DOC Announces Preliminary Determinations in Antidumping Investigations On Carboxymethylcellulose From Finland, Mexico, the Netherlands and Sweden
On December 17, 2004, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty investigations of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from Finland, Mexico, the Netherlands and Sweden. DOC preliminarily found that producers/exporters in the investigated countries sold CMC in the U.S. market at less than fair value, with margins of: 6.65% for Finland, 12.18% for Mexico, 12.04 to 27.11% for the Netherlands and 25.29% for Sweden.
Noviant Oy (Finland) and Noviant AB (Sweden) advised DOC that they would no longer participate in the investigations. Because those two companies were the only respondents in the investigations involving Finland and Sweden, DOC applied adverse facts available to determine the preliminary dumping margins for imports from those two countries. DOC is expected to announce final determinations in this case on or about May 9, 2005.
These investigations covers purified carboxymethylcellulose, sometimes also referred to as purified sodium CMC, polyanionic cellulose, or cellulose gum, which is classified under subheading 3912.31.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
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