Into July, the domestic pipe market remained stable trend good running posture. Although the EU on China's welded pipe anti-dumping investigation, the US Department of Commerce on pipe imports from China has made a preliminary ruling, the majority of Chinese manufacturers may be 13% -17% levy countervailing duties varying degrees, but the market does not change the price to stabilize the situation.

    Insiders predicted that domestic demand and cost-push dual power support, the welded pipe market will remain stable, but the market outlook uncertain factors should pay attention to.

    According to some in the steel trade operators briefed reporters, the recent domestic welded pipe market Overall, remained relatively stable, some of the specifications of the prices continue to rise steadily, at a high level trend. Statistics show that in September, the domestic integrated steel welded average settlement prices increased 333 yuan / ton, 4294 yuan / ton, an increase of 8.41%. Domestic prices monthly increase 265 yuan / ton, 4009 yuan / ton, an increase of 7.08%. Export prices also continued to rise, the chain increased 11.88%. In Shanghai, in early November, 25mm × 2.0mm welded pipe market price of 4560 yuan / ton;?? 59mm × 3.25mm welded pipe market price 4360 yuan / ton;? 88mm × 3.25mm welded pipe market price 4450 yuan / ton;? 219mm × 4.75mm welded pipe market price 4580 yuan / ton;? scaffolding tube 47mm × 3.0mm market price of 4320 yuan / ton, the price is not much change, more stable.

    From the trading market situation, sales of welded pipe normal, although there is no significant increase in volume, but there is no significant shrinking phenomenon, market demand strength has not diminished. In the south, around the construction works is still the season of construction, the demand for construction steel pipe manufacturing also relatively strong, particularly in the construction engineering scaffold tube, demand for larger, some of the scaffolding leasing business enterprises mostly good.

    Operators and industry analysts predict that in November, the main tone of the domestic welded pipe market will continue to stabilize the main, slight fluctuations in steady, the entire market will not be much waves. Based primarily on:

    First, domestic demand momentum is still strong, supporting the market to stabilize. The main end-user of welded steel pipes in addition to the construction of steel manufacturing, as well as machinery, bicycles, hardware, agricultural machinery and other industries that are not affected by the winter, but rather near the end of the annual plan, the production release of the pipe the growing demand. Is the construction industry, in November, for the southern region, it is still better construction season on the same pipe demand will not decrease. In the Shanghai area, the authorities also introduced a new policy, all future construction projects in Shanghai, will prohibit the use of bamboo scaffolding to curb collapse and fire. So, scaffolding tubes made of welded steel pipe in construction engineering construction demand increased significantly.

    Second, the high cost of production, promote the welded steel pipe prices rise, the market price of the same pair of support to stabilize the effects of a strong production capacity. The main raw material is steel welded steel pipe, hot-rolled coil and some use of material cut into narrow, rolled into a tube. Due to the recent rising prices of steel raw materials, such as iron ore, pig iron, coke, oil, electricity, transportation and other prices rising, the cost of steel production continued to rise, steel prices have gone up. Into November, the domestic steel prices round up, November 5 some mills in Hebei's steel prices will turn up 30 yuan / ton, 4080 yuan / ton; November 8, some of the northern region the specifications for the steel 2.5mm × (160-204) strip (Q235) prices up 4110 yuan / ton, also raised by 30 yuan / ton. November 9, some of the steel strip prices by 50 yuan / ton. Steel prices rise, market prices also will rise. As in the Guangzhou market, this week's portion strip prices continue to rise 20-50 yuan / ton, 2.75mm × 235mm (Q195) steel sales prices have risen to 4300 yuan / ton. Shanghai steel prices in the broadband market also buoyant, 2.75mm × 235mm (Q235) strip market price 4250 yuan / ton, 5.75mm × 720mm (Q235) steel market price of 4100 yuan / ton, up 40 yuan / ton. Rising steel prices, production costs rise welded steel pipe, welded pipe prices also led to the rise, resulting in the purchase cost of steel traders improve profit margins shrink, to a certain extent, to curb the decline in market prices.

    Third, the domestic welded pipe output growth showing a slowing trend, and help alleviate the domestic market supply and demand. With the national increase energy conservation and eliminate backward implement policies and measures, and its effect is emerging. The second installment of "shutting down and eliminate backward steel production capacity of responsibility" will be shut down and eliminate backward iron smelting capacity of 48.59 million tons, 36.19 million tons of steel capacity. Among them, will be shut down before the end of 2007 and eliminate backward iron smelting capacity of 14.1 million tons, 11.45 million tons of steel capacity. So far, it has been shut down and eliminate backward iron smelting capacity of 11.44 million tons and 8.73 million tons of steel capacity. It also enables production of welded steel pipes is reduced. According to statistics, 1--9 months, the domestic production of 17.009 million tons of welded steel pipe, an increase of 12.20% over last year, far below the 24% increase in seamless pipe. Welded steel pipe 1 - amplified by the September and January - growth in August, has fallen by 1.2 percentage points.