OREANDA-NEWS. Almetyevsk Pipe Plant (OJSC APP, Republic of Tatarstan, a CJSC OMK company) has summarized its operating performance for the period January-July 2013. Over the last seven months, the plant produced 129,000 tonnes of pipe, which is a 10% increase (117,000 tonnes) year-on-year. In addition, the plant shipped out 144,612 tonnes of pipe to its customers, which is a 12.3% increase (128,800 tonnes) year-on-year.

“The operating performance Almetyevsk Pipe Plant has been showing in 2013 is truly record high if compared to the previous two decades of the plant's operations. These high performance indicators were achieved thanks to a successful modernization program designed to expand and improve production facilities, including the commissioning of new heavy-duty mills. It allowed APP to increase its operating efficiency and order execution speed, as well as continue expanding its customer base and developing new outlets,” Executive Director of OJSC APP Aleksandr Tokarev commented on the plant's performance.