PPG Pleased With ITC Injury Finding On Chinese Windshields

    PITTSBURGH--April 16, 2001--An executive of PPG Industries expressed satisfaction with a U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) preliminary finding today that replacement automotive windshields are being imported from China at prices injurious to American producers.
    "Today's ITC decision is an important step in our industry's efforts to restore fair trade conditions in the U.S. for replacement windshields," said PPG's Garry A. Goudy, vice president of automotive replacement glass.
    "Chinese imports have been offered at very depressed prices, creating serious problems for domestic producers," Goudy noted. "PPG, as one of the nation's leading producers, will continue to participate in the government's investigation to assure that problems from imports that American producers face daily are understood and acted upon by our government."
    Today's ITC action has the effect of sending the case to the U.S. Department of Commerce, which will determine whether Chinese replacement windshields have been imported at "dumped" prices. If so, importers would be required to post a bond and then, upon affirmation of the ITC injury finding, cash deposits to offset the unfair trade practices.
    The Commerce Department is expected to make its preliminary determination by early August. A final determination may not be issued until spring 2002.

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