OREANDA-NEWS. Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant (ChTPZ, Chelyabinsk, Russia) (RTS: CHEP) and Pervouralsk New Pipe Plant (PNTZ, Pervouralsk, Sverdlovsk region, Russia) (RTS: PNTZ), both in the ChTPZ Group, shipped 971,000 tons of pipe products to customers for the first six months of 2007. This is 28% more than for the same period of 2006 (761,300 tons).

In January-June 2007, ChTPZ sold 539,000 tons of pipes. For this period sales rose 30% (against 414,300 tons for the same period of 2006). The company shipped 302,600 tons of large-diameter pipes. This is 39% more than for January-June 2006 (217,100 tons).

In June 2007, Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant shipped 85,700 tons of pipe products to customers. This is 16% more than in June 2006 (74,000 tons). For this period the plant shipped 46,400 tons of large-diameter pipes. This is 42% more than for June 2006 (32,700 tons).

In June 2007 PNTZ shipped 71,500 tons of products to customers. This is 0.4% more than in June 2006 (71,200 tons). In January-June 2007 the plant shipped 432,000 tons of product or 24% more than for the first six months of 2006 (347,000 tons).