Welded Steel Tube and Pipe Monthly provides an up-to-date overview of prices, market trends and developments in welded steel tube and pipe markets and products.
Containing detailed statistics of production, trade and apparent consumption, this unique, independent analysis also includes forecasts for and analysis of regional price movements, with a special focus on North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
In addition - data on trade flows between exporting countries and major consuming regions, intelligence on activity by market suppliers including distributors and suppliers and key analysis on standard pipe, linepipe & OCTG, mechanical pipe and hollow structural sections (HSS).
February 2010 Issue
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24 February 2010
Tube and pipe producers are still feeling pressure from rising costs as end-use demand, especially from the construction industries, displays few signs of recovery.
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24 February 2010
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24 February 2010
The number of rigs in operation in the USA at the end of January was up by almost 100 (8%) on the previous month, while Canadian rigs were also sharply higher month-on-month and year-on-year.
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24 February 2010
The larger drop in exports to the US can be explained by the ongoing trade disputes with the US this year. Consequently, we have seen an increasing focus on exporting to regional sources and the CIS and Europe.
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24 February 2010
In the UAE, there is limited demand with standard pipe remaining under $700/tonne ex-works and as low as $650/tonne despite the recent hikes in coil prices.
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24 February 2010
The rise in nickel, ferro-chrome and ferro-molybdenum over the turn of the year and sustained into January have led transaction prices to rise by virtue of an increase in the respective surcharges of European and US mills.