Russia: new pipe works opens in Kurgan

A new enterprise started operating in the Kurgan industrial park – Kurgan Works of Energy Techniques. The works will produce steel pipes in PPU and PPM insulation, as well as pipe joints. Until the end of the year the company intends to produce some 23 thousand meters of pipes. Investments in the project totaled 76…

Russia: Ukrainian pipe imports prohibited

Russia has prohibited imports of some types of pipes from Ukraine. In particular, the prohibition covers seamless pipes, tubes and hollow sections, made of ferrous metals, except for pig iron, including of corrosion-resistant steel, round pipes of iron or unalloyed steel, as well as square and rectangular pipes. Moreover, the import of some types of…

Ukraine: pipe exports up in 2018

In 2018 Ukraine exported 657 thousand tons of pipes valued at $737.8 million. This is the highest result in the past 4 years. In 2015 Ukraine exported 594.1 thousand tons of pipes valued at $576.4 million. Thus, in 2018 exports grew by 9.5% and by 21.8% from 2015 respectively. Last year Ukraine exported 624.9 thousand…