Export prices of Turkish ERW pipes of 2-6 mm wall thickness made from HRC are in the range $530-570/mt FOB, the prices of round and square hollow sections of 2-6 mm wall thickness made to EN 10219 or ASTM A500 are at $510-560/mt FOB. Export offers of ERW pipes of 1.5 mm wall thickness made from CRC are at the level $610-650/mt FOB, with hollow sections at $600-640/mt FOB. Water and gas ERW pipes of 2.0-4.5 mm wall thickness made to EN 10255/DIN 2440 from S235 grade HR products are being offered for export at a minimum of $550/mt FOB.
Domestic quotations of ERW pipes of 2-6 mm wall thickness made from HRC are at the level $550-560/mt ex-works, and ERW pipes of 1.5 mm wall thickness made from CRC are at the range of $620-630/mt ex-works. Domestic prices of round, square and rectangular hollow sections grades A of 2-4 mm wall thickness made to ASTM A500 from HRC are at about $500-550/mt ex-works, while prices of hollow sections of 1.5 mm wall thickness made from CRC are at about $600-620/mt ex-works.
Official prices of Borusan Mannesmann for black water ERW pipes of 2"-4" size and 4.5-5.4 mm wall thickness made to EN 10255 are in the range $1,120-1,170/mt ex-works, while 5"-6" size material with 5.4 mm wall thickness stands in the range of $1,270-1,280/mt ex-works. However, current discounts may reach 26-28 percent. As a result, taking into account the discount levels, in fact domestic prices of black water ERW pipes are at the level $810-840/mt ex-works for 2"-4" and at $920/mt ex-works for 5"-6".
Actual offers of galvanized water pipes of 2"-4" size made to EN 10255 are being given to the domestic market at $1,050-1,090/mt ex-works. Quotations for industrial pipes of 60-76 mm outside diameter and 1.5-2.0 mm wall thickness made to DIN 2394/EN 10305-3 from CRC are at the level of $1,190-1,210/mt ex-works (taking discounts into consideration).