Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant (also known as ChelPipe; abbreviated as ChTPZ; Russian: Челябинский трубопрокатный завод, ЧТПЗ)[2] manufactures every kind of steel pipe, including pipes used for the construction of petroleum, natural gas and water pipelines; and pipes used in manufacturing processes.
[3] In 2008, the plant produced 806,700 tonnes of pipe products.
In recent years, it has entered a large scale modernization programme.
[4] The company's important overseas clients include Japan and the United States.
Main production facilities are located in the city of Chelyabinsk, which is just east of the Ural Mountains.