At this point, the answer is an easy one – ABSOLUTELY. There are several key metrics to consider.
The first is where we are winning and where we are losing on the various
decisions from the Department of Commerce (DOC) and the US International Trade
Commission (ITC) that support our case that Chinese aluminum extrusions were
being illegally imported. The second question is the one that really counts: whether
the orders of the DOC on duties related to aluminum extrusion imports from
China are effective.
Let’s first look at the decisions of the DOC and ITC. The big win was the obvious one that culminated in the ITC decision in early 2011 that our industry was being injured by imported Chinese extrusions and then in April 2011 by the DOC that the Chinese producers were causing this injury through government subsidies and by “dumping” extrusions illegally into the U.S. Their decision to help “level the playing field” resulted in duties of up to 400 percent.
Subsequent to this obvious win,…
Let’s first look at the decisions of the DOC and ITC. The big win was the obvious one that culminated in the ITC decision in early 2011 that our industry was being injured by imported Chinese extrusions and then in April 2011 by the DOC that the Chinese producers were causing this injury through government subsidies and by “dumping” extrusions illegally into the U.S. Their decision to help “level the playing field” resulted in duties of up to 400 percent.
Subsequent to this obvious win,…