Commerce Begins AD/CVD Investigations on Tetrafluoroethane from China
The Commerce Department is beginning antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane from China, according to a Dec. 3 fact sheet released by the agency. Mexichem requested the investigations Oct. 22, alleging domestic market share fell “significantly,” and imports of R-134a from China accounted for all of this decline (see 13102331). The chemical, also known as R-134a, is used as a refrigerant gas in air conditioning systems.
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The International Trade Commission is set to make its preliminary injury determination by Dec. 13. These AD/CV duty investigations will only continue if the ITC finds injury. ITT will provide more details upon publication of the initiation notice in the Federal Register.