Global Steel Pipes & Tubes Industry

• Publication date: October 2010

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 f...

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 2007 through 2015. A seven-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets. The report profiles 746 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, Corus Group, Europipe GmbH, Evraz Inc. NA, Gerdau MACSTEEL, Inc., 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., Maverick Tube Corporation, Siderca Sociedad Anonima Industrial Commercial, Tenaris S.A., Tenaris Dalmine S.p.A., Tubos de Acero de Mexico SA, Ternium S.A., Ternium Siderar, Tianjin Pipe Corp., 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.

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CONTENTS


1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS 1
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1
Disclaimers 2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level 2
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 4
Seamless Pipes & Tubes 5
Continuous Welded Pipes & Tubes 5
Gas Spiral Welded Pipes & Tubes 5
Miscellaneous Pipes and Tubes 5

2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW 6
Economic Development: Determining Market Growth 6
Current & Future Analysis 6
Steel Industry and Recession 6
Impact of Recession on Steel Pipes and Tubes 7
Global Steel Tubes Production - An Overview 7
Competition in the Global Steel Pipes Market 8
Table 1: Leading Manufacturers in the Global Steel Pipes
Market (2007) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 8
Large Diameter Steel Pipe Segment 8
Table 2: Leading Global Manufacturers of Large Diameter
Steel Pipes (2007): Percentage Share Breakdown of Production
Volume for Salzgitter/ Europipe, Welspun, JFE, Sumitomo,
Evraz, Nippon Steel, Riva, PSL, JSW, Arcelor Mittal, Stupp,
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 Steel Production in Million Tons (2006-2009)
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 12

Table 4: Global Steel Production (2008): Percentage Share
Breakdown of Production Volume for Asia-Pacific, Europe,
NAFTA, CIS, Middle East & Africa, and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 12

Table 5: Leading Global Producers of Crude Steel (2008):
Percentage Share Breakdown of Production Volume for China,
Japan, US, Russia, India, South Korea, and Others (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 16
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 19

5. PRODUCTION PROCESS 20
High-Pressure Hydroforming - For Lightweight Steel 20
Hot Finished Process 20
Cold Finished Process - For a Smoother Finish 20
Seamless Tubes 21
Stages in the Production of Seamless Pipes and Tubes 21
Higher Yield through Conical Piercing Technology 21
Efficient Manufacturing Process - A Vital Factor in a Capital
Intensive Industry 21
Extruded Pipes - Stronger than Welded Products 22

6. ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS: PROVIDING CONSIDERABLE COMPETITION 23
Plastics - Growing in Stature 23
Lightweight Cars - Consumer’s Choice Increases Growth 23
A Star Performer in the Future 23
Wood: Nature at its Competitive Best 23
Stainless Steel Tubes - Environmental Concerns Spurring Growth 23
Zircalloy Tubes - For a Fluid Environment 24

7. END-USE APPLICATIONS 25
Oil and Natural Gas Industry: The Primary Customer 25
Petrochemical Industry: Another Major End-Use Market 25
Construction Industry 25
Water Transmission 25
Sewerage Pipelines 26
Building Construction 26
Automotive Industry 26
Agricultural Applications: Mechanization Promoting Growth 26
Telecommunication Sector 26
Industrial Equipment 27
Defense Equipment 27
Exercise Equipment 27
Fire Protection 27
Hospital Equipment 27

8. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY 28
JFE Steel Buys Minority Stake in SUNSCO 28
Nord Stream and EUROPIPE Ink Agreement 28
JFE Steel Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Mycron
Steel Berhad 28
Tata Steel and Nippon Steel to Enter into Joint Venture 28
Nittetsu Steel Pipe Takes Over Toshida’s Subsidiary 29
Irestal and Tsinghan to Establish Facility for Stainless Steel
Tubes 29
Marcegaglia Signs Agreement with Praxair Technology 29
MSL to Establish Integrated Steel Plant 29
Bihar Tubes Limited Sets Up Steel Tube Plant in Bangalore 29
Precision Castparts Acquires Stake in Yangzhou Chengde Steel Tube 29
Essar Steel Limited Merges Four Entities 30
Shougang to Ink Agreement for Acquiring Tonggang 30
Welspun to Take Over Aziz European Pipe Factory 30
Ternium to Buy Stake in Ferrasa 30
Zenith Birla (India) Demerges Tool Division 31
Nittetsu Steel Pipe Acquires Wuxi TSD 31
Precision Castparts Buys Stake in Yangzhou Chengde Steel Tube 31
Surya Roshni to Establish New Steel Facility 31
Nippon Steel Collaborates with VNSteel to Establish Steel
Facility 31
Jiangsu Sandeli Starts Construction of Welded Steel Pipe Plant 31
Sumitomo Metal to Enhance Steel Tubes Capacity 32
JSK Metalex to Set Up Steel Tube Manufacturing Facility 32
Boomerang and Access Industries Tube Fund Construction of
Manufacturing Unit 32
Wilh. Schulz to Set Up Steel Pipe Manufacturing Unit 32
Lakeside Steel to Take Over Barzel's Assets 32
Four Government Steel Mills Merge to Form a Single Group 33
Xinyu Iron and Steel Co. to Acquire Jiangxi Hongdu Steelworks 33
Tenaris Takes Over Seamless Pipe Indonesia Jaya 33
SMS Meer Takes Over Majority Holdings in PWS Automatisierungs 33
Shougang Group to Take Over Changzhi Iron and Steel Group 33
VAM USA Merges with V&M Atlas Bradford 33
TMK Acquires US Assets and Companies of IPSCO 34
Nippon and Sumitomo Signs Definitive Agreement 34
Baosteel to Commission Seamless Steel Pipe Project 34
Yalian Signs Agreement with Tongyu 34
OAO TMK Acquires Outstanding Stake in NS Group 35
Northwest Pipe Receives Pipe Delivery Order from COP Construction 35
Northwest Pipe Obtains Pipe Delivery Order from Oscar Renda
Contracting 35
Northwest Pipe Receives LOI from Slayden Construction Group 35
Sumitomo Metal Industries and Bhushan Steel Ink MoU 35
Northwest Pipe Company Announces the City Trunk Line South
Unit 2 Project 36
Tubacex and Vallourec Ink Cooperation Agreement 36
U. S. Steel Tubular Announces Exit from DOM business 36
Welspun Gujarat Spins Off Plate-cum-Coil Mill 36
Welspun Gujarat Sets Up Pipe Mill in the US 36
Welspun Gujarat Obtains LSAW Pipes Order from GAIL 37
Tianjin Pipe Announces Stake Acquisition and Joint Venture
with Shanxi Taigang 37
HTVB to Acquire Stake in Eastern Steel Sdn Bhd 37
TISCO Enters Into Joint Venture with Tianjin Pipe 37
Wuhan Steel Enters Into Agreement with Husteel 38
Al Rajhi to Invest for Enhancing Capacity of Pipes and Tubes 38
Ratnamani Metals to Augment Gandhidham Plant 38
OJSC Urals Steel Forms Joint Venture with ChTPZ 38
POSCO Concludes the Construction of API Steel Pipe Factory 38
China Finalizes Vertical Extruder for Mass Production of Steel
Pipes 38
Sutor Technology to Acquire Ningbo Zhehua 39
Valin Steel to Invest CNY1.676 billion in Seamless Tube
Production 39
Surya Roshni to Invest in Southern India 39
Nisshin Steel to Commence Stainless Steel Tubes Production 39
Nezone Group Extends Production Capacity 39
Vallourec to Acquire DPAL FZCO 39
Toyota Acquires 1.5% stake in Tube Investments 40
Rama Group to Establish Manufacturing Plants 40
PTC Alliance Corporation to Venture into Indian Market 40
Surya Global Steel Tubes Commissions Spiral Pipe Plant 40

