Continuous Welded Pipes and Tubes - Global Strategic Business Report

DUBLIN, Ireland, July 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cxbssx/continuous_welded) has announced the addition of the "Continuous Welded Pipes And Tubes - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering.

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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Continuous Welded Pipes and Tubes in Thousand Tons.

As the dynamics of the steel pipes and industry are closely linked to the trends in the construction, oil and gas, and infrastructure development projects, prevailing economic conditions play a major role in determining the pace and extent of demand for steel pipes and tubes.

While the year 2011 registered strong demand for steel pipes and tubes globally, growth slowed down in early 2012 due to reduced orders from construction, automotive, and mechanical engineering sectors although energy sector registered strong rise in demand for steel tubes. Manufacturers offering tubes for grid-bound media transports market are likely to benefit from long-term measures for providing water and energy supply.

Continuous welded pipes, referring to small diameter products manufactured using continuous welding process, are primarily utilized for supply of water and gas at lower costs and higher productivity. Continuous welded pipes are considered as the lowest cost variants among all steel pipes, and find use in structural applications, plumbing applications, and other low pressure applications.

Mills involved in producing continuous butt welded pipes are generally specialists in manufacturing on a mass scale, primarily to address the needs of gas and water supply. In these applications, low cost and high productivity hold huge significance. Over the years, changing scenario in the general piping markets has led to a slowdown in the production of continuous butt welded pipes.

This has raised the demand for improving quality as well as cost to address newer market segments. Focus is also on the development of multi-functional pipe products that facilitate in protecting the environment. Efforts in these areas have led to the development of low-temperature butt welding technology, while process mechanization is enabling improvement in manpower efficiency.

As stated by the new market research report on continuous welded Pipes and tubes, rapid increase in infrastructure facilities across the emerging markets is propelling demand for continuous steel pipes and tubes. Asia-Pacific represents the largest market for continuous welded pipes and tubes.

With rapid population growth, particularly across developing regions, many cities are facing over burdening infrastructure demand. With the existing water systems unable to meet the requirements of the rising urban growth, demand for water-transmission pipes is rising rapidly as cities build their systems.

Within Asia-Pacific, India and China are lucrative markets given the huge investments being pumped into infrastructure development and water and gas pipeline construction activity. India is witnessing continuous rise in investments from public and private sectors for the development of pipeline infrastructure to supply water supply and to address needs of the irrigation sector.

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 2010 through 2018. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets.

Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.

Key Topics Covered

I. Introduction, Methodology & Product Definitions

II. Executive Summary

1. Industry Overview

2. World Economy - A Key Growth Indicator for Steel Industry

3. Steel Pipes and Tubes Market: A Review

4. Product Overview

5. An Overview of Major End-Use Markets

6. Recent Industry Activity

7. Focus on Select Players

8. Global Market Perspective

III. Market

1. The United States

2. Canada

3. Japan

4. Europe

5. Asia-Pacific

6. The Middle East

7. Latin America

IV. Competitive Landscape

Companies Mentioned

- American Piping Products, Inc. (USA)
- Atlas Steels (New Zealand)
- Chelpipe - JSC Chelyabinsk Pipe-Rolling Plant (Russia)
- Continental Steel & Tube Company (USA)
- Garth Industrial (Canada)
- Gulf International Pipe Industry LLC (Oman)
- Hebei Honry Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. (China)
- Hebei New Sinda Pipes Manufacture Co., Ltd. (China)
- Huzhou Jiuli Stainless Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. (China)
- JFE Steel Corporation (Japan)
- Jiuli Hi-Tech Metals (China)
- JMC Steel Group (USA)
- Wheatland Tube Company (USA)
- Midstate Steel (USA)
- MRC Global, Inc. (USA)
- Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (Japan)
- Outokumpu Group (Finland)
- Outokumpu Americas, Inc. (USA)
- Saginaw Pipe Co., Inc. (USA)
- Sosta BV (The Netherlands)
- Stainless and Special Metals (Australia)
- Tenaris SA (Luxembourg)
- Tiasco Ltd. (USA)
- Umran Steel Pipe, Inc. (Turkey)
- United Pipe & Steel Corporation (USA)
- Wilson (USA)

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