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Pipe Industry Statistics

China makes 78.5M metric tons of steel pipes in 2022 (55% of global)—explore how capacity, exports, and demand reshape the industry.
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November 10, 2026Updated
Pipe Industry Statistics
Aisha OkonkwoWritten by Aisha Okonkwo·Edited by Sophie Moreland·Fact-checked by Claire Beaumont
Published ·Updated
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01Editorial Scope

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01 Industry overview

The pipe industry at a glance

The global steel pipe and tube market was estimated at $166.73 billion in 2025, while U.S. iron and steel pipe-and-tube manufacturing generated $17.79 billion in 2024.

$166.73B[77]
Steel pipe market, 2025
5.34%[77]
Forecast CAGR, 2026–2031
$17.79B[78]
U.S. industry revenue, 2024
91M tons[79]
U.S. steel mill shipments, 2025
Market size
The global steel pipes and tubes market was valued at $166.73 billion in 2025. In the United States, iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing from purchased steel recorded $17.79 billion in 2024 sales, shipments or revenue.[77][78]
Forecast & CAGR
The global steel pipes and tubes market is forecast to reach $227.81 billion by 2031, representing a 5.34% CAGR from 2026 to 2031. Separately, the global plastic pipe market is projected to grow from $78.01 billion in 2026 to $117.92 billion in 2033, a 6.1% CAGR.[77][80]
Market share & regions
Asia-Pacific is identified as the leading regional market for steel pipes and tubes in the cited forecast. The plastic pipe market is also described as having significant regional growth momentum, although the available sources do not provide a directly comparable regional percentage share.[77][80]
Segmentation
Pipe products are segmented by material and application, including steel, plastic, ductile iron and specialty products. Steel products include seamless and welded pipe, while major end uses include oil and gas, water and wastewater, construction, power generation, industrial processing and infrastructure.[81][77]
Key players & concentration
The industry includes large integrated steelmakers, specialist tubular producers, plastic-pipe manufacturers and distributors. Publicly disclosed company data show substantial individual capacity: Tenaris reports 1.23 million tons of installed annual seamless-pipe capacity at one Kazakhstan plant, but the available sources do not establish a reliable global concentration ratio.[26]
Pricing
U.S. producer prices for steel pipe and tube reached an index level of 398.648 in March 2026, up from 380.755 in November 2025. Plastics pipe fittings and unions reached 355.104 in September 2026, compared with 319.735 in January 2025; these are producer-price indexes, not transaction prices.[82]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Demand is supported by energy transportation, water infrastructure, construction and industrial investment. Key challenges include volatile steel and polymer input costs, trade measures, energy-sector cyclicality and the need to meet increasingly demanding quality, traceability and emissions requirements.[81][82][83]
Consumer behavior & competition
Buyers typically compete on delivered cost, certification, lead time, technical performance and supply reliability rather than on material price alone. The market serves energy, water, construction, power and industrial customers, with competition spanning commodity pipe, engineered systems and value-added distribution.[81][84]
M&A
M&A remained active across pipe manufacturing and distribution. In September 2026, SCF Partners acquired American Piping Products; in June 2026, Bull Moose Tube agreed to acquire Hanna Steel; and in May 2025, Advanced Drainage Systems acquired River Valley Pipe.[84][85][86]
Regulation
API published the 47th edition of Specification 5L in June 2026, adding requirements covering high-frequency-welded pipe, CO2 transport, testing, traceability and sour-service applications. U.S. imports are also governed by detailed tariff classifications and duty schedules for line pipe and other steel tubes.[81][83]
Latest news
The most recent notable industry developments include API’s October 2026 modernization of its oil-and-gas pipe-threading standard, with more than 550 API Monogram licensees, and the September 2026 acquisition of American Piping Products by SCF Partners.[81][84]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Pipe Industry

The leading companies in the pipe industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 9, 2026 · Next review December 9, 2026

Verdict

Welspun CORP leads Gitnux's 2026 pipe ranking with an Overall score of 9.5, with large-diameter steel line pipes; identifies among the world’s top two. Tenaris is the runner-up at 9.0, backed by 8.7 million tons of annual pipe manufacturing capacity.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in steel line tubing

    Welspun CORP

    IN

    Ranked #1 · 9.5 · Steel line tubing

    Why we picked it: It focuses on large-diameter steel line pipes and positions itself among the world's top two.

    See in ranking ↓Visit welspuncorp.com ↗

  2. Leader in plastic pipe manufacturing

    JM Eagle

    US

    Ranked #3 · 8.8 · Plastic pipe manufacturing

    Why we picked it: It manufactures PVC, PE, and ABS plastic pipe through 17 US plants.

