In the January-March period of the current year, Ukrainian companies produced 593,100 mt of steel pipes, up seven percent compared to the same period last year, according to the figures issued by Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers. In March alone, Ukraine's steel pipe production rose by 6.4 percent compared to February, increasing to 215,300 mt.
Ukrainian steel pipe production in the first quarter:
Company | Q1 2011 | Q1 2012 |
Interpipe Niko Tube | 86,900 | 109,100 |
Interpipe Nizhnedneprovsky Pipe Plant | 99,200 | 105,000 |
ISD Dniepropetrovsk Tube Works | 26,300 | 20,000 |
Interpipe Novomoskovsk Pipe Works | 47,300 | 57,300 |
Metinvest Khartsyzsk Tube Works | 155,900 | 202,400 |
Lugansk Tube Plant | 62,300 | 40,900 |
Kominmet | 44,400 | 43,200 |
Others | 32,200 | 15,200 |
Total | 554,500 | 593,100 |