On June 3, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its decision to postpone the deadline for its final determination in the antidumping (AD) duty review of drill pipe from China.
The DOC said that the review deadline has been extended by 50 days to August 5, 2010
The petitioners of the investigation who requested the postponement are VAM Drilling USA, Inc., Texas Steel Conversion, Inc., Rotary Drilling Tools, TMK IPSCO, and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, and AFL-CIO-CLC.