Saudi Arabia's Top Ten Manufacturers Of Straight Welded Steel Pipe in 2026

Saudi Arabia's Top Ten Manufacturers of Straight Welded Steel Pipe in 2026

As a global energy core and industrial hub in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is relying on the "Vision 2030" strategy to accelerate the localization, high-end and green transformation of the steel industry. As the core material of energy infrastructure and industrial manufacturing, straight welded steel pipes are welcoming explosive development opportunities. In 2026, Saudi Arabia's longitudinal steel pipe market was dominated by local leaders, empowered by international giants, and deeply cultivated by Chinese-funded enterprises. Hebei Huayang Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. became one of the top ten longitudinal steel pipe manufacturers in Saudi Arabia by virtue of its technical advantages, localized services and professional ability of energy pipes, and became a benchmark enterprise for steel industry cooperation between China and Saudi Arabia.

Saudi steel industry is the core pillar of the national "Vision 2030" economic diversification strategy. Around the four core directions of "energy binding, local substitution, green and low carbon, and high-end breakthrough", a modern steel system suitable for oil and gas, infrastructure, shipbuilding and marine engineering is built. In 2026, the Saudi steel industry entered a critical period of strategic landing, and the field of straight welded steel pipes became the key track for policy and capital:

For a long time, there has been a structural contradiction of "surplus of ordinary steel and shortage of high-end pipes" in Saudi steel industry. 70% of high-end products such as large-diameter longitudinal submerged arc welded pipes, anticorrosion oil and gas pipelines and offshore engineering pipes depend on imports. To this end, the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia launched the "Steel Industry Restructuring Plan", with a planned investment of 16 billion US dollars, focusing on seven types of high value-added steel products, with straight welded steel pipes ranking first. Through local factory building, international joint venture and technology introduction, the local self-sufficiency rate of high-end straight-seam steel pipes will reach 75% in 2028, reducing the dependence on imported pipes from Europe, America, Japan and South Korea.

As the world's largest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia's national key projects, such as oil and gas pipelines, refining facilities, seawater desalination, North-South Railway and Red Sea New Town, have been intensively implemented, driving the annual demand for straight-seam steel pipes to exceed 1.8 million tons. The strategy clearly requires that the energy projects of leading enterprises such as Saudi Aramco and SABIC should give priority to purchasing local qualified straight-seam steel pipes, and at the same time, promote the deep binding between pipe enterprises and energy enterprises, jointly build R&D centers, and customize the development of high-temperature resistant, corrosion-resistant and high-pressure straight-seam steel pipes for oil and gas.

In response to the global carbon emission reduction trend and EU carbon tariff rules, Saudi steel strategy forces the transformation of green manufacturing. From 2026, new steel pipe projects must adopt short-process technology of electric arc furnace and recycling technology of scrap steel, and encourage hydrogen energy reduction and clean energy substitution; Straight-seam steel pipe enterprises are required to pass ISO14001, API Q1 and other environmental protection and quality certification, and the products meet the low-carbon procurement standards of Saudi Aramco and SABIC. China Baowu, ArcelorMittal and other international enterprises jointly build green thick plates and high-end pipes with Saudi PIF Fund to promote the low-carbon upgrading of the industry.

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Saudi Arabia attracts global head steel pipe enterprises to set up factories with the mode of "capital for technology". Cooperate with China to build a comprehensive thick plate project, jointly build a stainless steel pipe factory with Korean enterprises, and jointly develop longitudinal submerged arc welding pipe technology with German enterprises. At the same time, the restrictions on foreign ownership will be relaxed, and policies such as tax relief, land concessions and supporting industrial land will be provided for international enterprises, so as to attract Chinese-funded enterprises such as Hebei Huayang Steel Pipe to lay out in Saudi Arabia and promote the localization of steel pipe manufacturing technology in China.

