Alexey Mordashov, the General Director of Russian steelmaker
Severstal, during the opening ceremony of
Severstal's Izhora
Pipe Plant announced that the company is considering the possibility of raising the
production of flat rolled products.
Mr. Mordashov commented that due to beginning of realization of massive oil pipelines
construction projects in
Russia, the domestic market would require more flat rolled products to satisfy the needs of the
pipe industry.