In January-August Ukraine produced 1.014 million tons of pipes, down by 11% YoY.
August saw pipe production on the level of 91 thousand tons, down by 38.4% MoM.
Average daily output of pipes in 8 months was 4.2 thousand tons with 2.9 thousand tons in August, while August 2013 showed results of 4.4 thousand tons.
Pipe output decrease was mostly due to problems with Khartszysk Pipe Works, which is situated in the territory of the anti-terrorist operation.
Taking the current situation into account, the 2014 pipe output in Ukraine is expected on the level of 1.52 million tons, down by 6% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
