Steel Authority of India (SAIL), the nation’s second-biggest producer, agreed to pay 8% more for imported coking coal in the first quarter of next year from the three months to December. The company will pay $225 per metric tonne to suppliers including BHP Billiton, the world’s largest exporter of the steel plant fuel. That’s 74% higher than the price it paid during the year ended March 31, before coal prices were changed from annual to quarterly contracts.
The company plans to import 10 million tonnes to 11 million tonnes of coking coal during the year ending March 31, which is similar to the previous year. SAIL, which plans to use 13.8 million tonnes of coking coal this fiscal year, buys as much as 90% of its imported coal from Australia.
Record rain in parts of Australia, the world’s largest coking coal producing nation, is disrupting supplies from mines, driving prices of coking coal higher. Prices may increase to $250 per tonne in the second quarter of 2011, increasing operation costs for steelmakers.
| Company Name | CMP |
|---|---|
| Tata Steel | 206.55 |
| JSW Steel | 1204.00 |
| SAIL | 167.90 |
| Jindal Stainless | 765.15 |
| APL Apollo Tubes | 1978.50 |
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