Ukrainian pipe output down in January-April 2014

In January-April major Ukrainian pipe companies produced 477 thousand tons of ferrous pipes, down by 16.1% YoY.

Ukraine decreases pipe output in Q1 2014

In January-March major pipe companies of Ukraine produced 337.1 thousand tons of ferrous metals pipes, down by 15.4% YoY.

Dniepropetrovsk Tube Works increases ERW pipe capacity

The Dniepropetrovsk Tube Works, a subsidiary of the Ukrainian steel producer Industrial Union of Donbass, plans to expand its production capacity.
At the end of 2011 the Dniepropetrovsk Tube Works commissioned a longitudinal electric welded pipe production line for carbon steel pipes with 10-76 mm diameter and also for precision stainless steel pipes.
The capacity of the new unit is 1,800 tons of products per month.
By the end of February the company plans to produce 900 tons of products per month.
The Dniepropetrovsk Tube Works also plans to install a coupling production line and a heat treatment line for production of high strength pipes for the oil and gas industry. (SteelOrbis)