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30 January 2012
On the demand fundamentals alone, MBR believes that the support for construction tubulars is not enough to maintain higher prices and, in fact, sales prices could be vulnerable to discounting.
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23 December 2011
Among the mills that have announced $50/ton price increases are AK Tube, TMK Ipsco, ExlTube, Maruichi American, Vest, Hannibal Industries, Evraz Inc. North America, Independence Tube, Bull Moose Tube, Welded Tube of Canada, Leavitt Tube and Nova Tube.
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23 November 2011
Often HSS mills are the first to follow flat-rolled steel price hikes, but this time they held off doing so until this week when Atlas Tube, Bull Moose Tube, Independence Tube, Leavitt Tube and Welded Tube of Canada announce a $50/ton hike.
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27 October 2011
The market could continue to be lacklustre through next year as well should construction demand not improve.
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28 September 2011
OCTG producers are moving ahead with price increases but HSS and standard pipe producers will likely not see their hikes realized.
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26 August 2011
Large-diameter linepipe is experiencing a bit of price softening.
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21 July 2011
Despite efforts by mills to create a floor, hot-rolled coil prices continue to decline, falling from about $900 a short ton earlier this year to about $713 /ton.
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30 June 2011
The energy market is generally considered to be one of the strongest sectors in the US economy and is expected to continue to be so into the foreseeable future.
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27 May 2011
Environmentalists continue to push for a moratorium on drilling in the Marcellus Shale until the effects of “fracking” could be further analyzed and stricter regulations on this drilling practice are instituted.
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29 April 2011
With the decline in HR coil prices, as well as still-limited demand conditions, HSS pricing is poised to follow the slide.
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31 March 2011
Fears of radiation affecting the Japanese scrap supply will constrain the country’s ability to export material.
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28 February 2011
Domestic US HR coil prices are now hovering around $880-900/ton for late-March/early April shipments.