OTTAWA — The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has launched a preliminary injury inquiry into allegations of dumping of carbon steel welded pipe. The tribunal said Tuesday that Montreal-based Novamerican Steel Inc. and Bolton Steel Tube Co. Ltd., of Bolton, Ont., have complained that they have been hurt by the dumping of carbon steel welded pipe from Chinese Taipei, India, Oman, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.
Dumping occurs when a product is sold below fair market value in the target country. Anti-dumping and countervailing duties may be imposed only if the tribunal finds that dumped or subsidized products are hurting or threatening to hurt Canadian producers