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Region/ country
2021 2020 in %
Market information
World Steel Tube Production – Review
In 2021, 155.7 million tonnes of steel pipes were produced. Compared to the previous year 2020, this represents a increase of 3.1%.
The production of seamless tubes increased by 2.6 % to 43.4 Mio tons; the increase in the USA was particularly significant at 22.2%.
Europe, with a plus of 8.5%, displayed a positive result in the seamless tubes market, and a plus of 8.0% in total productions.
Chinese steel tube producers produced 84 million metric tons, a plus of 2.4%, the production in the USA rise to 10.5% to 10 Mio tons.
seamless tubes
USA 1.650 1.350 22,2
welded tubes <406
2021 2020 in %
7.500 6.800 10,3
7.000 6.500 7,7
CIS 6.449 7.253 -11,1 6.800 6.350 7,1 2.000 1.690 18,3
China 28.000 27.000 3,7 50.000 49.000 2,0 6.000 6.000 0,0
Total in Tto.
welded tubes >406
2021 2020 in %
610 720 -15,3
1.350 1.200 12,5
welded tubes
EU Japan India Other
2.930 2.700 8,5
1.150 1.000 15,0 3.100 2.920 6,2 750 610 23,0
470 450 4,4 2.438 2.863 -14,8 2.643 2.958 -10,6 2.800 2.600 7,7 17.600 17.200 2,3 4.500 3.930 14,5
11.040 10.220 8,0 5.000 4.530 10,4 5.551 6.271 -11,5
24.900 23.730 4,9
2021 2020 in %
8.110 7.520 7,8
8.350 7.700 8,4
3.850 3.530 9,1
8.800 8.040 9,5
5.081 5.821 -12,7
56.000 55.000 1,8
22.100 21.130 4,6
TOTAL
2021 2020 in %
15.249 15.293 -0,3
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World 43.449 42.353 2,6 94.438 91.633 3,1 17.853 17.108 4,4 112.291 108.741 3,3 155.740 151.094 3,1
10.000 9.050 10,5
84.000 82.000 2,4