OCTG trade case progresses

The US Department of Commerce has made a preliminary subsidy determination in the trade case targeting imports of oil country tubular goods (OCTG), while also postponing the initial decision in the dumping portion of the case.

Recall the dumping and subsidy investigations were launched in April at the request of the US OCTG Manufacturers Association (USOMA), U.S. Steel, and the United Steelworkers. The International Trade Commission made an initial affirmative injury determination in May, moving the case along.