The manufacturing plans on the tender to supply pipes for the surface site of Nord Stream 2 have to be completed, Fund of the pipe industry development reported. “We’re negotiating a new approach to the price formation, and the decision has to be taken soon not to break the continuous manufacturing process”, the fund said.…
Gazprom believes the price of large diameter pipes for the surface part of Nord Stream 2 is too high. The pipes suppliers have already received the corresponding letters. The order was issued on April 19, 2016. Gazprom intended to by 501.6 thousand tons of large diameter pipes. The total cost of the contract is 56.8…
In 2018 pipe consumption in Russia will increase by 2%. According to Igor Malyshev, director of the Pipe industry development fund, increase in OCTG segment will be 3%, oil and gas pipes – 5%, industrial pipes – 6% and construction and housing pipes – 1%. At the same time large diameter pipes consumption is expected…
According to Sergey Alekseyev, the TMK marketing director, steel pipes consumption (except for large diameter pipes) will grow in Russia in 2017 by 8% YoY. TMK retains its positions of the leading world manufacturer of pipes with 2798 thousand tons of pipes produced in January-September. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-August Russia imported 107.7 thousand tons of steel pipes from Germany, up 11-fold YoY. June saw the record high results in all the history of imports from Germany – 53.7 thousand tons. In May and July imports were also rather considerable – around 25.5 thousand tons. But in August deliveries fell to 0.63 thousand…
Tyumenremdormash will open two new shops in 2018 – to produce construction sections and pipes. “In the shortest possible term we will carry out a project to produce construction sections and pipes, as we will construct two shops”, the company CEO Alexei Ragozin said. “Investments will total 600 million rubles, and 80 jobs will be…
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…