The Fabricator - December 2015

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INDUSTRY NEWS
U.S. pipe producers file
petitions against welded
stainless pressure pipe
from India

Synalloy Corp. subsidiary Bristol Metals LLC, Felker Brothers Corp., Outokumpu Stainless Pipe Inc., and Marcegaglia USA have petitioned the Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to apply antidumping and countervailing duties to imports of welded stainless pressure pipe from India.

Between 2012 and 2014, imports from India of welded stainless pressure pipe increased by 4,306 percent, from 281 to 12, 101 tons, and imports in the first half of 2015 are on pace to exceed those of 2014.

The petitions allege that Indian welded stainless pressure pipe is dumped in the U.S. at the rate of 27.39 percent ad valorem. The petitions also allege more than 15 countervail-able subsidy programs to be investigated by the DOC, many of which are prohibited under the relevant World Trade Organization agreements.

The DOC will likely issue preliminary duty rulings in early 2016, with final rulings by both agencies due by late 2016.

U.S. Department of Commerce
awards $2.5 million for Illinois
aviation industrial park

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded more than $2.5 million to the Greater Rockford Airport Authority of Rockford, Ill., to upgrade road infrastructure and develop the Midfield Aviation Industrial Park.

According to grantee estimates, this project will create 515 jobs associated with the region’s growing aerospace cluster and generate $18 million in private investment.

Janco opens manufacturing
facility in Iowa

Metal fabricating company Janco Industries has announced the opening of a 70,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Sully, Iowa.

The new facility brings Janco and Handy Industries, a Marshalltown, Iowa-based manufacturer of motorcycle lifts, truck tailgates, and shop accessories that Janco purchased in 2010, together under the same roof.

The company serves such industries as agriculture, construction, and recreation.

Metal Cutting Specialists, Houston Water Jet
announce new location in Houston

BLP Holdings LLC has announced the completion of a 155,000-sq.-ft. facility in Houston that houses its Metal Cutting Specialist and Houston Water Jet divisions.

The plant houses more than 45 band saws and five waterjet systems. Traditional services include metal sawing up to 81-in. capacities and beam, pipe, and tube splitting up to 30-ft. lengths. Waterjet cutting is offered on plate up to 10 in. thick. The machines have beds more than 25 ft. long to accommodate all material sizes.