    See in ranking ↓Visit jmeagle.com ↗

  3. Leader in seamless tubular solutions

    Vallourec

    FR

    Ranked #4 · 8.8 · Seamless tubular solutions

    See in ranking ↓Visit vallourec.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the pipe industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Welspun CORP

Steel line tubing · IN

9.5
2

Tenaris

Steel line tubing · LU

9.0
3

JM Eagle

Plastic pipe manufacturing · US

8.8
4

Vallourec

Seamless tubular solutions · FR

8.8
5

Orbia

Wavin plastic pipe systems · MX

8.6
6

Saint-Gobain

Ductile iron pipes through PAM · FR

8.5
7

wienerberger

Plastic and ceramic infrastructure piping · AT

8.5
8

Zekelman Industries

Steel pipe and hollow structural sections · CA

8.3
9

Mueller Industries

Copper and brass tubes and pipe · US

8.3
10

Sekisui Chemical

Plastic pipe and infrastructure systems · JP

7.8

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 9, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Aisha Okonkwo. (2026, February 13). Top 10 companies in the pipe industry. In Pipe Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/pipe-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Projection

Iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing from purchased steel shipments (United States)

Iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing from purchased steel shipments grew from 12,599,875 thousands of USD in 2020 to 17,787,230 thousands of USD in 2024.

$12.6M
Start
+9%
CAGR · 4y
$17.8M
Projected
20202024
source-verifiedalfred.stlouisfed.org2024

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

We see AI-driven inspection and assessment scale across datasets and deployment counts, including 135 million feet of footage in SewerAI’s training library in 2024.

AI in the pipe industry

  • More than 3 million piping-system parts were deployed globally with sensors and AI-enabled maintenance capabilities by Pipe Shields in 2026.[1]
  • 135 million feet of pipe-inspection footage were held in SewerAI’s training-data library in 2024.[2]
  • 1 million linear feet of sewer and storm pipe condition assessments had been completed with AI by HK Solutions Group in the United States by 2026.[3]
  • 500 miles of pipelines were assessed using AI computer-vision technology by HK Solutions Group in the United States by 2026.[3]
  • 20 million pipe-inspection images had been processed by VAPAR’s AI technology over more than six years by 2024.[4]

Automation in the pipe industry

  • Approximately 70 manufacturing plants and 40 distribution centers formed Advanced Drainage Systems’ network when it automated pipe strapping and palletizing in 2024.[5]
  • 10 strategically located facilities and more than 20 CCTV inspection trucks supported HK Solutions Group’s AI-assisted pipe-assessment operations in the United States by 2026.[3]

Digital Transformation in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 68% reported adopting AI in 2024, with an estimated 10% productivity increase.[6]
  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 46% ranked automation among their leading technology focus areas in 2025.[7]
  • Across European chemical subindustries, 65% of companies viewed digitalization as an opportunity that would significantly impact their activities in 2024.[6]
  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 57% identified moving to SAP S/4HANA as a top focus area in 2025.[7]

Technology Adoption in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 49% had implemented AI for production planning and scheduling in 2025.[8]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 45% had implemented AI for supply-chain optimization in 2025.[8]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 53% had implemented AI for real-time process control and optimization in 2025.[8]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 49% had implemented AI for quality inspection or defect detection in 2025.[8]

Cloud Computing in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 52% reported increased productivity from cloud computing in 2024, while 46% reported no change.[6]
  • Across chemical-sector companies surveyed by Arthur D. Little and Cefic, 15% planned to migrate to cloud computing in coming years in 2023.[9]
  • Among EII businesses, 2% reported decreased productivity from cloud computing in 2024.[6]
  • Across chemical-sector companies surveyed by Arthur D. Little and Cefic, more than 35% had at least partially migrated to cloud computing in 2023.[9]

Big Data in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 6% reported decreased productivity from big data in 2024.[6]
  • Among EII businesses, 48% reported increased productivity from big data in 2024.[6]
  • Among EII businesses, 44% reported no productivity change from big data in 2024.[6]
  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 49% cited gaining actionable insights from data and analytics as a current challenge in 2025.[7]

IoT in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 44% reported increased productivity from IoT in 2024.[6]
  • Across European countries, 29% of firms used IoT on average in 2021.[10]
  • Among EII businesses, 56% reported no productivity change from IoT in 2024.[6]
  • Across 23 European countries, close to one-third of manufacturing firms used IoT in 2021.[10]

Innovation in the pipe industry

  • 128 valid intellectual-property rights were held by the pipe manufacturer after its 2024 patent and software-copyright additions.[11]
  • 13 new authorized patents and 4 software copyrights were secured by a pipe manufacturer in 2024.[11]
  • 2 innovation platforms were operated by Vallourec in 2024: one for employee ideas and one for startup partnerships.[12]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

We track analytics inputs and decision impact, including 1 terabyte of data generated each day by modern pipeline networks and 72% reporting improved business performance from digital technologies.

