Polish buyers of welded pipes have remained relatively inactive, purchasing material only to meet their immediate needs. Meanwhile, Polish pipe producers have tried to implement increases, but demand is very weak ahead of the seasonally slow summer period and local suppliers continue to grant discounts. However, domestic prices for welded pipes from Polish producers have increased officially by a maximum of €10/mt ($5/mt) over the past month, while quotations of ERW galvanized pipes have remained unchanged. Import offers of Italian welded pipes have remained unchanged. Bulgarian suppliers have decreased their quotations by a maximum of €20/mt ($38/mt) over the past month, while offers of Czech origin material have declined by €10/mt ($25/mt). The market situation is unlikely to improve before mid-August, and prices may move sideways for the rest of summer as demand is expected to slow down even more with the holiday season starting.
Current domestic quotations of locally produced 3/8"-6" water and gas ERW pipes of 2.6-4.5 mm wall thickness made to EN 10255 are at €720-750/mt ($885-920/mt) delivered, exclusive of 23 percent VAT. 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 €590-595/mt ($725-730/mt) ex-works. ERW galvanized pipes made to EN 10240 are quoted for local customers at €920-930/mt ($1,130-1,143/mt) delivered.
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 HR coils to the Polish market are at the level of €650-700/mt ($799-860/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 €560-590/mt ($688-725/mt) CPT on theoretical weight basis.
Czech suppliers are offering hollow sections as per EN 10219 to the Polish market at about €580-590/mt ($713-725/mt) CPT.
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