MBR has launched in September 2009 the revised & updated “The Five Year Outlook for the Global OCTG Market”. This in-depth study is the follow-up to the groundbreaking 2007 report that was widely received to acclaim in the industry. The same analysts will author this report.
“This timely and ground-breaking report harnesses MBR’s unique status as the world’s foremost specialist in global analysis of the steel tube and pipe markets.”
Murat Balapanov, General Director, Caspian Pipe Industries
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Areas covered in the report include:
OCTG supply
- Detailed capacity analysis on a plant-by-plant basis of all major current and planned OCTG facilities
- Country-by-country welded and seamless OCTG production historic and forecast out to 2015
- Regional welded and seamless OCTG production historic and forecast out to 2015
- OCTG trade
- Detailed country-by-country trade flows of seamless and welded OCTG on an historic and forecast basis out to 2015
- Examination of major historic and current anti-dumping and trade restraint cases and analysis on future potential areas of conflict
- Examination of non-tariff barriers to trade
OCTG demand
- Historic and forecast consumption of seamless and welded OCTG on a country basis out to 2015
- Historic and forecast consumption of seamless and welded OCTG on a regional basis out to 2015
- Analysis of major distribution chains in various regions
- Regional breakdown of demand by premium versus commodity grades – historic and forecast
OCTG pricing
- Historic and forecast welded OCTG pricing to 2015
- Historic and forecast seamless OCTG pricing to 2015
- Analysis of historic and forecast margins for producers
PLUS
- Outlook for oil and gas demand
- Outlook for oil and gas pricing
- Analysis of industry structure
- SWOT analysis of major industry participants
- Major technical developments
- Analysis of industry trends
Key questions addressed in the report:
- What does the current downturn mean for the industry?
How is the industry responding to rising Chinese supply?
Has too much capacity been planned?
What is the outlook for premium connections?
Will prices rebound for OCTG products?
Where will future growth markets be found?
Is welded OCTG poised for further market share gains?
Where will supply and demand find an equilibrium?
MBR is the only global consultancy that provides regular market research on the global OCTG market. MBR follows the market closely and have long-term relationships with key market players. MBR is the leading global steel consultancy and has a deep understanding of the cost and market structure of OCTG within the steel value-chain.
It is the only market research that takes a global approach to analysing the market. This facilitates the examination of the major trade flows in OCTG, the role played by trading groups and the importance of trade barriers in analysing regional market trends.
It is the only report that provides country and regional analysis of OCTG market trends and provides a medium-term forecast for supply, demand and pricing.
OCTG tubular markets were part of the global bull market in steel and commodities. Since mid-2008, prices and volumes have dropped sharply.
Other relevant Metal Bulletin Research reports inlclude:
- Seamless Steel Tube and Pipe
- Welded Steel Tube and Pipe
- The Year Outlook for the Large-diameter Linepipe Market
- Steel: Weekly Market Tracker
- Steel Raw Materials: Weekly Market Tracker
- The Quarterly Global Steel Cost Service
- Coated Steels
- Value Creation Strategies for the Steel Industry
- Energy Outlook and Market Perspectives for Steel Seamless Pipe: The Middle East and North Africa
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