LONDON (ICIS)--Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation of India (MMTC) has purchased just over 1m tonnes of urea under its 12 March tender for an unspecified quantity of the product, market sources said on Thursday.
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Around 200,000 tonnes are expected to be supplied from
The awards have been heard as follows:
· Global Transnational: 60,000 tonnes + 60,000 tonnes Mundra/Kandla
· CTPL: 130,000 tonnes Krishnapatnam/Mundra
· Quantum: 60,000 tonnes + 60,000 tonnes Gangavaram/Kakinada
· Amber: 50,000 tonnes + 60,000 tonnes Kakinada/Vizag
· Transglobe: 120,000 tonnes west coast
· Swiss
· Helm: 60,000 tonnes Karaikal
· MTPL: 60,000 tonnes
· Aries: 50,000 tonnes New Mangalore
· Fertisul: 50,000 tonnes Paradeep
Traders had offered a total of 2.06m-2.09m tonnes of urea firm under the tender, while another 780,000-800,000 tonnes were offered on an optional basis.
The lowest offer for the west coast was at $325/tonne CFR (cost and freight) and for the east coast at $326.75/tonne CFR.
There is talk in the market that traders were looking to place as much urea as possible in