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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.
The 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.
Because we have not received any more recent statistics since the last issue due to the current situation, we decided to publish the data unchanged in this issue.
Total in Tto.
Region/ country
2021 2020 in %
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
welded tubes >406
2021 2020 in %
610 720 -15,3
1.350 1.200 12,5
welded tubes
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
TOTAL
2021 2020 in %
10.000 9.050 10,5
15.249 15.293-0,3
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EU Japan India Other
2.930 2.700 8,5 11.040 10.220 8,0 1.150 1.000 15,0 3.100 2.920 6,2 750 610 23,0 5.000 4.530 10,4 470 450 4,4 2.438 2.863 -14,8 2.643 2.958 -10,6 5.081 5.821 -12,7 5.551 6.271-11,5
2.800 2.600 7,7 17.60017.200 2,3 4.500 3.930 14,5 24.900 23.730 4,9
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 50.00049.000 2,0 6.000 6.000 0,0
56.000 55.000 1,8
22.100 21.130 4,6
84.000 82.000 2,4
World 43.449 42.353 2,6 94.438 91.633 3,1 17.853 17.108 4,4 112.291108.741 3,3 155.740151.0943,1