Ukraine’s steel pipe output rises 65.6 percent in Jan-Feb

According to preliminary data, in the January-February of the current year Ukraine increased its steel pipe output by 65.6 percent year on year to 348,000 mt.
 
This increase was due to the significant growth in output of Metinvest's subsidiary Khartsyzsk Pipe Works (KhPW), which in January-February this year produced 101,300 mt of steel pipes - up from 19,230 mt produced in the same period last year.
 
On the other hand, the pipe producing subsidiaries of Ukraine's Interpipe Corporation (Interpipe) increased their steel pipe output by 22 percent to 139,100 mt as compared to January-February 2010.
 
Specifically, in the first two months of this year, Interpipe NTRP registered a 34 percent increase in its steel pipe production to 65,100 mt, Interpipe Niko Tube saw its steel pipe output increase by 29 percent to 48,200 mt, while Interpipe NMPP's steel pipe output decreased by seven percent to 25,800 mt, all compared to January-February 2010.