If you've been keeping up with what's been going on in the world of OTR tires lately, then you already know about Titan and the United Steel Worker's Union (USW) having joined forces to protest what they perceived as the over-subsidizing of imported OTR tires. As of our last report, the two groups had called upon the International Trade Commission (ITC) to meet and discuss the issue, which they did on January 29.
After just a few weeks of investigation,the ITC decided to drop their probe into the Chinese corner of the market. After a 6-0 vote confirming no need to continue the China probe, they then voted 6-0 to continue investigating OTR tires coming from India and Sri Lanka, with a promise to hand down a decision regarding those two countries early in March.
As we continue to follow this story, we look forward to seeing how it all shakes out. With the importers of foreign tires claiming that Titan and USWU are guilty of a "gross misrepresentation of facts" in order to blame other companies for their own losses, we know that the ITC's decision whether or not to take action will carry a far-reaching impact.
Do you have thoughts or opinions regarding the actions taken by Titan and USW? Do you think the ITC is doing the right thing in not pursuing action against importers of Chinese OTR tires? We want to hear from you. Feel free to sound off in the comments.
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