OREANDA-NEWS  On 10 December was announced, that Steel pipe and railway wheel producer Interpipe won a tender to supply railway wheels to the ONCF, the National Office for Railway of Morocco. Interpipe will deliver two standard size types of wheel for rolling-stock to the ONCF within the next six months. A contract has been signed for the supply of 1,100 railway wheels with a diameter of 890 mm and for 1,200 wheels with a diameter of 920 mm.

Michael Iskov, Director of Sales for Railway Wheels at Interpipe said:

“By winning this tender, Interpipe has demonstrated the competitiveness of its products in the global marketplace. The order will be produced at a new full profile line for railway wheels machining recently installed at Interpipe’s NTRP mill. The first delivery of railway wheels to ONCF is planned for December this year. We’re delighted that representatives of the National Office for Railway of Morocco (ONCF) were able to visit the wheels rolling workshop in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine and confirmed the high level of wheels manufacturing and staff expertise”.