Iranian producers' current domestic prices for ½"-4" welded pipes with 2 mm wall thickness made to EN 10219 of S235JR grade are at $850-900/mt ex-works. Prices are exclusive of four percent VAT.
Offers of 25 x 25 mm - 110 x 110 mm hollow sections with 2-6 mm wall thickness are being given on average at $800-850/mt ex-works. Water and gas ERW pipes of ½"-4" size with 2.5-3.5 mm wall thickness made to DIN 2440 are being offered to the domestic market at $870-920/mt ex-works.
Local stockists' prices for welded pipes of ¾"-3" size from Iranian producers are currently varying at around $1,020-1,060/mt ex-warehouse, compared to $1,010-1,045/mt ex-warehouse one month ago. Offers of 20 x 20 mm - 100 x 100 mm hollow sections ex-warehouse Tehran are on average at $1,045-1,070/mt, compared to $940-965/mt ex-warehouse one month ago.
Chinese welded pipes, 2"-6" grade B made to ASTM A53/API 5L, are still being offered to the Iranian market at the level of one month ago, i.e., at $800-850/mt CFR Bandar Abbas. However, there is a shortage of imported welded pipes in the market due to the international sanctions against Iran.
Iranian stockists' prices for local production welded pipes:
($/t, ex-warehouse, cash payment)
Diameter Price Change*
3/4" 1,060 +20
1" 1,050 +25
1 1/4" 1,050 +40
1 ½" 1,035 +10
2" 1,050 +5
2 ½" 1,020 +5
3" 1,020 +5
*over the past month