USW applauds ITC for continuing investigation of welded line pipe from Korea and Turkey

The United Steelworkers (USW) union has announced its approval of the International Trade Commission’s (ITC’s) action in voting to continue investigating antidumping and countervailing duties on welded line pipe from Korea and Turkey.

The USW joined the petition to impose antidumping and countervailing duties on welded API line pipe in October. The petition alleges dumping margins as high as 221 percent against Korea and 16 percent against Turkey. Welded line pipe in these size ranges is generally used for transporting oil and natural gas from fields to larger pipelines or for transporting oil and natural gas to refineries and utilities.

"The energy boom we are experiencing in the U.S. should benefit domestic workers in all industries throughout the oil and gas supply chain," said USW International President Leo W. Gerard. "Stopping unfair trade practices is absolutely essential if we are going to revitalize our manufacturing sector."

The USW represents 850,000 workers in North America employed in many industries that include metals, rubber, chemicals, paper, oil refining, and the service and public sectors. For more information, visit http://www.usw.org/.