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ITC 2014 Year in Review
2014 was another eventful year at the ITC for antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) cases with some 8 petitions filed, 14 investigations completed, and 23 sunset votes on 40 orders. The 8 AD/CVD petitions filed in 2014 were down from the 14 filed last year, but still above the 5 cases filed in 2012.
New Solar Petition Sheds Light on Imports from China and Taiwan
A section 701 (countervailing duty) & 731 (antidumping duty) petition was filed on the last day of 2013 (12/31/2013) on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from People’s Republic of China (AD & CVD) and Taiwan (AD) by Wiley Rein LLP on behalf of SolarWorld Industries America Inc.
Calcium Hypochlorite Petition to Clean Up Chinese Imports
A section 701 (countervailing duty) & 731 (antidumping duty) petition was filed yesterday (12/18/2013) on Calcium Hypochlorite from People’s Republic of China (AD & CVD) by the Law Offices of Peggy A. Clarke on behalf of Arch Chemicals, Inc., a Lonza Company.
Mayday: China Not Ready to Let Struggling Shipbuilders Sink
The government of China has decided to assist domestic shipbuilders by subsidizing the purchase of new ships to the tune of 1,500 yuan per gross ton (approximately $241*) until the end of 2015
Four Sunset Reviews Expedited by the USITC
In each case, all five commissioners voted that the domestic group response was adequate and the respondent group response was inadequate.
Petitioner NOES Best as Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Petition Is Filed Against Six Countries
The countries cited in the petition are China, Germany, Japan, Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan.