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Global Steel Pipes and Tubes Industry


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NEW YORK, Nov. 7 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Global Steel Pipes and Tubes Industry

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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Steel Pipes and Tubes in Thousands of Tons by the following product segments: Electric Resistance Welded Pipes (Mechanical Steel Tubing, Structural Tubing, Structural Steel Pipes, Pressure Tubing, Standard Pipes, Oil Country Tubular Goods, & Line Pipes), Seamless Pipes & Tubes, Continuous Welded Pipes & Tubes, and Gas Spiral Welded Pipes & Tubes. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. A six-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets. The report profiles 494 companies including many key and niche players such as AB Sandvik Materials Technology, Al Jazeera Steel Products Company SAOG, Arabian Pipes Company, Arcelor-Mittal, Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Centravis Ltd., Choo Bee Metal Industries Berhad, Tata Steel Europe, Europipe GmbH, Evraz Inc. NA, Gerdau Special Steel North America, JFE Steel Corporation, Kobe Steel Ltd., Man Industries Ltd., Melewar Industrial Group Berhad, National Pipe Company Ltd., Nippon Steel Corporation, Northwest Pipe Company, OAO TMK, TMK IPSCO, Volzhsky Pipe Plant, PT Bakrie Pipe Industries, Salzgitter Mannesmann Stainless Tubes GmbH, Sumitomo Metal Industries Limited, Techint Group, Tenaris S.A., Tenaris S.A. (Argentina)., Tenaris Dalmine S.p.A., Tubos de Acero de Mexico SA, Ternium S.A, Ternium Siderar, Tianjin Pipe Corporation (Middle East) Ltd., The Timken Company, Tubacex S.A., United States Steel Corporation, Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes, Welspun Corp Ltd., and Wheatland Tube Company. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS 1

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1

Disclaimers 2

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level 3

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics 3

Product Definitions and Scope of Study 3

Electric Resistance Welded Pipes 3

Mechanical Steel Tubing 4

Structural Tubing 4

Structural Steel Pipes 4

Pressure Tubing 4

Standard Pipes 4

Oil Country Tubular Goods 4

Line Pipes 5

Seamless Pipes & Tubes 5

Continuous Welded Pipes & Tubes 5

Gas Spiral Welded Pipes & Tubes 5

2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW 6

Economic Development: Determining Market Growth 6

Steel Industry and Recession 6

Impact of Recession on Steel Pipes and Tubes 7

LDP Segment: Growth Despite Adversities 7

Escalating Energy Needs Drive Demand for Steel Pipes 8

Global Steel Tubes Production - An Overview 8

Competition in the Global Steel Pipes Market 8

Table 1: Leading Manufacturers in the Global Steel Pipes

Market (2010E) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 9

Large Diameter Steel Pipe Segment 9

Table 2: Leading Global Manufacturers of Large Diameter

Steel Pipes (2010E): Percentage Share Breakdown of

Production Volume for Salzgitter/ Europipe, Welspun, JFE,

Sumitomo, Evraz, Nippon Steel, Riva, PSL, Arcelor Mittal,

and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 9

3. STEEL INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 10

Steelmaking - Tracing the Roots 10

From Ore to Finished Product - A Complex Journey 10

Stainless Steel - Varying Forms with Varying Proportions 11

Finished Products - Ultimate in Applications 11

Ultra-Light Steel - Answer to a Sustainable Market Share 11

Flat Products - Dominating the Stainless Steel Market 11

From Cars to Houses - Steel, Ubiquitous in Nature 11

Global Steel Production 12

Table 3: Global Crude Steel Production in Million Tonnes

(2007-2010) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 12

Table 4: Top Steel Producing Countries: 2010 Vs 2009 (

includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 12

Table 5: Global Steel Production (2010E): Percentage Share

Breakdown of Production Volume for Asia-Pacific, Europe,

NAFTA, CIS, Middle East & Africa, and Others (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 13

Table 6: Global Steel Industry (2010): Percentage Share

Breakdown of Demand for Asia-Pacific, NAFTA, Europe, Middle

East & Africa, and Central & South America (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 13

Table 7: Global Steel Market by Steel Shape (2010):

Percentage Share Breakdown of Demand for Flat Products, Long

Products, and Tube Products (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 13

4. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 14

Electric Resistance Welded Pipes & Tubes 14

Classification of ERW Pipes and Tubes Based on Size 14

Small Diameter Pipes 14

Large Diameter Pipes 14

A Product-Wise Categorization 14

Mechanical Steel Tubing - Highly Equipment Oriented 15

A Categorization 15

Cold Drawn Mechanical Tubing: Economy - A Key Parameter 15

Production Process of Drawn Tubing 15

Diverse Applications 16

Structural Tubing 16

Structural Steel Pipes 16

Automotive and Heavy Equipment - Emerging Application Areas 16

Pressure Tubing 16

Standard Pipes 17

From Plumbing & Transportation to Construction 17

Structural Tubing & Standard Pipe: An Analogy 17

Oil Country Tubular Goods 17

Drill Pipes 17

Line Pipes 17

Seamless Pipes & Tubes 18

For Strong Applications 18

Classification of Seamless Pipes and Tubes by End-Use

Application 18

Oil and Gas Sector - A Dominant End-User 18

Engineering Sector 18

Standardized Vs Specialized Tubes - A Product Wise

Classification 18

Premium Pricing - An Effective Entry Barrier 19

Offshore Drilling and Exploration - Key to a Bright Future 19

Continuous Welded Pipes & Tubes 19

Gas Spiral Welded Pipes & Tubes - Superior Shock Resistance 19

Submerged Arc Welded Pipes & Tubes - Gas Transmission, an

Important Application 19

Miscellaneous Pipes and Tubes 20

5. PRODUCTION PROCESS 21

High-Pressure Hydroforming - For Lightweight Steel 21

Hot Finished Process 21

Cold Finished Process - For a Smoother Finish 21

Seamless Tubes 22

Stages in the Production of Seamless Pipes and Tubes 22

Higher Yield through Conical Piercing Technology 22

Efficient Manufacturing Process - A Vital Factor in a Capital

Intensive Industry 22

Extruded Pipes - Stronger than Welded Products 23

6. ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS: PROVIDING CONSIDERABLE COMPETITION 24

Plastics - Growing in Stature 24

Lightweight Cars - Consumer's Choice Increases Growth 24

A Star Performer in the Future 24

Wood: Nature at its Competitive Best 24

Stainless Steel Tubes - Environmental Concerns Spurring Growth 24

Zircalloy Tubes - For a Fluid Environment 25

7. END-USE APPLICATIONS 26

Oil and Natural Gas Industry: The Primary Customer 26

Petrochemical Industry: Another Major End-Use Market 26

Construction Industry 26

Water Transmission 26

Sewerage Pipelines 27

Building Construction 27

Automotive Industry 27

Agricultural Applications: Mechanization Promoting Growth 27

Telecommunication Sector 27

Industrial Equipment 28

Defense Equipment 28

Exercise Equipment 28

Fire Protection 28

Hospital Equipment 28

8. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY 29

JFE Steel to Take Over Stake in PYP 29

MRC Inks Agreement to Takeover SPF 29

Vallourec Signs Agreement to Takeover Zamil Pipes 30

Sumitomo Metal and Nippon Steel to Merge 30

Sumitomo Corp. and Sumitomo Pipe & Tube Enter into JV

Agreement with Hyundai Hysco 30

Al Qahtani and PCKSP to form Steel Pipe Joint Venture 31

Lakeside Steel Acquires New Facility in Texas 31

Metals USA Enters into Support Agreement with Lakeside Steel 31

Evonik Enters into Partnership with Swagelining 32

Bri-Chem and Wuxi Establish New Entity 32

Rockwell Collins to Divest Rollmet Business 32

SeAH Steel UAE Commences Operations 32

TI Automotive Establishes New Plant 33

Jiangsu Yulong Steel and NCDMB to Establish Pipe Mill in Nigeria 33

Industry Equipment Commences Operations of New Tube Production

Lines 33

Toyota Tsusho, JFE Steel and Maruichi Steel Tube JV

Establishes New Facility 33

JFE to Increase Output of Vietnam Steel Pipe Plant 33

Seversky Tube to Build New Mill 34

Jiangsu Xigang Commissions New PQF Mill 34

Hannibal Pipes to Build Steel Pipe Mill in Spain 34

SPCE Invests in IIL for Facility Expansion 34

Modern Tube Industries to Extend Plant Capacity 34

Iran Alloy Steel to Set Up Steel Pipe Plant 35

TATA Steel Wins Contract for Supply of Pipes to Subsea 7 35

Technip Bags Contract for Hibernia Southern Extension Project 35

Zhejiang Jiuli Hi-tech Metals Secures New Steel Line Pipes

Contract 35

PSL FZE Hamriyah Bags New Pipes Supply Contract 35

PSL Wins Pipe Supply Order for GAIL Project 35

JFE Steel Bags Order from In Salah Gas 36

FTPS Launches Carbon Steel Line Pipes 36

Kva Stainless Launches MS² for Bicycle Frames 36

SEPNC Launches Steel Pipes with Polyethylene Sheaths 37

Surya Roshni Secures European CE Certification 37

JFE Steel Buys Minority Stake in SUNSCO 37

Nord Stream and EUROPIPE Ink Agreement 37

JFE Steel Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Mycron

Steel Berhad 38

Tata Steel and Nippon Steel to Enter into Joint Venture 38

Nittetsu Steel Pipe Takes Over Toshida's Subsidiary 38

Clayton Dubilier & Rice Acquires Stake in Tyco's Electrical

and Metal Products Business 38

APL Apollo Tubes Acquires Lloyds Line 39

Japanese Firms Acquire Jeong An Vina 39

Marcegaglia to Acquire Alfinox 39

Toyota Tsusho Acquires Minority Stake in Kuma Stainless Tubes 39

Lohakit Metal to Enter into Joint Venture 39

Irestal and Tsinghan to Establish Facility for Stainless Steel

Tubes 40

Marcegaglia Signs Agreement with Praxair Technology 40

Sandvik Signs Agreements with Aker for Umbilicals 40

Technip Signs Agreement with Statoil 40

CNPC Bohai Equipment Signs Agreement with Bayi Iron & Steel 40

MSL to Establish Integrated Steel Plant 41

Bihar Tubes Limited Sets Up Steel Tube Plant in Bangalore 41

Precision Castparts Acquires Stake in Yangzhou Chengde Steel Tube 41

Essar Steel Limited Merges Four Entities 41

Shougang to Ink Agreement for Acquiring Tonggang 41

Welspun to Take Over Aziz European Pipe Factory 42

Ternium to Buy Stake in Ferrasa 42

Zenith Birla (India) Demerges Tool Division 42

Nittetsu Steel Pipe Acquires Wuxi TSD 42

Surya Roshni to Establish New Steel Facility 42

Nippon Steel Collaborates with VNSteel to Establish Steel

Facility 43

Jiangsu Sandeli Starts Construction of Welded Steel Pipe Plant 43

Sumitomo Metal to Enhance Steel Tubes Capacity 43

JSK Metalex to Set Up Steel Tube Manufacturing Facility 43

Boomerang and Access Industries Tube Fund Construction of

Manufacturing Unit 43

Wilh. Schulz to Set Up Steel Pipe Manufacturing Unit 44

Nippon Steel to Manufacture Steel Sheet Piles and Steel Pipe

in Vietnam 44

VM Tubes Commences Expansion of Steel Pipe Project 44

Zamil Group Commences Operations of New Seamless Pipes

Processing Facility 44

