Leading steel pipe and railway wheel maker Interpipe has been recognized as an ‘Industry leader’ for its work in environmental protection in Ukraine. The recognition comes from the Ministry of Environmental Protection in Ukraine, which praised Interpipe’s NTRP mill as part of its project on ‘Ecology, environment and nature management in Ukraine’…During the period 2006-2009…more than US $ 1.7 million has been allocated to the project’s realization…In 2009…[t]he gross level of emissions…was reduced by more than 50% in comparison to 2008 and the level of manufacturing water faulting was reduced by 53%.