Press Call on China Pipe Imports by USW This Friday After U.S. Trade Commission Vote...

Press Call on China Pipe Imports by USW This Friday After U.S. Trade
Commission Vote on Subsidy Case

Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers (USW) will
hold a press call this Friday, Jun. 20, at 12:30 pm, ET, with pipe workers
from two of the affected plants to comment on the final determination vote
scheduled late morning by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) in a
trade case against surging China imports of circular welded pipe (CWP).

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If affirmative, this will be the first U.S. investigation involving China
government subsidies to the steel industry that could place high duties on
pipe imports for the next five years. The ITC vote is the final step that has
so far resulted in findings by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) of
imports being dumped at rates from 69 to 85 percent, while being subsidized at
rates from 29.57 to 615.92 percent.

Manufacturing plants making CWP or standard pipe are located in Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Illinois, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Alabama, Kansas, California,
Wisconsin, Iowa, Tennessee and Arizona.

WHAT: USW Press Call on Pipe Trade Case Against China Imports

WHEN: Jun. 20 at 12:30 pm, ET.

WHO: Leo W. Gerard, International President, USW, Pittsburgh, PA.
Roger Schagrin, Schagrin Associates, Counsel, Washington, DC
Bill Alston, Sr., USW Local 9777, Allied Tube Co., Harvey, IL
Mike Bolt, USW Local 1660, Wheatland Tube, Wheatland, PA

DIAL-IN:United States: (800) 762-7141 (follow voice prompts)
International: (480) 248-5089

The parallel trade case with the ITC and the DOC was filed on June 7, 2007 by
the Ad Hoc Coalition for Fair Pipe Imports From China and the USW. The
industry coalition includes Allied Tube & Conduit, IPSCO Tubulars, Inc.,
Northwest Pipe Company, Sharon Tube Company, Western Tube & Conduit
Corporation, and Wheatland Tube Company. Circular welded steel pipe products,
known as standard and structural pipe, are used in plumbing applications, HVAC
systems, sprinkler systems, fencing, and construction.

ATTENTION BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC TRADE EDITORS -- The dial-in number for the
press call can be requested by contacting: Gary Hubbard, USW, 202-778-4384,
or ghubbard@usw.org.

CONTACT: Gary Hubbard, of United Steelworkers (USW), +1-202-778-4384, or
+1-202-256-8125, ghubbard@usw.org

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- June 19/

SOURCE United Steelworkers (USW)