In 2017 Russia witnessed a considerable increase in the consumption of the Oil Country Tubular Goods (casing, drilling and compressor-pump pipes). In particular, consumption grew by 12% YoY, to 2.3 million tons. This year the demand for OCTG pipes will continue growing. The main driver of the demand increase will be the growing length of…
In January-June Russia imported 15.2 thousand tons of seamless corrosion-resistant steel pipes from Kazakhstan, up 50-fold YoY. Moreover the result of the whole 2017 has been exceeded 4.5-fold. Kazakhstan accounts for some 60% of all Russian imports of these products. Pipes for oil and gas pipelines represent the major part of imports. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-June, according to the railroad statistics, steel supplies for the construction of the Sila Sibiri (Power of Siberia) gas pipeline totaled 100.7 thousand tons, down by 28% YoY, by 61% from 2016 and by 35% from 2015. Steel pipes constituted the main part of the deliveries (87%), with large diameter pipes accounting for 6%,…
In January-June Russia exported 1.45 million tons of pipes valued at $1651 million, up by 53.3% and by 103.4% YoY respectively. Finland imported 27% of pipes, up by 5% YoY. Turkey increased imports 12-fold, to 19.7%. Kazakhstan decreased imports by 4.8% YoY, to 12%. 97% of pipes imported by Turkey and Finland are large diameter…
In January-May, according to the customs statistics, imports of seamless pipes of corrosion-resistant steel totaled 22.1 thousand tons valued at $61 million, up 2.9-fold and 1.6-fold YoY respectively. This is the largest volume of imports in the past 7 years. The main supplier is Kazakhstan (60%), followed by China (19%) and Ukraine (5%). (Ukrainian metal)
A plant for production of pipes in a protective shell with thermal insulation may soon be built in Uzbekistan. The plant’s founders will be Russia’s Ural Pipe Insulation Plant, the Ministry of Housing and Communal Services of Uzbekistan and the administration of the Tashkent region. The plant will be called Tashkent Pipe Insulation Plant and…
According to Igor Malyshev, director of the Fund of pipe industry development, the pipe market is still facing the problem of quality dumping, indicated by a growth of faked products sales, in particular, used pipes, which are sold as new under forged documents. The volume of the shadow market is considerable – over 1 million…
Market players expect stabilization of supply and demand in the second half of the year. Small and medium diameter pipes consumption growth is expected on the level of 5%, and seamless pipes – 3%. The second half of the year will see a seasonal increase of demand for small and medium diameter pipes, while the…