OREANDA-NEWS. In January-December 2006, enterprises of CHTPZ Group - Chelyabinsk Pipe-Rolling and Pervouralsk Novotrubni Plants - have shipped to consumers 1 million 721 thousand tons of pipe production, or 14 % more than results of 2005 at the rate of 1 million 516 thousand tons.

According to the public relations department of JSC “CHTPZ Group”, growth of shipments is provided with growth of sales on all basic commodity lines, including, in a segment of the large-diameter pipes, pump-compressor, seamless linear pipes that is caused by increase in volumes of delivery of the Group to the traditional consumers - Gazprom, Transneft, and vertically-integrated oil companies.

For twelve months of the last year, OJSC “CHTPZ” realized 958,6 thousand tons of pipes. Growth of sales in comparison with analogous period of 2005, when 772,7 thousand tons were realized, has made 24 %. Including shipment of the large-diameter pipes made 511,6 thousand tons, or 25 % more than for analogous period of 2005, when shipment made 408,6 thousand tons.

In December 2006, Chelyabinsk Pipe-Rolling Plant shipped to consumers 81,4 thousand tons of pipe production, or 14 % more in comparison with 71,2 thousand tons of pipes in December 2005. Shipments of the large-diameter pipes in December were kept approximately at the rate of analogous period of 2005 and have made 48 thousand tons.

Shipment of OJSC “PNTZ” for 2006 has made 762,2 thousand tons. The increase against the analogous period of 2005, when shipment totalled 743,3 thousand tons, has made 3 %.

In December 2006, Pervouralsk Novotrubni Plant shipped to consumers 62,2 thousand tons of production, or 3 % more than in December 2005, when shipment totalled 60,2 thousand tons.