V&M Star Steel to Build Seamless Tube Rolling Mill in Ohio 45

Petrovietnam to Construct Steel Pipe Plant 45

Nippon Pipe to Construct Steel Tube Components Project in India 45

Tianjin You Fa Steel Pipe Commences Steel Pipe Facility

Construction 45

Hoa Phat Establishes Steel Pipe Plant in Vietnam 46

PSL Secures New Contracts 46

Punj Lloyd Bags Pipeline Construction Project 46

Petro China Baoji Steel Pipe Secures New Pipeline Supply Order 46

Zenith Birla to Expand Capacity 46

Ultra Tech Unveils Abrasion Resistant Steel Pipes 46

Lakeside Steel to Take Over Barzel's Assets 47

Four Government Steel Mills Merge to Form a Single Group 47

Xinyu Iron and Steel Co. to Acquire Jiangxi Hongdu Steelworks 47

Tenaris Takes Over Seamless Pipe Indonesia Jaya 47

SMS Meer Takes Over Majority Holdings in PWS Automatisierungs 48

Shougang Group to Take Over Changzhi Iron and Steel Group 48

VAM USA Merges with V&M Atlas Bradford 48

TMK Acquires US Assets and Companies of IPSCO 48

Nippon and Sumitomo Signs Definitive Agreement 48

Baosteel to Commission Seamless Steel Pipe Project 49

Yalian Signs Agreement with Tongyu 49

OAO TMK Acquires Outstanding Stake in NS Group 49

Northwest Pipe Receives Pipe Delivery Order from COP Construction 49

Northwest Pipe Obtains Pipe Delivery Order from Oscar Renda

Contracting 49

Northwest Pipe Receives LOI from Slayden Construction Group 50

Sumitomo Metal Industries and Bhushan Steel Ink MoU 50

Northwest Pipe Company Announces the City Trunk Line South

Unit 2 Project 50

Tubacex and Vallourec Ink Cooperation Agreement 50

U. S. Steel Tubular Announces Exit from DOM business 51

Welspun Gujarat Spins Off Plate-cum-Coil Mill 51

Welspun Gujarat Sets Up Pipe Mill in the US 51

Welspun Gujarat Obtains LSAW Pipes Order from GAIL 51

Tianjin Pipe Announces Stake Acquisition and Joint Venture

with Shanxi Taigang 51

HTVB to Acquire Stake in Eastern Steel Sdn Bhd 52

TISCO Enters Into Joint Venture with Tianjin Pipe 52

Wuhan Steel Enters Into Agreement with Husteel 52

Al Rajhi to Invest for Enhancing Capacity of Pipes and Tubes 52

Ratnamani Metals to Augment Gandhidham Plant 53

OJSC Urals Steel Forms Joint Venture with ChTPZ 53

POSCO Concludes the Construction of API Steel Pipe Factory 53

China Finalizes Vertical Extruder for Mass Production of Steel

Pipes 53

Sutor Technology to Acquire Ningbo Zhehua 53

Valin Steel to Invest CNY1.676 billion in Seamless Tube

Production 53

Surya Roshni to Invest in Southern India 54

Nisshin Steel to Commence Stainless Steel Tubes Production 54

Nezone Group Extends Production Capacity 54

Vallourec to Acquire DPAL FZCO 54

Toyota Acquires 1.5% stake in Tube Investments 54

Rama Group to Establish Manufacturing Plants 54

PTC Alliance Corporation to Venture into Indian Market 55

Surya Global Steel Tubes Commissions Spiral Pipe Plant 55

9. CORPORATE ACTIVITY IN RECENT PAST - A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER 56

Evraz Group Buys IPSCO Tubulars 56

Evraz Acquires Canadian Assets of IPSCO 56

ArcelorMittal Acquires Majority Stake in Manchester Tubos e

Perfilados S.A 56

Xinxing Steel Pipe Acquires Majority Stake in Huangshi Xinxing

Pipe 57

ArcelorMittal Acquires Unicon 57

Novolipetsk Steel Acquires Beta Steel 57

McJunkin Red Man Acquires LaBarge Pipe & Steel 57

General Steel Holdings to Acquire Majority Stake in Yantai

Steel Pipe 57

Heartland Steel Products Takes Over Assets of EWCO 58

Genesis Asset Managers Acquires Minority Stake in Welspun 58

Sandvik to Sell Division 58

YLI HOLDINGS to Acquire WIBAWA 58

Chongqing and Tianjin Setup a Joint Venture 58

ArcelorMittal Inks an Agreement to Take Over Bayou Steel 59

Maruichi Steel Tube Acquires Majority Stake in Leavitt Tube 59

Evraz Group Acquires Select Production Assets of Palmrose 59

CENTRAVIS and Handy & Harman Enter into Strategic Partnership 59

Pratibha Industries to Spin Off Steel Pipes Division 60

TW Metals Takes Over Stainless Tubular Products 60

WSP China Inks an Agreement to Acquire Mengfeng 60

Welspun Group to Acquire Remi Metals 60

Latvian Severstallat Acquires Technologie Buczek 61

TMK Takes Over Kaztrubprom 61

Watts Water Acquires Blucher Metal 61

China Drill to Acquire Yalian Steel 62

Egypt Kuwait Holding Acquires 25% Stake in IPIC 62

Inox Tubes to Set Up SS Pipe Plant in Jammu 62

Welspun Gujarat Bags European Order Worth $30 Million 62

GE Acquires Hydril Pressure Control Business of Tenaris 62

Kloeckner UK to Acquire Multitube 62

BTL and Kusakabe to Jointly Setup Stainless Steel Pipes and

Tubes Plant 63

Welspun Gujarat Secures Significant Spiral Pipes Supply Order 63