9. CORPORATE ACTIVITY IN RECENT PAST - A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER 41
Evraz Group Buys IPSCO Tubulars 41
Evraz Acquires Canadian Assets of IPSCO 41
ArcelorMittal Acquires Majority Stake in Manchester Tubos e
Perfilados S.A 41
Xinxing Steel Pipe Acquires Majority Stake in Huangshi Xinxing
Pipe 41
ArcelorMittal Acquires Unicon 42
Novolipetsk Steel Acquires Beta Steel 42
McJunkin Red Man Acquires LaBarge Pipe & Steel 42
General Steel Holdings to Acquire Majority Stake in Yantai
Steel Pipe 42
Heartland Steel Products Takes Over Assets of EWCO 43
Genesis Asset Managers Acquires Minority Stake in Welspun 43
Sandvik to Sell Division 43
YLI HOLDINGS to Acquire WIBAWA 43
Chongqing and Tianjin Setup a Joint Venture 43
ArcelorMittal Inks an Agreement to Take Over Bayou Steel 44
Maruichi Steel Tube Acquires Majority Stake in Leavitt Tube 44
Evraz Group Acquires Select Production Assets of Palmrose 44
CENTRAVIS and Handy & Harman Enter into Strategic Partnership 44
Pratibha Industries to Spin Off Steel Pipes Division 45
TW Metals Takes Over Stainless Tubular Products 45
WSP China Inks an Agreement to Acquire Mengfeng 45
Welspun Group to Acquire Remi Metals 45
Latvian Severstallat Acquires Technologie Buczek 46
TMK Takes Over Kaztrubprom 46
Watts Water Acquires Blucher Metal 46
China Drill to Acquire Yalian Steel 46
Egypt Kuwait Holding Acquires 25% Stake in IPIC 47
Inox Tubes to Set Up SS Pipe Plant in Jammu 47
Welspun Gujarat Bags European Order Worth $30 Million 47
GE Acquires Hydril Pressure Control Business of Tenaris 47
Kloeckner UK to Acquire Multitube 47
BTL and Kusakabe to Jointly Setup Stainless Steel Pipes and
Tubes Plant 47
Welspun Gujarat Secures Significant Spiral Pipes Supply Order 47
Welspun Gujarat Bags ERW Pipe Line Order 48
Usiminas Takes Over Zamprogna 48
Marcegaglia Initiates New Plant Construction in Vladimir 48
Northwest Pipe Company Bags $ 17 million Pipe Supply Order 48
Northwest Pipe Company Wins $7 million Order 48
Northwest Pipe Company Project from S.J. Louis Construction 49
Northwest Pipe Company Plans to Develop New Manufacturing
Facility in Houston 49
Northwest Pipe Company Bags $19 million Order from Don Kelly
Construction 49
TMK Inks Cooperation Agreement with Turkmenneft 49
Sandvik to Enhance Capacity for Steam Generator Tubes 49
Sumitomo Metal Expands Production Capacity for High-end
Seamless Pipes 50
Sumitomo Metals Bags Order for Super High- End Boiler Tubes
from Hitachi 50
Sumitomo Bags Order for Large-Diameter Welded Line Pipes from
IPIC 50
Tenaris to Establish Modern Rolling Mill 50
Northwest Pipe Bags Ranger Pipelines Order 50
ArcelorMittal and Saudi Bin Jarallah to Setup Joint Venture in
Saudi Arabia 51
Jindal Saw Wins Line Pipes Order from Cairn Energy India Pty Ltd 51
JSW Steel to Establish JV for New Steel Plant in Georgia 51
Samuel Son & Co Acquires Encore Metals from Reliance Steel &
Aluminum Co 51
Samuel Manu-Tech Inc. Acquires Tubular Products Co. 52
Corus Tubes to Supply Linepipe for Perdido Norte Project in
the Gulf of Mexico 52
JFE Steel and United States Steel Sign Cooperative Technical
Exchange Agreement 52
VALLOUREC & MANNESMANN TUBES Renames Hot-Rolled Tubes Division 52
OAO TMK Plans New Welded Pipe Plant in Volzhsky 53
ArcelorMittal Acquires Stakes in Gonvarri Brasil 53
Northwest Pipe Company to Supply Tubing for Steel Casings to
Major Tool & Machines 53
Centravis Ltd Launches New Production Line for Pipes 54
Tsingshan Group Plans Stainless Steel Pipe Production Line in
Shanghai 54
ArcelorMittal Acquires Steel Companies in Austria and Uruguay 54
Man Industries Exports Pipes to the US 54
UMW Holdings Enters into Joint Venture with Kamineni Group 54
Voestalpine Acquires Stakes in Meincol 55
U.S. Steel Acquires Stelco Inc. 55
NF Forgings to Establish Seamless Tube Facility in India 55
Haykala and Zamil Group Acquires Stake in Premiere 55
Tarpon Industries to Divest Steelbank Subsidiary 56
OneSteel Merges with Smorgon Steel Group 56
Valin Group to Acquire Majority Stake in Jiangsu Xigang Group 56
ArcelorMittal to Acquire Steel Tube Facilities of Vallourec 56
CMC Acquires Valjaonica Cijevi Sisak 56
Tubos Ipiranga to Expand Steel Pipes Production Capacity 57
JBM Auto Ltd Signs Joint Venture Agreement with Sumitomo
Corporation and Nisshim Steel Corporation 57
Tube Investments Plans to Make Overseas Acquisition 57
General Steel and Baotou Iron and Steel Group Sign Amended
Joint Venture Agreement 57
Man Industries Plans to Establish Joint Venture in the U.S 57
NSG Takes Over Zamprogna 58
SSAB to Take Over Ipsco 58
BEAR, STEARNS Takes Over a Stake in Steel Tubes 58
Samuel Manu-Tech to Take Over Dofasco Elizabethtown 58
Commercial Metals Takes Over Valjaonica Cijevi Sisak 58
JSW Steel Takes Over Jindal Enterprises 59
United States Steel Takes Over Lone Star Technologies 59
RusSpetsStal Takes Over Red October Steel 59
John Maneely to Take over Sharon Tube 59
Standard Locknut LLC Takes Over Standard Locknut Inc 59
ValTubes Takes Over Valtimet 59
Marmon Group Takes Over Victory Tube 60
Gerdau Group Acquires MACSTEEL Steel Business from Quanex
Corporation 60
Tata Steel Acquires Corus Group 60
Dofasco Tubular Products to Divest Stainless Tube Making
Facility in Kentucky 60
Nord Stream Awards Steel Pipe Supply Contract to EURIPIPE and OMK 61
Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation Acquires Chaparral Steel Company 61
Gerdau Group to Form Joint Venture with Kalyani Group 61
Gerdau Group Acquires Siderurgica Zuliana 61
Evraz Group Acquires Oregon Steel Mills 62
Sandvik to Divest Stakes in Outokumpu Stainless Tubular Products 62
ArcelorMittal Acquires Cínter 62
ArcelorMittal Acquires Sicartsa 62
Northwest Pipe Company Acquires S Square Tube Products 62
Northwest Pipe Company Receives Pipe Supply Order from W.W. Clyde 63
Northwest Pipe Company Acquires Continental Pipe Manufacturing
Company 63
Sumitomo Signs MoU with Vallourec to Establish a Joint Venture
in Brazil to Produce Seamless Pipes 63
Timken Expands Steel Tubing Length 64
United States Steel, POSCO, and SeAH Steel in Joint Venture to
Establish Spiral Welded Pipe Facility 64
TMK-CPW Introduces New Product Line 64
Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren Builds Plate and Coil Mill in India 65
Tata Steel Pockets Corus 65

10. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS 66
AB Sandvik Materials Technology (USA) 66
Al Jazeera Steel Products Company SAOG (Oman) 66
Arabian Pipes Company (UAE) 66
Arcelor-Mittal (Luxembourg) 66
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. (China) 67
Centravis Ltd. (Ukraine) 67
Choo Bee Metal Industries Berhad (Malaysia) 67
Corus Group (The United Kingdom) 68
Europipe GmbH (Germany) 68
Evraz Inc. NA (USA) 68
Gerdau MACSTEEL, Inc. (USA) 69
JFE Steel Corporation (Japan) 69
Kobe Steel Ltd. (Japan) 69
Man Industries Ltd. (India) 70
Melewar Industrial Group Berhad (Malaysia) 70
National Pipe Company Ltd. (Saudi Arabia) 70
Nippon Steel Corporation (Japan) 70
Northwest Pipe Company (USA) 71
OAO TMK (Russia) 71
TMK IPSCO (Canada) 72
Volzhsky Pipe Plant (Russia) 72
PT Bakrie Pipe Industries (Indonesia) 72
Salzgitter Mannesmann Stainless Tubes GmbH (Germany) 73
Sumitomo Metal Industries Limited (Japan) 73
Techint Group (Italy) 73
Tenaris S.A. (Luxembourg) 74
Maverick Tube Corporation (USA) 74
Siderca Sociedad Anonima Industrial Commercial (Argentina) 74
Tenaris S.A. (Argentina) 75
Tenaris Dalmine S.p.A. (Italy) 75
Tubos de Acero de Mexico SA (Mexico) 75
Ternium S.A. (Luxembourg) 76
Ternium Siderar (Argentina) 76
Tianjin Pipe Corp. (Middle East) Ltd. (UAE) 76
The Timken Company (USA) 77
Tubacex S.A. (Spain) 77
United States Steel Corporation (USA) 77
Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes (France) 77
Welspun Corp Ltd. (India) 78
Wheatland Tube Company (USA) 78

11. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 79
Table 6: 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 2007 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 79

Table 7: 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 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 80

Table 8: World 11-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 2005, 2010 &
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 81
Steel Pipes and Tubes Market by Product Segment 82
Table 9: 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) 82

Table 10: 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 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 83

Table 11: World 11-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 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 84

Table 12: 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 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 85

Table 13: 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 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 86

Table 14: World 11-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 2005,
2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 87

Table 15: 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 2007 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 88

Table 16: 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 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 89

Table 17: World 11-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 2005,
2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 90

Table 18: 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 2007 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 91

Table 19: 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 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 92

Table 20: World 11-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 2005, 2010 &
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 93

Table 21: 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 2007 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 94

Table 22: 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 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 95

Table 23: World 11-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 2005, 2010 &
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 96

Table 24: 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 2007 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 97

Table 25: 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 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 98

Table 26: World 11-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 2005, 2010 &
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 99

Table 27: 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 2007 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 100

Table 28: 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 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 101

Table 29: World 11-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 2005, 2010 &
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 102

Table 30: 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 2007 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 103

Table 31: 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 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 104

Table 32: World 11-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 2005,
2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 105

Table 33: 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 2007 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 106

Table 34: 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
2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 107

Table 35: World 11-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 2005, 2010 &
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 108

Table 36: 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 2007 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 109

Table 37: 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 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 110

Table 38: World 11-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 2005, 2010 &
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 111

Table 39: 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 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 112

Table 40: 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 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 113

Table 41: World 11-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 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 114

Table 42: 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 2007 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 115

Table 43: 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 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 116

Table 44: World 11-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 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 117

12. THE UNITED STATES 118
A.Market Analysis 118
Outlook 118
Recession and the US Steel Industry 118
Rising Imports - A Cause of Concern for Domestic Steel
Industry 118
Steel Pipes and Tubes Market Declines 119
Rising Imports of Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes 119
Anti-dumping Complaint Filed Against Chinese Steel Pipe
Importers 119
Prospects in the Tubular Segment 120
OCTG - High Degree of Correlation with the Oil Industry 121
Hollow Structural Section 121
Analysis by Select End-Use Industry 121
Automobile 121
Construction 122
Oil & Gas 122
B.Market Analytics 123
Table 45: 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 2007
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 123

Table 46: 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 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 124

Table 47: US 11-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) 125

13. CANADA 126
Market Analysis 126
Table 48: 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 2007
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 126

Table 49: 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 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 127

Table 50: Canadian 11-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) 128

14. JAPAN 129
A.Market Analysis 129
Outlook 129
Overview 129
B.Market Analytics 130
Table 51: 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 2007
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 130

Table 52: 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 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 131

Table 53: Japanese 11-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) 132

15. EUROPE 133
A.Market Analysis 133
Outlook 133
Recession Challenges EU Steel Industry 133
Table 54: Crude Steel Production in EU-27 (2008):
Percentage Share Breakdown of Production Volume for
Germany, Italy, Spain, France, UK and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 133
Steel Tubes Production in Europe 134
EU Imposes Pre-Emptive Penalties on Chinese Steel Pipe
Producers 134
EU Imposes Duties on Chinese Tubes and Pipes Imports 134
B.Market Analytics 135
Table 55: 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 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 135

Table 56: 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 2000
through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 136

Table 57: European 11-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 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 137

Table 58: 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 2007
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 138

Table 59: 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 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 139

Table 60: European 11-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) 140

15a. FRANCE 141
Market Analysis 141
Table 61: 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 2007
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 141

Table 62: French 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 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 142

Table 63: French 11-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) 143

15b. GERMANY 144
Market Analysis 144
Table 64: German 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 2007
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 144

Table 65: German 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 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 145

Table 66: German 11-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) 146

15c. ITALY 147
Market Analysis 147
Table 67: Italian 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 2007
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 147

Table 68: Italian 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 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 148

Table 69: Italian 11-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) 149

15d. THE UNITED KINGDOM 150
Market Analysis 150
Table 70: UK 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