WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in favor of Ward Manufacturing by a vote of 5-0 that there is a reasonable indication that cast iron pipe fittings from China are being sold in the U.S. at “less than fair value.”
The federal agency has agreed that an investigation is warranted. Tom Gleason, vice president, marketing and sales, for Ward Manufacturing, stated, “As past president of the American Pipe Fitting Association, I have personally experienced how predatory low-price imports have devastated our membership. Companies such as Stanley Flagg and Stockham have been forced out of the pipe fitting business.”