AD: Brazil, China, Thailand, UAE PET Film
The International Trade Administration has issued a notice stating that it is postponing the preliminary antidumping duty determinations on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, sheet, and strip from Brazil, China, Thailand and United Arab Emirates by 50 days to April 25, 2008.
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Additional Time Requested to Evaluate Questionnaire Responses, Etc.
The ITA states that the petitioners requested postponement of the preliminary determinations, explaining that they need extra time to evaluate questionnaire responses. Additionally, the petitioners intend to file sales-below-cost allegations and anticipate that the ITA will need time to adequately analyze these allegations.
Therefore, for the reasons identified above, and because there are no compelling reasons to deny the request, the ITA is postponing the deadline for the preliminary determinations with respect to Brazil, China, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates by 50 days to April 25, 2008.
The ITA states that the deadline for the final determinations will continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determinations, unless extended.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 10/29/07 news, 07102935, for BP summary of the ITA's initiation of the AD duty investigations for PET film, sheet, and strip from Brazil, China, Thailand and the UAE.)
ITA contacts - Mike Heaney (Brazil) (202) 482-4475
Erin Begnal (China) (202) 482-1442
Stephen Bailey (Thailand) (202) 482-0193
Douglas Kirby (UAE) (202) 482-3782
ITA Notice (FR Pub 02/11/08) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-2460.pdf