According to preliminary data, in the first 11 months of 2010 the
pipe producing subsidiaries of
Ukraine's Interpipe Corporation (Interpipe) increased their steel
pipe output by 55.7 percent to 784,300 mt as compared to the same period of last year.
Specifically, in January-November this year, Interpipe NTRP registered a 46 percent increase in its steel
pipe production to 328,900 mt, Interpipe NMPP saw its steel
pipe output increase by 15.3 percent to 169,200 mt, while Interpipe Niko Tube's steel
pipe output rose by 2.2 times to 286,200 mt, all compared to the same period last year.