Russian pipe market in decline

Production volume of large-diameter pipes in December 2023 amounted to 196 thousand tons, which is 11% more than the level of the previous month and 19% lower than December 2022. VMZ (VSW) has the largest production volume in December 2023 - 77 thousand tons of LDP. Production for 12 months amounted to 2,388 thousand tons, which is 13% lower than the previous level.

In December 2023, exports amounted to 11 thousand tons (33.7 in November). The main exporters were Vyksa MZ - 5 thousand tons, Chelyabinsk TPZ - 2 thousand tons, Zagorsky TZ - 2 thousand tons. All factories supplied products to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan. Based on the results of 12 months. In 2023, LDP exports amounted to 443 thousand tons of pipes, which is 1.9 times higher than the previous level. Manufacturers are actively replacing the lost volume of shipments to the EU with supplies to the CIS countries and Asia. Deliveries to Kazakhstan in 2023 increased by more than 3.6 times, supplies to Uzbekistan also increased by 1.8 times, Belarus by 3 times and to Azerbaijan by 11.5 times (low base effect in 2022).