Welspun Gujarat Bags ERW Pipe Line Order 63

Usiminas Takes Over Zamprogna 63

Marcegaglia Initiates New Plant Construction in Vladimir 63

Northwest Pipe Company Bags $ 17 million Pipe Supply Order 63

Northwest Pipe Company Wins $7 million Order 64

Northwest Pipe Company Project from S.J. Louis Construction 64

Northwest Pipe Company Plans to Develop New Manufacturing

Facility in Houston 64

Northwest Pipe Company Bags $19 million Order from Don Kelly

Construction 64

TMK Inks Cooperation Agreement with Turkmenneft 65

Sandvik to Enhance Capacity for Steam Generator Tubes 65

Sumitomo Metal Expands Production Capacity for High-end

Seamless Pipes 65

Sumitomo Metals Bags Order for Super High-End Boiler Tubes

from Hitachi 65

Sumitomo Bags Order for Large-Diameter Welded Line Pipes from

IPIC 65

Tenaris to Establish Modern Rolling Mill 66

Northwest Pipe Bags Ranger Pipelines Order 66

ArcelorMittal and Saudi Bin Jarallah to Setup Joint Venture in

Saudi Arabia 66

Jindal Saw Wins Line Pipes Order from Cairn Energy India Pty Ltd 66

JSW Steel to Establish JV for New Steel Plant in Georgia 67

Samuel Son & Co Acquires Encore Metals from Reliance Steel &

Aluminum Co 67

Samuel Manu-Tech Inc. Acquires Tubular Products Co. 67

Corus Tubes to Supply Linepipe for Perdido Norte Project in

the Gulf of Mexico 67

JFE Steel and United States Steel Sign Cooperative Technical

Exchange Agreement 68

VALLOUREC & MANNESMANN TUBES Renames Hot-Rolled Tubes Division 68

OAO TMK Plans New Welded Pipe Plant in Volzhsky 68

ArcelorMittal Acquires Stakes in Gonvarri Brasil 68

Northwest Pipe Company to Supply Tubing for Steel Casings to

Major Tool & Machines 69

Centravis Ltd Launches New Production Line for Pipes 69

Tsingshan Group Plans Stainless Steel Pipe Production Line in

Shanghai 69

ArcelorMittal Acquires Steel Companies in Austria and Uruguay 70

Man Industries Exports Pipes to the US 70

UMW Holdings Enters into Joint Venture with Kamineni Group 70

Voestalpine Acquires Stakes in Meincol 70

U.S. Steel Acquires Stelco Inc. 70

NF Forgings to Establish Seamless Tube Facility in India 71

Haykala and Zamil Group Acquires Stake in Premiere 71

Tarpon Industries to Divest Steelbank Subsidiary 71

OneSteel Merges with Smorgon Steel Group 71

Valin Group to Acquire Majority Stake in Jiangsu Xigang Group 71

ArcelorMittal to Acquire Steel Tube Facilities of Vallourec 72

CMC Acquires Valjaonica Cijevi Sisak 72

Tubos Ipiranga to Expand Steel Pipes Production Capacity 72

JBM Auto Ltd Signs Joint Venture Agreement with Sumitomo

Corporation and Nisshim Steel Corporation 72

Tube Investments Plans to Make Overseas Acquisition 73

General Steel and Baotou Iron and Steel Group Sign Amended

Joint Venture Agreement 73

Man Industries Plans to Establish Joint Venture in the U.S 73

NSG Takes Over Zamprogna 73

SSAB to Take Over Ipsco 74

BEAR, STEARNS Takes Over a Stake in Steel Tubes 74

Samuel Manu-Tech to Take Over Dofasco Elizabethtown 74

Commercial Metals Takes Over Valjaonica Cijevi Sisak 74

JSW Steel Takes Over Jindal Enterprises 74

United States Steel Takes Over Lone Star Technologies 74

RusSpetsStal Takes Over Red October Steel 75

John Maneely to Take over Sharon Tube 75

Standard Locknut LLC Takes Over Standard Locknut Inc 75

ValTubes Takes Over Valtimet 75

Marmon Group Takes Over Victory Tube 75

Gerdau Group Acquires MACSTEEL Steel Business from Quanex

Corporation 75

Tata Steel Acquires Corus Group 76

Dofasco Tubular Products to Divest Stainless Tube Making

Facility in Kentucky 76

Nord Stream Awards Steel Pipe Supply Contract to EURIPIPE and OMK 76

Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation Acquires Chaparral Steel Company 76

Gerdau Group to Form Joint Venture with Kalyani Group 77

Gerdau Group Acquires Siderurgica Zuliana 77

Evraz Group Acquires Oregon Steel Mills 77

Sandvik to Divest Stakes in Outokumpu Stainless Tubular Products 78

ArcelorMittal Acquires Cinter 78

ArcelorMittal Acquires Sicartsa 78

Northwest Pipe Company Acquires S Square Tube Products 78

Northwest Pipe Company Receives Pipe Supply Order from W.W. Clyde 78

Northwest Pipe Company Acquires Continental Pipe Manufacturing

Company 79

Sumitomo Signs MoU with Vallourec to Establish a Joint Venture

in Brazil to Produce Seamless Pipes 79

Timken Expands Steel Tubing Length 79

United States Steel, POSCO, and SeAH Steel in Joint Venture to

Establish Spiral Welded Pipe Facility 80

TMK-CPW Introduces New Product Line 80

Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren Builds Plate and Coil Mill in India 81

