Major pipe producers in Ukraine increased production of ferrous pipes by 26% in January-June 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, to 500,200 tons, including 93,800 tons in June. Ukrtruboprom's enterprises alone manufactured 335,400 tons of pipes in the six months, which was 34.6% up year-over-year. Their output in June alone was 64,400 tons.