Russian steel-maker NLMK Group has supplied OMK Group (Unified Metallurgical Company), Russian large-diameter pipe manufacturer, with over 1Mt of slabs for the production of large-diameter pipes as part of a long-term contract. The figures were announced at a working meeting between NLMK Group President Oleg Bagrin and OMK Group President Vladimir Markin, held in June at Novolipetsk.
The contract between NLMK and OMK was signed in August 2012 and followed up by a long-term cooperation agreement in November 2013. Under the Agreement, NLMK will supply Vyksa Steel Works with more than 2Mt of slabs with superior chemical composition and steel structure standards, and in dimensions that are unique for the Russian market between 2014 and 2016.
Bagrin said: “This partnership between NLMK and OMK is strategically important in the effort to reduce imports by manufacturing high-quality steel domestically. Almost two years of successful collaboration between us have proved the efficiency and viability of an all-Russian high-tech production chain for large-diameter tubes.” Markin added: “We are able to keep our process chain in central Russia compact and efficient, from mining to manufacturing large-diameter tubes, thanks to OMK’s use of the latest wide plate and pipe manufacturing technology and to our partnership with NLMK Group. ”
