History

April 26, 1913. "Popov & Budentsov Trade House" pipe-making facility is registered in Lugansk, Yekaterinoslav Province.

1915-1916. The plant employs 190 workers. Yearly production reaches 480,000 poods (7,680 tonnes) of pipes in two sizes - 0.5" and 1.5". Pipes are welded in coal-fuelled heating furnaces.

1918. The plant is nationalized.

1926. The pipe maker is named after Fyodor Yakubovsky, the revolutionary.

1929. The plant is reconstructed. Annual production reaches 22,000 t.

1941. Starting the first day of the Great Patriotic War, the plant serves the needs of front.

1942. Due to occupation threat, facilities and employees are evacuated to Pervouralsk Pipe Plant, so the operations proceeded during the World War II.

1943. After Lugansk Oblast was liberated from Fascist invaders in February, workers of the plant recover the ruinous premises with the help of the local people. Operations start in April.

1947. The plant starts commercial production of threaded pipes and fittings as well as 2" welded pipes.

1958. Welding mills are switched to natural gas fuel from coal.

1963. The plant commissions the first «10-76» pipe welding mill with high current welding technology.

1972. The plant replaces all welding mills with ERW mills.

1974. New SSAW pipe production shop is inaugurated. The shop has a vertical galvanizing line, having no analogues in the USSR. A maintenance shop, a boiler station, an electric substation, and a water circulation station come on stream. Yearly production shows 225,000 t.

1986-1992. Production being uninterrupted, the pipe welding shop No.1 is fully reconstructed. The highest production rate reached in 1988 - 289,600 t of pipes. The staff counts 1,765 employees.

1991. The staff of Lugansk Tube Plant leases the operations with option to buy.

1993. The plant becomes "Lugansk Tube Plant" closed joint-stock company.

1996. The company begins commercial production of galvanised water and gas pipes and hollow sections.

1997. The Plant starts up cold-formed pipe production for antibouncers and cardan shafts.

1998. Water and gas pipes are GOST 3262-75 certified in UkrSEPRO system.

1999. The Quality Management System is DSTU ISO 9002-95 certified in UkrSEPRO system for the first time.

2002. Lugansk Tube Plant awards the exclusive right to distribute its products to "Steel House" LLC. Water and gas pipes are certified in accordance with GOST 3262-75 in Russian GOST system. CJSC "Lugansk Tube Plant" receives TÜV NORD AD WO\ TRD100 certificate for products made to DIN 2440 and DIN EN 10219 p.1-2.

2003. The Plant is recognized the leader in the Ukrainian pipe market. The Quality Management System is DSTU ISO 9001-2001 certified.The Plant is awarded "Ukraine's Top 100 Products-2003" Ukrainian Quality Contest Winner's Certificate, Kyiv.

2004. The Plant implements ERP technology enabling on-line planning of production activities and monitoring of key rates.

2005. The company's shareholders decide to shut down and dismantle the galvanizing line for the sake of environment.

2006-2007. The Plant implements production optimization programme, which results in over 30% higher efficiency. The producer has the highest production rates and salary in the industry. Hollow sections are GOST 8639-82, GOST 8645-68 and GOST 13663-80 certified within UkrSEPRO and Russian GOST systems. Longitudinal ERW pipes are GOST 10704-91 and GOST 10705-68 certified within UkrSEPRO and Russian GOST systems.

2008. Lugansk Tube Plant's production (260,000 t) accounts for 10% of the Ukraine's total pipe production. Hollow section output accounts for more than 30% of the Plant's total production. The producer launches reconstruction and modernization programme, including product range expansion and installation of new mills and a slitting line. Two pipe welding mills are launched - «27-89» and «12-38». The products are TÜV NORD certified according to DIN EN 10219 p.1-2.