U.S. ITC to Continue Cases on Magnesia Carbon Bricks from China, Mexico
09/15/2009 - The United States ITC finds reasonable indication of real or threatened injury due to magnesia carbon bricks imported from China that are allegedly subsidized, and magnesia carbon bricks from China and Mexico that are allegedly sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of magnesia carbon bricks from China that are allegedly subsidized and from China and Mexico that are allegedly sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
Commissioners Charlotte R. Lane, Irving A. Williamson, and Dean A. Pinkert voted in the affirmative. Chairman Shara L. Aranoff, Vice Chairman Daniel R. Pearson, and Commissioner Deanna Tanner Okun made affirmative threat determinations with respect to China and negative determinations with respect to Mexico.
As a result of the affirmative determinations, the U.S. Department of Commerce will continue to conduct its countervailing and antidumping duty investigations on imports of these products from China and Mexico, with its preliminary countervailing duty determination due on or about October 22, and its preliminary antidumping duty determinations due on or about January 5, 2010.
The imported products subject to these investigations are chemically bonded (resin or pitch) magnesia carbon bricks with a magnesia component of at least 70% magnesia (MgO) by weight, regardless of the source of raw materials for the MgO, with carbon levels ranging from trace amounts to 30% by weight, regardless of enhancements and whether or not anti-oxidants are present.
Resco Products Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.) filed the petition on July 29.
