Recently, the market price of seamless pipes fell slightly. The average price of 108*4.5 seamless pipes in 33 cities was $611/ton, down $ 1.53/ton from the same period last week and $1.95/ton from the same period last month. 

This week, the EXW price of pipe billets rose slightly, but the amplitude was not large. The orders of the pipe billet factory were not much changed. The EXW price of continuous casting pipe billets was about $460-$481/ton. What's more, the EXW price of Shandong seamless pipes was stable. The price of cold-drawn pipe in Linyi, Shandong was $635/ton, and hot-rolled pipes was $558-$565/ton, and the ex-factory price of Liaocheng thick-walled pipes was $551-$558/ton. 

The seamless pipe production was 346,000 tons, an increase of 5,100 tons from the previous week and 44,100 tons from the previous month; the factory inventory was 618,900 tons, a decrease of 11,900 tons from the previous week and a decrease of 28,900 tons from the previous month. This week's average daily shipments were about 14,500 tons, an increase of 200 tons. It is expected that the seamless pipe market is likely to adjust narrowly next week.