U.S. Sets Anti-dumping Duties on China Steel Cylinders

The United States set duties on high-pressure steel cylinders from China on Tuesday to offset what it said were unfair pricing practices and government subsidies.

The Commerce Department announced anti-dumping duties ranging from 6.62 percent to 31.21 percent and additional countervailing duties of 15.81 percent.

The decision is a victory for Norris Cylinder Co., a Texas manufacturer that filed a petition last year asking for protection against lower-priced imports from China. Norris is a subsidiary of TriMas Corp.

U.S. imports of the high-pressure steel cylinders and similar products rose to $81.7 million in 2011 from $29.1 million two years earlier.