One of the largest Russian pipe producers, ChTPZ Group, which consists of Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant (ChTPZ) and Pervouralsky Novotrubny Works, has announced its operational results for the first seven months of 2009.
During the period in question, the group registered a 35 percent decrease year on year in its pipe shipments to 634,900 metric tons.
In the first seven months of 2009, the pipe deliveries of Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant (ChTPZ) amounted to 324,500 mt, including 202,400 mt of large diameter pipes. In July 2009, ChTPZ shipped 53,100 mt of pipes - up 12.7 percent month on month, including 32,800 mt of large diameter pipes.
On the other hand, Pervouralsky Novotrubny Works' pipe shipments in January-July this year amounted to 310,400 mt, while its July deliveries totaled 41,300 mt - down 1.2 percent month on month.