bronze) tonne 193130 50108932 227322 60908805 220300 55434757
Copper and alloys tonne 77647 26449920 107782 35173017 106417 32683321
Copper (scrap) tonne 31204 6672834 24252 6219185 23245 6855978
Copper alloys (scrap) tonne 36 6718 19 533 3 1740
Brass & bronze tonne 11539 3563684 19060 5797611 18200 5661285
Brass & bronze (scrap) tonne 72704 13415776 76209 13718459 72435 10232433
Ferro-alloys: Total tonne 134910 13331975 164104 15716456 140415 18147906
Ferro-boron tonne 176 13495 197 14566 198 26167
Ferro-chrome tonne 19054 1315321 19303 1627664 12377 2661484
Charge-chrome tonne 10 696 869 31720 . .
Ferro-manganese tonne 12037 550471 21750 1467911 22007 1765283
Ferro-molybdenum tonne 262 512113 481 1152400 840 1815864
Ferro-nickel tonne 7753 5533744 8133 4821994 7663 2848105
Ferro-niobium tonne 1707 761554 1599 1246737 1779 1958029
Ferro-phosphorus tonne 1098 23608 1264 32702 1336 37898
Ferro-silicon tonne 86833 3129023 96310 4039459 82751 5434244
Ferro-titanium tonne 441 344022 570 225563 559 163324
Ferro-tungsten tonne 87 98968 67 73119 45 61073Ferro-vanadium tonne 523 774588 196 302242 243 512008
Ferro-silico-chrome tonne 114 8308 59 5844 . .
Ferro-silico-magnesium tonne 1757 79988 4062 204619 3834 316924
Ferro-silico-manganese tonne 207 5655 513 19132 239 25652
Ferro-zirconium tonne 63 6790 298 20513 125 14229
Ferro-alloys (others) tonne 2788 173631 8433 430271 6419 507622
Gold, non-monetary &
monetary: Total kg 715817 654398716 698413 673592027 771045 953238640
Gold, non-
monetary: Total kg 715817 654398716 698413 673592027 771045 953238640
Gold, non-
monetary: powder kg 7 3733 251 287843 1 628
Gold,non-
monetary: other
semi-manufactured
forms kg 298709 273887116 257065 244594639 139603 164426453Gold, non-monetary,
other unwrought forms kg 417101 380507867 441097 428709545 631441 788811559
Gold-clad metals/
base metales, NES tonne ++ 2308 ++ 13324 2 7235
Iron & steel: Total tonne 9942835 377449711 11699378 480903967 11778361 603114119
Iron & steel (finished
steel incl. C.R. sheets) tonne 2117966 145757009 2269650 155900225 2230126 174889161
Iron & steel (semi-
finished steel
incl. ingots) tonne 4218937 122187600 5337552 168085357 4467284 211817689
Iron & steel (steel wire) tonne 69338 4218130 108802 5845606 108309 8187717
Iron & steel
(sponge iron) tonne 160437 2121122 2039 37031 295 86008
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Iron & steel (scrap) tonne 3188060 64335290 3548202 82197925 4443073 105265307
Iron & steel
(alloy steel granules) tonne 11511 403456 11133 361749 11069 518159
Iron & steel
(alloy steel powder) tonne 1280 265516 2072 324305 1247 265392
Iron & steel (other
finished steel, NES) tonne 175217 38156419 419928 68151769 516958 102084686
Iron & steel: material tonne 89 5169
Pig & cast iron
incl. spiegeleisen tonne 28055 1121600 57120 1956276 35484 1780758
Lead and alloys & scrap tonne 184021 10718814 154292 15706501 209455 18878086
Lead & alloys tonne 159848 9680518 137823 14466770 183610 16713024
Lead (scrap) tonne 24173 1038296 16469 1239731 25845 2165062
Magnesium & scrap tonne 6975 688700 8372 1064742 7745 1640852
Manganese & alloys incl.
waste & scrap: Total tonne 14931 1033403 10635 1358990 7176 1191814
Manganese & alloys(unwrought & wrought) tonne 7289 485827 9125 1201512 6651 1086531
Manganese &
alloys, NES tonne 7463 536045 1499 157224 525 105283
Manganese, waste &
scrap tonne 179 11531 11 254 . .
