Steel Orbis reported that Ukrainian iron ore and steel producer Metinvest Holding has announced that its subsidiary Khartsyzsk Pipe Works has commissioned at its pipe electric welding shop a new pipe end beveling machine supplied by the German machine building company Heinrich Georg GMBH.

The investments in the project in question amounted to UAH 11 million.

The installation of the pipe end-beveling machine constitutes one of the stages of Metinvest’s investment program, which is directed towards the modernization of its longitudinally welded pipe production line, and towards the increase of its main production capacities.

The new pipe end beveling machine allows control for various chamfer shapes for both sides of pipes, and will enable KhPW to increase production capacity from 9-12 to 17-31 pipes per hour.

Mr. Dmitriy Livshits acting CEO of KhPW’s said that "For us it is very important that the products manufactured by KhPW meet international standards and satisfy the requests of our clients, and for the plant itself to be among the leading positions in the world pipe market.”

(Sourced from Steel Orbis)