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After nearly a decade of development, China's galvanized steel pipe industry has continuously optimized and improved in product structure, quality level, technical equipment, and other aspects, providing important raw material guarantees for the rapid development of the national economy. With the Chinese economy entering a new normal, the development of the galvanized steel pipe industry is also facing an important turning point. The consumption of galvanized steel pipes has been maintained at a low level for a long time, and the industry has basically reached the platform of the peak production area. Decopacification has become a need for industry development. Relying on innovation driven, transforming development methods, and promoting transformation and upgrading has become an inevitable path for enterprise survival.
From the perspective of the international environment faced by the future development of the galvanized steel pipe industry, the price advantage faced by China's galvanized steel pipe exports is gradually weakening due to the rise in raw material prices. The intensification of various forms of trade protectionism in the international market will intensify competition around the market and resources, and the international environment for the development of the galvanized steel pipe industry will become more complex. From the perspective of the domestic environment, during the 13th Five Year Plan period, China will launch a number of major planning projects, including the construction and renovation of urban underground comprehensive pipe galleries and sponge city construction, which will bring huge new market growth to the industry and become new downstream growth points. At the same time, with the deepening development and promotion of monetization of shantytowns, new urbanization construction, and coal to gas policies, the industry's prosperity will gradually rebound.
At present, low-end products still dominate the consumer market for galvanized steel pipes, and the competition in the field of medium and low-end welded galvanized steel pipes is fierce. There are many domestic manufacturers, and price competition is relatively fierce. With the continuous deepening of supply side reform, some outdated production capacity that does not meet the standard requirements has gradually been shut down and withdrawn. The layout of the industry, which is small, scattered, and chaotic, has improved, and the concentration has further increased. The industry is developing towards a healthy and orderly trend. In the field of high-end welded galvanized steel pipes, the domestic market competition environment for these products is relatively good, and the supplier structure is relatively stable, mainly consisting of state-owned enterprises and latecomer large private enterprises under the petroleum and petrochemical, metallurgical systems, and steel manufacturing enterprises. Private welded pipe enterprises generally prefer economic benefits, and the proportion of private welded pipe enterprise production in the total welded pipe production is also constantly increasing.
In terms of international competition, although China is a major manufacturer and exporter of galvanized steel pipes in the world, it has not yet established a complete international sales network and service system. In terms of global layout, it is still in the initial stage. In addition, the price advantage of exports has been weakened, and the international competitiveness of domestic galvanized steel pipes is gradually weakening in the field of medium and low-end welded galvanized steel pipes. The prospects are not optimistic. In the field of mid to high end welded galvanized steel pipes, economically developed countries and regions such as the United States, the European Union, Canada, and Japan have obvious technological advantages in producing oil well pipes, oil well casings, and welded galvanized steel pipes for high-grade oil and gas transportation. Many international key pipeline projects have not adopted China's welded pipes, and China's international competitiveness in the field of mid to high end welded galvanized steel pipes is weak.