Ukraine: pipe output up in January-July 2017

In January-July the major pipe companies produced 602.9 thousand tons of ferrous pipes, up by 29.2% YoY, including 102.1 thousand tons in July. Ukrtruboprom enterprises produced 403.6 thousand tons of pipes, up by 36.9% (67.5 thousand tons in July). Khartsyzsk Pipe Works, situated on the Ukraine-uncontrolled territory, produced 3.4 thousands tons of pipes, up from…

Russia: Trubodetal QMS approved by Gazprom

Trubodetal, a part of OMK, has passed the certification audit of the quality management system for the correspondence to Gazprom 9001-2012 requirements. The auditors have studied the documents and technological instructions, visited shops and other divisions. The results of the audit confirmed that the Trubodetal QMS corresponded to the Gazprom requirements and improved. (Ukrainian metal)