At present, the annual output of Saudi straight-seam steel pipes can reach 1.6 million tons, and the annual output value exceeds 9 billion Saudi riyals. The products cover oil and gas transportation, urban water supply and drainage, building structure, marine engineering, power infrastructure and other fields, which not only support local industries, but also export to Gulf countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain, and become the core distribution center of straight-seam steel pipe industry in the Middle East.

ranking	name of the company	main products	Target industry	remarks
1	Arabian Pipes Company	Large diameter LSAW longitudinal submerged arc welded pipe, ERW resistance welded pipe, anticorrosive steel pipe.	Oil and gas transportation, energy infrastructure, ocean engineering	Saudi local leader and core supplier of Saudi Aramco, with an annual production capacity of 460,000 tons and API 5L certification.
2	Saudi Steel Pipe Company	Medium and small caliber ERW straight welded pipe, fluid conveying steel pipe, galvanized steel pipe	Oil and gas, water supply and drainage, industrial pipelines	Founded in 1982, Jubail set up a factory with a leading cost performance and a local market share of 25%.
3	Global Pipe Company	LSAW pipe, high pressure oil and gas steel pipe, alloy straight seam pipe.	Oil and gas, petrochemical, electric power	Saudi Arabia-Germany joint venture, high-end straight pipe benchmarking, technology benchmarking German standards.
4	Zamil Steel Pipes	Black leather straight welded pipe, galvanized straight welded pipe, structural steel pipe.	Construction, agriculture and civil infrastructure	Under the Zamir Group, the galvanizing process is leading, which is suitable for Saudi Arabia's high temperature desert environment.
5	Al Jazeera Steel Products	ERW straight welded pipe, precision rectangular pipe, thin-walled straight welded pipe.	Building structure, machinery manufacturing, electrical engineering	Jeddah set up a factory with an annual production capacity of 260,000 tons, with SASO and API certification, covering the western Saudi market.
6	Al Qahtani PCK Pipe Company	Large diameter longitudinal submerged arc welded pipe, piling longitudinal welded pipe, offshore engineering pipe.	Port infrastructure, marine engineering, bridges	Saudi Arabia-China joint venture (Panyu Pearl River Steel Pipe), focusing on super-large diameter pipes.
7	National Pipe Company	Large diameter straight welded pipe, spiral welded pipe, anti-corrosion coated pipe	Long-distance oil and gas transmission and water conservancy projects	Jubail has a large production line, serving key projects of Saudi Aramco and SABIC.
8	East Pipes	ERW straight seam pipe, HSAW welded pipe, internal and external anticorrosive steel pipe.	Oil and gas transportation, urban pipe network, seawater desalination	Dammam set up a factory, which will expand its production to 500,000 tons in 2026. It is a core enterprise in the East Middle East market.
9	Hebei Huayang Steel Tube Co., Ltd. (Saudi Branch)	High-frequency ERW straight welded pipe, double-sided submerged arc welded LSAW pipe, 3PE anticorrosive steel pipe.	Oil and gas transportation, medium sand infrastructure, seawater desalination	China head steel pipe enterprise, Saudi localized production, API 5L certification, service energy project.
10	ArcelorMittal Tubular Products	High-end alloy straight seam steel pipe, high-pressure boiler tube, corrosion-resistant straight seam pipe.	Refinery, electric power, high-end industries	Global steel giants are joint ventures with leading technology to serve Saudi Arabia's high-end industries.

Saudi Arabia is the absolute leader in straight welded steel pipe industry, headquartered in Dammam, with two production bases in Riyadh and Jubail, with a total annual production capacity of 460,000 tons. Riyadh Plant focuses on 6-20 inch ERW longitudinal welded pipes, while Jubail Plant focuses on 16-48 inch LSAW longitudinal submerged arc welded pipes, which is one of the largest production bases of longitudinal welded steel pipes in the Middle East. 100% of the products have passed API 5L, ISO9001 and Saudi Aramco certification. We have provided special pipes for oil and gas transportation for Saudi Aramco and SABIC for a long time, and participated in national projects such as Saudi-Bahrain cross-sea pipeline and Jeddah refinery. In 2026, the revenue exceeded 2.2 billion Saudi riyals, ranking first in the industry.

