OREANDA-NEWS. December 18, 2009. Steel pipe and railway wheels producer Interpipe became the winner of the first Ukrainian contest for case-studies in Corporate Social Responsibility in the category of “Environmental protection”. The authoritative international jury highly evaluated Interpipe’s consideration of socio-economic norms in the construction of its electric arc furnace, Interpipe Steel.

Oleg Kuzmin, Director for Corporate Affairs at Interpipe said: “Ecological protection is at the heart of the development of any country, including Ukraine. We are delighted that our project – Interpipe Steel, which will make a significant contribution to innovation in the country – has been recognized in this way. Improvements in efficiency have been central to this project and Interpipe Steel will contribute to reducing the emission of harmful substances into the atmosphere by over 2.6 times. Interpipe Steel will also reduce natural gas usage by 87 million cubic meters per annum and create 500 new work places”.

The Interpipe case-study has been included in the collection “CSR practices of companies in Ukraine”. The organizer of the contest was the Centre of Corporate Social Responsibility Development (www.csr-ukraine.org).