Mercury tonne 221 138260 121 66962 115 90531
Molybdenum & scrap tonne 221 752997 385 1211521 420 1284932
Nickel and alloys
(incl. scrap) tonne 23249 26724927 22785 29832667 20514 19453631
Nickel & alloys tonne 20987 26182441 20814 29130690 20194 19362231
Nickel (scrap) tonne 2262 542486 1971 701977 320 91400
Other rare metals, NES tonne 23 64731 29 62753 127 291561
Platinum, alloys and
related metals : Total kg 6063 2528583 6468 6247752 53967 136803700
Platinum (powder,
unwrought & others) kg 881 1368874 1985 4774955 50835 135124436Other metals of
platinum group kg 5182 1159709 4483 1472797 3132 1679264
Platinum-clad base/
precious metals kg 41 7753 18 1478 361 905
Precious metals/metals
clad with precious metals tonne 3 196410 12 203703 6 203108
Selenium tonne 238 481428 152 629660 164 435275
Silicon tonne 25733 1401899 25521 1641824 19998 2140234
Silver tonne 834 9686596 2690 46358875 5696 94684290
Silver clad base metals kg 459 3117 17 541 94 518
Tantalum & scrap: Total tonne ++ 15703 2 15497 8 32440
Tantalum alloys,
unwrought tonne ++ 15703 2 15497 8 31760
Tantalum & scrap tonne ++ 680
Tellurium tonne 3 13829 6 25915 ++ 13133
Tin and alloys (incl. scrap) t onne 5590 2546808 6061 3727352 7689 4686282Tin & alloys tonne 5355 2472254 5712 3682089 5665 4604114
Tin (scrap) tonne 142 40929 120 5002 41 15418
Tin & alloys: worked tonne 93 33625 229 40261 1983 66750
Titanium alloys & scrap tonne 466 1045056 577 1138852 809 1323628
Tungsten alloys & scrap kg 325599 674363 292983 652703 303988 711863
Vanadium & scrap tonne 8 26211 ++ 27 X X
Zinc and alloys (incl. scrap)tonne 179034 24695652 106214 12996924 94694 7977278
Zinc & alloys tonne 130564 21229156 73642 9766971 80129 7018812
Zinc (scrap) tonne 48470 3466496 32572 3229953 14565 958466
Zirconium & scrap tonne 22 7465 9 12195 12 34709
Source: DGCI & S, Kolkata.
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p)
Metal/Alloy Unit
Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value
Table - 11 (Concld.)
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Table 12 : Value of Imports of Metals & Alloys, 2006-07 to 2008-09
(by Principal Metals & Alloys)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p) % increase (+)
or decrease (-)
Metal/Alloy Value % share Value % share Value % share in 2008-09
(Rs. 000) in total (Rs. 000) in total (Rs. 000) in total over
value value value 2007-08
All Metals & Alloys 1234608824 100.00 1419471936 100.00 1994888257 100.00 40.54
Gold (Non--monetary
& monetary): Total 654398716 53.00 673592027 47.45 953238640 47.78 41.52
Iron & steel 377449711 30.57 480903967 33.88 603114119 30.23 25.41
Platinum alloys &
related metals 2528583 0.20 6247753 0.44 136803700 6.86 2089.65
Silver 9686596 0.78 46358875 3.27 94684290 4.75 104.24
Aluminium & alloys
including scrap 53113387 4.30 61485631 4.33 68722275 3.44 11.77
Copper & alloys
(including brass & bronze) 50108932 4.06 60908805 4.29 55434757 2.78 -8.99
Nickel & alloys including scrap 2 6724927 2.16 29832667 2.10 19453631 0.98 -34.79
Lead & alloys including scrap 10718814 0.87 15706501 1.11 18878086 0.95 20.19
Ferro-alloys 13331975 1.08 15716456 1.11 18147906 0.91 15.47
Zinc & alloys including scrap 24695652 2.00 12996926 0.92 7977278 0.40 -38.62
Tin & alloys including scrap 2546808 0.21 3727355 0.26 4686282 0.23 25.73
Silicon 1401899 0.11 1641824 0.12 2140234 0.11 30.36
Pig & cast iron
(including spiegeleisen) 1121600 0.09 1956276 0.14 1780758 0.09 -8.97
Cobalt & alloys
(including waste & scrap) 829505 0.07 1166258 0.08 1766544 0.09 51.47
Magnesium & scrap 688700 0.06 1064742 0.08 1640852 0.08 54.11
Titanium & alloys
(including waste & scrap) 1045056 0.08 1138852 0.08 1323628 0.07 16.22
Molybdenum & scrap 752997 0.06 1211521 0.09 1284932 0.06 6.06
Manganese & scrap
(including waste & scrap) 1033403 0.08 1358990 0.10 1191814 0.06 -12.30
Tungsten & alloys
including scrap 674363 0.05 652703 0.05 711863 0.04 9.06
Selenium 481428 0.04 629660 0.04 435275 0.02 -30.87
Other rare metals, NES 64731 0.01 62753 0.00 291561 0.01 364.62
Chromium & alloys 174004 0.01 202283 0.01 280271 0.01 38.55
Antimony alloys & scrap 511906 0.04 391539 0.03 245595 0.01 -37.27
Precious metals/metals clad
with precious metals 196410 0.02 203703 0.01 203108 0.01 -0.29
Cadmium (including waste & scrap)18443 0.00 23136 0.00 113505 0.01 390.60
Bismuth & alloys 74684 0.01 129863 0.01 94608 0.00 -27.15
Mercury 138260 0.01 66962 0.00 90531 0.00 35.20
Other metals & alloys 97334 0.01 93908 0.01 152214 0.01 62.09
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Value of Imports of Metals & Alloys, 2007-08 and 2008-09
Iron & Steel
34%
Gold (Non-Monetary
& Monetary)
48%
Nickel Alloys & Scrap
2%Others
5%
Silver
3%
Copper & Alloys (incl.
