U.S. SLAPS PRELIMINARY DUTIES ON STEEL PIPES FROM INDIA

The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday said it would slap preliminary duties on imports of welded stainless pressure pipe from India after finding the goods were being dumped in the U.S. market at below market prices.

The preliminary decision came in response to a complaint brought last year by Bristol Metals, a subsidiary of U.S. steel products maker Synalloy Corp ; Outokumpu Stainless Pipe, a subsidiary of Finnish firm Outokumpu ; and Felker Brothers Corp and Marcegaglia USA.