The Russian steel and pipe producer United Metallurgical Company has announced that, since the commencement of deliveries in May this year its Novgorod based pipe producer Vyksa Steel Works has supplied more than 200,000 tonnes of large diameter pipes for the construction of the first line of the Nord Stream gas pipeline.

The pipes of 1,219mm diameter and with wall thicknesses of 30.9mm, 34.6mm and 41mm are manufactured from high quality steel of K70 strength class with external three layered anti corrosive coating and internal smooth coating.

As SteelOrbis previous reported up to November this year OMK subsidiary Vyksa is expected to deliver 262,600 tonnes of LD pipes, i.e 25% of the total orders for the pipeline project. The supply contract between OMK and Nord Stream AG was signed on November 6th 2007.

Mr Vladimir Kochetkov executive director of Vyksa said currently, OMK is participating in the tender for the supply of pipes for the construction of the second line of the Nord Stream gas pipeline. We expect to succeed and are ready in March 2010 to start the pipe production.

(Sourced from SteelOrbis)
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