General Production Situation of Russian Steel Tube-making Industry in 2008 and Measures Taken by Russian Government for Supporting and Protecting the Industry

Impacted by the world financial crisis, the total steel tube output of Russia in 2008 is 10.7% less than that of the previous year. Described are the general production situations of several Russian leading steel tube makers and the measures as taken by the government for supporting and protecting the steel-making industry of the country, including special customs duty on imported stainless steel tubular goods and the anti-dumping investigation on China-made bearing tubes, etc.