Chinese pipes

Recently, China has dumped a flood of subsidized OCTG (Oil Country Tubular Goods) steel pipe into the U.S. market. Known as OCTG pipe because it is used for the extraction of oil and gas, this pipe has flooded the U.S. market and, from 2006 to 2008 alone, the volume of these imports increased by 203 percent. more »

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The Obama administration is taking steps to begin rebalancing trade with China -- and creating JOBS. In this case it looks like China has been "dumping" steel pipes --selling at prices that are below market -- to capture business away from American companies, causing them to close factories and lay off workers. more »

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