Anti-Dumping Duties

Certain carbon and alloy steel line pipe originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that, pursuant to subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), it has initiated a preliminary injury inquiry to determine whether the evidence discloses a reasonable indication that the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of certain carbon and alloy steel line pipe originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China have caused injury or retardation or are threatening to cause injury, as these words are defined in SIMA.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated investigations, on August 28, 2015, under the Special Import Measures Act respecting the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of certain carbon and alloy steel line pipe originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China. The investigations follow a complaint filed by EVRAZ Inc. NA Canada (Regina, Saskatchewan) and Canadian National Steel Corporation (Camrose, Alberta) (collectively “Evraz”), and Tenaris Global Services (Canada) Inc. (Calgary, Alberta), Algoma Tubes Inc. (Sault Ste Marie, Ontario), and Prudential ULC (Calgary, Alberta) (collectively “Tenaris Canada”).