Russia: TMK H1 2017 sales up

In January-June the Pipe Metal Company increased sales by 4.1% YoY, to 1.808 million tons. The increase was spurred mostly by the demand growth for seamless pipes, the company said in a statement. Seamless pipes sales increased by 16.9%, to 1.346 million tons. Welded pipes sales dropped by 21%, to 462 thousand tons due to…

Russia: TMK developing premium pipes

According to TMK-Premium-Service CEO Sergey Rekin, new difficulties in hydrocarbons extraction make it necessary to invent new approaches to products used in construction and development of oil and gas shafts. That is why TMK is aiming at producing such pipes that meet all the requirements and have improved parameters. (Ukrainian metal)

Russia: TMK opens first pipe-online shop

The Pipe Metal Company starts beta testing of the TMK eTrade – the first in Russia Internet store to sell pipe products. The store is expected to start functioning in full in September. At present TMK eTrade has the following services: pipe cost calculator based on a number of parameters (type and form, material, diameter,…

Russia: TMK to pay dividends for 2016

The Pipe Metal Company held an annual meeting of the shareholders in Yekaterinburg on June 8. The shareholders have elected the board of directors and the revision commission. Ernst and Young LLC has been appointed the auditor. The meeting decided to pay dividends for 2016 in the amount of 1.96 rubles per ordinary share (2.024…

Russia: TMK places 10 billion rubles of bonds

Pipe Metallurgical Company has placed BO-07 bonds valued at 10 billion rubles (10 million shares at 1 thousand rubles each). The interest rate is 9.35%. The circulation period is 10 years, with a 4-year option. The organizers were ATON, Alfa-Bank, BCS Global Markets, VTB Capital, Sovcombank and UniCredit Bank. (Ukrainian metal)