Carbon steel pipe industry files dumping case against China

Manufacturing & Technology News, July 17, 2007

The International Trade Commission has initiated an antidumping and countervailing duty investigation on circular welded carbon steel pipe imported from China to determine if the United States industry is being injured by unfair imports. Chinese imports have almost tripled in three years, rising from 243 million kilograms in 2004 to more than 589 million kilograms in 2006.

The value of shipments has risen from $138 million to $332 million. Seven companies and the United Steelworkers union filed a petition on June 7. The ITC will provide a preliminary determination by July 23 and will issue a final order on March 28, 2008. The ITC investigation was requested by Allied Tube & Conduit of Illinois, IPSCO Tubulars of Kentucky, Norwest Pipe Co. of Oregon, Sharon Tube Co. of Penn., Western Tube & Conduit of California, Wheatland Tube of New Jersey, and the United Steelworkers of Pennsylvania.