According to preliminary data, in January 2011 the
pipe producing subsidiaries of
Ukraine's Interpipe Corporation (Interpipe) increased their steel
pipe output by 24.3 percent to 67,500 mt as compared to January 2010.
Specifically, in the first month of this year, Interpipe NTRP registered a 28.2 percent increase in its steel
pipe production to 33,200 mt, Interpipe Niko Tube saw its steel
pipe output increase by 51 percent to 23,100 mt, while Interpipe NMPP's steel
pipe output decreased by 14.5 percent to 11,200 mt, all compared to January 2010.