PRODUCT AND MARKET RESEARCHOF

STEEL PIPE AND TUBE INDUSTRY

By

Rajat Pratap Singh

Shubham Sumit

❏ Introduction

❏Types

❏Manufacturing Processes

❏ Industry Outline

❏Potential Markets

❏Trend Analysis

Outline

Introduction❏ The steel tubes and pipes industry caters primarily to the

needs to flowing materials to desired distance under

pressure and force.

❏ Tubes can be round, square and rectangular, measured

by outside diameter and wall thickness whereas pipes are

always round in shape and measured by inside diameter.

❏ It is the most often used product by the steel industry.

Types of steel pipes & tubes❏ Ductile Iron

❏ Seamless

❏ SAW

❏ ERW

❏ Stainless Steel pipes

❏ Coated pipes

SAW Pipes(Submerged Arc Welding)-

❏ Production by U-ing/O-ing process-

● First Stage

➢ The plate is crimped in the area of its

longitudinal edges.

➢ Crimping is performed in special

forming presses.

Manufacturing Process

● Second Stage

➢ Plate is bent into a U-shape in one

Operation

➢ To counter the spring-back effect.

distance between the supports is

reduced in order to apply a small

degree of overbend.

Third Stage-

➢ By O-ing process round open-seam

pipe is produced using the finished

product from U-ing process.

ERW Pipe❏ Welding method again

simultaneously utilizes

pressure and heat in

order to join the strip edges.

❏ Strip edges of the

open-seam tube are joined

together without the addition

of a filler metal.

Seamless PipePierce and Pilger process

❏ Two-stage rolling process

❏ Employed for outside diameters

from approx.60 to 660 mm and

wall thicknesses from 3 to 125 mm.

Plug rolling process

❏ Blooms received from rotatry

furnace is pierced in the cross roll

after descaling by high pressure water jet

❏ Diameter range - 60 to 406 mm

Continuous mandrel rolling process-

❏ Rolling stands offset by 90° to neighbours

and inclined at 45°to the horizontal

Push bench process -

❏ Diameter range -50 to 170 mm ,

Wall thicknesses-3 to 18 mm

Pierce and Draw process

❏ Diameter range-200 and 1450 mm ,

Wall thicknesses-20 to 270 mm

Coated PipePipeline coating is the most consistent solution for protecting

Types of Coating-

❏ Internal Coating-

❏ External Coating -

Common Coatings❏ Plant pipe Coating - Epoxy coating,Three layer coating,

Hot Tape coatings, Cold Tape coatings, Hot Enamel

❏ Yard Pipe Coating-Hot Tape coatings,Liquid coatings,Cold

Tape coating,Hot Enamel coatings.

❏ Field Pipe Coating-Cold tape,Hot tape.

❏ Field Joint protection-Cold PVC or PE Tape

coatings,Liquid coatings ,Heat Shrink Sleeves.

❏ Coating Rehabilitation-Cold tape, liquid.

Tube Extrusion❏ Cross Rolling Process

● Utilise the Stiefel piercing press for producing

the hollow shell from round bloom

❏ Assel Rolling Process

● Used to produce Stainless Steel tube

● Diameter Range-60 to 250 mm

● Outside diameter to wall thickness

range 4-15.

3-Diescher Rolling Process

❏ Finished tube dimensions are produced

by manderal bar in dieschar mill

4-Cold Drawing

❏ Main Purpose-closer wall

thickness,diameter& surface finish.

5-Cold Pilgering

❏ OD range-8-230mm

❏ Thickness Range-0.5 to 25 mm

Pipe Grades

Coating Grades

Steel Pipes

&

Tubes

Industry

Outline -

PRODUCT SUMMARY

Demand Drivers❏ Oil and Gas Industry

❏ Energy and Power Sector

❏ Water Projects

❏ Need for Pipes and Tubes in Transportation

❏ Automobile Industry

❏ Shale Gas

❏ City Gas Distribution

❏ Real Estate

Oil and Gas Industry❏ The global oil & gas industry has proven to be a major

demand driver for Indian steel tubes and pipes industry.

❏ Global gas demand expected to rise by 576 million cubic

meters from 2012 to 2017

❏ The surge in demand for pipes is a huge prospects for the

Indian pipe industry to penetrate into the international

market and at the same time maintain interest in a

developing domestic market

Water Projects

❏ Water projects cover significant sectors such as water

transportation, irrigation and drainage

❏ Transportation of potable water across several homes in

the country drives demand for tubes and pipes

Pipe and Tubes in Transportation❏ Steel tubes and pipes find major application in ports

❏ The Indian coastline extends 7500 Km long inclusive of 13

major ports and 200 minor ports

❏ Airports With 136 airports, India presents itself as the 9th

largest aviation market

❏ According to the 12th 5-year plan Rs. 547.43 billion was

injected into the aviation sector

❏ Scope for great potential growth in transportation industry

will act as boost for steel pipe and tube industry in future

Automobile Industry❏ Steel Pipes and Tubes are important components in the

construction of automobiles

❏ Center for Monitoring Indian Economy predicted a rise in

overall automobile production by 9.6% in 2012-13 wherein

commercial vehicle production is expected to expand by

8.5%

❏ With the continuously increase in demand of automobiles,

demand of Steel Pipe and Tubes are also likely to

increase

Shale Gas❏ India boasts 537 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of shale gas in 28

sedimentary basins.

❏ Around 260 tcf is estimated to be recoverable

❏ The importance for exploration, production and

transportation of shale gas has fostered the need for steel

pipes and tubes

❏ The capability of Indian shale gas reserves has generated

significance and hence the propelled demand in the steel

pipes industry

City Gas Distribution ❏ The city gas distribution has a network of 26,500 Km

spread across India significantly over western and

northern parts of the country

❏ It comprises of approximately 8-9% of the total gas

consumption in India, pipe manufactures can seek despite

in the fact that improvements in the pipeline infrastructure

are required on south and east India

Key Challenges❏ Fluctuations in raw materials prices

❏ Weak Global Economic Growth

❏ Growing Competition

❏ Anti Dumping Duties

❏ Weakening Financials

Revenue Analysis

Sales Analysis

Trend analysis

for

Sales

of

Leading firms

Rate of Growth Analysis

Trend analysis

for

Growth

of

Leading Firms

Profit Analysis

Trend analysis

for

Profit

of

Leading Firms

THANKS !!