HIX Publishing

Market Report on Heating & Plumbing Pipes Europe 2026

KWD Market + Charts “Heating  Plumbing Pipes Europe”
Consumption of pipes by material, application and country

Authors: Dipl.-Ing. Jutta Hix, Achim Seydel

How many million meters of pipe have been and are being used in the heating and plumbing sector in Europe?

The market report “KWD Market + Charts Heating & Plumbing Pipes Europe” regularly estimates the amount of pipes sold or installed in the three applications:

  • under floor heating systems (surface heating and cooling systems)
  • radiator connections
  • plumbing installations (hot and cold water systems)

Thereby the market report analyses the following pipe-materials:

  • Metal pipes from: steel and c-steel / copper / stainless steel
  • Plastic pipes from: PEX / PE-RT / PP-R / PB
  • Multilayer composite pipes

The KWD report looks at heating & plumbing pipe consumptions for the EC 19 countries. It is listed in million meters and it also includes a conversion into tons.

The digital market report is available as a pdf document. All tables can be found in separate Excel files.

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