Tata Steel Pockets Corus 81

10. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS 82

AB Sandvik Materials Technology (Sweden) 82

Al Jazeera Steel Products Company SAOG (Oman) 82

Arabian Pipes Company (UAE) 82

Arcelor-Mittal (Luxembourg) 82

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. (China) 83

Centravis Ltd. (Ukraine) 83

Choo Bee Metal Industries Berhad (Malaysia) 83

Tata Steel Europe (The United Kingdom) 84

Europipe GmbH (Germany) 84

Evraz Inc. NA (USA) 84

Gerdau Special Steel North America (USA) 85

JFE Steel Corporation (Japan) 85

Kobe Steel Ltd. (Japan) 85

Man Industries Ltd. (India) 86

Melewar Industrial Group Berhad (Malaysia) 86

National Pipe Company Ltd. (Saudi Arabia) 86

Nippon Steel Corporation (Japan) 87

Northwest Pipe Company (USA) 87

OAO TMK (Russia) 87

TMK IPSCO (Canada) 88

Volzhsky Pipe Plant (Russia) 88

PT Bakrie Pipe Industries (Indonesia) 88

Salzgitter Mannesmann Stainless Tubes GmbH (Germany) 89

Sumitomo Metal Industries Limited (Japan) 89

Techint Group (Italy) 89

Tenaris S.A. (Luxembourg) 90

Tenaris S.A. (Argentina) 90

Tenaris Dalmine S.p.A. (Italy) 91

Tubos de Acero de Mexico SA (Mexico) 91

Ternium S.A. (Luxembourg) 91

Ternium Siderar (Argentina) 92

Tianjin Pipe Corporation (Middle East) Ltd. (UAE) 92

The Timken Company (USA) 92

Tubacex S.A. (Spain) 93

United States Steel Corporation (USA) 93

Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes (France) 93

Welspun Corp Ltd. (India) 94

Wheatland Tube Company (USA) 94

11. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 95

Table 8: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Steel Pipes and Tubes by Geographic Region - US, Canada,

Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East,

and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 95

Table 9: World Historic Review for Steel Pipes and Tubes by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 96

Table 10: World 15-Year Perspective for Steel Pipes and Tubes

by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales

for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),

Middle East, and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 &

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 97

Steel Pipes and Tubes Market by Product Segment 98

Table 11: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Electric Resistance Welded Pipes by Geographic Region - US,

Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle

East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through

2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 98

Table 12: World Historic Review for Electric Resistance Welded

Pipes by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 99

Table 13: World 15-Year Perspective for Electric Resistance

Welded Pipes by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of

Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets for

Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 100

Table 14: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Electric Resistance Welded Pipes by Product Segment -

Mechanical Steel Tubing, Structural Tubing, Structural Steel

Pipes, Pressure Tubing, Standard Pipes, Oil Country Tubular

Goods, and Line Pipes Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 101

Table 15: World Historic Review for Electric Resistance Welded

Pipes by Product Segment - Mechanical Steel Tubing, Structural

Tubing, Structural Steel Pipes, Pressure Tubing, Standard

Pipes, Oil Country Tubular Goods, and Line Pipes Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 102

Table 16: World 15-Year Perspective for Electric Resistance

Welded Pipes by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of

Volume Sales for Mechanical Steel Tubing, Structural Tubing,

Structural Steel Pipes, Pressure Tubing, Standard Pipes, Oil

Country Tubular Goods, and Line Pipes Markets for Years 2003,

2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 103

Table 17: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Mechanical Steel Tubing by Geographic Region - US, Canada,

Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East,

and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 104

Table 18: World Historic Review for Mechanical Steel Tubing by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 105

Table 19: World 15-Year Perspective for Mechanical Steel

Tubing by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume

Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding

Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets for Years 2003,

2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 106

Table 20: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Structural Tubing by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,

Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin

America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 107

Table 21: World Historic Review for Structural Tubing by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 108

Table 22: World 15-Year Perspective for Structural Tubing by

Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),

Middle East, and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 &

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 109

Table 23: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Structural Steel Pipes by Geographic Region - US, Canada,

Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East,

and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 110

Table 24: World Historic Review for Structural Steel Pipes by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 111

Table 25: World 15-Year Perspective for Structural Steel Pipes

by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales

for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),

Middle East, and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 &

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 112

Table 26: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Pressure Tubing by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,

Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin

America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 113

Table 27: World Historic Review for Pressure Tubing by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 114

Table 28: World 15-Year Perspective for Pressure Tubing by

Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),

Middle East, and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 &

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 115

Table 29: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Standard Pipes by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,

Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin

America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 116

Table 30: World Historic Review for Standard Pipes by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 117

Table 31: World 15-Year Perspective for Standard Pipes by

Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),

Middle East, and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 &

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 118

Table 32: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Oil

Country Tubular Goods by Geographic Region - US, Canada,

Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East,

and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 119

Table 33: World Historic Review for Oil Country Tubular Goods

by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 120

Table 34: World 15-Year Perspective for Oil Country Tubular

Goods by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume

Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding

Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets for Years 2003,

2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 121

Table 35: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Line Pipes by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 122

Table 36: World Historic Review for Line Pipes by Geographic

Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding

Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years

2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 123

Table 37: World 15-Year Perspective for Line Pipes by

Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),

Middle East, and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 &

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 124

Table 38: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Seamless Pipes & Tubes by Geographic Region - US, Canada,

Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East,

and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 125

Table 39: World Historic Review for Seamless Pipes & Tubes by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 126

