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Exhibits will include seamless steel tube, stainless steel tube, seamless special- shape tube, carbon steel tube, cold drawn seamless steel tube, boiler tube, steel construction tube, composite steel tube, hot galvanizing steel tube, fittings and valves. In addition, the event will feature steel tube machinery and equipment such as welding equipment, control/inspection technology, surface engineering technology, corrosion cent more than the same period of 2006 (708,800t). The company also shipped 444 thousand tonnes of large-diameter pipes, 21 per cent higher than for January- September of 2006 (367,600t). In September 2007, Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant shipped 86,200t of pipe products to customers, a decrease of 11 per cent compared to September 2006 (97,200t). For this period the plant shipped 42,700t of large- diameter pipes, 16 per cent less than for the same month in 2006 (50,700t).

preventive technology, and electric welding technical equipment. This year’s event is expected to offer more opportunities for both foreign and domestic manufacturers and purchasers. Shanghai Shenshi Exhibition Service Co Ltd – China Fax : +86 21 5250 0046 Email : susan-expo@163.com Website : www.gangguan-expo.com In September 2007, PNTZ shipped 76 thousand tonnes of pipe products to customers, an increase of 5 per cent compared to September 2006 (72,100t). From January to September 2007 the plant shipped 667,500t of products – 17 per cent more than for the same period of 2006 (571 thousand tonnes). The total turnover of the ChTPZ Group exceeds US$3 billion. The Group employs more than 25,000 people.

China. This event also welcomed over 20,000 trade visitors from 80 countries and regions during the 3-day show. According to the organisers, this event received a 90 per cent approval rating from visitors. Exhibitors expected to return in April include Shanghai Baosteel Group Corp, China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corp, Inductotherm, NSK, Saet Group-Emmedi, Maharashtra Seamless Ltd, and Linsinger. Russia’s Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant (ChTPZ) and Pervouralsk New Pipe Plant (PNTZ), have announced a series of production and sales results for 2007. The two shipped 1,471,000 tons of pipe products to customers from January to September 2007. This was an increase of 15 per cent compared to the same period in 2006 (1,280 thousand tons). From January to September of last year, ChTPZ sold 803,800 tons of pipes – 13 per

Overall 2007 production increase for ChTPZ ferrous division

ChTPZ Group – Russia Fax : + 7 351 255-67-32 Website : www.chtpz-group.ru

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