Brass & Branze)
4%
Aluminium Alloys &Scrap
4%
2007-08Total Value
Rs. 141,947 crore
Iron & Steel
30%
Gold (Non-Monetary
& Monetary)
48%
Others10%
Nickel Alloys & Scrap
1%
Silver
5%
Copper & Alloys (incl.
Brass & Branze)
3%
Aluminium Alloys &
Scrap
3%
2008-09Total Value
Rs. 199,489 crore
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Table 13 : Value of Imports of Metals & Alloys, 2006-07 to 2008-09
(by Principal Countries)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p) % increase (+)
or decrease (-)
Country Value % share Value % share Value % share in 2008-09(Rs. 000) in total (Rs. 000) in total (Rs. 000) in total over
value value value 2007-08
All Countries 1234608824 100.00 1419471936 100.00 1994888257 100.00 40.54
Switzerland 341313288 27.65 328615170 23.15 443431635 22.23 34.94
UAE 98989287 8.02 130374062 9.18 325947779 16.34 150.01
Australia 134895121 10.93 128182462 9.03 206224142 10.34 60.88
China 101703504 8.24 141172739 9.95 160145750 8.03 13.44
South Africa 76488892 6.20 92318301 6.50 139624483 7.00 51.24
UK 35723871 2.89 40378276 2.84 87690450 4.40 117.17
Korea, Republic of 37058372 3.00 55783927 3.93 81938036 4.11 46.88
USA 33628117 2.72 58489448 4.12 69338965 3.48 18.55
Germany 30711878 2.49 42816278 3.02 49482161 2.48 15.57
Russia 35311124 2.86 39062658 2.75 49343552 2.47 26.32
Japan 28455973 2.30 37328069 2.63 47177447 2.36 26.39
Malaysia 12752266 1.03 15425198 1.09 23786434 1.19 54.21
Italy 16216003 1.31 16933112 1.19 20192116 1.01 19.25
France 10492555 0.85 18079436 1.27 20097464 1.01 11.16
Thailand 11528546 0.93 18650607 1.31 19786488 0.99 6.09
Belgium 10753618 0.87 16839546 1.19 18666612 0.94 10.85
Ukrain 16041053 1.30 12986450 0.91 16653242 0.83 28.24
Mexico 942277 0.08 7386922 0.52 14956997 0.75 102.48
Hong Kong 20791274 1.68 19970711 1.41 14286620 0.72 -28.46
Singapore 9807537 0.79 10512125 0.74 11903041 0.60 13.23
Sweden 16557162 1.34 10386051 0.73 10625090 0.53 2.30
Chinese Taipei/Taiwan 6736891 0.55 9444953 0.67 9891213 0.50 4.72
Netherlands 11855278 0.96 12534787 0.88 9568085 0.48 -23.67
Canada 6676255 0.54 7094764 0.50 9207939 0.46 29.78
Saudi Arabia 9565729 0.77 15720669 1.11 8541027 0.43 -45.67
Turkey 1121344 0.09 4054078 0.29 8482114 0.43 109.22
Romania 6943171 0.56 10579327 0.75 7120670 0.36 -32.69
Spain 4861755 0.39 7766493 0.55 6365958 0.32 -18.03
Nepal 2036985 0.16 7141017 0.50 6094757 0.31 -14.65
Other countries 104649698 8.48 103444300 7.29 98317990 4.93 -4.96
Source: DGCI & S, Kolkata.
