In 2020, 145.7 million tonnes of steel pipes were produced. Compared to the previous year
2019, this represents a decrease of 15.1%. The production of seamless tubes decreased by
9.8 % to 38.9 Mio tons; the decrease in the USA was particularly significant at 39.2%.
Germany, with a loss of 30.2%, displayed a negative result in the seamless
tubes market, and a minus of 9.8% in total productions. Chinese steel tube producers
produced 82 million metric tons, a minus of 14.6%, the production in the USA fell by
23.6% to 9.0 tons.