EUROPIPE GmbH
HQ DE22% share
JV of Salzgitter (Mannesmann) and Dillinger; the premier maker of large-diameter SAW line pipe (X70/X80) for major pipelines worldwide; US plant (Berg/Mukwonago, Baytown).
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Pipeline Steel (Large-Diameter Line Pipe)
High-strength steel pipe (API 5L X65-X80 grade) for crude and product pipelines. US pipeline steel is subject to Section 232 tariffs on imports; domestic producers (US Steel, Nucor) supply the majority of US needs. OCTG (oil country tubular goods) for well drilling is a related category.
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Companies
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Goods affected
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What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on pipeline steel (large-diameter line pipe) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| USUnited States | 55% |
| DEGermany (Federal Republic of Germany) | 25% |
| CACanada | 20% |
| GRGreece | 16% |
| KRSouth Korea | 10% |
| JPJapan | 8% |
| INIndia | 7% |
| TRTurkey | 3% |
| MXMexico | 2% |
| GBUnited Kingdom | 2% |
| BRBrazil | 2% |
| ITItaly | 1% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
6 companies produce pipeline steel (large-diameter line pipe).
Tenaris S.A.(TS)
HQ LU20% share
World-leading seamless steel pipe maker for oil & gas (OCTG, line pipe); part of the Techint/Rocca group; large US footprint (Bay City TX mill).
United States Steel Corporation(X)
HQ US15% share
Integrated steelmaker; flat-rolled hot-dip galvanized, Galvalume and pre-painted (PPGI) coated sheet. Acquired by Nippon Steel in 2025.
Welspun Corp Ltd.(540116.BO)
HQ IN15% share
One of the world's largest line-pipe (LSAW/HSAW/ERW) makers; US plant (Little Rock, Arkansas) supplies API line pipe.
Vallourec S.A.(VK.PA)
HQ FR12% share
French premium seamless tube/OCTG and line-pipe producer for energy and industry.
Nucor Corporation(NUE)
HQ US
Charlotte, NC-based steel company (NYSE: NUE); largest US steel producer by volume; all EAF (electric arc furnace) production. Plate Mill Group: three facilities — Hertford County (Cofield) NC, Brandenburg KY, Tuscaloosa AL. Combined ~3.5 million tons/year plate capacity (cut-to-length and discrete plate). Products: carbon, HSLA, alloy, and pressure vessel-quality steel plate. Markets served include heavy equipment, dump bodies, on-highway trucks, rail cars, barges, ships — fire apparatus structural steel falls in this category. Buy America compliance: all domestic EAF production qualifies. Nucor also owns David J. Joseph (scrap procurement) and various downstream fabricators. Largest US recycled-content steel producer.