Steel billets mill resume production, will seamless steel pipes keep increasing?

At the beginning of August, pipe billets and seamless steel pipes’ market prices have been going up greatly. First reason: due to pipe billets mills overhauling in large scale, raw material in lack. Secondly, Tangshan City started Heavy Pollution Emergency Response Drainage Reduction Policy, which affected the mass steel products. Steel pipes price increased more obviously. This Emergency Response of Tangshan ended on Agu. 27, while another “SIX SPECIAL TREATMENTS” was carried out to push on the environmental protection. In this case, it’s hard to expect price’s reducing for mass steel products.

In September, overhauling of steel pipe manufacturer’s is limited, market supply will be sufficient. Currently mid and large petroleum steel pipe’s manufacturers have sufficient orders. Common carbon steel pipes output slowdown. At presently, ordinary carbon steel pipes mainly produced in min and small private factories. As what we have learned, machining industries in downstream keeps good running, which impelled the business of thick wall seamless steel pipes.

It’s estimated that the price of steel pipes in September will keep steady on aggregate.