According to preliminary data, in the first nine months of 2010 the
pipe producing subsidiaries of
Ukraine's Interpipe Corporation (Interpipe) increased their steel
pipe output by 62 percent to 627,100 mt as compared to the same period of last year.
Specifically, in January-September this year, Interpipe NTRP registered a 49.7 percent increase in its steel
pipe production to 259,600 mt, Interpipe NMPP saw its steel
pipe output increase by 24.2 percent to 139,100 mt, while Interpipe Niko Tube's steel
pipe output rose by 2.24 times to 228,400 mt, all compared to the same period last year.