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FACT
SHEET
Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
and Postponement of Final Determination:
Pure
Magnesium in Granular Form from the People's Republic of China
On Tuesday,
April 24, 2001, the Department of Commerce announced its preliminary
determination in the above-referenced antidumping duty (AD) investigation.
This investigation was initiated on November 6, 2000. The period
of investigation is April 1, 2000, through September 30, 2000.
PETITIONERS
The Magnesium
Corporation of America (Magcorp) and the United Steel Workers of
America, Locals 482 and 8319
PRODUCT
DESCRIPTION
The merchandise
subject to this investigation is granular pure magnesium. The technical
language describing the scope of this investigation will be included
in the preliminary determination which will be published in the
Federal Register.
CASE
CALENDAR
Petitions
Filed: October 17, 2000
Initiation:
November 6, 2000
ITC Preliminary
Determination: December 1, 2000
ITA Preliminary
Determination (AD): April 23, 2001
ITA Final
Determination (extended): September 12, 2001(1)
ITC Final
Determination (estimated): October 27, 2001
Order, if
final is affirmative (estimated): November 3, 2001
If DOC makes
an affirmative final determination, the ITC must make a final injury
determination within 45 days. If that determination is affirmative,
DOC will issue an antidumping duty order.
RELIMINARY
DETERMINATION MARGINS
Manufacturer/
Weighted-Average // Producer/Exporter Margin Percentages
Minmetals Precious
& Rare Minerals Import
and Export/China National Nonferrous Metals
Industry Trading Group Corp // 8.76%
IMPORT
STATISTICS(2)
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1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
Jan.-July
2000YTD |
| PRC |
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| Quantity
(MT) |
6,269 |
9,972 |
13,185 |
7,710 |
| Value
($) |
17,707,747 |
27,561,808 |
35,462,635 |
15,945,674 |
1.
Date estimated using a publication date of April 30, 2001.
2.
Figures are from the Census Bureau's U.S. Imports CD-rom Data
Base for HTS subheadings 8104.11.0000 and 8104.30.0000. Pure magnesium
in ingot form (HTS 8104.11.000) is covered under an existing antidumping
duty order. The data above reflect imports of pure magnesium in
granular form only (HTS 8104.30.000) from the PRC during the above
time periods.
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