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Antidumping Duty ITA Docket No. 2235
TweetMarch 11, 2002
Antidumping Duty ITA Docket No. 2235 was filed on March 7, 2002, for Silicon Metal from the Russian Federation. The dumping margin estimated by petitioners during the POI is 326.13%.
DESCRIPTION OF MERCHANDISE
Merchandise included in this petition is defined as all forms and sizes of silicon metal from Russia. Silicon metal normally contains a minimum of 96% percent but not more than 99.99% silicon by weight. In addition, the petition includes silicon metal from Russia that contains 89%-96% silicon by weight, but containing more aluminum than silicon within these percentages.
The silicon metal that is the subject of this petition is primarily used as an alloying agent in aluminum production. Silicon is a necessary agent in casting alloys. The chemical industry uses silicon metal for producing silanes, fluids which produce silicone resins, lubricants, plastomers, anti-foaming agents and water-repellant compounds.
Silicon metal entering under the following HTS items are included in the petition: 2804.69.10 and 2804.69.50. In addition, this petition covers all silicon metal meeting the above criteria.
DOMESTIC IMPORTERS
See, Attached.
FOREIGN PRODUCERS AND EXPORTERS
A list of the foreign producers and exporters will follow.
| This case was filed by: | William Kramer Jessie Brooks Clifford Stevens David Levy Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand 901 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005-2301 202-371-6000 |
| On behalf of: | Globe Metallurgical Inc. 6450 Rockside Woods Boulevard South, Suite 390 Cleveland, Ohio 44131 John F. Lalley, Executive Vice President 216-328-0145 216-328-8387(f) lalley@globemetallurgical.com SIMCALA, Inc. 1940 Ohio Ferro Road Mt. Meigs, Alabama 36057 C. Edward Boardwine, President and CEO 334-215-7560 334-215-8969(f) cebsimcala@aol.com International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers, I.U.E. - C.W.A., AFL-CIO, C.L.C., Local 693 PO Box 1333 Selma, Alabama 36701 334-875-4533 334-874-2096(f) Paper, Allied Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union, Local 5-89 PO Box 374 Boomer, West Virginia 25031 304-485-8671 304-485-2617(f) United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, Local 9436 110 24th Street Niagara Falls, New York Dana Wahler, President 716-284-8491 716-284-8478(f) uswa9436@stargate7.net |
