Diagram 1. Russian TubesMarket Capacity in
2009—2014
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ccording toO. Kalinsky, Director,
Tubes IndustryDevelopmentFoundation,
the steel tubesmarket showspositive trendsof
development thoughat a slower rate thanbefore.
Thus, theglobal tubularproductsoutput in2013
reached153Mt (+2.1%comparedwith2012).The
growthwasensuredmainlydue to increase in tubes
output inChina.
According toS.Aleschenko,HeadofMarketing,
ChTPZ,Russian tubes industryalso showspositive
dynamics. Steel tubesoutput in2013 reachedabout
8.9Mt (against8.5Mt in2012).
V.Motskalo,HeadofMarketsAnalysesDept.,
OMK-Steelnotes that theRussian tubesmarkethas
fully recovered from thecrisisof2008, although its
capacity is stilldeterminedby implementationsof
projectsonbuildingoil andgaspipelines.Themarket
capacity reached9.2Mt in2013 (diagram1).
S.Aleschenkoadds, the total tubesconsumption
inRussia in2012—2013flattened, importsshowed
downward trendwhileexportkeptonabout1.4Mt
level.Thestructureof import suppliesalsochanged.
According toO.Kalinsky,over thefirst6monthsof
2013 tubes import inRussiagrewabout30%compared
with thecorrespondingperiodof2012,while import
fromChinagrew230%reaching147kt.
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