2003 News Releases January February March April May June July August September October November December January ITC VOTES TO CONTINUE CASE ON REFINED BROWN ALUMINUM OXIDE FROM CHINA News Release 03-001: January 6, 2003 ITC RELEASES THIRD ANNUAL REPORT ON U.S. TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA News Release 03-002: January 6, 2003 ITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN MACHINE VISION SYSTEMS, PARTS AND COMPONENTS THEREOF AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAME News Release 03-003: January 8, 2003 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC REVIEW FEATURES ARTICLES ON ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCES AND TRADE IN BIOTECH FOODS News Release 03-004: January 10, 2003 ITC TO LAUNCH NEW, IMPROVED ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT SYSTEM; WILL NOW ACCEPT ELECTRONIC FILINGS OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS News Release 03-005: January 21, 2003 ITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN TRUCK BED RAMPS AND COMPONENTS THEREOF News Release 03-006: January 22, 2003 ITC ANNOUNCES TRAINING SESSIONS FOR UPGRADED ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT SYSTEM News Release 03-007: January 22, 2003 ITC ANNOUNCES DETERMINATION IN CHINA SAFEGUARD HANGERS INVESTIGATION News Release 03-008: January 27, 2003 ITC WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CERTAIN WOOL ARTICLES News Release 03-009: January 30, 2003 ITC WILL CONTINUE TO ASSESS THE PROBABLE ECONOMIC EFFECT OF ADDITIONAL PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT FOR APPAREL FROM CERTAIN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN, AND ANDEAN COUNTRIES; OUTLINES PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC INPUT News Release 03-010: January 30, 2003 February ITC ANNOUNCES REMEDY PROPOSALS IN ITS CHINA SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATION INVOLVING IMPORTS OF CERTAIN STEEL WIRE GARMENT HANGERS FROM CHINA News Release 03-011: February 5, 2003 ITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL TRACTORS, LAWN TRACTORS, RIDING LAWNMOWERS, AND COMPONENTS THEREOF News Release 03-012: February 5, 2003 ITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES AND COMPONENTS THEREOF News Release 03-013: February 7, 2003 GLOBAL ISSUES AFFECTING U.S. INDUSTRIES AND THE TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETITIVENESS OF THE UNITED STATES ARE FOCUS OF USITC QUARTERLY PUBLICATION News Release 03-014: February 11, 2003 ITC MAKES DETERMINATION IN FIVE-YEAR (SUNSET) REVIEW CONCERNING STEEL CONCRETE REINFORCING BAR FROM TURKEY News Release 03-015: February 12, 2003 ITC VOTES TO CONTINUE CASE ON CERTAIN CERAMIC STATION POST INSULATORS FROM JAPAN News Release 03-016: February 13, 2003 ITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN SCREEN PRINTING MACHINES, VISION ALIGNMENT DEVICES USED THEREIN, AND COMPONENT PARTS THEREOF News Release 03-017: February 20, 2003 ITC SEEKS ADDITIONAL INPUT FOR INVESTIGATION ON THE IMPACT ON THE U.S. ECONOMY OF FIVE TRADE AGREEMENTS ENACTED OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS News Release 03-018: February 25, 2003 U.S. SOYBEAN AND OILSEED EXPORTS FALL BY $2 BILLION DURING 1997-2001 AS LOWER WORLD PRICES SET IN, REPORTS ITC News Release 03-019: February 27, 2003 March ITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN SILDENAFIL OR ANY PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF, SUCH AS SIDENAFIL CITRATE, AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAME News Release 03-020: March 3, 2003 ITC LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION CONCERNING POSSIBLE MODIFICATIONS TO THE U.S. GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES News Release 03-021: March 4, 2003 SZYMANSKI DESIGNATED ITC'S