Preliminary government figures covering steel imports for the month of May 2002 showed that steel imports decreased 10.9% from April 2002 levels, due mainly to reductions in wire and plate products.
The U.S. International Trade Commission determined on June 20 that no U.S. industry has been injured by imports of circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from China.
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry recently reached out-of-court settlements with two companies, B&W International of Brooklyn, and LEO International of Glendale, NY, for importing and selling cast iron soil pipe bearing Charlotte's Red End registered trademark.