MILAN (Thomson Financial) - Tenaris SA chief financial officer Carlos Condorelli said a trade case against subsidised Chinese exports of standard steel pipes to the US is being filed before the International Trade Commission.

"As an industry, we are not happy to see China taking an important share of the US market via subisides. A trade case against standard pipes is being filed," Condorelli told analysts during a conference call.

Condorelli also said that pipe makers are also "evaluating options" about the OCTG (Oil Country Tubular Good) pipes.

Tenaris, which makes steel tubes mainly for the oil and gas sector, recently increased its exposure to North America by acquiring Maverick Tube Corp and Hydril Company steel tube companies. danilo.masoni@thomson.com dm/dm/lce

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