Trade Cases
July 17, 2018
Texas Pipemaker Denied Exemption, Putting Expansion at Risk
Written by Sandy Williams
Houston-based pipe manufacturer Borusan Mannesmann Pipe U.S. has been denied a temporary exemption from Section 232 tariffs on steel imports.
Borusan was one of the first companies to file for product exemptions. After not getting a response, Joel Johnson, Borusan Mannesmann’s U.S CEO, decided to take a more direct approach and initiated a company postcard campaign appealing directly to the president and members of Congress. Johnson and Borusan workers penned letters to Washington, as well as the governor of Texas, requesting a two-year exemption in order to expand its Baytown, Texas, operations.
