Lok Sabha Question No. 1342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Supply of Iron Ore
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV, ANIL SHIROLE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1342 FOR ANSWER ON 07/12/2015

## SUPPLY OF IRON ORE

1342.  SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY: SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV: SHRI ANIL SHIROLE:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  production,  demand  and  supply  of  iron  ore  in  the  country during each of the last three years;
- (b) the details of iron ore exported and foreign exchange earned therefrom during the said period, country-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to ban the export of iron ore with a view to meet the existing demand and future requirement in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF (SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI) STEEL AND MINES

- (a) The details of the production and estimated domestic consumption of iron ore in the country during the last three years are as under:

| Year        |   Production (MT) |   Estimated Domestic Consumption (MT) |
|-------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2012-13     |            136.62 |                                103.59 |
| 2013-14(p)  |            152.43 |                                108.34 |
| 2014-15 (p) |            128.91 |                                113.48 |

(p): Provisional, Source: IBM,  MT = Million Tonnes.

(b) The details of iron ore exported and foreign exchange earned therefrom during the last three years is annexed.

(c)&(d): In order to ensure long term availability of iron ore to domestic steel industry, the Government has decided that although conservation of iron ore resources is of paramount importance,  the same  may not  be  achieved  by banning or capping  the export of iron ore but by taking recourse to appropriate fiscal measure. Presently, an ad valorem duty of 30% is levied with effect from 30.12.2011 on export of all grades of iron ore except low grades which carry a duty of 10% while iron ore pellets have an export duty of 5%.

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Export of Iron Ore

|       |                 | Values in US $ Millions   | Values in US $ Millions   | Values in US $ Millions      | Qty in thousand TON   | Qty in thousand TON   | Qty in thousand TON          |
|-------|-----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
| S. No | Country         | 2013-14                   | 2014-15                   | 2015-16 (Apr.-Oct. 2015) (P) | 2013-14               | 2014-15               | 2015-16 (Apr.-Oct. 2015) (P) |
| 1.    | BRAZIL          | 0                         |                           |                              | 0                     |                       |                              |
| 2.    | CANADA          |                           |                           | 0                            |                       |                       | 0.01                         |
| 3.    | CHINA P RP      | 1,205.63                  | 208.04                    | 29.45                        | 13,472.72             | 4,479.43              | 728.07                       |
| 4.    | EGYPT A RP      | 7.55                      |                           |                              | 54.34                 |                       |                              |
| 5.    | FRANCE          | 0                         |                           |                              | 0.01                  |                       |                              |
| 6.    | GERMANY         | 0                         |                           |                              | 0.02                  |                       |                              |
| 7.    | IRAN            | 5.51                      | 77.48                     | 31.77                        | 34.02                 | 535.25                | 290.31                       |
| 8.    | JAPAN           | 245.13                    | 184.46                    |                              | 1,960.85              | 1,881.99              |                              |
| 9.    | KAZAKHSTAN      | 0                         |                           |                              | 0.02                  |                       |                              |
| 10.   | KOREA R P       | 49.8                      | 49.94                     |                              | 406.69                | 512.72                |                              |
| 11.   | KUWAIT          |                           |                           | 0.03                         |                       |                       | 0.11                         |
| 12.   | MALAYSIA        |                           |                           | 1.29                         |                       |                       | 21.34                        |
| 13.   | MAURITIUS       | 0                         |                           |                              | 0                     |                       |                              |
| 14.   | NEPAL           | 0.1                       | 0.08                      | 0.37                         | 2.98                  | 2.16                  | 12.96                        |
| 15.   | NIGERIA         | 0                         |                           |                              | 3                     |                       |                              |
| 16.   | OMAN            | 29.31                     | 0.7                       | 0.03                         | 201.81                | 27.5                  | 0.11                         |
| 17.   | RUSSIA          |                           |                           | 0                            |                       |                       | 0.08                         |
| 18.   | PHILIPPINES     | 0.02                      |                           |                              | 0.04                  |                       |                              |
| 19.   | SAUDI ARAB      | 4.59                      | 0.11                      | 0.02                         | 28.76                 | 0.31                  | 0.14                         |
| 20.   | SOUTH AFRICA    |                           |                           | 0                            |                       |                       | 0.01                         |
| 21.   | SWITZERLAND     | 3.72                      |                           |                              | 45                    |                       |                              |
| 22.   | U ARAB EMTS     | 1.06                      | 0.17                      | 1.6                          | 51.91                 | 0.65                  | 21.95                        |
| 23.   | U S A           |                           | 0                         |                              |                       | 0.02                  |                              |
| 24.   | VIETNAM SOC     | 5.16                      |                           |                              | 39.08                 |                       |                              |
| 25.   | UNSPECIFIED     |                           | 5.52                      |                              |                       | 50                    |                              |
|       | Commodity Total | 1,557.58                  | 526.5                     | 64.57                        | 16301.25              | 7490.03               | 1075.09                      |

Source: Department of Commerce, P = Provisional

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