In January-April Russia imported 3374 tons of copper pipes for conditioning, up by 6% YoY and by 10% from the 2015 level. According to the customs statistics, 23% of pipes were imported from Greece, up 2.8-fold YoY. The average price on the Russian border in April was $7305 per tons. Serbia supplied 22% of pipes,…
In May Profil-Akras produced 15.6 thousand tons of pipes and sold 17 thousand tons, with 2.2 thousand tons exported. The Pipe Works “Profil-Akras” named after Makarov specializes in the manufacture of electric-welded pipes for water and gas pipelines and heating systems. (Ukrainian metal)
The advisor to the minister of energy and coal industry Maxim Bilyavsky reported that the purchase of pipes for the construction of interconnector would start in autumn. Ukrtransgaz and Gaz-System (Poland) have signed an agreement to construct a gas pipeline between the countries. The length of the pipeline will be 99.3 km, and the project…
During the Metal Structures 2017 exhibition the application of used pipes in construction has been discussed. “Steel pipes are used more and more often in various metal structures, and it is important to pay attention to the quality of the material, as it affects the quality of the structures and buildings as well as the…
In 2016 the share of stainless steel imports decreased to 40.3% from the record of 86.5% in 2007, while the seamless stainless pipes imports dropped to 33.5% from its highest in 2010 (63.8%). According to the Pipe industry development fund director Igor Malyshev, the decrease of imports resulted in the creation of pipe capacities in…
Gazpromtrubinvest intends to enter the new segments of the market, where the pipes, which cannot be welded, are used. Thus the company will build a seamless pipe manufacture. A three-roll technology will be used to reach the precision of the welded products. After the construction is complete, GPTI will have a unique manufacturing complex to…
Rosneft has chosen the winners of its pipe purchase tender started in December 2016. The initial price of 180 billion rubles dropped by 31.3%, to 123.9 billion rubles. TMK and Gazpromtrubinvest won the largest lots. The pipes will be supplied for the development of deposits. In late April Rosneft announced another tender for the purchase…
In 2016 Trubprom started developing new manufacture – large diameter pipes of stainless steel. According to the company director Ilya Vorontsov, last year Trubprom received trial orders, and this year it has many more. The company has also modernized the mill, having increased the range of products. (Ukrainian metal)