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Table 14 : Imports of Selected Mineral-based Products, 2006-07 to 2008-09
(Value in Rs. 000)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p)
Mineral-based product UnitQty Value Qty Value Qty Value
All Items 507690518 715323475 929282186
Aluminium fluoride tonne 8960 391704 13287 612569 23248 1424052
Asbestos cement products tonne 139 22378 230 27625 493 35651
Bleaching powder tonne ++ 13 ++ 41
Boric acid tonne 9085 209109 6645 142708 10108 309126
Briquettes of coke,
semi-coke of coal tonne 90 227 22 492 42 1482
Calcium carbide tonne 49024 1135402 56000 1464903 70861 2526028
Caustic soda tonne 148979 2302687 143568 2176093 152446 2713648
Cement: Total tonne 211771 654019 621474 2181608 1025829 3451142
Cement (portland grey) tonne 10354 30840 381586 1240441 792429 2752299
Cement (portland white) tonne 995 5159 2678 15265 6860 38752
Cement (clinkers) tonne 182030 450130 174015 606887 170602 323491
Cement (others) tonne 18392 167890 63195 319015 55938 336600
Cryolite (artificial) tonne 14600 289380 9194 169837 14331 326041
Fire bricks/
refractory bricks tonne 264177 5675417 398342 6768131 778781 10309931
Graphite (artificial) tonne 17321 1016252 18450 1322611 32281 2080876
Graphite bricks & shapes tonne 333 19074 159 7549 594 20649
Graphite crucibles tonne 749 46055 1794 76292 6072 160680
Hydrofluoric acid tonne 1819 68811 1607 72210 716 47260
Manganese oxide: Total tonne 8978 437168 7039 339579 6449 499483
Manganese oxides (other
than manganese dioxide) tonne 1570 123087 1230 99293 1069 124001
Manganese dioxide tonne 7408 314081 5809 240286 5380 375482
Petroleum products: Total 000 t 17660 411600000 22461 610000000 20327 642690000
Light distillates 000 t 8005 213690000 9485 292210000 8001 276170000
Naptha 000 t 5306 142770000 5983 184700000 5023 174100000
Other distillates 000 t 2699 70920000 3502 107510000 2978 102070000
Middle distillates 000 t 2392 69380000 5443 175560000 4215 163180000
Heavy ends 000 t 7263 128530000 7533 142230000 8111 203340000
(Contd.)
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Phosphoric acid tonne 2228835 44048269 2045995 40866828 1643108 112249680
Phosphorus (elemental) tonne 12316 1069411 16672 1451713 13842 4296459
Phosphatic fertilizers tonne 37 7402 184 5994 165161 5735811
Potash fertilizer tonne 3038537 30880094 3718950 39147074 5062896 131474703
Potassium nitrate tonne 3343 81818 3751 95122 1476 78868
Silicon carbide crucibles tonne 236 24809 843 33795 2607 180490
Soda ash tonne 260387 2139366 355915 3259382 358555 4120215
Sodium fluoride tonne 57 11008 36 4739 X X
Sodium nitrate tonne 4850 66910 6836 99816 5832 119584
Sodium nitrite tonne 8370 131347 6987 124775 10602 305715
Sulphur (sublimed,
precipitated &
colloidal): Total tonne 1130 60337 1085 61924 1202 114502
Sulphur (colloidal) tonne 309 6271 115 6965 7 971
Sulphur (precipitated) tonne 307 20784 597 36574 777 76999
Sulphur (sublimed) tonne 514 33282 373 18385 418 36532
Titanium oxide &
dioxide: Total tonne 17584 1550819 19425 1599624 15707 1469923
Titanium oxide tonne 418 37307 1121 58965 1617 90476
Titanium dioxide tonne 17166 1513512 18304 1540659 14090 1379447
Other refractory
manufactures tonne 23247 1518492 59770 1226525 72574 1435321
Non-ferrous ash & residues tonne 30740 2230425 36113 1977277 19354 1085031
Slag dross tonne 168 2315 467 6639 327 19835
Source: DGCI & S, Kolkata.
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (p)
Mineral-based product Unit
Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value
Table - 14 (Concld.)