DEPUTY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER FOR MANAGEMENT News Release 03-022: March 5, 2003 U.S. LAMB MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN, IMPORTS UP News Release 03-023: March 6, 2003 IMPORTS CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE U.S. CUT FLOWER MARKET News Release 03-024: March 6, 2003 SILICON METAL FROM RUSSIA INJURES U.S. INDUSTRY, SAYS ITC News Release 03-025: March 7, 2003 ITC MAKES DETERMINATIONS IN FIVE-YEAR (SUNSET) REVIEW REMAND CONCERNING GRAIN-ORIENTED SILICON ELECTRICAL STEEL FROM ITALY AND JAPAN News Release 03-026: March 11, 2003 NON-MALLEABLE CAST IRON PIPE FITTINGS FROM CHINA THREATEN TO INJURE U.S. INDUSTRY, SAYS ITC News Release 03-027: March 12, 2003 ITC MAKES DETERMINATIONS IN FIVE-YEAR (SUNSET) REVIEW REMAND CONCERNING CERTAIN CARBON STEEL PRODUCTS (CUT-TO-LENGTH PLATE) FROM BELGIUM AND GERMANY News Release 03-028: March 12, 2003 ITC BEGINS ASSESSMENT OF U.S.-CHILE FTA News Release 03-029: March 12, 2003 CARPENTER DESIGNATED DIRECTOR OF ITC'S OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS News Release 03-030: March 13, 2003 ITC VOTES TO CONTINUE CASES ON PRESTRESSED CONCRETE STEEL WIRE STRAND FROM BRAZIL, INDIA, KOREA, MEXICO, AND THAILAND News Release 03-031: March 17, 2003 ITC BEGINS ASSESSMENT OF U.S.-SINGAPORE FTA News Release 03-032: March 18, 2003 ITC'S INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC REVIEW DISCUSSES KEY METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION News Release 03-033: March 21, 2003 UREA AMMONIUM NITRATE SOLUTIONS FROM BELARUS, RUSSIA, AND UKRAINE DO NOT INJURE U.S. INDUSTRY, SAYS ITC News Release 03-034: March 24, 2003 April ITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN POWER AMPLIFIER CHIPS, BROADBAND TUNER CHIPS, TRANSCEIVER CHIPS AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAME News Release 03-035: April 1, 2003 BALL BEARINGS FROM CHINA DO NOT INJURE U.S. INDUSTRY, SAYS ITC News Release 03-036: April 3, 2003 ITC TO INVESTIGATE COMPETITIVE CONDITIONS IN STEEL-CONSUMING INDUSTRIES WITH RESPECT TO STEEL SAFEGUARD MEASURES News Release 03-037: April 4, 2003 STUDY FINDS ROOM FOR INCREASED LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE IN OIL AND GAS FIELD SERVICES News Release 03-038: April 8, 2003 ITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN DISPLAY CONTROLLERS AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAME News Release 03-039: April 8, 2003 ORGANIC COMMODITY CHEMICALS PRODUCERS UNDERGO MAJOR STRUCTURAL CHANGE News Release 03-040: April 10, 2003 U.S. PASTA TRADE DEFICIT NARROWS AS U.S. EXPORTS INCREASE FASTER THAN IMPORTS, REPORTS ITC News Release 03-041: April 10, 2003 ITC ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE, SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT FOR INVESTIGATION ON THE IMPACT OF THE U.S.-CHILE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT News Release 03-042: April 10, 2003 ITC VOTES TO END CASES ON ALLURA RED COLORING FROM INDIA News Release 03-043: April 17, 2003 May ITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN PLASTIC GROCERY AND RETAIL BAGS News Release 03-044: May 2, 2003 WOOD STRUCTURAL BUILDING COMPONENTS INDUSTRY BENEFITS FROM STRONG U.S. HOUSING MARKET News Release 03-045: May 15, 2003 LAWN AND GARDEN STEEL FENCE POSTS FROM CHINA INJURE U.S. INDUSTRY, SAYS ITC News Release 03-046: May 20, 2003 ITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN ZERO-MERCURY-ADDED ALKALINE BATTERIES, PARTS THEREOF, AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAME News Release 03-047: May 28, 2003 ITC VOTES TO END CASE ON HYDRAULIC MAGNETIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS FROM SOUTH AFRICA News Release 03-048: May 29, 2003 June ITC ADDS SECOND HEARING DAY FOR INVESTIGATION CONCERNING COMPETITIVE CONDITIONS IN STEEL-CONSUMING INDUSTRIES WITH