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FACT SHEET Final Determinations in the Antidumping Duty Investigations on Magnesium Metal from the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation On February 17, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department) announced
its final determinations in the antidumping duty investigations of magnesium
metal from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Russian
Federation (Russia). The Department found that producers/exporters have
sold magnesium metal from the PRC and Russia in the U.S. market at less
than fair value, with margins ranging from 91.31 to 141.49 percent and
from 18.65 to 22.28 percent, respectively. Company
Qualifying for a “Separate Rate” (Section A Respondents):
The Department has determined that one Chinese company in this investigation,
Guangling Jinghua Science and Technology Co, Ltd.,
has demonstrated an absence of government control with respect to its
export activities and is eligible for “separate rate” status.
This “separate
rate” is determined by weighted-averaging the dumping margin of
the mandatory respondents in this investigation, excluding rates which
are based on “adverse facts available”.
Therefore,
imports produced
and/or exported by
Guangling Jinghua Science and Technology Co, Ltd.,
will be subject to a “separate rate”
of 91.31 percent. Next Steps: The
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is scheduled to announce its
final injury determination on or about April 4, 2005. If the ITC makes
an affirmative determination that imports of magnesium metal from the
PRC and Russia are materially injuring, or threatening to materially injure,
the domestic industry in the United States, the Department will issue
antidumping duty orders and instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection
to collect antidumping duties on the subject imports. If the ITC makes
a negative injury determination, the investigations will be terminated
and no order will be issued. Petitioners: The petitions requesting
these investigations were filed on February 27, 2004, by the US Magnesium
Corporation LLC (US Magnesium), (UT); United Steelworkers of America,
Local 8319, (UT); and Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers
International, Local 374, (CA), (collectively, “petitioners”),
an ad hoc coalition representative of U.S. producers of magnesium
metal. Product Description: The products covered by the two investigations include primary and secondary pure and alloy magnesium metal, regardless of chemistry, raw material source, form, shape, or size. Although the Department has determined these products are one like product for purposes of these investigations, the respective scopes of the Chinese and Russian investigations differ because prior antidumping duty orders exist on pure magnesium in both ingot and granular form from the PRC. Therefore, the scope of the investigation for Russia covers primary and secondary pure and alloy magnesium metal, whereas the scope of the investigation for the PRC covers primary and secondary alloy magnesium metal. Additional information on the scope of these investigations is included in the Department’s notices of final determination. Final Dumping Margins:
* The RSM Group and China Nonferrous Metals I/E Corp., Jiangsu Branch, received margins based on total adverse facts available, and are included as part of the PRC-wide entity. Case Calendar:
* This will take place only in the event of a final affirmative determination by both the Department and the ITC. Import Statistics:
Source: U.S. ITC Trade DataWeb for HTS 8104.19.00.00 and HTS 8104.30.00.
Source: U.S. ITC Trade DataWeb for HTS 8104.11.00.00, HTS 8104.19.00.00, and HTS 8104.30.00.00. |
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