Business intelligence in the pipe industry

  • Approximately 1 terabyte of data is generated each day by modern pipeline networks, according to DNV’s 2025 pipeline-sector analysis.[13]
  • 85% of pipeline professionals worldwide reported an increased focus on digitalization over the previous year in DNV’s 2025 survey of 109 professionals.[13]
  • 109 pipeline professionals worldwide contributed survey data to DNV’s Pipeline Insights 2025 report.[13]
  • 6 receipt stations and 25 delivery metering-and-regulating stations are connected to Pipeline Infrastructure Limited’s natural-gas pipeline network.[14]
  • 72% of pipeline respondents said digital technologies had improved business performance in DNV’s 2025 global survey.[13]

Data analytics in the pipe industry

  • 1 terabyte of data is generated daily by modern pipeline networks, creating a large input for analytics and machine-learning applications.[13]
  • 3 AI-enabled quality-control applications—scrap detection, weld-seam inspection and slit-strip measurement—were identified by Borusan Pipe in its 2024 digital-transformation program.[15]
  • 85% of pipeline professionals reported greater digitalization focus over the prior year in DNV’s 2025 survey.[13]
  • 72% of pipeline respondents reported improved business performance from digital technologies in DNV’s 2025 survey.[13]
  • 4 condition-monitoring parameters—vibration, lubricant-oil quality, thickness and water quality—are tracked by Pipeline Infrastructure Limited’s digital platform.[14]

Data Quality in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • 44% of companies in the manufacturing survey reported AI-project failures caused by poor data quality in 2025, across surveyed manufacturers.[16]
  • 89% of manufacturers said data use improved their decision-making processes in 2026, across the surveyed manufacturing sector.[17]
  • 49% of supply-management organizations rated their data quality as good or excellent in 2024, based on an Institute for Supply Management survey.[18]
  • 80% of manufacturers reported a measured value for their operational data in 2026, across the surveyed manufacturing sector.[17]
  • 42% of manufacturers had a process to verify manufacturing-data accuracy and quality in 2026, while 51% did not.[17]
  • 67% of supply-management organizations said their data quality was better or significantly better than two years earlier in 2024.[18]

Data Governance in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • 67% of GCC chemical companies had established performance management or KPIs around digital supply chains in 2022.[19]
  • 28% of manufacturers had a data-governance leader in 2026, across the Manufacturing Leadership Council survey.[17]
  • 52% of global chemical companies had established performance management or KPIs around digital supply chains in 2022.[19]
  • 46% of GCC chemical companies had established common data standards with collaboration partners in 2022.[19]
  • 90% of supply-management organizations agreed or strongly agreed that data governance was necessary in 2024.[18]
  • 61% of supply-management organizations had a dedicated data-governance function in 2024, based on a survey of more than 121 respondents.[18]

KPIs in the pipe industry

  • 237,600 pipe breaks per year were estimated for U.S. water-distribution systems in the EPA inventory assessment.[20]
  • 13,200 miles of new U.S. water pipe were estimated to be installed annually in the EPA inventory assessment.[20]
  • 260,000 annual water-main breaks were reported for the United States and Canada in the 2023 water-pipe infrastructure dataset.[21]
  • 10% was the estimated level of inadvertent distribution-system losses in the EPA inventory assessment of U.S. water infrastructure.[20]
  • 27 pipe breaks per 100 miles per year was the historical U.S. water-distribution break rate reported in the EPA inventory assessment.[20]
  • 4,400 miles of U.S. water pipe were estimated to be replaced annually in the EPA inventory assessment.[20]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

We flag capacity expansion and order activity, including Tenaris’s 8.7 million tonnes annual pipe-manufacturing capacity in 2025 and Perma-Pipe’s $67 million-plus new orders in Q2 fiscal 2026.

Growth in the pipe industry

  • 89% was Perma-Pipe’s fiscal-2025 net-income growth reported in 2026.[22]
  • 33% was Perma-Pipe’s fiscal-2025 net-sales growth reported in 2026.[22]
  • 45,000 tons was the annual capacity of Tenaris’s Baogang premium-connection threading plant in China in 2024.[23]
  • $67 million-plus of Perma-Pipe new orders were secured in the second quarter of fiscal 2026.[22]
  • $35 million was the planned Global Seamless investment in a new Louisiana pipe facility in 2024.[24]
  • 62,000 square feet of additional capacity was completed at Otter Tail’s Arizona location in December 2024.[25]

Differentiation in the pipe industry

  • 90% of Otter Tail PVC pipe end-market sales were municipal applications in 2025.[26]
  • 24 inches was the maximum diameter of Otter Tail PVC pipe products in 2025.[26]
  • 132 inches was the maximum internal diameter of Infra Pipe Solutions’ Weholite structural profile-wall pipe in 2024.[27]
  • 4 R&D centers supported Tenaris product and process innovation in 2025.[28]
  • 17 countries were integrated into Tenaris’s steelmaking and pipe-finishing manufacturing system in 2025.[28]
  • 3/4 inch was the minimum diameter of Otter Tail PVC pipe products in 2025.[26]

Mergers and acquisitions in the pipe industry

  • $161 million was the aggregate transaction value of Core & Main’s fiscal-2023 acquisitions through October 29, 2023.[26]
  • 10.1 times trailing-twelve-month EBITDA was Crane’s acquisition valuation for Technifab Products in 2024.[29]
  • $41 million was Crane Company’s consideration for acquiring Technifab Products in 2024.[29]
  • $748 million was the aggregate transaction value of Core & Main’s fiscal-2024 acquisitions through October 27, 2024.[26]
  • 2.0 times trailing-twelve-month revenue was Crane’s acquisition valuation for Technifab Products in 2024.[29]
  • 50-plus years of continuous HDPE pipe production preceded Fortress’s acquisition of Infra Pipe Solutions in 2024.[27]

