The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice terminating the antidumping (AD) duty investigation of certain circular welded carbon quality line pipe from China.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made preliminary affirmative antidumping (AD) duty determinations that purified carboxymethylcellulose from Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, and Sweden is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The period of investigation for subject merchandise from these countries is April 1, 2003 through March 31, 2004.

Take-Two Interactive’s PS2 game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, in its 8th week, was again the top-rented videogame in the U.S., Rentrak said its preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended Dec. 19 showed. Rentrak said the title earned an additional $771,749, for $8.31 million to date. Need for Speed Underground 2 from Electronic Arts (EA) was again #2, in its 5th week ($396,322 in the week and $2.02 million to date), while Microsoft’s Xbox game Halo 2 was again #3, in its 6th week ($328,988 and $3.33 million). EA had 2 other top 10 SKUs: The Xbox version of Underground 2 at #4 (up one, $232,157 and $1.26 million) and Madden NFL 2005 at #9 (down one in its 19th week, $175,293 and $5.15 million). Rounding out the top 10 were one title each from Atari, Activision, Konami, Sony Computer Entertainment and LucasArts Entertainment: Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 on PS2 at #5 (down one in its 4th week, $209,874 and $912,509), Call of Duty: Finest Hour on PS2 at #6 again, in its 5th week, $209,327 and $1.1 million), Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater on PS2 at #7 (up 2 in its 7th week, $187,291 and $909,405), Killzone on PS2 at #8 (up 3 in its 7th week, $176,163 and $1.01 million) and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 at #10 (up 23 in its 2nd week, $173,836 and $243,157).

In its first week available, Fox’s I, Robot was the top- rented DVD in the U.S., Rentrak said its preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended Dec. 19 showed. Rentrak said the title earned $12.36 million in DVD rentals. It was followed by DreamWorks’s Collateral at #2 ($9.04 million). The only other strong new DVD release was Disney’s Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, which earned $4.78 million.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made final affirmative antidumping (AD) duty determinations that certain frozen and canned warmwater shrimp from Brazil, Ecuador, India, and Thailand is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The period of review for these AD duty investigations is October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of the antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of sebacic acid from China for the period of July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of folding metal tables and chairs from China for the period of December 3, 2001 through May 30, 2003.

An initial public offering by PanAmSat may indicate a surge in the financial world’s confidence in the satellite industry, analysts said. PanAmSat didn’t disclose the number or price of shares it plans to sell, or the value that the IPO would place on the company.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its first administrative reviews of the antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders on certain softwood lumber products from Canada.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made a preliminary affirmative antidumping (AD) duty determination that chlorninated isocyanurates from Spain are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.