NPR To Increase Railroad Wheel Exports Six Fold In 2005 (NITR ? SELL).

Nyzhnyodniprovsk Pipe Rolling Plant exported 10K mt of railroad wheels in 2004. The company took measures to improve the quality of its wheels, which will enable it to achieve its targeted export volume. It will launch a non-destructive quality control system, called Uniskan, in May 2005. In 1H05, NPR plans to open a new railroad wheel department equipped with a unique, custom-made plant to cater to foreign orders. Concorde Capital: NPR is a part of the Interpipe group and one of the three railroad wheel makers in the former Soviet Union (the other two are in Russia). Wheels make up about 30% of sales and are shipped to over 60 countries. Among NPR?s largest railroad wheel consumers are Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) and Deutshce Bahn.