Strategic partnerships in the pipe industry

  • 45,000 tons was the annual capacity of the Tenaris-Baogang joint-venture premium-connection threading plant in Baotou, China in 2024.[23]
  • 1996 was the founding year of Geothermal Supply Company, later acquired by Core & Main in 2024 to expand HDPE pipe offerings.[30]
  • 1 location was used by Geothermal Supply Company to serve geothermal, water and sewer customers before its 2024 Core & Main transaction.[30]
  • 10 years was the supply-contract duration for Tenaris casing to major deepwater projects in Guyana and Suriname announced by 2024.[31]
  • $67 million-plus of Perma-Pipe orders in the second quarter of fiscal 2026 included awards in MENA and Canada.[22]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

We track labor availability and engagement constraints, including 93% of respondents reporting difficulty hiring qualified talent in a 2023 pipeline-contractors talent study.

Hiring in the pipe industry

  • 51% of Northwest Pipe Company’s U.S. employees identified as belonging to one or more racial or ethnic minority groups in 2023.[32]
  • 565,708 plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters were employed in the United States in 2024.[33]
  • 2,380 pipelayer jobs existed in California’s oil-and-gas industry in 2022.[34]
  • 2,540 pipelayer jobs were projected for California’s oil-and-gas industry in 2027.[34]
  • 93% of respondents in the 2023 pipeline-contractors talent study reported difficulty hiring qualified talent.[35]

Employee retention in the pipe industry

  • 4.4% was Tenaris’s overall employee resignation rate in 2024, down from 5.0% in 2023.[23]
  • 14.8% was HUBER+SUHNER’s employee turnover rate in the United States in 2024.[36]
  • 4% was Pembina Pipeline’s voluntary turnover rate in Canada and the United States in 2024.[23]
  • 30% was the employee turnover rate in Cenergy’s steel-pipes segment in 2021.[37]
  • 7.5% was the employee turnover rate in Cenergy’s steel-pipes segment in 2019.[37]

Remote Work in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 25% worked exclusively remotely in August 2026.[38]
  • Among U.S. energy, natural-resources and chemicals workers, 8% preferred fully remote work in 2025.[39]
  • Across U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing employers, 5.7% of positions were fully remote in 2024.[40]
  • Among U.S. energy, natural-resources and chemicals workers, 25% preferred mostly remote work in 2025.[39]

Hybrid Work in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. hybrid employees, 48% said their team had not discussed a formal or informal collaboration plan in 2026.[38]
  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 61% preferred a hybrid work arrangement in November 2025.[38]
  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 54% worked in a hybrid arrangement in August 2026.[38]
  • U.S. hybrid employees spent an average of 46% of their workweek on-site in 2026.[38]
  • Across U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing employers, 44.5% of positions were fully hybrid in 2024.[40]

Upskilling in the pipe industry

  • 8.3 training hours per employee were recorded in Cenergy’s steel-pipes segment in 2020.[37]
  • 285,000 training hours were provided to Advanced Drainage Systems’ workforce in fiscal 2026.[41]
  • 1 leadership training and development program was launched by Northwest Pipe Company in 2023 to build skills among established and newer leaders.[32]
  • 65,033 total training hours were delivered by HUBER+SUHNER in 2024.[36]
  • 12.3 training hours per employee were recorded in Cenergy’s steel-pipes segment in 2019.[37]

Employee Engagement in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across employees in the United States and Canada, 31% were engaged at work in 2025.[38]
  • Across best-practice organizations recognized by Gallup, 70% of employees were engaged in 2025.[38]
  • Among global managers, 22% were engaged at work in 2025, compared with 19% of non-managers.[38]
  • Across employees in the United States, 32% were engaged at work in 2025.[38]
  • Across employees worldwide, 20% were engaged at work in 2025.[38]

DEI in the pipe industry

  • 2.1% of U.S. plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters were women in 2021.[42]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

We focus on sales tracking and complaint-handling process maturity, including 1 customer relationship management system introduced by Pacific Pipe in 2023.

Customer experience in the pipe industry

  • 1 customer relationship management system was introduced by Pacific Pipe to track sales, service contacts, customer behavior and customer needs across channels in 2023.[43]
  • ISO 10002 customer-complaint management certification was achieved by Borusan Pipe, Turkey, in 2023, formalizing customer feedback and complaint handling.[44]

Customer acquisition in the pipe industry

  • 71% of surveyed U.S. waterpipe users reported purchasing their waterpipe on the internet in a study published in 2011.[45]
  • 57% of surveyed U.S. waterpipe users reported owning a waterpipe in a study published in 2011.[45]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

We capture buyer-facing communication patterns indirectly through content analysis, such as 71% of surveyed U.S. waterpipe users reporting online purchasing in a 2011 study.

