Vyksa posts production results

Vyksa Steel Works (Vyksa), a part of Russian United Metallurgical Company, from the beginning of the current year produced more pipes than last year. As of September 7, 2006, Vyksa produced 1.009 million metric tons of pipes from the beginning of the year against 1 million metric tons produced last year. In addition, the mill plans to produce up to 500,000 metric tons of pipes in the remaining four months of the year.