Russia: TMK pipes sales up in Q3 2017

In July-September TMK sold 1.013 million tons of steel pipes, up by 5% QoQ. Sales of seamless pipes dropped by 5.3%, to 651 thousand tons because of the scheduled repairs. OCTG pipes sales remained on the level of the previous quarter. Welded pipes deliveries increased by 30.7% QoQ, to 362 thousand tons mostly because of…