For Immediate Release: January 12, 2006
FACT SHEET
Final Results
of 14th Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:
Gray
Portland Cement and Clinker From Mexico
On January 12, 2006, the Department announced its final results in the
14th administrative review of the antidumping duty order on
gray portland cement and clinker from Mexico. The review covers entries
of the subject merchandise during the period August
1, 2003, through July 31, 2004. For the final results, the Department
has found the weighted-average margin for
CEMEX S.A. de C.V. (CEMEX) and its affiliate, GCC Cemento, S.A.
de C.V. (GCCC) in
this review to be 42.26% (per-unit rate of $26.28MT).
Petitioner: The
petitioner in this case is the Southern Tier Cement Committee.
Product
Description:
Gray portland cement is a hydraulic cement and the primary component
of concrete. Clinker, an intermediate material, is produced when manufacturing
cement and has no use other than of being ground into finished cement.
Gray portland cement is currently classifiable under Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item number 2523.29,
and cement clinker is currently classifiable under HTSUS item number 2523.10.
Gray portland cement has also been entered under HTSUS item number 2523.90
as “other hydraulic cements.” The HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes only. The written description of
the scope of the proceeding is dispositive.
Final Results:
PRODUCER/EXPORTER
|
MARGIN
|
CEMEX/GCCC
|
42.26%
|
Imports Stats:
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
Volume (MTs)
|
1,053,264
|
740,199
|
1,243,112
|
1,622,435
|
Value (US$)
|
$32,226,935
|
$24,473,348
|
$40,103,091
|
$66,765,864
|
Source:
U.S. International Trade Commission, Dataweb