OREANDA-NEWS. On 21 July 2009 was announced, that leading steel pipe and railway wheels maker Interpipe was delighted to welcome Pietro Giovanni Donnici, the Ambassador of Italy to Ukraine, to review the continued progress of the construction of Interpipe’s electric steel plant, Interpipe Steel. The new electric steel plant will provide the Company with self-sufficiency in steel and is being built in cooperation with Italian company Danieli at Interpipe’s base in Dnepropetrovsk.

Mr Donnici has evaluated highly the synergistic cooperation between the large companies of Ukraine and Italy: “I have heard much about the important role of the Interpipe Company in the Ukrainian economy, something that has been recognized by the Danieli Company. That’s why it’s fascinating for me to see the results of the collaboration of these two companies – indeed, the size and scale of the construction is amazing. Without doubt, one of the most important aspects of the future plant is its high ecological standards.”

Gennadiy Esaulov, the Director of Interpipe Steel, mentioned the professionalism of the specialists from Danieli Company that are involved in the realization of the project: “The Electric Steel Plant, Interpipe Steel, is a unique project for Ukrainian metallurgy and we are pleased with the development of the work under Danieli. Construction at the site is pain-staking but making good progress. Over the past few days, a hoisting crane with a carrying capacity of 300 tons, used for assembling large-sized metal goods, has been supplied from the USA.”