On February 14, 2024, the Cornerstone Chemical Company (the “Cornerstone” or “Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on imports from Germany, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago and countervailing duties on imports of melamine from Germany, India, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The following language describes the imported merchandise the Petitioner intends to be included in the scope of these investigations. The scope is the same application to the existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports of melamine from China:
The merchandise subject to these investigations is melamine (Chemical Abstracts Service (“CAS”) registry number 108–78–01, molecular formula C3 H6 N6 ). Melamine is a crystalline powder or granule typically (but not exclusively) used to manufacture melamine formaldehyde resins. All melamine is covered by the scope of these orders irrespective of purity, particle size, or physical form. Melamine that has been blended with other products is included within this scope when such blends include constituent parts that have been intermingled, but that have not been chemically reacted with each other to produce a different product. For such blends, only the melamine component of the mixture is covered by the scope of these orders. Melamine that is otherwise subject to these orders is not excluded when commingled with melamine from sources not subject to this investigation. Only the subject component of such commingled products is covered by the scope of these orders.
The subject merchandise is provided for in subheading 2933.61.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”). Although the HTSUS subheading and CAS registry number are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope is dispositive.
PETITIONERS
| Cornerstone Chemical Company 3838 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite 3150 Metairie, LA 70002 Contact: Mike Driscoll, Global Business Manager |
COUNSEL FOR PETITIONERS
King & Spalding LLP
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W>
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 737-0500
NAMED PRODUCERS/EXPORTERS
For a list of foreign producers/exporters alleged by Petitioners, please see Attachment I.
NAMED IMPORTERS
For a list of importers alleged by the Petitioner, please see Attachment II.
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE
| Event | Earliest Date |
| Petition Filed | February 14, 2024 |
| DOC Initiation | March 5, 2024 |
| ITC Preliminary Investigation: | |
| Questionnaires Due | February 28, 2024 |
| Request to appear at hearing | March 4, 2024 |
| Hearing | March 6, 2024 |
| Briefs | March 11, 2024 |
| ITC Vote | March 30, 2024 |
| DOC Investigation Schedule: | |
| DOC Preliminary Antidumping Determination | July 23, 2024 |
| DOC Final Antidumping Determination | October 6, 2024 |
| DOC Preliminary Countervailing Determination | May 9, 2024 |
| DOC Final Countervailing Determination | July 23, 2024 |
| ITC Final Investigation: | |
| ITC Final AD Determination | November 20, 2024 |
| ITC Final CVD Determination | September 6, 2024 |
ALLEGED DUMPING MARGINS
Germany: 5.47% – 139.66%
India: 378.01% – 619.24%
Japan: 103.66% – 123.81%
The Netherlands: 33.40% – 75.18%
Qatar: 191.63% – 622.05%
Trinidad and Tobago: 230.30% – 457.76%
ALLEGED COUNTERVAILING DUTY MARGINS
Above de minimis
ALLEGED SUBSIDIES
For a list of alleged subsidies the Petitioner, please see Attachment III.
IMPORTS OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE
| Subject Imports 2021-2023 | |||
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| Germany | |||
| Quantity (Pounds) | 9,161,951 | 14,218,609 | 10,653,118 |
| AUV ($/Pound) | 0.86 | 1.81 | 0.90 |
| India | |||
| Quantity (Pounds) | 1,364,455 | 8,748,397 | 11,053,043 |
| AUV ($/Pound) | 0.82 | 1.23 | 1.05 |
| Japan | |||
| Quantity (Pounds) | 908,303 | 1,018,049 | 1,474,406 |
| AUV ($/Pound) | 0.93 | 1.89 | 0.92 |
| Netherlands | |||
| Quantity (Pounds) | 15,213,862 | 23,300,574 | 14,817,471 |
| AUV ($/Pound) | 0.77 | 1.65 | 1.21 |
| Qatar | |||
| Quantity (Pounds) | 88,185 | 220,462 | 3,858,085 |
| AUV ($/Pound) | 0.66 | 1.62 | 1.12 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | |||
| Quantity (Pounds) | 25,132,668 | 36,596,692 | 8,818,480 |
| AUV ($/Pound) | 0.83 | 1.69 | 0.66 |
CONTACT US For more information concerning this petition and how it may affect your business, please contact Jeffrey Neeley, Nithya Nagarajan, Stephen Brophy, or Dan Wilson.