April saw pipe output on the level of
140.6 thousand tons, up by 3.6% MoM.
Khartsyzsk Pipe Works decreased its pipe output
from 79.3 thousand tons in January-April 2013 to 61.4 thousand tons this year.
In March and April the company increased its output to 15.7 thousand tons and
36.3 thousand tons correspondingly, while in January-February it produced only
9.4 thousand tons.
Interpipe NPZ, Interpipe NMTZ and Interpipe
Niko Tube all dropped production from 130.4 thousand tons to 110.6 thousand
tons, from 77.3 to 60.8 and from 140.9 thousand tons to 135 thousand tons
respectively.
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works decreased
its pipe output from 19 thousand tons to 17.1 thousand tons. Kominmet dropped
production from 74.5 thousand tons to 62.4 thousand tons, AG Stahl Ltd – from
10 to 7.1 thousand tons, while Centravis increased its stainless pipes output
from 6.7 to 7.4 thousand tons.
Dniepropetrovsk
Tube Works decreased pipe output from 26 to 12.6 thousand tons. (Ukrainian
metal)