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World Steel Tube Production - Review
The first half of 2025 shows varied develop-
ments in steel tube production. In the EU,
total production remained almost stable at
5,070 Tto, despite a decline in welded tubes
>406 mm (-3.9%) and a strong increase
in seamless tubes (+28.9%). The USA saw
significant growth of 13.8% to 7,400 Tto,
driven by all tube types. Japan experienced
moderate declines (-5.8%), while the CIS
countries fell slightly by 4.0% to 6,550 Tto.
India stands out as a growth region (+4.5%
to 3,000 Tto), whereas China increased
overall by 6.2% to 47,060 Tto, despite a
drop in small welded tubes. Other coun-
tries recorded minor decreases (-3.5%).
Globally, production rose by 3.6% to 83,600
Tto, mainly driven by China, the USA, and
India, while other regions experienced
declines.
Total in Tto.
seamless tubes Region/ H1 Year H1 Year
country 2024 2025 in % EU 1.210 1.260 4,1 USA 1.300 1.400 7,7 Japan 1.000 1.000 0,0 CIS 3.520 3.400 -3,4 India 550 600 9,1 China 14.300 13.500 -5,6 Other 950 920 -3,2 welded tubes <406 H1 Year
H1 Year 2024 2025 in % 3.360 3.230 -3,9 4.450 5.100 14,6 2.550 2.350 -7,8 1.400 1.350 -3,6 1.050 1.080 2,9 25.000 28.000 12,0 8.500 8.100 -4,7 welded tubes >406 H1 Year H1 Year 2024 2025 in % 450 580 28,9 750 900 20,0 750 700 -6,7 1.900 1.800 -5,3 1.270 1.320 3,9 5.000 5.560 11,2 1.400 1.450 3,6 welded tubes H1 Year H1 Year 2024 2025 in % 3.810 3.810 0,0 5.200 6.000 15,4 3.300 3.050 -7,6 3.300 3.150 -4,5 2.320 2.400 3,4 30.000 33.560 11,9 9.900 9.550 -3,5 TOTAL
H1 Year H1 Year
2024 2025 in %
5.020 5.070 1,0
6.500 7.400 13,8
4.300 4.050 -5,8
6.820 6.550 -4,0
2.870 3.000 4,5
44.300 47.060 6,2
10.850 10.470 -3,5
World 22.830 22.080 -3,3 46.310 49.210 6,3 11.520 12.310 6,9 57.830 61.520 6,4 80.660 83.600 3,6
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