RESPECT TO STEEL SAFEGUARD MEASURES News Release 03-049: June 4, 2003 POLYVINYL ALCOHOL FROM JAPAN, BUT NOT GERMANY, THREATENS U.S. INDUSTRY, SAYS ITC News Release 03-050: June 5, 2003 ITC RELEASES REPORT CONCERNING POSSIBLE MODIFICATIONS TO THE U.S. GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES News Release 03-051: June 5, 2003 ITC REPORTS CONTINUED STRONG TRADE PERFORMANCE BY U.S. SERVICE INDUSTRIES DESPITE REDUCED TRADE VOLUME News Release 03-052: June 5, 2003 ITC TO INVESTIGATE CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION FOR MILK PROTEIN PRODUCTS IN THE U.S. MARKET News Release 03-053: June 9, 2003 ITC RELEASES REPORTS CONCERNING THE IMPACT OF THE U.S.-CHILE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AND THE U.S.-SINGAPORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT News Release 03-054: June 9, 2003 SACCHARIN FROM CHINA INJURES U.S. INDUSTRY, SAYS ITC News Release 03-055: June 12, 2003 ITC VOTES TO CONTINUE CASES ON CERTAIN COLOR TELEVISION RECEIVERS FROM CHINA AND MALAYSIA News Release 03-056: June 16, 2003 ITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN AUTOMOTIVE MEASURING DEVICES, PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAME, AND BEZELS FOR SUCH DEVICES News Release 03-057: June 16, 2003 MEDIA ADVISORY News Release 03-058: June 18, 2003 GLOBAL ISSUES AFFECTING U.S. INDUSTRIES AND THE TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETITIVENESS OF THE UNITED STATES ARE FOCUS OF USITC QUARTERLY PUBLICATION News Release 03-059: June 24, 2003 ITC VOTES TO END CASES ON CERTAIN 4,4'-DIAMINO-2,2'-STILBENEDISULFONIC ACID CHEMISTRY FROM CHINA, GERMANY, AND INDIA News Release 03-060: June 30, 2003 July ITC MAKES DETERMINATION IN FIVE-YEAR (SUNSET) REVIEW REMAND CONCERNING TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS FROM JAPAN News Release 03-061: July 9, 2003 ITC VOTES TO CONTINUE CASES ON WAX AND WAX/RESIN THERMAL TRANSFER RIBBONS FROM FRANCE, JAPAN, AND KOREA News Release 03-062: July 11, 2003 ITC MAKES DETERMINATION IN FIVE-YEAR (SUNSET) REVIEW CONCERNING CRAWFISH TAIL MEAT FROM CHINA News Release 03-063: July 15, 2003 ITC VOTES TO END CASES ON CERTAIN COLORED SYNTHETIC ORGANIC OLEORESINOUS PIGMENT DISPERSIONS FROM INDIA News Release 03-064: July 18, 2003 DRAMS AND DRAM MODULES FROM KOREA INJURE U.S. INDUSTRY, SAYS ITC News Release 03-065: July 23, 2003 CERTAIN FROZEN FISH FILLETS FROM VIETNAM INJURE U.S. INDUSTRY, SAYS ITC News Release 03-066: July 23, 2003 ITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN BREATH TEST SYSTEMS FOR THE DETECTION OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND COMPONENTS THEREOF News Release 03-067: July 24, 2003 ITC'S INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC REVIEW FEATURES ARTICLE ON MEXICAN IMPORTS OF U.S. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS News Release 03-068: July 29, 2003 ITC TO INVESTIGATE U.S. AND FOREIGN MARKETS FOR REMEDIATION AND NATURE AND LANDSCAPE PROTECTION SERVICES; SEEKS INPUT FROM INTERESTED PARTIES News Release 03-069: July 30, 2003 ITC TO INVESTIGATE U.S. AND FOREIGN MARKETS FOR SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE SERVICES; SEEKS INPUT FROM INTERESTED PARTIES News Release 03-070: July 30, 2003 ITC REPORTS WIDENING OF THE U.S. MERCHANDISE TRADE DEFICIT News Release 03-071: July 31, 2003 August ITC TO INVESTIGATE EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES; SEEKS INPUT FROM INTERESTED PARTIES News Release 03-072: August 4, 2003 ITC VOTES TO CONTINUE CASES ON POLYETHYLENE RETAIL CARRIER BAGS FROM CHINA, MALAYSIA, AND THAILAND News Release 03-073: August 4, 2003 ITC MAKES DETERMINATIONS IN REMAND CONCERNING BLAST FURNACE COKE FROM CHINA AND JAPAN News Release 03-074: August 4, 2003 ITC ANNOUNCES DETERMINATION IN CHINA SAFEGUARD BRAKE DRUMS AND ROTORS INVESTIGATION News Release 03-075: