UMC finished shipping for the Nord Stream

Vyksa completed the shipment of large-diameter pipes for the second stage of the Nord Stream pipeline." This According to the press service of the company. "The contract with Nord Stream is made and in time thanks to massive investment program, implemented OMK Vyksa Metallurgical Plant", - stressed OMK President Vladimir Markin. In turn, the director of the group "Nord Stream AG" said Keith Henning that is fully satisfied with the OMC has fulfilled its obligations under the contract. "All the deliveries were carried out in time", - said K. Henning. The contract for the manufacture of pipes for the first stage of the Nord Stream pipeline OMK signed in November 2007. Within its framework, VSW has released more than 260 thousand tons of pipes 1220 mm in diameter with a wall thickness of 30.9, 34.6 and 41 mm. For the second stage of the pipeline at VSW produced about 200 thousand tons of large diameter pipes. As reported in the VSW March 2011 produced 150 thousand tons of pipes of various sizes, including about 90 thousand tons of large diameter pipes. In general, the results of I quarter VSW produced 446 thousand tons of pipes, including 274 tons of large diameter pipes. United Metallurgical Company - one of the largest Russian manufacturers of pipes, railway wheels and other metal products for energy, transport and industrial companies. OMK comprises - 7 big enterprises in the metallurgical industry. OMK Pipe includes Vyksa (Nizhny Novgorod region.) Almetyevsk Pipe Plant (Republic of Tatarstan) and Trubodetal (Chelyabinsk Region).. Ministry of Industry