After nearly a one-year hiatus in new trade cases, U.S. producers of nails and galvanized wire filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). The petitioner in the nail case against the United Arab Emirates is Mid Continent Nail Corporation which had previously pursued a successful AD case against nails from China. The petition identified Dubai Wire FZE and Millennium Steel and Wire as the two largest producers and exporters of nails from the UAE. The DOC formally initiated its investigation on April 27, 2011 and reported estimated dumping margins between 61.54 and 184.41 percent. On May 16, the ITC made an affirmative preliminary injury determination by a vote of 4 to 2, which means that the investigation will continue. The next significant date will be the DOC’s preliminary dumping determination, currently scheduled for September 7, although it could be extended. The galvanized steel wire cases include an AD petition against Mexico and AD and CVD petitions against China. The petitioners are Davis Wire Corporation, Johnstown Wire Technologies Inc., Mid-South Wire Co. Inc., National Standard LLC, and Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co. Inc. The DOC formally initiated all three investigations on April 27, and on May 16, the ITC made an affirmative preliminary injury determination by a vote of 6 to 0, which means that the investigations will continue. The AD petition on Mexico identified Deacero S.A. de C.V. as a significant producer and the main exporter of galvanized wire. In its initiation notice, the DOC reported that the estimated dumping margins for Mexico range from 166 to 244 percent. The next step in the AD investigation will be the selection of companies to receive the DOC’s questionnaire, and the DOC’s preliminary dumping determination is currently scheduled for September 7, although it could be extended until October 27. The AD petition on China identified almost 280 Chinese producers and exporters of galvanized steel wire. In its initiation notice, the DOC reported that the estimated dumping margins for China range from 171 to 235 percent. As in the investigation of Mexico, the next step will be the selection of companies to receive the DOC’s questionnaire, and the DOC’s preliminary dumping determination is currently scheduled for September 7, although it could be extended until October 27. The CVD petition on China also identifies almost 280 producers and exporters. The DOC’s initiation notice identified 27 subsidy programs that will be investigated. The DOC has already selected three Chinese companies to receive the CVD questionnaire, and the DOC will extend the deadline for its preliminary subsidy determination from June 24 to August 29, 2011. AWPA
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