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"TMK" () () is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of steel pipes for the oil and gas industry, operating 28 production sites in the Russia, United States, Canada, Romania, Oman, UAE, and Kazakhstan and two R&D centers in Russia and the United States. Headquarters – Moscow (Russia). History. TMK was established in 2001. In 2002 TMK incorporated Volzhsky Pipe Plant, Seversky Pipe Plant and Sinarsky Pipe Plant. A Trade House TMK representative office was opened in Baku (Azerbaijan). In 2003 a new TMK subsidiary, TMK-Kazakhstan, was established. In 2004 TMK incorporated Taganrog Metallurgical Works. In 2005 TMK established and  incorporated TMK Global, a representative office was opened in Beijing (China). CJSC TMK was reorganized into an Open Joint Stock Company. In 2006 ТМК made IPO of its GDRs on the London Stock Exchange. TMK incorporated the Romanian mills TMK-Artrom and TMK-Resita, and the Russian Orsky Machine Building Plant. The TMK Middle East trading subsidiary was created the same year. In 2020, TMK announced delisting of its GDRs from LSE. In 2007 TMK acquired oilfield service companies including Truboplast, TMK NGS-Nizhnevartovsk, and TMK NGS-Buzuluk, as well as the Russian Research Institute for the Tube and Pipe  Industries (RosNITI), Russia's largest pipe industry research institute. TMK-CPW, a joint venture between TMK and Corinth Pipeworks, and ТМК-Premium Service were established. TMK's shares began trading on the MICEX Stock Exchange. Additionally, ТМК opened representative offices in Turkmenistan and Singapore. 2008 was marked by the acquisition of US pipe assets and the creation of the American division - TMK IPSCO. The Company also established TMK Oilfield Services and acquired TMK-Kaztrubprom (Kazakhstan). In 2009 the TMK European Division was created. It includes TMK Europe, TMK Italia, TMK-Artrom, TMK-Resita. In 2010 TMK-INOX became a joint  venture between TMK and RUSNANO, it coordinates production and sales of precision stainless pipes. TMK ADRs began trading on the OTCQX International Premier trading platform in the US. In 2011 TMK representative office in Uzbekistan was opened. In 2012 the new Research & Development Center in Houston (Texas, United States) was commissioned and the Trade House TMK subsidiary in Orsk (Orenburg region) was opened. TMK acquired 55% of Gulf International Pipe Industry L.L.C. (GIPI) located in Oman and established a service joint venture with EMDAD in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. In 2013 TMK acquired pipe services and precision manufacturing  assets incorporated into OFSi company (Houston, USA). Heads. Dmitry Pumpyansky – Chairman of the Board of Directors until March, 9th, of 2022. Administrative control of the group is currently headed by its management and CEO, Igor Korytko. Profile. TMK plants produce almost the entire range of existing pipes used in the oil-and-gas sector, the chemical and petrochemical industries, energy and machine-building, construction and municipal housing, shipbuilding, aviation and aerospace, and agriculture. TMK pipes are manufactured from carbon, stainless, and heat and cold-resistant steels, nickel alloys. TMK delivers its products along with an extensive package of services in  heat treating, protective coating, premium connections threading, warehousing and pipe repairing. TMK's global market presence is supported by its extensive international distribution network. Sales are made through TMK Trade House and a number of other distributors. TMK supplies products to more than 80 countries around the world. In addition to direct sales, the Company's products are distributed by more than 100 official dealers in Russia and the CIS. TMK's main markets are Russia, the United States, the Middle East, Europe, North Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and the CIS. Production and operation subsidiaries. Production. TMK Russian Division  TMK American Division TMK European Division TMK Middle East Division TMK GIPI (Oman) – since 2011 R & D. Russian Research Institute for the Tube and Pipe Industries (RosNITI) in Chelyabinsk (Russia) was established in 2007. R&D center in Houston (Texas) was opened in 2012. Clients. TMK's clients include such leading Russian and foreign companies as Rosneft, Gazprom, Transneft, Lukoil, Surgutneftegas, Shell, Total, Occidental Petroleum, Anadarko Petroleum, Saudi Aramco, AGIP, Wintershall, ONGC, KOC, Repsol and others. Sponsorship. Russia-based entities provide support to orphanages, educational and medical institutions and finance sport teams. In the Urals Federal District accommodating two TMK entities , charity programmes are run through the corporate charitable foundation Sinara, a professional operator. This facilitates partnership with civic institutions through grant competitions. To promote sports, TMK sponsors: Also Dmitry Pumpyanskiy is a member of the Council of trustees of the “Russian Olympic Foundation”. TMK European Division acted as the main sponsor of Russian Culture Days 2013 in Bucharest dedicated to the 135th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and Romania. TMK GIPI employees of the Middle East Division are regular participants in blood donation campaigns in support of cancer, heart diseases and HIV sufferers. TMK's US Division acted as  a leading corporate sponsor of the Age of Impressionism exhibition in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Support is also provided to charity organisations in the cities where the Division's entities operate, including the American Cancer Society and United Way. See also. TMK (disambiguation)