In January-June, Ukraine produced 408 thousand tons of pipes, down by 29.4% YoY.
Enterprises, incorporated in the Ukrtrubprom association, decreased output by 35.9%, to 272.1 thousand tons.
In June, 75.4 thousand tons of pipes were produced, including 48.9 thousand tons by the association enterprises.
Interpipe NTZ decreased output by 43.1%, to 77 thousand tons, Interpipe NMTZ – by 33.6%, to 35.7 thousand tons, and Interpipe Niko Tube – by 29.1%, to 148.4 thousand tons.
Dneprovsky Pipe Works produced 0.3 thousand tons as opposed to 13.6 thousand tons last year.
Centravis decreased output by 14%, to 9.8 thousand tons, and Trubostal – by 30.8%, to 0.9 thousand tons.
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works and Kominmet, not part of the association, decreased pipe manufacture by 13.9% and by 8.2%, to 707 thousand tons and 65.2 thousand tons respectively. (Ukrainian metal)