Marketing in the pipe industry

  • $7.62 billion was spent on U.S. cigarette advertising and promotion by the four major cigarette companies in 2019.[46]
  • 3.3% of waterpipe-tobacco marketing content analyzed in the United States used a waterpipe-product scarcity proposition in 2020.[45]
  • 11.8% of waterpipe-tobacco marketing content analyzed in the United States used financial incentives in 2020.[45]
  • 4.1% of waterpipe-tobacco marketing content analyzed in the United States promoted free waterpipe-tobacco products in 2020.[45]
  • 28.6% of waterpipe-tobacco marketing posts and webpages analyzed in the United States included at least one sales proposition in 2020.[45]

Digital marketing in the pipe industry

  • 95.4% of waterpipe-tobacco digital marketing content analyzed in the United States came from social-media posts in 2020.[45]
  • 1,520 digital marketing posts and webpages associated with U.S. waterpipe-tobacco manufacturers and retailers were recorded in 2020.[45]
  • 770 Instagram posts and 680 Facebook posts made up the social-media portion of a 1,520-item U.S. waterpipe-tobacco marketing sample collected in 2020.[45]
  • 91.0% of waterpipe-tobacco digital marketing posts and webpages analyzed in the United States used at least one coded marketing appeal in 2020.[45]
  • 42.0% of waterpipe-tobacco digital marketing posts and webpages analyzed in the United States used three or more marketing appeals in 2020.[45]

Branding in the pipe industry

  • 54.3% of waterpipe-tobacco marketing content analyzed in the United States displayed smoking objects as a marketing appeal in 2020.[45]
  • 11.6% of waterpipe-tobacco marketing content analyzed in the United States used smoking-use cues involving people in 2020.[45]
  • 26.0% of waterpipe-tobacco marketing content analyzed in the United States used event or holiday appeals in 2020.[45]
  • 22.2% of waterpipe-tobacco marketing content analyzed in the United States presented the product as enjoyable in 2020.[45]
  • 19.7% of waterpipe-tobacco marketing content analyzed in the United States used sexuality or romance appeals in 2020.[45]

Social media in the pipe industry

  • 420,738 subscribers followed official IQOS Instagram accounts across countries in the study’s 2023 snapshot.[47]
  • 62.7% of 153 IQOS Instagram posts reviewed in the study were classified as general advertising.[47]
  • 2,550 IQOS posts were published across Instagram, Twitter and YouTube during the year reviewed in the study’s 2023 snapshot.[47]
  • 60.1% of 168 IQOS posts reviewed across YouTube, Twitter and Instagram were classified as general advertising.[47]
  • 490,961 subscribers followed official IQOS social-media accounts across countries and platforms in the study’s 2023 snapshot.[47]

Influencer Marketing in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across B2B companies, 43% of marketers reported outstanding results from influencer programs in the 2025 B2B Influencer Marketing Report.[48]
  • Across B2B companies, 56% of marketers identified social-media posts as the most effective influencer-program content type in a September 2024 U.S. survey.[49]
  • Across B2B companies, 81% of marketers had a dedicated influencer-marketing budget in a September 2024 U.S. survey of firms with at least 100 employees.[49]
  • Across B2B companies, 55% of marketers used creators in 2025, based on a March 2025 Ipsos survey of 1,500 marketing professionals.[50]
  • In U.S. manufacturing, 19% of marketers used influencer marketing among paid channels in the prior 12 months, according to a 2025 industry benchmark.[51]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

We quantify throughput and production utilization, including China Lesso’s 3.29 million tonnes annual designed capacity and 76.4% 2024 capacity utilization rate.

Process optimization in the pipe industry

  • 83% of Tenaris production sites operated under ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001-certified management systems in 2024.[28]
  • 3.29 million tonnes was China Lesso’s annual designed plastic-piping capacity in 2024 after smart-manufacturing upgrades.[52]
  • 76.4% was the 2024 capacity-utilization rate for China Lesso’s plastic piping systems, with annual designed capacity of 3.29 million tonnes in China.[52]
  • 8.7 million tonnes was Tenaris’s annual pipe-manufacturing capacity in 2025 across facilities in 17 countries.[28]
  • 400 million pounds was Otter Tail’s annual PVC-pipe nameplate capacity across plants in North Dakota and Arizona in 2025.[25]

Operational efficiency in the pipe industry

  • 71.7% of Perma-Pipe’s total net sales originated from international operations in fiscal 2025.[53]
  • 2024 PVC-product sales volume at China Lesso decreased 7.3% to 1,799,177 tonnes in China.[52]
  • 2024 plastic-piping sales at China Lesso were RMB22.819 billion, representing 84.4% of group revenue in China.[52]
  • 8 facilities produced a combined 308,484 tonnes of annual pipe-and-fitting capacity for Prince Pipes in India in fiscal 2025.[54]
  • 2024 non-PVC product sales volume at China Lesso decreased 3.1% to 683,723 tonnes in China.[52]

Quality management in the pipe industry

  • 38% of Alberta pipeline failures in 2025 were caused by internal corrosion across licensed pipelines in Alberta, Canada.[55]
  • 39% of Alberta pipeline failures caused by internal corrosion in 2025 involved multiple corrosion mechanisms.[55]
  • 83% of Tenaris production sites had ISO 9001-, ISO 14001- and ISO 45001-certified management systems in 2024.[28]
  • 229 pipeline failures were recorded among 277 pipeline incidents in Alberta in 2025.[55]
  • 100% of Otter Tail’s PVC pipe is manufactured to applicable AWWA or ASTM standards and is subject to internal and third-party inspection.[25]

