The present invention relates to a method for producing a tube (2) or tube intermediate product from a solid body using a rolling mill (1), wherein the rolling mill (1) is in the solid body or said pipe intermediate products and at least one roll acting from the outside (5), those having a mandrel bar and (4) which engages from the inside perforated support and the tube mandrel (3) (2) or said tube intermediate products in, immediately after completely perforated the in the entity by the perforation mandrel (3), the fluidized deoxidizer and / or inert gas, the tube (2) or of the tube intermediate product, the roll ( 5) fed to the side facing the, and said pipe (2) or when retracting the piercing mandrel (3) through the tube intermediate products, that is introduced into the interior of the tube (2) or said tube intermediate products and features. The present invention relates to a rolling mill for implementing the method according to the present invention, at least one roll acting from the outside into the solid body or said pipe intermediate products (5), supporting and said tube perforations mandrel (3) (2) or those having a mandrel bar (4) which engages from the inside the tube intermediate products, the fluidized deoxidizer and / or the inert gas, the tube (2) or said tube intermediate products, and the feature that at least one roll (5) device and introducing supplied to the side facing the (8) is provided.