January to September 2014, China produced 19.

56 million tons of seamless steel tubes, an

increase of 10.7%; produced welded steel pipe 28.761 million tons, an increase of 26.5%.
Domestic apparent consumption of seamless pipe market (supply of resources) was 16,271,300
tons, an increase of 8.13%; pipe apparent consumption of 26,429,500 tons, an increase of 26.3%.
This year China's fixed asset investment growth is a strong support for the demand of steel pipe.
With the increase of energy demand, crude oil and natural gas production increased, thermal
power, nuclear power and other construction projects, large-scale construction of urban
infrastructure and the petrochemical industry, boilers, machinery, shipbuilding and other
downstream industries as well as this year's 10 million units of affordable accelerate the
development of housing also contributed to the acceleration of growth in steel demand. In addition,
a number of "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" projects, such as construction, such as CNOOC 5000 km of
new pipeline of new projects, as well as the main driving force pulling the steel demand,
especially the demand for welded steel has played a positive role in boosting.
January to September this year, China's exports of seamless steel pipe 3.4845 million tons, an
increase of 24.46%; import 195,800 tons of seamless steel pipe, an increase of 5.06%. Outlet pipe
2.5297 million tons, an increase of 28.37%; pipe imports 198,200 tons, an increase of 23.8%.
Import and export of steel pipe still OCTG, line pipe, boiler pipe for the main species.
January to August, the average price of China's steel exports is $ 1,234 / ton, an increase of
18.31%, but still at a low price; the average price of imported steel for $ 3,823 / ton, an increase of
0.37%, still higher than the domestic average price. Variety of view, import and export price of
some varieties has large gap. For example: for the seamless OCTG, the export price is $1,359 / ton,
the average import price of $ 2,664 / ton, higher than the average export price of 96.03%, the
average price difference of $ 1,305 / ton; for the seamless line pipe, the exports average price of
$ 1,050 / ton, the average import price of $ 3,729 / ton, higher than the average export price of
255.14%, the average price difference of $ 2,679 / ton; and for seamless boiler pipe, the export
price of $ 2,109 / ton, import average price of $ 5,977 / ton, higher than the average export price of
183.04%, the average price difference of $ 3,868 / ton.
Meanwhile, the number of China's steel export countries and regions further expanded. Among
them, the seamless steel pipe exports to 149 countries and regions, mainly in India, South Korea
and the United Arab Emirates; welded steel pipe exports to 184 countries and regions, mainly in
Australia, Colombia and Canada.