Vyksa Steel Works (VSW, Nizhni Novgorod Region), part of United Metallurgical Company (OMK), has been among Russia's first pipe producers to obtain the Certificate Confirming Compliance of Quality Management System (QMS) with the Requirements of STO Gazprom 9001-2006. The certification audit for VSW was conducted in August 2009 by experts of the Certification Association RUSSIAN REGISTER.

This document confirms that the electric-welded pipes (including those having external corrosion-resisting coating and internal friction-reducing coating), casing pipes, production strings, seamless pipes, and couplings designed and manufactured by VSW comply with the requirements of STO Gazprom 9001-2006. The certificate validity period: until 2012.

STO Gazprom 9001-2006 is part of Russia's first corporate set of QMS standards approved by Russian and foreign experts and the Russian Government. This Certificate enables VSW to serve as Gazprom’s approved supplier and have contracting advantages over its competitors.

“VSW and Gazprom have been partners for many years. We supply pipes for such major projects implemented by Gazprom as North European Gas Pipeline, Bovanenkovo-Ukhta, Sakhalin-Khabarovsk-Vladivostok, Jubga-Sochi, and others,” said VSW Executive Director Vladimir Kochetkov. “We are proud to have obtained this Certificate among Russia's first pipe manufacturers. This event was preceded by some strenuous efforts on the part of our specialists. I’m positive that the confirmation of compliance of the VSW Quality Management System with the requirements of STO Gazprom 9001-2006 will open new horizons for our cooperation with the gas corporate group.”

United Metallurgical Company (OMK) is one of Russia's largest producers of pipes, railroad wheels, and other metal products for energy, transport, and industrial companies. OMK comprises 7 largest enterprises in the metallurgical sector. The OMK Pipe-Rolling Division comprises Vyksa Steel Works (Nizhni Novgorod Region), Almetyevsk Pipe Plant (Republic of Tatarstan), and Trubodetal (Chelyabinsk Region); the OMK Steel Works Division comprises Chusovoy Metallurgical Works and Gubakha Coke (Perm Territory), Shchelkovo Steel Works (Moscow Region) and Casting and Rolling Complex (Nizhni Novgorod Region)

In 2008, OMK products accounted for 16% of pipes consumed in Russia, including 35% of large diameter pipes, 63% of railroad wheels, and 80% of automobile springs. In 2008, the OMK enterprises produced 1.5 million tonnes of pipes of various sizes and 783 thousand railroad wheels. The main consumers of OMK products include such leading Russian and foreign companies as Gazprom, Russian Railways, LUKOIL, Transneft, Surgutneftegas, Rosneft, TNK-BP, ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch/Shell, General Electric, and Samsung. OMK supplies its products to 20 countries.

OMK Press Office, telephone: 231-77-75, e-mail: press@omk.ru

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