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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
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21 January 2010
Despite the obvious caution in the market, some producers have decided to press ahead with price increases, citing rising substrate costs as justification for doing so.
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17 December 2009
In year-on-year terms, we are forecasting that output growth will decline less in the fourth quarter, this largely reflects weakness in 2008 and quarter-on-quarter estimates indicate that EU tubular output in the fourth quarter will be lower than in the third
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17 December 2009
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19 November 2009
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19 November 2009
A number of factors have combined over the last month to add downward momentum to Turkish prices. Firstly, the familiarly weak demand environment remains one of the major obstacles to market stability
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26 October 2009
Turkish substrate costs have also reduced significantly, partly due to increased competition from Chinese producers of flat products and also due to raw material price reductions.
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26 October 2009
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30 September 2009
MBR understands that Turkish hollow section prices have increased, although some producers have resisted increasing prices so far, as there is insufficient demand for their products at present prices.
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28 August 2009
One would assume that once high car inventories had been run down, then automotive output could pick up, which would in turn lead to greater orders for precision tubes. However this does not appear to be the case yet.
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22 July 2009
A steady European market looks set to turn upwards in July.
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29 June 2009
Linepipe prices display wide range in the region.
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22 May 2009
Exchange rate movements continues to pressure Turkish producers
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29 April 2009
Exchange rate movements may make it difficult for Turkish manufacturers
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23 March 2009
Linepipe and OCTG rig counts falter