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Preliminary Determination in Countervailing Duty Investigation of Silicon Metal from Kazakhstan

Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Silicon Metal from Kazakhstan

On November 30, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of silicon metal from Kazakhstan.



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Country Exporter/Producer Subsidy Rate
Kazakhstan Tau-Ken Temir LLP and JSC NMC Tau-Ken Samruk 120.00%
All Others 120.00%

 

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Event CVD Investigation(s)
Petition(s) Filed June 30, 2020
DOC Initiation Date July 20, 2020
ITC Preliminary Determination August 14, 2020
DOC Preliminary Determination November 27, 2020
DOC Final Determination February 10, 2021
ITC Final Determination March 29, 2021
Issuance of Order [1] April 5, 2021

[1] This will take place only in the event of affirmative final determinations from Commerce and the ITC.
Note: Commerce preliminary and final determination deadlines are governed by statute. For CVD investigations, the deadlines are set forth in sections 703(b) and 705(a) of the Act.

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Kazakhstan 2017 2018 2019
Quantity (Metric Tons)  9,203 2,797 7,771
Value (USD) $16,516,847 $5,915,745 $14,860,413

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, accessed through Global Trade Atlas (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States subheadings 2804.69.1000 and 2804.69.5000.)

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The petitioners are Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. (Beverly, OH) and Mississippi Silicon LLC (Burnsville, MS).

For general information and next steps, please refer to a list of FAQs for the preliminary determination.

Additional case information including the scope of the investigation are on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Once you log in, please refer to case number C-834-811.

To date, Commerce maintains 539 AD and CVD orders which provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.

Since the beginning of the Trump Administration, Commerce has initiated 306 new AD and CVD investigations - this is a 283 percent increase from the comparable period in the previous administration.