REVIEW AND PROSPECT OF SEAMLESS STEEL TUBE INDUSTRY —A SPEECH GIVEN AT THE SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF STEEL & PIPE ACADEMIC COMMITTEE

In his speech the author reviews the development of the seamless steel tube & manufacture cycles in China ovei the recent years, covering various aspects such as manufacturing process, technical facilities and product mix etc.; gives a briefing about the recent dvelopment situations of seamless steel tube & pipe production in several industrialized countries, looks forward to the advantageous conditions for competition on the world market by and the devclopment prospect of China’ sseamless steel tube & pipe manufacture cycles afer its resumption of GATT contractor membership.