The Department of Commerce has announced its affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations on imports of magnesia carbon bricks from P.R. China and AD investigations on imports from Mexico.
Commerce determined that producers/exporters from China and Mexico have sold magnesia carbon bricks in the United States at margins ranging from 128.10 to 236.00%, and 57.90%, respectively. It also determined that those from China have received net countervailable subsidies ranging from 24.24 to 253.87%.
In the AD investigations, the Chinese mandatory respondent, RHI Refractories Liaoning Co., Ltd. (RHI), received a final dumping rate of 128.10%. Thirteen additional Chinese producers/exporters qualified for a separate rate of 128.10%. All other Chinese producers/exporters of magnesia carbon bricks received the China-wide dumping rate of 236.00%.
Mexican respondent, RHI-Refmex S.A. de C.V., received a final dumping rate of 57.90%. All other Mexican producers/exporters received a final dumping rate of 57.90%.
In the CVD investigation, Chinese mandatory respondent, the Mayerton Companies (Dalian Mayerton Refractories Co., Ltd. and Liaoning Mayerton Refractories Co., Ltd.) received a net subsidy rate of 253.87% since it failed to cooperate with Commerce’s requests for information.
The other mandatory respondent, the RHI Companies (RHI Refractories Liaoning Co., Ltd., RHI Refractories (Dalian) Co., Ltd., and Liaoning RHI Jinding Magnesia Co., Ltd.), received a net subsidy rate of 24.24%. All other Chinese producers/exporters received a net subsidy rate of 24.24%.
As a result of the final AD determinations and CVD determination, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect a cash deposit or bond on imports of magnesia carbon bricks based on the final rates.
The petitioner for these investigations is Resco Products, Inc. (Pa.).
Imports of certain magnesia carbon bricks from China were valued at an estimated $38.1 million in 2009. Imports of magnesia carbon bricks from Mexico were valued at an estimated $9.4 million in 2009.
The ITC is scheduled to issue its final determinations on or about September 9, 2010.