Pipe Producers Seek Trade Relief From Chinese Imports
“Their prices are less than our cost of raw materials.”
Seven U.S. producers of circular welded non-alloy steel pipe (“standard pipe”) filed a petition under section 421(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), seeking relief from market disruption caused by imports of standard pipe from the People's Republic of China.
Companies who filed this petition are: Allied Tube & Conduit, IPSCO Tubulars, Maruichi American, Maverick Tube, Sharon Tube, Western Tube & Conduit and Wheatland Tube. They were joined in the petition by the United Steelworkers of America union. The standard pipe industry operates facilities in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee, and employs approximately 2,500 workers.