Domestic distributors' sales prices for July production seamless pipes grade B as per ASTM A106/API 5L ex-local producer Tenaris have decreased to a range of €1,120-1,700/mt, depending on size. Thus, prices for 2"-4" pipes are at €1,240-1,300/mt ex-works, prices for 6" pipes are at €1,120/mt ex-works, while prices for ½" pipes are at €1,690-1,700/mt ex-works.
Export quotations from distributors of Italian seamless pipes of 2"-4" size grade B as per ASTM A106/API 5L are at €1,280-1,340/mt FOB, while quotations for 6" size are at €1,150-1,160/mt FOB, with quotations for ½" size at €1,730-1,740/mt FOB.
Offers of Chinese 2"-6" seamless pipes grade B as per ASTM A106/API 5L are being given to the Italian market at €530-590/mt C&F (15.1-24.2 percent AD duty not included, depending on the plant).
July production Ukrainian 2"-6" seamless pipes ex-Interpipe grade B as per ASTM A106 are offered to the Italian market at around €620-650/mt DDU (25.1 percent AD duty not included), while offers for 8"-12" seamless pipes with up to 25 mm wall thickness are at €650-700/mt DDU.
Offers of July production Russian seamless pipes ex-Volzhsky Pipe Plant up to 14" size S355J2H grade as per EN 10210 are at €600-620/mt DDU (27.2 percent AD duty not included).