Low demand from consuming sectors in Polish welded pipe market

Friday, 03 July 2015 14:40:35 (GMT+3)   |  
       

Trading activity in the Polish welded pipe market has been relatively scarce over the past month due to seasonally low demand from consuming sectors. Domestic prices for welded pipes in Poland have declined by €35-40/mt ($39-44/mt) over the past month, while prices on US dollar basis have decreased by $50-55/mt in the same period due to the fluctuation of the exchange rate. Import offers of Italian welded pipes have decreased by a maximum of €5/mt ($5.5/mt) over the period under review, while Bulgarian suppliers have cut their quotations by €10-15/mt ($11-17/mt) in the same period. Market participants do not foresee any significant improvement in demand fundamentals in the short run as buying activity may weaken further in the summer period.

Current domestic offers of square and rectangular hollow sections with 2-4 mm wall thickness made from S235 JRH grade hot rolled coil (HRC) according to EN 10219 are in the range of €500-520/mt ($555-577/mt) ex-works, exclusive of 23 percent VAT.
 
Quotations of Italian black welded pipes of 2"-6" size with wall thickness of 2.0-4.0 mm as per EN 10219 made from S235JR grade HRC to the Polish market are at levels of €540-580/mt ($599-644/mt) CPT on actual weight basis.
 
Offers of Bulgarian ERW pipes and hollow sections of 2-5 mm wall thickness made from S235JR grade HRC as per EN 10219 to Polish customers are standing at an average of €490-510/mt ($544-566/mt) CPT on theoretical weight basis.

€1 = $1.11


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