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TMK Awarded Supply Contract for Turkmenistan-China Pipeline Section

TMK, one of the world’s largest steel pipe manufacturers, today announces that it was awarded a large-diameter pipe supply contract for the Malay-Bagtiyarlik pipeline in Turkmenistan.

TMK is to supply 28,000 tonnes of 1420mm, 18 meter long, К60 (Х70) pipes with 15.7 mm. wall thickness. The pipes will be produced at the Volzhsky pipe mill and supplied with external anti-corrosive coating, effectively increasing pipe strength, reliability and pipeline service life.

Shipments of pipes to Stroytransgaz, general contractor for the pipeline project, will run from June to September of this year. The pipes are intended for the Turkmen part of the Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline; the 188km long Malay-Bagtiyarlik pipeline.

With a total length of 7,000 km, the Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline will stretch across Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and China. The pipeline will span 188 km in Turkmenistan, 530 km in Uzbekistan, 1300 km in Kazakhstan and over 4500 km in China.

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