Uraltrubprom JSC, local tube and pipe works, assessed its success in the first five months of 2006. According to the company’s spokesperson, in May 2006, the company sold 17,924 tons of goods, which exceeds the figures for May 2005 by 60.1%. Of these goods, 58.6% (10,507 tons) came from closed sections, 41.4% (7,417 tons) from oil line pipes. The total amount of the tubes sold throughout January to May reached the point of 81,651 tons, which is 35.5% better than in the first five months of 2005.