Workers produce cast iron fittings at Charlotte Pipe’s North Carolina foundry. Industry leaders continue to fight a trade war over pipe imports from China. Courtesy of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company
‘We’ve been in business for 124 years, and you don’t stay around that long if you’re not determined and willing to fight and compete,’ an executive said.
Workers produce cast iron fittings at Charlotte Pipe’s North Carolina foundry. Industry leaders continue to fight a trade war over pipe imports from China. Courtesy of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company
US Company Puts Up Fight Against China’s Tariff Evasion
‘We’ve been in business for 124 years, and you don’t stay around that long if you’re not determined and willing to fight and compete,’ an executive said.
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Bradford Muller, vice president of a U.S. pipe company, thought that relief was finally on its way when the pipe and fitting manufacturing industry won a trade case against Chinese companies in 2018.
The Commerce Department imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese pipe exporters because their ultra-low prices were harming the U.S. domestic industry.
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