Russian Pipe Mills Prosper in Sheltered Environment

摘要

Russia's large diameter pipe producers are pressing ahead as boldly as ever. Supported and protected by the government, they are expanding capacity, widening their product range, improving quality, developing service divisions and generally surviving despite the odds. As one of the largest oil and gas producers and exporters in the world, Russia's revenue from these products currently accounts for 17 percent of the country's GDP. And despite the general slowdown of the economy, major projects are still going ahead and new, bigger ones being planned.