Steel Pipe Market Report March 2017
2017-04-07 09:46:11 【Print】
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Prices for steel pipe declined in major Chinese domestic markets during the month influenced by decreasing raw materials’ prices as well as the slow market
. Facing rising production costs but decreasing ex-works prices, mills were inactive in producing and cut output in succession . Meanwhile, traders were cautious about supplementing inventories because of heavy capital pressures caused by increased stocks . Besides, demand from downstream industries remained weak since end users refused to place large orders seeing the downward trend, for fear of a further price decline . Insiders foresee another price decrease in April.