In January-July Russia imported 7201 tons of copper pipes for conditioning, up by 16% YoY and by 23.6% from the 2015 level. According to the customs information, the main supplier of copper pipes was Serbia (21.6%), down by 17.4%. The average price on Russian border was $7374 per ton. Greece exported 20% of pipes, up…
In January-July Russia imported 107 thousand tons of steel pipe products from Germany, up 24-fold. June showed the record volumes – 53.7 thousand tons in the history of imports from Germany. In May and July imports were also considerable (some 25.5 thousand tons). Large diameter pipes account for around 95% of the imports. And they…
In 2016 consumption of large diameter pipes (LDP) decreased by 35.5% YoY, to 2.14 million tons, as the construction of new pipelines in Russia was slowed. At the same time the oil-and-gas pipes were in a stable demand, which was projected to remain in the near future following the increase of drills and the replacement…
The state company Gazprom invest has announced 3 auctions for the purchase of large diameter pipes valued at 8.2 billion rubles. The manufacturers of the pipes have to be Vyksa Iron and Steel Works and Volzhsk Pipe Works. According to Gazprom information, the pipes will be used in the construction of the Gryaznovets – Vyborg…
TMK and ChTPZ, accounting for some 45% of Russian large diameter pipes manufacture, decreased local sales because of Gazprom lowering its purchases. In H1 TMK increased earnings by 11% YoY, to $1.54 billion, yet the seamless pipes increase was chiefly countered by the considerable drop in revenue from the sales of welded pipes. In particular,…
MEGA-stal (Moscow region) has completed the manufacture modernization. Now the company operates a new shop to produce electric welded pipes without the circular seam according to GOST 20295×85. The pipes are manufactured in the 630-1020 mm diameter. (Ukrainian metal)
The Splav Corporation has received an order for pipe vales from a major Russian oil extractor and processor – Surgutneftegaz. According to the agreement, in autumn the corporation will start supplying 1200 gland type globe valves to Kirishnefteorgsintez for the construction of the complex of pump petrol and diesel fuel. (Ukrainian metal)
Globus-Stal has put into operation a new manufacturing line to produce electric-welded pipes of stainless steel. The company has already made its first order – the 6-meters long pipe with 16 mm diameter and 1 mm wall thickness. Globus-Stal is able to produce 16-60.3 mm diameter pipes with wall thickness of 0.4-3 mm. (Ukrainian metal)