August 5, 2003 ITC VOTES TO CONTINUE CASE ON TETRAHYDROFURFURYL ALCOHOL FROM CHINA News Release 03-076: August 5, 2003 ITC ISSUES REPORT ON IMPACT ON THE U.S. ECONOMY OF FIVE TRADE AGREEMENTS ENACTED OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS News Release 03-077: August 12, 2003 ITC VOTES TO CONTINUE CASE ON IRONING TABLES AND CERTAIN PARTS THEREOF FROM CHINA News Release 03-078: August 13, 2003 ITC TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FREE TRADE AREA OF THE AMERICAS News Release 03-079: August 13, 2003 ITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN HOME VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINES News Release 03-080: August 13, 2003 ITC TO STUDY THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF SIGNIFICANT U.S. IMPORT RESTRAINTS News Release 03-081: August 15, 2003 ITC MAKES DETERMINATIONS IN FIVE-YEAR (SUNSET) REVIEWS CONCERNING CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON STEEL PLATE FROM CHINA, RUSSIA, SOUTH AFRICA, AND UKRAINE News Release 03-082: August 18, 2003 ITC MAKES DETERMINATION IN SECOND REMAND CONCERNING FERROSILICON FROM BRAZIL, CHINA, KAZAKHSTAN, RUSSIA, UKRAINE, AND VENEZUELA News Release 03-083: August 18, 2003 ITC TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBABLE ECONOMIC EFFECT OF A U.S.-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FREE TRADE AGREEMENT; SEEKS INPUT FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, INDUSTRY OFFICIALS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES News Release 03-084: August 18, 2003 ITC TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBABLE ECONOMIC EFFECT OF DUTY-FREE IMPORTS OF A U.S.-BAHRAIN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT; SEEKS INPUT FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, INDUSTRY OFFICIALS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES News Release 03-085: August 20, 2003 ITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN UNIVERSAL TRANSMITTERS FOR GARAGE DOOR OPENERS News Release 03-086: August 20, 2003 CHARLOTTE R. LANE SWORN IN AS U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSIONER News Release 03-087: August 27, 2003 ITC'S VERN SIMPSON TO RETIRE News Release 03-088: August 29, 2003 September BARIUM CARBONATE FROM CHINA INJURES U.S. INDUSTRY, SAYS ITC News Release 03-089: September 4, 2003 ITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN INSECT TRAPS News Release 03-090: September 10, 2003 ITC VOTES TO CONTINUE CASES ON ELECTROLYTIC MANGANESE DIOXIDE FROM AUSTRALIA, GREECE, IRELAND, JAPAN, AND SOUTH AFRICA, BUT NOT CHINA News Release 03-091: September 12, 2003 POLYVINYL ALCOHOL FROM CHINA AND KOREA INJURES U.S. INDUSTRY, SAYS ITC News Release 03-092: September 12, 2003 ITC PUBLISHES THE YEAR IN TRADE 2002 News Release 03-093: September 15, 2003 ITC RELEASES REPORTS CONCERNING DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE U.S. STEEL INDUSTRY AND IMPACT ON STEEL-CONSUMING INDUSTRIES RESULTING FROM GLOBAL SAFEGUARD REMEDIES News Release 03-094: September 19, 2003 October HARD RED SPRING WHEAT, BUT NOT DURUM WHEAT, FROM CANADA INJURES U.S. INDUSTRY, SAYS ITC News Release 03-095: October 3, 2003 DANIEL R. PEARSON SWORN IN AS USITC COMMISSIONER News Release 03-096: October 8, 2003 U.S. IMPORTS OF BAKERY PRODUCTS INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY, ALTHOUGH IMPORT PENETRATION REMAINS LOW, SAYS ITC News Release 03-097: October 14, 2003 ITC MAKES NEGATIVE CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES DETERMINATION IN CHINA SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATION News Release 03-098: October 16, 2003 CBERA IMPACT SMALL DESPITE ENHANCEMENTS, REPORTS ITC News Release 03-099: October 16, 2003 ITC FINDS IMPACT OF ATPA IMPORTS NEGLIGIBLE News Release 03-100: October 16, 2003 REFINED BROWN ALUMINUM OXIDE