Table 40: World 15-Year Perspective for Seamless Pipes & Tubes

by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales

for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),

Middle East, and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 &

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 127

Table 41: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Continuous Welded Pipes & Tubes by Geographic Region - US,

Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle

East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 128

Table 42: World Historic Review for Continuous Welded Pipes &

Tubes by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 129

Table 43: World 15-Year Perspective for Continuous Welded

Pipes & Tubes by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of

Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets for

Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 130

Table 44: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Gas

Spiral Welded Pipes & Tubes by Geographic Region - US, Canada,

Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East,

and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 131

Table 45: World Historic Review for Gas Spiral Welded Pipes &

Tubes by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 132

Table 46: World 15-Year Perspective for Gas Spiral Welded

Pipes & Tubes by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of

Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets for

Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 133

12. THE UNITED STATES 134

A.Market Analysis 134

Outlook 134

Recession and the US Steel Industry 134

Rising Imports - A Cause of Concern for Domestic Steel

Industry 134

Pipe Demand on the Road to Recovery 135

Steady Growth for Stainless Pipes Market 135

Steel Pipes and Tubes Market Declines - Historical View 136

Rising Imports of Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes 136

Anti-dumping Complaint Filed Against Chinese Steel Pipe

Importers 136

Prospects in the Tubular Segment 137

OCTG - High Degree of Correlation with the Oil Industry 137

Hollow Structural Section 138

Analysis by Select End-Use Industry 138

Automobile 138

Construction 138

Oil & Gas 139

Import Export Statistics 140

Table 47: US Market for Steel and Iron Tubes and Pipes by

Export Destination (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of

Export Value for Canada, China, Mexico, Venezuela, South

Korea, Brazil, and Others (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 140

Table 48: US Imports of Steel and Iron Tubes and Pipes

(2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Import Value for

Japan, Germany, Canada, Mexico, Austria, China, and Others

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 140

Table 49: US Market for Steel and Iron Tubes and Pipe

Fittings by Export Destination (2010): Percentage Share

Breakdown of Export Value for Canada, Mexico, Japan,

Switzerland, Singapore, and Others (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 140

Table 50: US Imports of Steel and Iron Tubes and Pipe

Fittings (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Import Value

for China, India, South Korea, Italy, Canada, and Others

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 141

Strategic Corporate Developments 141

Key Players 143

B.Market Analytics 146

Table 51: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Steel Pipes and Tubes by Product Segment - Electric

Resistance Welded Pipes (Mechanical Steel Tubing, Structural

Tubing, Structural Steel Pipes, Pressure Tubing, Standard

Pipes, Oil Country Tubular Goods, and Line Pipes), Seamless

Pipes & Tubes, Continuous Welded Pipes & Tubes, and Gas

Spiral Welded Pipes & Tubes Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009

through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 146

Table 52: US Historic Review for Steel Pipes and Tubes by

Product Segment - Electric Resistance Welded Pipes

(Mechanical Steel Tubing, Structural Tubing, Structural

Steel Pipes, Pressure Tubing, Standard Pipes, Oil Country

Tubular Goods, and Line Pipes), Seamless Pipes & Tubes,

Continuous Welded Pipes & Tubes, and Gas Spiral Welded Pipes

& Tubes Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 147

Table 53: US 15-Year Perspective for Steel Pipes and Tubes

by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales

for Electric Resistance Welded Pipes (Mechanical Steel

Tubing, Structural Tubing, Structural Steel Pipes, Pressure

Tubing, Standard Pipes, Oil Country Tubular Goods, and Line

Pipes), Seamless Pipes & Tubes, Continuous Welded Pipes &

Tubes, and Gas Spiral Welded Pipes & Tubes Markets for Years

2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 148

13. CANADA 149

A.Market Analysis 149

Outlook 149

Strategic Corporate Developments 149

TMK IPSCO - A Key Player 150

B.Market Analytics 151

Table 54: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Steel Pipes and Tubes by Product Segment - Electric

Resistance Welded Pipes (Mechanical Steel Tubing, Structural

Tubing, Structural Steel Pipes, Pressure Tubing, Standard

Pipes, Oil Country Tubular Goods, and Line Pipes), Seamless

Pipes & Tubes, Continuous Welded Pipes & Tubes, and Gas

Spiral Welded Pipes & Tubes Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009

through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 151

Table 55: Canadian Historic Review for Steel Pipes and Tubes

by Product Segment - Electric Resistance Welded Pipes

(Mechanical Steel Tubing, Structural Tubing, Structural

Steel Pipes, Pressure Tubing, Standard Pipes, Oil Country

Tubular Goods, and Line Pipes), Seamless Pipes & Tubes,

Continuous Welded Pipes & Tubes, and Gas Spiral Welded Pipes

& Tubes Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 152

Table 56: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Steel Pipes and

Tubes by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume

Sales for Electric Resistance Welded Pipes (Mechanical Steel

Tubing, Structural Tubing, Structural Steel Pipes, Pressure

Tubing, Standard Pipes, Oil Country Tubular Goods, and Line

Pipes), Seamless Pipes & Tubes, Continuous Welded Pipes &

Tubes, and Gas Spiral Welded Pipes & Tubes Markets for Years

2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 153

14. JAPAN 154

A.Market Analysis 154

Outlook 154

Overview 154

Strategic Corporate Developments 155

Key Players 155

B.Market Analytics 158

Table 57: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Steel Pipes and Tubes by Product Segment - Electric

