The Nizhnydniprovsky Pipe Rolling Plant increased output of railway wheels, rims and rings by 49.2% yoy for the same period to 25.4K mt. Steel output in January inched upward by 2.3% yoy to 60.02K mt. NPR’s total output in comparable prices increased 29.5% yoy for the period to USD 29.9 mn. NPR produces casing pipes, seamless pipes for pipelines, thick-walled pipes for pipelines, pipes for pumps and compressors, pipes for the machine-building industry, and rail wheels and bands. It is a part of the Interpipe corporation (Dnipropetrovsk).