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).
April 2012 Issue
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Europe’s second-quarter economic growth prospects suggest that domestic demand for welded structural and mechanical material may see slowdowns on the back of this weakening market sentiment.
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Producers hiked prices but the downside factors outweigh any price support.
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Demand has shown some seasonal strength, but remains disappointing.
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Purchasing activity for HR coil in Russia is expected to slow down over the next few months, until an expected revival in Q3.
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In Europe, transaction prices have fallen with orders becoming scarcer.
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Downloadable Data
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30 April 2012
Download the data from this month's issue here.