Reviewing the domestic seamless pipe market in the first half of the year, the price of domestic seamless steel pipe showed a trend of rising and falling in the first half of the year. In the first half of the year, the seamless tube market was affected by multiple factors such as the epidemic and overseas geopolitical influence, showing a pattern of weak supply and demand as a whole. However, from the perspective of demand, the overseas demand for seamless tubes is still bright, and due to the acceptable demand for various types of tubes, the overall profit of the domestic seamless tube industry in the first half of 2022 is still in the forefront of the black industry. In the second half of 2022, the seamless pipe industry has obvious short-term pressure, and how will the overall market develop? Next, the author will review the seamless pipe market and fundamentals in the first half of 2022 and prospect the industry situation in the second half of the year.

Review of seamless steel pipe price trend in the first half of 2022 1 Analysis of domestic seamless steel pipe price trend: reviewing the seamless steel pipe price in the first half of the year, the overall trend is “first rising and then restraining”. From January to February, the price of seamless pipes in China was relatively stable. After February, with the start of domestic mainstream market demand, the price of seamless pipes gradually rose. In April, the highest average price of 108*4.5mm seamless pipes nationwide rose by 522 yuan / ton compared with the beginning of February, and the increase was significantly reduced compared with the same period last year. After May, the price of seamless pipes nationwide fluctuated downward. By the end of June, the average price of seamless pipes nationwide was reported at 5995 yuan / ton, down 154 yuan / ton year-on-year. On the whole, in the first half of the year, the price of seamless pipes fluctuated slightly and the price operation was relatively flat. From the point of time of price decline, the price began to decline two weeks earlier than last year. From the absolute value of the price, although the current seamless pipe price is slightly lower than that of the same period last year, it is still at the high level of this few years.