In the January-May period of the current year, Ukrainian companies produced 953,800 mt of steel pipes, up four percent compared to the same period last year, according to the figures issued by Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers. In May alone, Ukraine's steel pipe production decreased by 5.6 percent compared to April, falling to 174,500 mt.
Ukrainian steel pipe production in Jan-May:
Company | 2011 | 2012 |
Interpipe Niko Tube | 156,600 | 178,500 |
Interpipe Nizhnedneprovsky Pipe Plant | 166,100 | 178,300 |
ISD Dniepropetrovsk Tube Works | 46,900 | 37,600 |
Interpipe Novomoskovsk Pipe Works | 87,600 | 101,000 |
Metinvest Khartsyzsk Tube Works | 247,100 | 270,200 |
Lugansk Tube Plant | 96,600 | 90,300 |
Kominmet | 70,700 | 75,300 |
Others | 45,300 | 22,600 |
Total | 916,900 | 953,800 |