On February 24, 2026, Resonac Graphite America Inc. and Tokai Carbon GE LLC (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of Antidumping Duties and Countervailing Duties on Imports of Large Diameter Graphite Electrodes from China and India.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The following describes the imported merchandise that is included within the scope of these investigations:
The merchandise covered by these petitions includes all large diameter graphite electrodes of any length, whether or not finished, of a kind used in furnaces, with a nominal or actual diameter exceeding 425 millimeters (16.7 inches), and whether or not attached to a graphite pin joining system or any other type of joining system or hardware. The merchandise covered by these petitions also includes graphite pin joining systems for large diameter graphite electrodes, of any length or diameter, whether or not finished, of a kind used in furnaces, and whether or not the graphite pin joining system is attached to, sold with, or sold separately from, the large diameter graphite electrode. Unfinished large diameter graphite electrodes are graphitized electrodes that have not undergone final machining. For purposes of this investigation, the country of origin is determined by the country of graphitization.
Excluded from the scope of these petitions are large diameter graphite electrodes that are subject to the existing antidumping duty order on Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes from the People’s Republic of China. See Antidumping Duty Order: Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes from the People’s Republic of China, 74 Fed. Reg. 8,775 (Dep’t Commerce Feb. 26, 2009) (“SDGE China AD Order”). Certain merchandise may be subject to the SDGE China AD Order as the result of prior or future affirmative anticircumvention and/or scope determinations. In the case of graphite electrodes entering the United States determined to be subject to the SDGE China AD Order, such order controls. In the case of graphite electrodes entering the United States meeting the scope definition of these petitions and not covered by the scope of the SDGE China AD Order, the scope of these petitions controls.
Large diameter graphite electrodes and graphite pin joining systems for large diameter graphite electrodes that are covered by these petitions are currently classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”) statistical reporting number 8545.11.0020. Merchandise covered by these petitions may also enter under HTSUS statistical reporting numbers 3801.10.5090 or 3801.90.0050. The HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes, but the written description of the scope is dispositive.
PETITIONERS
| Resonac Graphite America Inc. 478 Ridge Rd. Ridgeville, SC 29472 Telephone: 843-875-3200 Email: Gehrman.jim.xlmns@resonac.com Website: graphite.resonac.com | |
| Tokai Carbon GE LLC 6210 Ardrey Kell Road Charlotte, NC 20277 Telephone: 980-260-1131 Email: Jay.McCloy@Tokaicarbon.com Website: www.tokaicarbonusa.com |
COUNSEL FOR PETITIONERS
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
670 Marine Avenue, SW, Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20024
(202) 342-8400
NAMED PRODUCERS/EXPORTERS
For a list of foreign producers/exporters alleged by Petitioners, please see Attachment I.
NAMED IMPORTERS
The list of importers has been marked confidential by the Petitioner, should this information become available, we will update accordingly.
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE
| Event | Earliest Date |
| Petition Filed | February 24, 2026 |
| DOC Initiation | March 16, 2026 |
| ITC Preliminary Investigation: | |
| Questionnaires Due | March 10, 2026 |
| Request to appear at hearing | March 15, 2026 |
| Hearing | March 17, 2026 |
| Briefs | March 20, 2026 |
| ITC Vote | April 10, 2026 |
| DOC Investigation Schedule: | |
| DOC Preliminary Antidumping Determination | August 3, 2026 |
| DOC Final Antidumping Determination | October 17, 2026 |
| DOC Preliminary Countervailing Determination | May 20, 2026 |
| DOC Final Countervailing Determination | August 3, 2026 |
| ITC Final Investigation: | |
| ITC Final AD Determination | December 1, 2026 |
| ITC Final CVD Determination | September 17, 2026 |
ALLEGED DUMPING MARGINS
China:
Surrogate Market: Malaysia: 36.82% – 101.63%
Surrogate Market: Türkiye: 76.14% – 146.41%
Surrogate Market: Brazil: 44.58% to 123.73%
India:
42.92% to 74.02%
ALLEGED COUNTERVAILING DUTY MARGINS
Above de minimis
ALLEGED SUBSIDIES
For a list of alleged subsidies by the Petitioner, please see Attachment II.
IMPORTS OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Jan. – Nov. 2024 | Jan. – Nov. 2025 | |
| China | |||||
| Quantity (Metric Tons) | 3,957 | 4,950 | 5,947 | 4,629 | 3,564 |
| CIF Value ($) | 10,159,672 | 15,609,296 | 13,193,207 | 10,324,336 | 6,713,148 |
| AUV ($/mt.) | 2,567.67 | 3,153.48 | 2,218.31 | 2,230.22 | 1,883.62 |
| India | |||||
| Quantity (Metric Tons) | 3,543 | 2,082 | 2,294 | 2,162 | 792 |
| CIF Value ($) | 7,545,613 | 4,434,426 | 4,956,972 | 4,604,884 | 2,246,566 |
| AUV ($/mt.) | 2,130.00 | 2,130.00 | 2,161.21 | 2,130.00 | 2,837.67 |
CONTACT US For more information concerning this petition and how it may affect your business, please contact Nithya Nagarajan or Stephen Brophy.