In the January-June period of the current year, Ukrainian companies produced 847,700 mt of steel pipes, down 24.5 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the figures issued by Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers. In June alone, Ukraine's steel pipe production decreased by 7.4 percent compared to May, falling to 134,200 mt.
Ukrainian steel pipe production in the first half this year:
Company | H1 2012 | H1 2013 |
Interpipe Niko Tube | 214,700 | 204,800 |
Interpipe Nizhnedneprovsky Pipe Plant | 216,300 | 188,000 |
ISD Dniepropetrovsk Tube Works | 44,900 | 29,600 |
Interpipe Novomoskovsk Pipe Works | 121,200 | 122,500 |
Metinvest Khartsyzsk Tube Works | 273,000 | 127,100 |
Lugansk Tube Plant | 107,300 | 0 |
Kominmet | 90,000 | 112,400 |
Others | 54,800 | 63,300 |
Total | 1,122,2700 | 847,700 |