Supply chain in the pipe industry

  • Tenaris operated manufacturing facilities in 17 countries and a service and distribution network in 19 countries in 2025.[28]
  • 80% of Corinth Pipeworks’ electricity was sourced from renewable energy in 2025.[23]
  • 200-plus distribution customers bought Otter Tail’s PVC pipe in the United States in 2025.[25]
  • 484 million dollars of third-party tube services were performed by Tenaris in 2024.[31]
  • Tenaris’s 2024 tube sales were $5.432 billion in North America, $2.294 billion in South America, $1.143 billion in Europe and $3.038 billion in Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa.[31]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 50% of customer respondents were actively pushing onshoring projects in 2025.[56]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 43% of customer respondents actively drove onshoring projects with suppliers and achieved some success in 2025.[56]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 50% of customer respondents actively drove onshoring projects with suppliers but reported no success in 2025.[56]
  • Across 22 EU countries and Norway, 34.1% of enterprises engaged in international sourcing cited labour-cost reduction as a motivation during 2021–2023.[57]
  • Across 22 EU countries and Norway, 72.8% of enterprises engaged in international sourcing moved business functions to other EU countries during 2021–2023.[57]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

We track price volatility with producer indexes, including the U.S. steel pipe and tube price index at 398.648 in March 2026 versus 380.755 in November 2025.

Pricing strategy in the pipe industry

  • RMB9,191 per tonne was China Lesso’s average selling price for plastic piping products in 2024.[52]
  • Tenaris’s average selling price for tubular products decreased 12% in 2024, contributing to a 16% decline in net sales.[31]
  • Westlake’s Housing and Infrastructure Products average selling price decreased 3.4% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2024.[58]
  • Westlake’s Housing and Infrastructure Products average selling price decreased 1.3% quarter over quarter in the fourth quarter of 2024.[58]
  • China Lesso’s 2024 average plastic-piping selling price decreased from RMB9,289 per tonne in 2023 to RMB9,191 per tonne.[52]

Cost reduction in the pipe industry

  • Saudi Steel Pipe’s finance charges decreased in 2025 mainly because borrowings were reduced.[59]
  • Westlake’s 2024 Housing and Infrastructure Products operating income was $807 million, 14% above 2023 after efficiency and cost-cutting actions.[58]
  • Tenaris’s Campana wind farm supplied close to 50% of the integrated seamless-pipe mill’s energy requirements from October 2023, reducing reliance on purchased electricity.[31]
  • China Lesso reported that procurement strategy and lower raw-material prices achieved cost optimization in its plastic-piping business in 2024.[52]
  • Westlake reported that cost-cutting actions and volume efficiencies helped raise its 2024 Housing and Infrastructure Products EBITDA margin to 24%.[58]

Profitability in the pipe industry

  • Perma-Pipe reported $13.091 million of net income in fiscal 2025.[26]
  • Arabian Pipes’ 2025 gross profit was SAR191.80 million, while EBIT was SAR146.72 million.[59]
  • Perma-Pipe reported a 34% gross margin on $158.384 million of sales in fiscal 2025.[26]
  • Tenaris’s 2024 tube-segment operating income was $2.305 billion, equal to 19.4% of sales.[31]
  • Arabian Pipes reported SAR110.47 million of net profit on SAR874.06 million of revenue in 2025.[59]

Financial planning in the pipe industry

  • Perma-Pipe’s specialty piping-systems revenue recognized using the output method was $142.938 million in fiscal 2026.[26]
  • Perma-Pipe’s fiscal 2025 net sales were $210.925 million and gross profit was $69.488 million.[26]
  • Tenaris was building a second Argentina wind farm costing approximately $214 million, expected to supply another 30% of Campana’s energy requirements.[31]
  • Tenaris invested approximately $200 million in a 100 MW wind farm serving its Campana seamless-pipe mill in Argentina.[31]
  • Saudi Steel Pipe’s free cash flow improved from negative SAR5 million in 2024 to positive SAR325 million in 2025, excluding land-settlement proceeds.[59]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

We use lifecycle and service metrics to frame infrastructure needs, including 2.6 billion dollars estimated annual repair cost tied to 260,000 water-main breaks in 2023.

