Chelyabinsk Tube-Rolling Plant (ChTPZ), a leading Russian producer of welded and seamless steel pipes and tubes and a supplier of integrated solutions to the Russian oil and gas industry as well as to a variety of other industries in Russia, has abandoned plans for an initial public offering (IPO) in London because of undervaluation by the market. Accordingly, ChTPZ will remain a non-public company for two more years.
In January this year ChTPZ had officially announced plans to hold an IPO, but in February it postponed these plants. The company was able to assemble applications amounting to $2.0-2.7 billion for the entire company. Investors were offered 30 percent of the company's capital, taking into account the additional issue.