In January-August Ukraine increased exports of steel pipes by 7.3% YoY, to 434.6 thousand tons. In particular, seamless pipes accounted for 70.2%, and welded pipes – for 29.8%. Exports grew by 39.6% YoY, to $484.6 million (seamless pipes – by 82.2%, and welded – by 17.8%). In 8 months imports of seamless pipes dropped by…
In January-July Russia exported 1.63 million tons of steel pipes valued at $1830 million, up by 47% and by 93.6% YoY respectively. According to the customs statistics, Finland imported the most – 26%, up 10-fold YoY. Turkey increased imports 12-fold, to 17.7%, while Kazakhstan decreased by 2.2%, to 13%. (Ukrainian metal)
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…
