Interpipe’s steel pipe output rises by 26 percent in Q1

According to preliminary data, in Q1 2011 the pipe producing subsidiaries of Ukraine's Interpipe Corporation (Interpipe) increased their steel pipe output by 26 percent to 234,000 mt as compared to the same period last year.
 
Specifically, in the first three months of this year, Interpipe NTRP registered a 28 percent increase in its steel pipe production to 99,800 mt, Interpipe Niko Tube saw its steel pipe output increase by 31 percent to 86,900 mt, while Interpipe NMPP's steel pipe output went up by 14 percent to 47,300 mt, all compared to Q1 2010.