Posted on 16 Nov 2007
Taiwan's export of welding tube up by 10 percent in Octorber
According to Taiwan Customs, the exports of welding tube in October rose by 12 percent to 19,215 tons from the previous month.
Basically, the export quantity from Taiwan to the USA has stayed at the same level, but the export to China has increased from 3,419 tons in September to 5,448 tons in October.
Because the coming holiday season in the US and EU markets, China's sports equipment manufactures are increasing their purchasing for tubes.
For US market, the demand for tube has weakened due to subprime mortgage problem, but the anti-dumping issue has made some US buyers switched their purchase from China to Taiwan.
