US line pipe market trends lateral

Little, if anything has changed within the US domestic and import API X-52 ERW line pipe markets since our last report a week ago.

 

Spot market prices for US domestic API X-52 have remained lateral, at $56-$58 cwt. ($1235-$1279/mt or $1120-$1160/nt), ex-mill, while import prices for Mexican API X-52 line pipe in the US domestic market continue to hold at $47.50-$49.50 cwt. ($1047-$1091/mt or $950-$990/nt), FOB Houston.

 

Pricing for Korean API X-52 line pipe in the US domestic market is also unchanged in the past seven days and continues to hold at $42.50-$44.00 cwt. ($937-$970/mt or $850-$880/nt), DDP loaded truck in US Gulf coast ports.