Market Demand for Corrugated Stainless Steel Pipes

The global market demand for corrugated stainless steel pipes continued to expand in 2025, driven primarily by high-growth sectors such as new energy vehicles, semiconductors and photovoltaics, and petrochemicals. Demand for thermal management pipes for new energy vehicles saw a year-on-year increase of 35%.

Currently, the market demand for corrugated stainless steel pipes has rapidly shifted from traditional municipal engineering to high-end manufacturing, forming a dual-engine pattern of "traditional + emerging" growth. The following are the main areas of demand growth:

The global market size for stainless steel flexible hoses (including corrugated structures) reached US$3.615 billion in 2025, with the corrugated hose segment accounting for US$2.699 billion.

The global market size for corrugated stainless steel pipes (CSST) was RMB1.834 billion (approximately US$255 million) in 2025, and is projected to grow to RMB2.789 billion by 2032 at a CAGR of 6.17%.

The global market size for formed stainless steel corrugated pipes was approximately RMB135 billion in 2024, and is projected to reach RMB149 billion in 2025, representing a year-on-year growth of 10.4%.