WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is among the U.S. senators urging the Administration to give full consideration to the domestic steel industry's concerns about unfairly priced imports in a case that the manufacturer says caused reduced operating hours at a facility in Camanche in Clinton County.
"We write to express our concerns with the Commerce Department's preliminary determination in the antidumping investigation of Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) imports from Korea," Grassley and fellow senators wrote to Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. "This case has nationwide economic implications, and any final determination must be based on accurate data and objective methodologies. As the Department continues the investigation, we ask that you fully consider the domestic industry's allegations and take action against any unfair dumping to the fullest extent of the law."
The trade case before the U.S. Department of Commerce involves Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG). These products are used for domestic oil and gas exploration ? especially shale ? and are produced by companies including TMK IPSCO. The company has reduced operating hours at several facilities, including its facility in Camanche, over "increasing pressure from unfairly traded imports."
Grassley and his fellow senators urged the Department of Commerce to consider all of the data associated with this case and fully enforce U.S. trade laws to ensure American businesses and workers are not harmed by unfairly priced imports.
The letter Grassley signed is available here.
A press release from TMK IPSCO is available here.
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