Izhorsky Pipe Works, a part of Severstal Russian Steel, has started shipping large diameter pipes with special characteristics, used in construction of pipelines crossing zones of active faults.
The first batch of pipes has been shipped to Gazprom to be used in the construction of the Sila Sibiri (Power of Siberia) pipeline.
The batch included 1420 mm diameter pipes of K60 steel with corrosion-resistant and internal smooth coating.
To produce the pipes the company used metal from the 5000 sheet mill. (Ukrainian metal)
