In 2019 the Fund of pipe industry development expects pipe consumption in Russia to grow by 1% YoY, while output will increase by 4%. OCTG pipes segment will grow by 4%, oil and gas pipes – by 2%, and construction and industrial pipes by 1%. In 2018 the volume of boring all over Russia increased.…
Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov met on November 29 with Russian producers of large-diameter pipes, who were dissatisfied with the procurement policy of Gazprom, sources close to the participants of the meeting reported. A source familiar with the results of the meeting said that the ministry agreed to organize a working group to discuss…
Gazprom Komplektatsiya, a subsidiary of Gazprom, has signed a 41.2-billion ruble direct contract to buy 500,000 tons of large-diameter pipes from an undisclosed supplier, according to a document published on the government’s website for disclosure of data on state procurements. The contractor is to deliver the pipes before April 30, 2021. Gazprom Komplektatsiya announced five…
In January-August Russia imported 29 thousand tons of corrosion-resistant seamless steel pipes valued at $118 million, up 2.4-fold and 1.5-fold YoY respectively. According to the customs statistics, this is the record-high result in 8 months in the past few years. Kazakhstan was the main supplier with the share of 54%. It was followed by China…
In September Ukraine exported $70.387 million worth of steel pipes, up by 42.2% YoY. According to the State Fiscal Service, imports dropped by 4.5%, to $12.399 million. US saw the largest exports – $9.615 million. In January-September pipe exports grew by 39.9%, to $554.955 million, while imports – by 46.2%, to $123.547 million. In August…
None of the large diameter pipe suppliers attended the Gazprom tender to supply pipes for the Kovykta-Chayanda site of the Sila Sibiri (Power of Siberia) pipeline to China. In mid-September Gazprom komplektatsia LLC announced 5 purchases of 601.904 thousand tons of LDP for the expected amount of 47.415 billion rubles. The pipes had to be…
The Central Research Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy named after Bardin has developed a unique corrosion-resistant austenitic steel grade and the technique to produce 33-meter seamless pipes of it. At present this technology has no analogues in the world. Metal companies – Electrostal, Ruspolymet, Volzshky and Sinarsky Pipe Works – participated in the development. (Ukrainian metal)
In August Ukraine exported $59.1 million worth of pipes, up by 27.1% YoY. Imports grew 2-fold, to $21.801 million. According to the State Fiscal Service, steel pipes deliveries to US were the largest ($10.193 million). In January-August Ukraine exported $484.621 million worth of pipes, up by 39.5%, while imports grew by 55.4%, to $111.14 million.…
