One of the largest Russian pipe producers, ChTPZ Group, which consists of Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant (ChTPZ) and Pervouralsky Novotrubny Works, has announced its operational results for the first eight months of 2009.
During the period in question, the group registered a 36 percent decrease year on year in its pipe shipments to 736,400 metric tons.
In the first eight months of 2009, the pipe deliveries of Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant (ChTPZ) amounted to 378,000 mt, including 233,800 mt of large diameter pipes. In August 2009, ChTPZ shipped 53,500 mt of pipes - up 0.8 percent month on month, including 31,500 mt of large diameter pipes.
On the other hand, Pervouralsky Novotrubny Works' pipe shipments in January-August this year amounted to 358,400 mt, while its August deliveries totaled 48,000 mt - up 16 percent month on month, including 1,100 mt of high strength pipes.