Recession in the global economy under the shadow of the threat of trade protectionism is increasing, in 2009 global trade will be a period of high friction, and the situation is severe or the most recent years. According to the model argues that the economic climate index is inversely proportional with the trade dispute. When the economy, trade disputes; and the economic downturn, the number of trade disputes. In the current economic downturn conditions, the countries from the country's economic interests, will be imported from other countries operating the product. Steel production in large countries as China, the CIS has a cost advantage as well as Turkish steel mill will face serious trade friction. After the United States into economic recession, it will naturally increase the more the interests of protecting its trade frictions, in particular, has been relying on the Government to protect the high-pressure seamless pipe industry.

    December 22, the United States International Trade Commission in support of the Ministry of Commerce of the United States from China, the largest collection of circular welded steel pipe countervailing duties of 40.05 percent, meaning that high-pressure seamless pipe in China will be a heavy blow to exports, China has asked the WTO on the U.S. the Chinese standard steel pipe, rectangular pipe, such as taking the anti-subsidy and anti-dumping measures to investigate the legitimacy of. Not only the United States, other countries, steel imports from China are also growing concerns. India to China as well as the thermal volume in China, Japan and South Korea, and other cold-rolled stainless steel plate anti-dumping investigations launched; require the EU to remain vigilant on steel imports, has ruled against China and other taxes as high as 90.6 percent welded anti-dumping duties, the four high-pressure seamless Turkey anti-dumping investigations launched enterprises; the proposal of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade from China and Brazil, imports of stainless steel tube of the 28.1 percent tax levy special import duties; Latin America, Indonesia and Malaysia, exports to China have also expressed concern over steel.