2 Dec 2009 16:42
Ukrainian pipe production plummets 35% in 11 mths
KYIV. Dec 2 (Interfax) - Steel pipe production in Ukraine plummeted 35.1% year-on-year to 1.458 million tonnes in January-November, Ukrtruboprom, the Dnipropetrovsk-based Ukrainian pipe producers' association, told Interfax.
November output was 120,600 tonnes.
The Metinvest holding's Khartsyzsk Pipe Mill boosted output, but other producers lagged behind.
Ukrainian pipe industry performance in Jan-Nov 2009 (preliminary, '000 tonnes):
| Company/pipe mill | 11 mths 2008 | 11 mths 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| Niko Tube | 333,9 | 131,8 | 16,2 |
| UT and ST | 75 | 23 | 2,1 |
| Centraservice (NZNT) | 15,3 | 9,4 | 1,2 |
| Trubolit | 5,9 | 3,7 | 0,4 |
| Nizhnidniprovsky (NDTZ) | 513 | 225,3 | 28,7 |
| Dnipropetrovsk (DTZ) | 133,1 | 48,5 | 4,5 |
| Novomoskovsk | 289,4 | 146,8 | 18,2 |
| Khartsyzsk | 335 | 504,2 | 21 |
| Luhansk | 251,2 | 157 | 8 |
| Kominmet | 202,2 | 172 | 16,9 |
| Ilich Iron & Steel Works Mariupol (MMK) | 90,5 | 36 | 3,4 |
| Donetsk Steel Works (DMZ) | 2,1 | 0,3 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 2245,5 | 1458,1 | 120,6 |