FROM CHINA INJURES U.S. INDUSTRY, SAYS ITC News Release 03-101: October 22, 2003 ITC VOTES TO CONTINUE CASES ON LIGHT-WALLED RECTANGULAR PIPE AND TUBE FROM MEXICO AND TURKEY News Release 03-102: October 24, 2003 GLOBAL ISSUES AFFECTING U.S. INDUSTRIES AND THE TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETITIVENESS OF THE UNITED STATES ARE FOCUS OF USITC QUARTERLY PUBLICATION News Release 03-103: October 27, 2003 ITC ISSUES 2002-03 REPORT ON CERTAIN WOOL ARTICLES News Release 03-104: October 29, 2003 November ITC WILL CONDUCT FULL "SUNSET" REVIEWS CONCERNING STAINLESS STEEL WIRE ROD FROM ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, AND TAIWAN News Release 03-105: November 4, 2003 MEDIA ADVISORY Media Advisory 03-106: November 7, 2003 ITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN AUDIO DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTERS AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAME News Release 03-107: November 14, 2003 ITC MAKES DETERMINATIONS IN FIVE-YEAR (SUNSET) REVIEW REMAND CONCERNING BALL BEARINGS FROM FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY, JAPAN, SINGAPORE, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM News Release 03-108: November 17, 2003 ITC'S INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC REVIEW FEATURES ARTICLES ON THE IMPACT OF TRADE AGREEMENTS, THE RULE OF LAW, AND ATPA IMPORTS News Release 03-109: November 18, 2003 ITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN PURPLE PROTECTIVE GLOVES News Release 03-110: November 20, 2003 MALLEABLE IRON PIPE FITTINGS FROM CHINA INJURE U.S. INDUSTRY, SAYS ITC News Release 03-111: November 21, 2003 December ITC VOTES TO CONTINUE CASE ON CERTAIN ALUMINUM PLATE FROM SOUTH AFRICA News Release 03-112: December 1, 2003 CERTAIN CERAMIC STATION POST INSULATORS FROM JAPAN INJURE U.S. INDUSTRY, SAYS ITC News Release 03-113: December 2, 2003 ITC ANNOUNCES DETERMINATION IN CHINA SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATION CONCERNING CERTAIN DUCTILE IRON WATERWORKS FITTINGS FROM CHINA News Release 03-114: December 4, 2003 ITC VOTES TO CONTINUE CASE ON CERTAIN PROCESSED HAZELNUTS FROM TURKEY News Release 03-115: December 10, 2003 ITC ANNOUNCES REMEDY PROPOSALS IN ITS CHINA SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATION INVOLVING IMPORTS OF CERTAIN DUCTILE IRON WATERWORKS FITTINGS FROM CHINA News Release 03-116: December 15, 2003 Statement of Chairman Deanna Tanner Okun and Commissioners Stephen Koplan, Charlotte R. Lane, and Daniel R. Pearson Statement of Vice Chairman Jennifer A. Hillman Statement of Commission Marcia E. Miller ITC MAKES DETERMINATIONS IN REMAND CONCERNING SOFTWOOD LUMBER FROM CANADA News Release 03-117: December 16, 2003 ITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN ENCAPSULATED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAME News Release 03-118: December 16, 2003 ITC VOTES TO CONTINUE CASE ON HAND TRUCKS FROM CHINA News Release 03-119: December 29, 2003 ITC TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBABLE ECONOMIC EFFECT OF A U.S.-PANAMA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT; SEEKS INPUT FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, INDUSTRY OFFICIALS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES News Release 03-120: December 29, 2003 ITC TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBABLE ECONOMIC EFFECT OF U.S. FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH ANDEAN COUNTRIES; SEEKS INPUT FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, INDUSTRY OFFICIALS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES News Release 03-121: December 29, 2003 ITC ISSUES TOMATO AND PEPPER MONITORING REPORTS News Release 03-122: December 30, 2003 Page last modified-- December 30, 2003
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