Vyksa SW (Russia) keeps ramping up production Tubes & Pipes / CIS Vyksa Steel Works continues to increase production of oil&gas welded pipes and standard welded pipes. The company plans to produce...
10.3.2010 17:35
Only prices for Chinese seamless pipes go up in Iran Tubes & Pipes / Middle East Buyer activity in seamless pipe market remains low in Iran amid coming holidays and low number of construction projects. Quotations of seamless pipes have not changed much...
Ukraine: pipe market yet to revive Tubes & Pipes / CIS Demand for welded pipes in Ukraine remains weak in spite of the coming new season. Ukrainian mills hoped that speculative buying of trading companies will revive in the spring but the expectations have not come true ...
9.3.2010 17:36
Nippon Steel (Japan) to acquire stake in YKGI (Malaysia) Tubes & Pipes / South East Asia Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) and Malaysian sheet producer Yung Kong Galvanising Industries Berhad (YKGI) have reached ...
US Steel ships about 15mt of finished steel in 2009 Tubes & Pipes / USA US Steel plants shipped about 15mt of steel products in 2009, down by 39% y-o-y (24.5mt in 2008). In particular, sales of flat products by US-based mills...
5.3.2010 16:02
Luhansk Pipe (Ukraine) expands production capacity Tubes & Pipes / CIS Ukraine’s Luhansk Pipe Plant intends to start pre-commissioning its new pipe welding mill "76-168" (about 200,000tpy of pipes) in March. At the beginning, the mill will produce a few hundred tonnes of ...
4.3.2010 16:59
Turkish welded pipe market waiting for positive change Tubes & Pipes / Turkey Demand for Turkish welded pipes from foreign buyers remains rather weak while buyer activity in domestic market is moderate. Market players say consumers from North and East Africa as well as...
3.3.2010 17:59
Bulgaria: prices for welded pipes keep moving up Tubes & Pipes / Balkans Demand for Bulgarian welded pipes continues to strengthen, both from foreign and local buyers. Market players report new bookings are ...
3.3.2010 14:22
Volzhsky (Russia) expands production capacity Tubes & Pipes / CIS Russia’s Volzhsky Mechanical Plant intends to start pre-commissioning its new pipe welding mill "42-133" (about 180,000tpy of pipes) by mid-April. At the moment, the company has received...
2.3.2010 17:27
Saudi Arabia: welded pipe market bullish Tubes & Pipes / Middle East Saudi buyers are still showing some interest in purchasing ERW and SSAW pipes. The price growth for locally produced and imported coils has caused ...
2.3.2010 16:28
Novosibirsk SW (Russia) launches another pipe mill Tubes & Pipes / CIS Russia’s Novosibirsk Steel Works has completed installation of pipe welding mill "10-40", which previously operated at Stalnoy Profil plant. In particular, the company has carried out construction, electric and mechanical installation works...
2.3.2010 12:24
Tongyu Steel Pipe (China) raises pipe production Tubes & Pipes / China China’s Jiangsu Tongyu Steel Pipe produced about 28,000t of welded pipes with 219-1,067 mm diameter and 6-15.9 mm wall thickness in February...
2.3.2010 09:07
Ukraine: demand for hollow sections improves Tubes & Pipes / CIS Trading companies have increased purchases of hollow sections in the Ukrainian market. Local pipe makers hope this trend will persist in March amid improved weather conditions and due to the beginning of the new season. Besides, Ukrainian mills...
1.3.2010 17:58
Tenaris cuts pipe shipments by 41% in 2009 Tubes & Pipes / Western Europe Tenaris plants decreased pipe shipments in 2009 by 41% year-on-year, from 4.466mt to 2.650mt. Production of seamless pipes fell...
Vallourec cuts pipe shipments by 46% in 2009 Tubes & Pipes / Central Europe Vallourec plants shipped about 1.503mt of HR seamless pipes in 2009, by 46% lower year-on-year (2.766mt). The decrease is attributable to the global economic crisis...
26.2.2010 18:07
Conros Group (India) to raise pipe output Tubes & Pipes / India India’s Conros Group will increase pipe production by 25% in February against the previous month, from 4,000 tonnes to 5,000t, a company representative says. The traditional output...
Czech Republic: welded pipe prices expected to rise Tubes & Pipes / Central Europe Demand for welded pipes both from domestic and foreign buyers is weak in the Czech Republic. In this situation, steel traders prefer to ...
26.2.2010 15:59
Romania's ArcelorMittal to increase pipe output beginning March Tubes & Pipes / South Europe As demand for pipes is improving in the Middle East and Turkey while buyer activity on other destinations is expected to recover in spring, ArcelorMittal Roman plans to begin increasing its seamless pipe output in March...
26.2.2010 12:39
China: export prices for seamless pipes add $40/t (Editor's Choice) Tubes & Pipes / China Demand for domestically produced seamless pipes from both foreign and local buyers is improving in China after the holidays. Thus, prices for Chinese seamless pipes have moved upwards. In three weeks, export prices have risen...
25.2.2010 15:50
Chinese welded pipe prices move upwards Tubes & Pipes / China Prices for welded pipes have moved up in China despite still weak demand for the products both from foreign and domestic buyers. The prices have increased due to...
24.2.2010 18:11
Prices for Indian welded pipes drop Tubes & Pipes / India Demand for Indian welded pipes from foreign buyers is falling considerably while Indian domestic market has also become lower but not as much...
24.2.2010 15:20
Yucel Boru (Turkey) increases capacity Tubes & Pipes / Turkey Turkish ERW pipe maker Yucel Boru ve Profil Endustrisi plans to expand its designed capacity from 800,000tpy to 900,000tpy by November. Thus, the company expects three new pipe welding lines with a total capacity of about 100,000tpy to be delivered...
Protos (Moldova) to resume pipe production in March Tubes & Pipes / CIS Moldovan pipe maker Protos plans to resume production of welded pipes in March. The company intends to produce 200-300t of the pipes...
22.2.2010 14:57
Russia: water&gas pipe shipments decline in February Tubes & Pipes / CIS The market for water&gas pipes is following the same negative trends as last month. Tough competition among producers and traders is aggravated by growing prices for pipes and weak demand from end-users...
