03
Dec
18:54
Lead times, inventories support US OCTG pricing
OCTG availability continues to be an issue in the US market, with extended lead times and thin inventories propping up pricing, Kallanish reports.
“Pricing is holding firm reflecting the lack of availability,” a West Coast buyer says, noting that demand for OCTG remains solid and that domestic pipe deliveries are currently out to July.
Imported material is also hard to come by, a Houston-based trader says, due to continuing port congestion, a lack of …
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