According to preliminary data, in the first eight months of 2010 the
pipe producing subsidiaries of
Ukraine's Interpipe Corporation (Interpipe) increased their steel
pipe output by 68.4 percent to 543,500 mt as compared to the same period of last year.
Specifically, in January-August this year, Interpipe NTRP registered a 55.5 percent increase in its steel
pipe production to 224,300 mt, Interpipe NMPP saw its steel
pipe output increase by 30.3 percent to 122,500 mt, while Interpipe Niko Tube's steel
pipe output rose by 133 percent to 196,700 mt, all compared to the same period last year.