The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced Thursday the initiation of an antidumping duty (AD) investigation of imports of silicomanganese from Australia. The petitioner for this investigation is Felman Production, LLC (FL).
The scope of this investigation covers all forms, sizes and compositions of silicomanganese, except low-carbon silicomanganese, including silicomanganese briquettes, fines, and slag. In 2014, imports of silicomanganese from Australia were valued at an estimated $76.9 million.
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) is scheduled to make its preliminary injury determination on or before April 6, 2015. If the ITC determines that there is a reasonable indication that imports of silicomanganese from Australia materially injure, or threaten material injury to, the domestic industry, the investigation will continue and Commerce will be scheduled to make its preliminary AD determination in July 2015, unless the statutory deadlines are extended. If the ITC’s preliminary determination is negative, the investigation will be terminated.