In January-June Russia exported 1.7 million tons of pipes valued at $808 million, down by 26% and by 51% YoY respectively. According to the customs statistics, Kazakhstan remains the main importer of Russian pipes, accounting for 41.6%, up 2.6-fold. It is followed by the US (15.7%, up 1.7-fold) and Belarus (11%, down by 1.6%). The…
Gazprom fears that quotas for hot-rolled metal of Ukrainian and South Korean origin will result in the large diameter pipes price increase and the monopolization of the sphere. Thus, the gas monopoly has joined a list of those not in favor of the EEC decision. The decision of the European Economic Commission to impose a…
A project to create a metal enterprise, which will produce electric welded longitudinal pipes, is being carried out in the Master industrial park in Stavropol region. The plant will be commissioned in late 2020. The pipes will be produced by Volzhsky Pipe and Section Works, one of the largest pipe manufacturers in the south of…
In January-May pipe exports from Russia decreased by 44% YoY, to 691 thousand tons. According to the Federal Customs Statistics, in monetary terms exports fell by 56.3%, to $619 million. Kazakhstan was the main purchaser, accounting for 28%, up by 44%. It was followed by the US (22%, up 2-fold), and Belarus (14.5%, up by…
Russia has temporarily allowed importing some products from the sanctioned list. In particular, until October 1, 2021 it is allowed to import some types of pipe products. The sanctions on imports from Ukraine were applied in April. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-April, Russia exported 534.4 thousand tons of steel pipes valued at $478 million, down by 43% and by 56.5% YoY respectively. The largest importer was Kazakhstan – 26%, up by 46.7%, followed by US (24.2%, up almost 3-fold) and Belarus (14.5%, up by 3.2%). (Ukrainian metal)
In January-May, Ukraine imported 48.4 thousand tons of pipes valued at $77.8 million. In particular, seamless pipes accounted for 26.5 thousand tons ($42.9 million), pipes and tubes with the diameter from 406.4 mm – 6.5 thousand tons ($8.2 million), and other pipes and tubes – 15.3 thousand tons ($26.7 million). The main suppliers of seamless…
In 5 years several large-scale projects on pipe manufacture are expected in Russia, resulting in the welded pipes output increase by 13%. OMK believes that the market demand will grow by 6%. Average loading of capacities will drop from 50% to 47%. In particular, OMK intends to commission a shop to produce oil and gas,…