2 June 2011
Khartsyzsk Pipe’s (UX: HRTR UK) production figures for 5M11 were published on Tuesday by Ukrrudprom: production rose to 247 ths mt, up 5x y-o-y. Overall, total Ukrainian pipe output rose to 917 ths mt, up 15.6% y-o-y. Dnipropetrovsk Pipe (UX: DTRZ UK) and Nyzhnyodniprovsk Pipe (UX: NITR UK) also boosted pipe output, by 39.4% y-o-y and 27.5% y-o-y, respectively.
Pipe production in Ukraine, 5M11 vs. 5M10
Company, ths mt                    5M10    5M11  Chg,yoy
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Khartsyzsk Pipe (HRTR)            95.4   247.0     2.6x
Nyzhnyodniprovsk Pipe (NITR) 131.8  166.8      27%
Kominmet (DMZK)                   66.8    70.7       6%
Novomoskovsk Pipe (NVTR)      66.8    87.3      31%
Dnipropetrovsk Pipe (DTRZ)     33.2    46.3      39%
ММК Illicha Steel (MMKI)         95.4    19.0     -80%
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Total                                     793.3   917.2      16%
Source: Ukrrudprom