Interpipe’s steel pipe output rises by 24.3 percent in January 2011

According to preliminary data, in January 2011 the pipe producing subsidiaries of Ukraine's Interpipe Corporation (Interpipe) increased their steel pipe output by 24.3 percent to 67,500 mt as compared to January 2010.
 
Specifically, in the first month of this year, Interpipe NTRP registered a 28.2 percent increase in its steel pipe production to 33,200 mt, Interpipe Niko Tube saw its steel pipe output increase by 51 percent to 23,100 mt, while Interpipe NMPP's steel pipe output decreased by 14.5 percent to 11,200 mt, all compared to January 2010.