Demand outlook for stainless steel welded pipes

With the rapid development of China's economic construction, the consumption of stainless steel is increasing, among which the demand for stainless steel pipes is also expanding, and the market prospects are promising. The market demand for stainless steel seamless pipe is manifested in basic industries, such as petroleum, chemical, power generation, etc., and its demand accounts for one-third of the total consumption of stainless steel seamless pipe, as well as automobiles, shipbuilding, construction and environmental protection industries. Stainless steel welded pipes are mainly used in heat exchanger pipes, fluid pipes, pressure pipes, mechanical structure pipes, urban landscape, and other industries, with an annual consumption of about 700,000 tons. The demand for industrial stainless steel welded pipes is relatively high, and the production process is mature, China's annual industrial stainless steel welded pipe volume is about 150,000 tons, and some of them still need to be imported. From the perspective of domestic stainless steel pipe products, the steel type is mainly austenitic steel; Product varieties include: seamless steel pipes including cold-drawn pipes, cold-rolled pipes, hot extruded pipes, centrifugal casting pipes, spinning tubes; Welded pipes include: plasma welding, argon arc welding, submerged arc welding, lightspeed welding and high-frequency welding and other welded pipes, the stainless steel pipe can be produced basically covers the varieties and specifications of the world's standards, stainless steel special-shaped pipe specifications, varieties are also more than 100 kinds, product uses involve many fields of industry and civil use. However, in general, domestic stainless steel pipes have a certain gap with market demand in terms of variety, specification and quantity.