EU Imposes Provisional Antidumping Duties on Chinese Calcium Silicon, Graphite Electrode Systems
The European Union imposed a provisional antidumping duty on calcium silicon imports from China, following a complaint from Euroalliages, the European Commission said. The AD duty rates will apply to the following companies: Ningxia Ketong New Material Technology Co. Ltd., Hongguozi Industrial Zone, Huinong District, Shizuishan City, Ningxia Province -- 31.5%; Ningxia Shun Tai Smelting Co., Ltd., Zhongwei Industrial Park, Zhongwei City, Ningxia Province -- 43.3%; Shaanxi Shenghua Metallurgy-Chemical Co. Ltd, Yangxian EcoIndustrial Park, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province -- 32.8%; and all other companies -- 50.6%. The individual rates are conditional on the presentation to the EU member states' customs authorities of a valid commercial invoice, signed by the customs authority, that declares that the applicable company made the imports. If the invoice isn't presented, the all-others rate applies. These provisional duties will be in place for a period of six months.
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The commission also imposed a provisional antidumping duty on certain graphite electrode systems from China. The duties cover "imports of graphite electrodes of a kind used for electric furnaces, with an apparent density of 1,5 g/cm3 or more and an electrical resistance of 7,0 μ.Ω.m or less, whether or not equipped with nipples." The rates apply to the following companies: Fangda group, composed of four producers: Fangda Carbon New Material Co., Ltd; Fushun Carbon Co., Ltd; Chengdu Rongguang Carbon Co., Ltd; Hefei Carbon Co., Ltd -- 24.5%; Liaoning Dantan Technology Group Co., Ltd. -- 17.5%; Nantong Yangzi Carbon Co., Ltd. -- 24.5%; other cooperating companies listed in the notice's Annex -- 21.6%; and all other companies -- 66.5%. These provisional duties will be in place for a period of six months.