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The Pistoia Alliance, Inc. has informed the U.S. authorities about changes in its membership following the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. As of November 15, 2024, new members joining the group include companies from the UK, US, and Switzerland, while others from Germany and the US have left. These notifications aim to maintain the group's protection under the Act, which limits antitrust lawsuit recoveries. Membership in the group remains open, and additional updates will be filed to record future changes.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced the issuance of countervailing duty orders on melamine imported from Germany, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago. This decision follows final determinations by both the Commerce Department and the U.S. International Trade Commission. According to these findings, the imports from Germany and Qatar have caused injury to U.S. industries, while products from Trinidad and Tobago pose a threat of future harm. Consequently, duties will be assessed on these imports to protect domestic industries.

The U.S. Department of Commerce is delaying the preliminary decisions regarding the investigations into imports of a chemical called hexamethylenetetramine from China, Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia. Originally due by March 10, 2025, these decisions will now be postponed until April 29, 2025. This postponement comes after a request from the petitioner, Bakelite LLC, to allow more time for a thorough review of the information related to the cases. The final determinations will be made 75 days after these new preliminary determinations, unless there is a further delay.

The United States International Trade Commission determined that the U.S. industry is suffering due to imports of fluid end blocks from China, Germany, India, and Italy. These imports were found to be subsidized by their respective governments, and some from Germany and Italy were sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The investigations began after petitions from several U.S. companies and a trade coalition, following which the Commission held a hearing in December 2020. Their final determinations were issued on January 25, 2021, confirming these findings.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a final determination that melamine from Germany is being sold in the U.S. for less than fair value, which is considered dumping. Due to a lack of participation from LAT Nitrogen Piesteritz GmbH, the main respondent, the Department used adverse facts available to set a high dumping margin of 179.24% for other producers. This decision mirrors an earlier preliminary determination. If the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) finds that this dumping harms the domestic industry, antidumping duties will be applied to future imports.

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that ending the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on sodium nitrite from China and the antidumping duty order on sodium nitrite from Germany would likely harm the U.S. industry. The review began on July 1, 2024, and expedited determinations were made in October 2024, with final opinions filed on January 31, 2025. These decisions were based on the potential risk of material injury to U.S. businesses in a foreseeable future if the orders were revoked. Commissioner Rhonda K. Schmidtlein did not participate in the decision-making process.

Based on final decisions made by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission, the Commerce Department has issued antidumping duty orders on melamine imported from Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, and Trinidad and Tobago. This means that these countries have been selling melamine in the U.S. at unfairly low prices, harming American businesses. As a result, these imports will now be subject to special duties to level the playing field. The orders also detail procedures for lifting certain duties and continuing others, in accordance with U.S. tariff laws.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced a delay in the preliminary determinations for the investigations into less-than-fair-value (LTFV) imports of thermal paper from Germany, Japan, South Korea, and Spain. These determinations were originally expected by March 16, 2021, but will now be postponed by 50 days, making them due no later than May 5, 2021. This delay was requested by the petitioners to give more time to address issues in the responses to their questionnaires and to synchronize the investigations' schedules. The final determinations are set to be made 75 days after the new preliminary determinations date, unless further delayed.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has determined that producers and exporters of melamine from Germany are receiving government subsidies. This investigation covers the period from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. Because no comments were received on the preliminary findings, the Department adopted the preliminary determinations as final without changes. If the U.S. International Trade Commission confirms that these imports harm U.S. industry, a countervailing duty will be applied to balance the effects of the subsidies.

The Department of Commerce has issued countervailing duty orders for forged steel fluid end blocks (FEBs) from China, Germany, India, and Italy. These orders come after findings that U.S. industries were harmed by subsidized imports from these countries. An earlier determination regarding FEBs from China was amended to correct errors, slightly lowering some subsidy rates. As a result, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will now assess duties on affected imports dating back to May 2020.