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International holding company Centravis
Ltd, Ukraine, has been created from the
UVIS group of companies. Centravis is
aiming to become a major new player on
the global seamless stainless steel tube
market.
Officially launched last November at the
2007 Stainless Steel World Conference
& Exhibition, Centravis combines the
manufacturing, service and trading assets
of UVIS into a single integrated structure.
Centravis includes the production capacities
of Nikopol stainless pipe mill and an
extensive network of trade companies and
agents in western Europe (Germany, Italy,
Switzerland), USA, and CIS countries
(Russia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine). These
companies include UAS SA, UAS America,
Nikopol Stainless Italy, Eurolinex (stainless
pipe only), Promsiryemetall, Nikopol Ukr
Stainless, Nikopol Rus Stainless and
others.
As part of this renaming process, JSC
Nikopol stainless tube mill (NSTM) has been
renamed as JSC Centravis Production
Ukraine (CPU). This decision was taken
by the company’s shareholders during
a recent meeting. Mr Vitaliy Lyutik, the
acting NSTM general director, has been
appointed the general director of Centravis
Production Ukraine.
The long-term development program of
Centravis plans that by 2010, the company
will shift from regional leaders to world
producers of seamless stainless pipe. To
achieve this aim, the scaled reorganization
process is supported by intensive
investment in technology, equipment and
training programs for employees.
The project will be organised by an
international team of managers from
Germany, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine,
according to European standards of
management and business operations.
The company’s total investment into
production facilities and new technologies
will amount to $115 million in 2007-2008.
This will expand its range, allow a twofold
increase in production capacities, and
improve product quality. Improvements will
also be made to the IT infrastructure and
warehouse system, with the implementation
of ERP- and CRM-systems and introduction
of TQM (total quality management)
according to ISO 9000.
CEO of Centravis holding, Mr YuriyAtanasov
states, “The future belongs to companies
able to combine the technology and quality
of western giants with the eastern dynamic
and proactive approach. We are focused on
local partnership together with our global
competence.”
Mr Ilya Shirokobrod, Centravis marketing
and sales director, states, “Our mission is
to become the most valuable, flexible and
reliable partner in providing competitive
seamless stainless steel solutions.”
According to a 2006 SMR annual report,
Centravis is number five in the international
niche market of seamless stainless tubes
(with a market share of 5 per cent), number
one in the heat exchanger market segment
(with a market share of 15 per cent), and
number four in the boiler tube segment
(with a market share of 12 per cent). The
company’s market share is 7 per cent in
western Europe, 16 per cent in eastern
Europe, and 40 per cent in the CIS.
The Centravis product portfolio includes
more than 1,000 standard size tubes
produced in 60 corrosion and heat resistant
steel grades in seven areas. These are
general pipes, boiler tubes, heat-exchanger
tubing, instrumental tubing, furnace tubes,
hollow bars and Ni-alloy tubes.
The company’s products are used
in industries including chemical and
petrochemical, nuclear and thermal power
engineering, non-ferrous metallurgy,
machine and shipbuilding, and food.
Centravis – Ukraine
Fax: +38 56 373 4846
Website:
Ukraine’s UVIS Group transforms into Centravis
The program of
Centravis plans
that by 2010, the
company will shift
from regional leaders
to world producers
of seamless
stainless pipe
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