OREANDA-NEWS. In January-March 2007, the enterprises of CHTPZ Group - Chelyabinsk Pipe-Rolling and Pervouralski Novotrubni Plants - have shipped to consumers 469,9 thousand tons of pipe production, or 36 % more than results of 2006 at the rate of 345,3 thousand tons.

According to the press-service of CHTPZ Group, for first three months of this year OJSC “CHTPZ” sold 255,3 thousand tons of pipes. Growth of sales volumes in comparison with analogous period of 2006 at the rate of 187,1 thousand tons has made 36%. Shipment of the large-diameter pipes made 145 thousand tons, or 38 % more than for January-March of the last year, when shipment made 105,2 thousand tons.

In March 2007, Chelyabinsk Pipe-Rolling Plant shipped to consumers 91,7 thousand tons of pipe production, or 16 % more in comparison with 78,9 thousand tons of pipes in March 2006. Shipment of the large-diameter pipes made 48,2 thousand tons, or 21 % more than for analogous period of the last year, when shipment made 39,8 thousand tons.

For March of this year, Novotrubni Plant sold 82,6 thousand tons of production, or 32 % more than results of March 2006 at the rate of 62,7 thousand tons. Since the beginning of this year shipment of OJSC “PNTZ” has made 214,6 thousand tons. The increase against analogous period of the last year (158,2 thousand tons) makes 36 %.