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The US will impose a 25% tariff on all imported steel on March 12, which may lead to a significant slowdown in global steel trade and accelerate more localized trade.
ICAP, a major broker in the global energy and commodity markets, stated that changes in trade routes and supply chain disruptions may be beneficial for commodities and shipping, but what is truly concerning is the slowdown in global trade.
In 2024, the US imported 23 million tons of steel under HS code 72. Canada, Mexico, and Australia, which had previously been exempted from tariffs under Section 232, provided a total of 8.5 million tons, accounting for 36.96% of the 23 million tons of imports.
Canada is the largest source of imported steel for the US, exporting 5.3 million tons of steel to the US in 2024. As the US begins to impose tariffs, the Canadian steel industry has felt the impact of declining demand for its products. Due to the slowdown in US trade, several Canadian steel manufacturers have laid off employees and canceled expansion plans.
The shift of trade flow away from the US may benefit the domestic steel industry and increase capacity utilization. The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) stated that the biggest impact is to shift more of the US steel consumption towards domestically produced steel.
Classification of stainless steel pipes1. Classification by production method:
(1) Seamless tubes - cold drawn tubes, extruded tubes, cold rolled tubes.
(2) Welded pipe:
(a) Classification by process - gas shielded welded pipe, arc welded pipe, resistance welded pipe (high frequency, low frequency).
(b) According to welding seam - straight seam welded pipe, spiral welded pipe.
2. Classification according to cross-sectional shape: (1) circular steel pipe; (2) rectangular pipe.
Spiral steel pipe stacking requirements1. The principle requirement for stacking spiral steel pipes is to stack them according to types and specifications on the premise of ensuring stable stacking and ensuring safety. Different types of materials should be stacked separately to prevent confusion and mutual erosion;
Difference Between Straight Seam Steel Pipe and Spiral Steel Pipe
Advantages of Using Carbon Steel in ConstructionSteel is an alloy metal, which means it’s a combination of several types of elements. In the case of steel, this is a combination of iron, carbon, and trace elements. It has a number of advantages for construction applications due to the fact that it’s fairly inexpensive to manufacture and has a very high tensile strength.
What determines the type of steel is the ratio of elements used to produce it, and it’s the magic formula of the carbon steel alloy created that makes it preferred for many projects. While there are thousands of different types of steel, these types are generally bucketed into four categories: carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, and tool steel.- Anti-corrosion steel pipe classificationPN8710 anti-corrosion
When there are many types of corrosive media in steel pipes, such as acids, alkalis, salts, oxidants and water vapor, the coating must be chemically inert and resistant to acid, alkali and salt corrosion. The coating film should have a dense structure, good waterproof permeability and strong adhesion. , tough and plump. In this case, IPN8710 anti-corrosion is suitable. 
Global crude steel production fell 4.3% year-on-year in MarchOn April 23, the World Steel Association (WSA) released global crude steel production data for March. In March, crude steel output in the world's 71 countries and regions included in the statistics was 161.2 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 4.3%. In the first quarter of this year, crude steel output in the world's 71 countries and regions included in the statistics was 469 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.5%.