Established in Jubail Industrial Zone in 1982, an old-fashioned steel pipe enterprise in Saudi Arabia focuses on the production of small and medium-sized straight-seam steel pipes with an annual production capacity of 300,000 tons. The core products are DN15-DN600 ERW straight welded pipe and fluid conveying steel pipe, which are suitable for oil and gas, water supply and drainage and industrial pipeline scenarios. With the advantages of localization cost, stable delivery capacity and perfect after-sales network, it has occupied 25% of the domestic middle-end straight welded steel pipe market in Saudi Arabia. In March 2026, it won a large order of 127 million rials from Saudi Aramco, and its local competitiveness continued to improve.

Saudi Arabia-Germany joint venture, a benchmark for high-end longitudinal submerged arc welding pipes, focusing on high-pressure, high-temperature and corrosion-resistant oil and gas special pipes. Germany's straight seam welding and nondestructive testing technology are introduced, with an annual production capacity of 250,000 tons and a product diameter of 219-1,420 mm, which meets the API 5L X42-X80 standard and is specially customized for Saudi Aramco offshore oil fields and inland long-distance pipelines. As the core supplier of high-end straight pipe in Saudi Arabia, its products are widely used in oil and gas projects along the Red Sea, and its technical strength and quality standards are against the first-class level in Europe.

Zamir Industrial, a subsidiary of Saudi Diversification Group, covers all of Saudi Arabia, focusing on straight-seam steel pipes for civil and industrial use. The core advantage is the production of galvanized straight-seam steel pipe. The hot-dip galvanizing process is adopted, and the zinc layer is uniform and has strong corrosion resistance, which is suitable for the extreme environment of high temperature, high salt and windy sand in Saudi Arabia. The products cover DN15-DN300 black leather pipes and galvanized pipes, which are widely used in building structures, agricultural irrigation and urban water supply and drainage. In 2026, the local market share reached 18%, making it the first brand of civil pipes in Saudi Arabia.

Founded in Jeddah in 1988, it is the largest manufacturer of straight welded steel pipes in western Saudi Arabia, with an annual production capacity of 260,000 tons. Main ERW straight seam resistance welded pipe, precision rectangular pipe, the caliber covers 1/2 inch -6 inch, and the products have passed SASO, API and UL certification. With its location advantages, it covers the markets in western Saudi Arabia and along the Red Sea, serves projects such as Jeddah New Town and Mecca infrastructure, and is also exported to North African countries such as Egypt and Sudan. It is a core supplier of industrial pipes in western Saudi Arabia.

Al Qahtani PCK Pipe Company

Saudi Abdulhadi Katani Group is a joint venture with China Panyu Pearl River Steel Pipe, focusing on large-diameter longitudinal submerged arc welded pipes. China JCOE straight seam forming technology is introduced, with an annual production capacity of 200,000 tons, which can produce super-large diameter straight seam pipes with a diameter of 2000mm, and is suitable for heavy infrastructure such as port piling, offshore platforms and cross-sea bridges. Deeply participating in the expansion of Haier Port in Chatlas and the infrastructure project of Red Sea New Town is the core force in the field of ultra-large diameter straight welded steel pipes in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia is a state-owned steel pipe enterprise, and Jubail has a large production line of straight welded pipe and spiral welded pipe, with an annual production capacity of 220,000 tons. Focus on the production of large-diameter straight-seam steel pipes and anti-corrosion coated pipes. The products are used for long-distance oil and gas transportation and water conservancy and water conveyance projects. Strategic suppliers, as Saudi Aramco and SABIC, participated in projects such as oil field pipeline network in northern Saudi Arabia and water conservancy reconstruction in Riyadh. In 2026, he increased investment in anti-corrosion pipes and its market share increased steadily.

The core steel pipe enterprise in eastern Saudi Arabia, headquartered in Dammam, has an annual production capacity of 400,000 tons. In 2026, it will invest 12.8 million US dollars to expand production and add 100,000 tons of HSAW steel pipe production capacity. The core products are ERW straight-seam pipes, internal and external anticorrosive steel pipes, and 4.5 million square meters/year coating production line, which can provide 3PE and FBE anticorrosive treatment. Focusing on the fields of oil and gas transportation, urban pipe network and seawater desalination, serving the eastern Saudi oil field and Dammam Port project, it is an important supplier of anticorrosion pipes in the Gulf region.