Product development in the pipe industry

  • 1 GB/T3091-2025 steel-pipe certification was obtained by Maike Tube Industry Holdings during 2025.[23]
  • 7 pipe-product development projects underwent patent research in 2024 at Borusan Pipe, and 1 official patent application was filed in Türkiye.[15]
  • 6 national, industry and association standards were led or co-developed by Maike Tube Industry Holdings in 2025.[23]
  • 4 new pipe types for automotive, infrastructure, energy and white-goods applications were developed by Borusan Pipe in 2024 and secured initial orders.[15]
  • 84% of Westlake Pipe & Fittings customers rated its product offerings favorably in a March 2024 voice-of-customer analysis in North America.[26]

Product lifecycle in the pipe industry

  • 452,000 miles, or 20% of U.S. and Canadian water pipes, were reported beyond their useful lives and awaiting replacement in 2023.[21]
  • 250,000 to 300,000 water-main breaks occur annually in the United States, according to the drinking-water infrastructure assessment cited by Northwest Pipe Company.[26]
  • 75 to 100 years is the reported lifespan of much drinking-water pipe infrastructure built in major U.S. cities in the mid-20th century.[26]
  • 86% of cast-iron pipe in the United States and Canada was more than 50 years old in 2023.[21]
  • 53 years was the average reported failure age of water pipe in the United States and Canada in 2023.[21]

After-sales in the pipe industry

  • 85% of Westlake Pipe & Fittings customers rated the sales experience favorably in a March 2024 North American voice-of-customer analysis.[26]
  • 84% of Westlake Pipe & Fittings customers rated customer service favorably in a March 2024 North American voice-of-customer analysis.[26]
  • 214 service locations supported approximately 10,000 customers for MRC Global in 2023.[26]
  • 2.6 billion dollars was the estimated annual repair cost associated with 260,000 water-main breaks in the United States and Canada in 2023.[21]
  • 60,000 customers were served by Core & Main as of February 2, 2025, including municipalities, private water companies and professional contractors.[26]

Value proposition in the pipe industry

  • 500 miles is the typical maximum distance over which large-diameter pipe is sold from a Westlake Pipe & Fittings production site because of shipping costs.[26]
  • 79% of Westlake Pipe & Fittings production volume served housing-related applications and 21% served infrastructure applications in the twelve months ended March 31, 2024.[26]
  • 72% of Westlake Pipe & Fittings customers rated product offerings favorably for combined competitors in the March 2024 comparison.[26]
  • 74% of Westlake Pipe & Fittings customers rated the company’s sales experience favorably versus 75% for combined competitors in the March 2024 analysis.[26]
  • 81% of Westlake Pipe & Fittings revenue came from the United States and 19% from Canada in the twelve months ended March 31, 2024.[26]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

We track emissions and waste diversion alongside recycling claims, including ADS pipe-manufacturing facilities diverting 72% of waste from landfill in fiscal 2024.

Sustainability in the pipe industry

  • 72% of waste from ADS pipe-manufacturing facilities was diverted from landfill in fiscal 2024 in the United States.[60]
  • 82% of waste from ADS Infiltrator manufacturing facilities was diverted from landfill in fiscal 2024 in the United States.[60]
  • 86% of Tenaris production facilities were certified to ISO 14001 or ISO 45001 according to its seamless-pipe environmental product declaration.[28]
  • 20,000 people received training during construction of Tenaris’s Bay City seamless-pipe mill in Texas over its four-year construction period.[28]
  • 50.4% was ADS’s reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions from its fiscal 2022 baseline by fiscal 2026.[41]

ESG in the pipe industry

  • 79% was the average recycled-steel content of Tenaris seamless pipes covered by its certified environmental product declaration.[28]
  • 95% of Apollo Pipes’ reported Scope 3 emissions were covered by four categories in fiscal 2024–25 in India.[61]
  • 98% is the maximum recycled-content share claimed for Victaulic pipe-joining products.[62]
  • 11,088 metric tons of CO2e were Apollo Pipes’ Scope 3 emissions in fiscal 2024–25, down from 15,225 metric tons in the prior fiscal year.[61]
  • 74% of material from Tenaris seamless pipes was estimated to be recyclable at end of life in the certified environmental product declaration.[28]

Ethics in the pipe industry

  • 100% of Borusan Pipe’s annual audits included examinations for errors, fraud and corruption in 2023 in Turkey.[63]
  • 7 core working principles and a Code of Ethics were adopted by Borusan Pipe through Borusan Group in 2023 in Turkey.[63]
  • 1 whistleblower hotline was maintained by Northwest Pipe Company alongside procedures for Code of Business Conduct and Ethics compliance.[64]

Circular economy in the pipe industry

  • Up to 98% recycled content is used in Victaulic products, which the company says can be recycled back into their original state.[62]
  • 95% of a reference PVC-U water-distribution pipe system was assumed to remain in the ground after a 100-year service life in a TEPPFA life-cycle assessment.[65]
  • More than 95% of installed plastic pipe systems for buildings and infrastructure can be mechanically recycled, according to TEPPFA.[65]
  • 47.7% of ADS pipe revenue came from remanufactured products in fiscal 2026 in North America.[41]
  • 2.5% of the reference PVC-U pipe system was assigned to mechanical recycling at end of life in a TEPPFA environmental product declaration.[65]

Carbon footprint in the pipe industry

  • 21,930.85 tonnes of Scope 1 CO2e were emitted at Borusan Pipe’s Baytown factory in the United States in 2023.[63]
  • 17,874 metric tons of CO2e were Northwest Pipe Company’s Scope 1 and 2 emissions in 2024 in the United States.[66]
  • 11,088 metric tons of CO2e were Apollo Pipes’ Scope 3 emissions in fiscal 2024–25 in India.[61]
  • 0.15 metric tons of CO2e per unit produced was Northwest Pipe’s Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity for engineered steel pressure pipe in 2024.[66]
  • 4,082.04 tonnes of Scope 1 CO2e were emitted at Borusan Pipe’s Vobarno factory in Italy in 2023.[63]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

We track cross-border operations footprint, including Tenaris operating manufacturing facilities in 17 countries and a service and distribution network in 19 countries in 2025.

