OREANDA-NEWS. On 02 September 2009 was announced, that leading international railway wheel producer Interpipe had presented its KLW branded wheel products at the International Railway Equipment Exhibition (IREE) in New Delhi, India between 24-26 August. At the exhibition Interpipe showcased its wrought wheels produced at Interpipe’s NTRP mill (Dnepropetrovsk) for locomotives, freight and passenger stocks and for subway trains.

Michael Iskov, Director for Railway Wheels Sales at KLW said: “The rapid development of transport infrastructure and the growth of transportation volumes give us strong reason to believe that the Indian market will be very important for many years to come. Thanks to our successful collaboration with Indian railway roads, which has lasted for more than 18 years, we take an active position on the market and are one of the top ten largest suppliers of railway wheel products in the country.”

KLW’s products attracted the attention of many participants and guests at the exhibition. Mr Pravin Kumar, Deputy Minister of Railway Transport in India visited the KLW stand and noted the high quality of Ukrainian production and expressed an interest in further collaboration between Indian Railways and the Interpipe Company. In talks both Indian Railways and Interpipe exchanged opinions on the issue of raising the exploitation qualities of railway wheels in incremental load handling and the speed of movement of the rolling-stock.

The IREE exhibition takes place in New Delhi biannually and is the most authoritative event in the railway industry in the region. More than 130 companies from different countries of the world presented products at the exhibition in 2009.