1. Price Trend
According to statistics from SunSirs, on January 10, the prices of seamless pipes were mostly stable, and individual dealers rose slightly. The price of 20 # seamless pipes was 4,456 yuan/ton, 0.22% higher than the beginning of the week and 0.7% lower than the same period last year.
2. Analysis of influencing factors:
Upstream pipe billet: Due to environmental protection and limited production, and affected by heavy snow, the logistics flow is not smooth. Therefore, the price of tube blanks has also risen slightly. The current offer is 3800-4180 yuan/ton. The pipe factory: Most of the seamless pipe quotations of the pipe factory are stable. The operating rate of Linyi pipe factory is less than 30%. JinZhengYang stopped production and maintenance. Due to the removal of environmental protection, but a;so due to heavy snow, the road was closed at high speed, and it has been losing money for production and the goods cannot be sold. On the market side: market demand is almost stagnant, and merchants have no willingness to adjust prices for this period of the time.
3. Market forecast:
SunSirs seamless tube analysts believe that near the close of the year, the tube factory will be closed for a week, and traders will gradually begin to take holidays. Overall, the seamless tube market is mainly stable before the Spring Festival.
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