China's leading large-scale straight-seam steel pipe enterprise, headquartered in Cangzhou, Hebei Province, set up overseas production base and service center in Dammam, Saudi Arabia in 2025, and officially became one of the top ten straight-seam steel pipe manufacturers in Saudi Arabia. The company has 17 international advanced production lines, and its products cover Φ73mm-Φ1422mm ERW straight welded pipes, LSAW double-sided submerged arc welded pipes and 3PE anticorrosive steel pipes, and have passed API 5L, ISO9001 and Saudi Aramco certification.

Huayang Steel Pipe Saudi Branch is deeply in line with Saudi energy demand, focusing on oil and gas transportation, cross-border infrastructure between China and Saudi Arabia, and seawater desalination, and providing customized pipe solutions for Saudi Aramco-China-Saudi Arabia cooperation projects. In 2026, the company's Saudi base has an annual production capacity of 180,000 tons, serving 12 key energy projects in Saudi Arabia, with an export value exceeding 190 million US dollars. With China's mature steel pipe technology, stable product quality and quick response to localization, Huayang Steel Pipe has become the most competitive Chinese-funded enterprise in Saudi Arabia's high-end oil and gas pipe field, promoting the deep integration of "Made in China" into Saudi Arabia's industrial system and becoming a model of strategic docking between China and Saudi Arabia's "Belt and Road" and "Vision 2030".

ArcelorMittal, a global steel giant, is a joint venture with Saudi PIF Fund, focusing on high-end alloy straight-seam steel pipes and high-pressure industrial pipes. The world-leading straight seam welding and heat treatment technology is introduced, with an annual production capacity of 150,000 tons. The products are suitable for refining, electric power and high-end industrial scenes, and meet the international standards of ASTM, DIN and API. As a core supplier of high-end pipes in Saudi Arabia, it fills the gap in the production capacity of local high-end alloy straight-seam pipes, serves Saudi petrochemical industrial park and power infrastructure projects, and promotes the breakthrough of Saudi straight-seam steel pipe industry to high-precision fields.

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In 2026, driven by the national strategy, Saudi Arabia's straight-seam steel pipe industry is accelerating the transformation from "import dependence" to "local independence and high-end leadership", forming a benign pattern of "local leading companies have a stable foundation, international enterprises have strong technology, and Chinese enterprises supplement supply". With the continuous expansion of Saudi energy infrastructure and the landing of green steel projects, it is estimated that in 2027, the annual demand for straight welded steel pipes in Saudi Arabia will exceed 2.2 million tons, and the local production capacity will reach 2.1 million tons, basically achieving self-sufficiency.

As the only China enterprise that ranks among Saudi Arabia's top ten manufacturers of straight-seam steel pipes, Hebei Huayang Steel Pipe is not only a participant in Sino-Saudi trade cooperation, but also a promoter of industrial technology collaboration. In the future, Huayang Steel Pipe will expand the production capacity of Saudi Arabia's production base, lay out high-end anti-corrosion pipes and pipes for marine engineering, strengthen in-depth cooperation with Saudi Aramco and local enterprises, and help Saudi Arabia's straight welded steel pipe industry to upgrade to a high-end and green level.

Under the background of deepening China-Saudi Arabia comprehensive strategic partnership, Saudi steel industry will welcome more China enterprises and promote all-round docking of technology, production capacity and standards. Chinese-funded enterprises, represented by Hebei Huayang Steel Pipe, will continue to give full play to their technical and cost advantages and deeply integrate into the Saudi industrial system, which will not only provide solid support for Saudi Arabia's energy transformation and economic diversification, but also set a benchmark for China's steel pipe manufacturing to "go global" and jointly build a new pattern of win-win cooperation between China and Saudi Arabia.