Resistance Welded Pipes (Mechanical Steel Tubing, Structural

Tubing, Structural Steel Pipes, Pressure Tubing, Standard

Pipes, Oil Country Tubular Goods, and Line Pipes), Seamless

Pipes & Tubes, Continuous Welded Pipes & Tubes, and Gas

Spiral Welded Pipes & Tubes Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009

through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 158

Table 58: Japanese Historic Review for Steel Pipes and Tubes

by Product Segment - Electric Resistance Welded Pipes

(Mechanical Steel Tubing, Structural Tubing, Structural

Steel Pipes, Pressure Tubing, Standard Pipes, Oil Country

Tubular Goods, and Line Pipes), Seamless Pipes & Tubes,

Continuous Welded Pipes & Tubes, and Gas Spiral Welded Pipes

& Tubes Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 159

Table 59: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Steel Pipes and

Tubes by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume

Sales for Electric Resistance Welded Pipes (Mechanical Steel

Tubing, Structural Tubing, Structural Steel Pipes, Pressure

Tubing, Standard Pipes, Oil Country Tubular Goods, and Line

Pipes), Seamless Pipes & Tubes, Continuous Welded Pipes &

Tubes, and Gas Spiral Welded Pipes & Tubes Markets for Years

2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 160

15. EUROPE 161

A.Market Analysis 161

Outlook 161

Recession Challenges EU Steel Industry 161

Table 60: Crude Steel Production in Europe (2010E):

Percentage Share Breakdown of Production Volume for Russia,

Germany, Italy, Spain, France, UK, Belgium, Poland and

Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 162

Recession Affects Growth of Steel Tubes Market 162

Steel Tubes Production in Europe 162

EU Imposes Pre-Emptive Penalties on Chinese Steel Pipe

Producers 163

EU Imposes Duties on Chinese Tubes and Pipes Imports 164

B.Market Analytics 165

Table 61: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Steel Pipes and Tubes by Geographic Region - France,

Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 165

Table 62: European Historic Review for Steel Pipes and Tubes

by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain,

Russia and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003

through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 166

Table 63: European 15-Year Perspective for Steel Pipes and

Tubes by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume

Sales for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest

of Europe Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 167

Table 64: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Steel Pipes and Tubes by Product Segment - Electric

Resistance Welded Pipes (Mechanical Steel Tubing, Structural

Tubing, Structural Steel Pipes, Pressure Tubing, Standard

Pipes, Oil Country Tubular Goods, and Line Pipes), Seamless

Pipes & Tubes, Continuous Welded Pipes & Tubes, and Gas

Spiral Welded Pipes & Tubes Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009

through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 168

Table 65: European Historic Review for Steel Pipes and Tubes

by Product Segment - Electric Resistance Welded Pipes

(Mechanical Steel Tubing, Structural Tubing, Structural

Steel Pipes, Pressure Tubing, Standard Pipes, Oil Country

Tubular Goods, and Line Pipes), Seamless Pipes & Tubes,

Continuous Welded Pipes & Tubes, and Gas Spiral Welded Pipes

& Tubes Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 169

Table 66: European 15-Year Perspective for Steel Pipes and

Tubes by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume

Sales for Electric Resistance Welded Pipes (Mechanical Steel

Tubing, Structural Tubing, Structural Steel Pipes, Pressure

Tubing, Standard Pipes, Oil Country Tubular Goods, and Line

Pipes), Seamless Pipes & Tubes, Continuous Welded Pipes &

Tubes, and Gas Spiral Welded Pipes & Tubes Markets for Years

2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 170

15a. FRANCE 171

A.Market Analysis 171

Outlook 171

Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes - A Key Player 171

B.Market Analytics 172

Table 67: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Steel Pipes and Tubes by Product Segment - Electric

Resistance Welded Pipes (Mechanical Steel Tubing, Structural

Tubing, Structural Steel Pipes, Pressure Tubing, Standard

Pipes, Oil Country Tubular Goods, and Line Pipes), Seamless

Pipes & Tubes, Continuous Welded Pipes & Tubes, and Gas

Spiral Welded Pipes & Tubes Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009

through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 172

Table 68: French Historic Review for Steel Pipes and T

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