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ITC Determines OCTG from China Injures U.S. Industry
May 4, 2010 The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has determined that U.S. industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury by imports of oil country tubular goods from China that Commerce has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value.
Chairman Shara L. Aranoff, Vice Chairman Daniel R. Pearson, and Commissioners Deanna Tanner Okun and Dean A. Pinkert voted in the affirmative on the basis of threat. Commissioners Charlotte R. Lane and Irving A. Williamson voted in the affirmative on the basis of present injury.
As a result of the USITC's affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order on imports of these products from China.
The Commission's public report Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from China (Investigation No. 731-TA-1159 (Final), USITC Publication 4152, May 2010) will contain the views of the Commissioners and information developed during the investigation. Copies may be obtained after June 7, 2010.
Petitioners are Maverick Tube Corp., United States Steel Corp., V&M Star LP, V&M Tubular Corp. of America, TMK IPSCO, Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel, Wheatland Tube Corp., and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO-CLC.
Quantity of subject imports from China in 2008 was 2.2 million short tons. Value of subject imports from China in 2008 was $2.8 billion.