Khartsyzsk pipe plant
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OJSC Khartsyzsk Pipe Plant is located in Khartsyzsk city, Donetsk region
Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Donetsk. Historically, the province is an important part of the Donbas region...

, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

. The enterprise started pipe production in 1897. Construction lasted almost four years and, after coming on stream, the plant became known as Khartsyzsk Boiler and Mechanical Plant. The plant became known as Pipe Plant in 1913, when the pipe shop for manufacturing steel
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...

 pipes was constructed.

Production

Khartsyzsk Tube Works is the largest producer in the Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....

 of longitudinal electric-welded pipes with diameter from 478 to 1422 mm for pipelines
Pipeline transport
Pipeline transport is the transportation of goods through a pipe. Most commonly, liquids and gases are sent, but pneumatic tubes that transport solid capsules using compressed air are also used....

 and heat networks
District heating
District heating is a system for distributing heat generated in a centralized location for residential and commercial heating requirements such as space heating and water heating...

. The company is a member of Division of steel and rolled products company Metinvest Holding
SCM Holdings
System Capital Management or SCM is a major Ukrainian financial and industrial holding company with headquarters based in Donetsk in the east of the country. The business is controlled by a Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov who owns 100% of the company shares...

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