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Press releases
Sughd Metal OTO tube mill
Fives Group – Fives OTO S.p.A.
Sughd Metal reaches full production
with OTO tube mills
The Sughd Metal plant has established itself
ership in Central Asia. The mills’ reliability
as a high-performance production hub in
and performance have opened new market
Central Asia’s metal industry, achieving its
opportunities for our partner, reinforcing
designed output capacity with the support
their position on the international stage,”
of advanced tube mill technology supplied
says Luca Cagnolati, Sales and Marketing
by Fives.
Director at Fives OTO, a Fives’ subsidiary
specialized in tube mill technology.
Located in the Bobodjon-Gafurov district
of Tajikistan, the facility integrates metal
The successful deployment of the OTO mills
cutting, processing, tube manufacturing
reflects Fives’ approach to delivering turn-
and packaging operations, with an annual
key tube mill solutions combining mechani-
production target of 100,000 tonnes of
cal design, process expertise and long-term
welded steel tubes. This target has now
operational reliability. For Sughd Metal, the
been reached and exceeded, driven by the
collaboration has contributed to faster mar-
continuous operation of two OTO tube mills
ket penetration and expanded commercial
engineered by Fives.
opportunities across Central Asia.
Since start-up, the OTO mills have demon-
As the plant continues to consolidate its
strated high availability and stable perfor-
production footprint, the project stands as
mance, ensuring superior tube quality that
a reference for tube manufacturing invest-
goes beyond traditional standards.
ments in the region, illustrating how ad-
vanced equipment and process know-how
“We are proud to see our technology con-
can accelerate industrial development.
tributing to Sughd Metal’s growth and lead-
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