OREANDA-NEWS. The project on delivery to GRTgaz of pipes with diameter of 762 mm and wall thickness of 20.0 mm from steel of L415MB grade and with diameter of 1067 mm wall thickness of 25.0 mm from steel of L450 grade with external and internal coatings has successfully carried out on KHARTSYZSK PIPE PLANT of Metinvest Group. Total delivery scope is 1 784 tones (3 213 m).

At the end of 2012 KHARTSYZSK PIPE PLANT won a tender of C4Gas Company (France) - "C4Gas spot tender 2012-2013". To participate in this and other tenders of C4Gas Company and to provide the product delivery to the Plant it was required to renew the qualification of external and internal coatings in accordance with new requirements of the Company. KHARTSYZSK PIPE PLANT successfully passed the requalification and got approval of production lines and coating systems used (CSD 267 and CSD 274 Conformity Certificates).

For satisfactory completion of the Project technical specialist of the plant together with managers of Metinvest Company were working on the agreement of requirements to the products and technical documentation during several months. Technical requirements for deliver of hot-rolled plates of appropriate quality were agreed with IRON AND STEEL WORKS “AZOVSTAL”.

To participate in the Project the Plant bought additional materials and equipments such as conductometer - salt meter to determine the impurity of abrasive, special paint material to proof pipe bevels, epoxy powder composition and so on.

Despite rather strict customer requirements to the product quality, KHARTSYZSK PIPE PLANT dealt successfully with the task once again proved its ability to compete. It became possible by virtue of specialists' professionalism and team work of whole staff.

“High product quality is one of the main competitive strengths of KHARTSYZSK PIPE PLANT. The priority value for Metinvest Company is customer-oriented approach so daily we work on process improvement and raise a level of technologies, - Pavel Uzbek. Director General of KHARTSYZSK PIPE, pointed out. - We do our best the product of KHARTSYZSK PIPE production remain the quality and reliability standard, and also meet the strictest requirements of our Clients. The Project we carried out in June is confirmation that we have trust in Europe. KHARTSYZSK PIPE PLANT came to partners' expectations in full - the whole production was shipped at term and meets the highest quality standards. In future it allows KHARTSYZSK PIPE to expand into new strategic markets of European Union and ensures the participation in perspective scale projects”.