The Ukrainian iron ore and steel producer Metinvest Holding (Metinvest) has announced that in August its subsidiary Khartsyzsk Pipe Works (KhPW) manufactured a total of 61,370 mt of large diameter (LD) pipes, up 27.5 percent month on month.
Meanwhile, also in August, KhPW continued production of Х70 1,067 х 15.9 mm LD pipes, and of K56 (09G2FB) 1,220 х 12.5 mm LD pipes, and started production of 10G2FB pipes of 1,420 х 15.7 mm and 1,420 х 16.8 mm size, and of K56 (09G2FB) pipes of 1,220 х 16.8 mm size, all with internal and external anticorrosive coating. In August, KhPW's total output of the pipes in question amounted to 60,281 mt - up 28 percent compared to July, with its pipe deliveries for the same month reaching 59,723 mt, 57.5 percent of which were supplied for the Central Asia-China gas pipeline project.
In January-August this year, KhPW produced 412,167 mt of large diameter pipes - up 2.1 times year on year, with the output of pipes with anticorrosive coating totaling 415,636 mt.