Pervouralsky Novotrubny Works (PNTZ), a subsidiary of one of the largest Russian pipe producers, ChTPZ Group, has announced that it will commission its new electro-smelting facility in the coming month of October.
As SteelOrbis previously reported, the construction of PNTZ's 950,000 mt capacity new electro-smelting facility was started in 2007, and will allow ChTPZ Group to achieve vertical integration in the seamless pipe segment, making it almost self-sufficient in high-quality billets for seamless pipe production. Currently, PNTZ is continuing the installation of the main equipment, which is supplied by German plantmaker SMS Demag.