Federal Register #2026-22943

Commerce inquiry into Chinese magnesia carbon bricks with trace alumina

The U.S. Department of Commerce is investigating whether certain Chinese magnesia carbon bricks circumvent existing trade orders. - Government buyer / agency: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. This is a regulatory inquiry, not a purchase by a government buyer. - Scope: Chemically bonded bricks produced in China with at least 70% magnesia, carbon ranging from trace amounts to 30%, and more than 0% but less than 5% alumina by weight. - Companies named: The request was filed by the Magnesia Carbon Bricks Fair Trade Committee, whose member producers are Magnesita Refractories Company, HarbisonWalker International, Inc., and Resco Products, Inc. FRC Global, Inc. also submitted comments on the request. - Inquiry activity: Commerce intends to seek information from certain Chinese companies about production and shipments to the United States. - Procurement items, quantities, and part numbers: None. The notice does not solicit products or services.

Description

The U.S. Department of Commerce is initiating a country-wide circumvention inquiry into whether certain refractory bricks produced in China and exported to the United States are circumventing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on magnesia carbon bricks from China. The inquiry covers bricks containing more than zero but less than five percent alumina by weight, with a magnesia component of at least 70 percent and carbon levels ranging from trace amounts to 30 percent by weight. Commerce will seek information from certain Chinese companies about production and shipments of these bricks. The notice is not open for public comment.

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