Asia Pulp & Paper Disappointed in Commerce Department Final Determination, but Expect Trade Case will be Thrown Out at ITC
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), the leading exporter of coated paper from China and Indonesia, received today the lowest combined antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) margin among Chinese exporters, but is still disappointed with the U.S. Department of Commerce's final AD/CVD margin. According to APP, the Commerce Department adopted questionable calculation methodologies in rendering its final determination; whereas more proper methodologies would have yielded little to no AD/CVD duties.
"While we are disappointed in today's announcement of the final AD and CVD rates, we remain confident that the entire trade case will be thrown out at the conclusion of the International Trade Commission's injury investigation in mid-October," said Terry Hunley, acting president, APP Americas.