Development Situation of Russian Steel Tube Industry in 2011

The general development situation concerning Russian iron & steel industry and steel tube-making industry in 2011 is briefed,and the production and operation situations of the major Russian steel tube companies in the same year are elaborated.In the year,in general,the sales situation of the steel tube industry is good with the record total output over 10 million tons,whereas the significant growth trend of the output of large-sized electric weld pipes that has been maintained over the recent years ceased,and negative growth has been seen.