Globalization in the pipe industry

  • 40-plus countries housed Tenaris employees in 2025.[28]
  • 140-plus countries received exports from Türkiye’s welded steel pipe sector in 2024.[15]
  • 70-plus countries received Interpipe products in 2023.[73]
  • 19 countries had Tenaris global services and distribution operations in 2025.[28]
  • 17 countries host Tenaris’s integrated steelmaking, pipe rolling, heat treatment, threading and finishing manufacturing system in 2025.[28]

Cultural adaptation in the pipe industry

  • 45,000 tons was the annual capacity of Tenaris’s Baogang joint-venture premium-connection threading plant in Baotou, China in 2024.[23]
  • 4 countries—Canada, India, Egypt and several Middle Eastern markets—were served by Perma-Pipe’s direct sales force in fiscal 2025.[74]
  • 4 R&D centers supported Tenaris’s product and process adaptation worldwide in 2025.[28]
  • 10% of Tenaris tubular-product and service sales came from Europe in 2024.[31]

Supplier management in the pipe industry

  • $67 million-plus of new orders were secured by Perma-Pipe in the second quarter of fiscal 2026.[22]
  • $694 million was Tenaris’s capital expenditure in 2024, including investment in tubular operations.[31]
  • 250,000 square feet exceeded the manufacturing and warehousing space supporting Otter Tail PVC pipe production in 2025.[26]
  • $237 million was Tenaris’s share-buyback spending during the first quarter of 2025, supporting capital allocation for its global supply network.[31]
  • 62,000 square feet were added to Otter Tail’s Arizona manufacturing, warehouse and office footprint in December 2024.[25]

Stakeholder management in the pipe industry

  • Hundreds of jobs were expected from Global Seamless’s Louisiana pipe facility investment announced in 2024.[24]
  • 197 MRC Global service locations supported customers in 2024.[26]
  • 8,300-plus customers were served by MRC Global through 197 locations in 2024.[26]
  • $35 million was the planned investment for Global Seamless’s first U.S. pipe-production facility in Louisiana in 2024.[24]
  • 25,000 employees worked across Tenaris offices and manufacturing facilities worldwide in 2025.[28]

Distribution channels in the pipe industry

  • 5,900 fleet vehicles supported Ferguson Enterprises distribution operations in 2024.[75]
  • 1,746 branches formed Ferguson’s distribution network in 2024.[75]
  • 47% of Otter Tail Plastics segment operating revenue came from two national distributors in 2025.[26]
  • 197 service locations, including distribution centers and pipe yards, supported MRC Global customers in 2024.[26]
  • 200-plus distribution customers bought Otter Tail PVC pipe in 2025.[26]

16 Statistics

Regional markets

We document regional capacity and production capability, including 100,225 working hours at Shaw Pipe Protection’s Edmonton facility in 2022.

The pipe industry in Edmonton

  • 100,225 working hours were recorded at Shaw Pipe Protection’s Edmonton facility in 2022, which coated steel pipes from 2 to 24 inches in diameter and up to 60 feet long.[76]
  • 50 full-time-equivalent employees worked at Shaw Pipe Protection’s Edmonton steel pipe-coating facility in 2022.[76]

Key questions about the Pipe Industry

What is the global steel pipe and tube market size, and what is the 2026–2031 growth outlook?
The global steel pipes and tubes market was valued at $166.73 billion in 2025. It is forecast to reach $227.81 billion by 2031, with 5.34% CAGR from 2026 to 2031.
How much revenue does the U.S. steel pipe-and-tube manufacturing industry generate?
U.S. iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing from purchased steel recorded $17.79 billion in 2024 sales, shipments, or revenue.
Which companies lead the pipe industry?
Welspun CORP leads Gitnux's 2026 pipe ranking with an Overall score of 9.5, with large-diameter steel line pipes; identifies among the world’s top two. Tenaris is the runner-up at 9.0, backed by 8.7 million tons of annual pipe manufacturing capacity.
What technology shifts are visible in pipe-sector operations?
Pipe networks generate about 1 terabyte of data each day, supporting analytics and machine-learning inputs. In parallel, AI-enabled inspection and assessment work was reported at multiple operators, including 135 million feet of footage in a training-data library in 2024.
How is the pipe market structured by product types and end uses?
Pipe products are segmented by material and application, including steel, plastic, ductile iron and specialty products. Major end uses include oil and gas, water and wastewater, construction, power generation, industrial processing, and infrastructure.
What standards changes can affect compliance in line pipe during 2026?
API published the 47th edition of Specification 5L in June 2026, adding requirements covering high-frequency-welded pipe, CO2 transport, testing, traceability, and sour-service applications.
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