Nikopol Stainless Pipe Plant Centravis Production Ukraine, which is part of the Centravis Ltd. holding, increased the production of pipes due to improved supply of billets.
“The situation in production has improved somewhat compared to last week. The extrusion line is working, the time of stoppages for repairs has been reduced, as there is a positive trend in the receipt of the workpiece. Also stable situation in the cold shop. Part of the mills has been launched due to the availability of blanks, the operation of two annealing furnaces has been resumed,” states Sales Director Artem Atanasov in a letter.
According to him, the emphasis in production is on the production of pipes for instrumentation and automotive industry, but also heat exchange pipes and pipes for general purposes. There are no deviations in quality and metal consumption. At the same time, it is noted that the logistics team of the company is constantly looking for the best and safest ways to deliver finished products to consumers.
We are pleased to inform you that the current EU safeguard measures against Ukraine will soon be lifted, allowing Centravis to export its tubular products to the EU without paying a 25% safeguard duty. The EU regulation in this regard will be officially approved in the near future, and we expect its publication in the Official Journal during May 2022,” Atanasov wrote.
Centravis is one of the world's largest manufacturers of seamless stainless steel pipes, founded in 2000. Its production facilities are located in Nikopol (Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine).
