The lifeblood of the U.S. industry’s trade action against Chinese extruders is the energy of its members. That energy manifests itself as action, communication, and financial participation. By the end of 2013 the industry had invested over $5.5 million in legal fees and other costs associated with winning, and subsequently defending this case since the process began in late 2009. This investment has gone to winning the original petition, fighting off a major court decision referred to as GPX, dozens of scope requests and appeals, the first annual administrative review, and a substantial down payment on the second annual administrative review. As 2014 takes shape it is clear that this battle will continue to rage. I want to lay out the costs, and present our 2014 funding strategy.
Well, in case you missed it, a group of Aluminum Extruders Council members filed a historic AD/CVD case against 15 countries. All 15 countries will be sued for dumping (AD), and four will be sued for subsidies (CVD). In a press release issued earlier this week, which you can read here , the countries were identified as well as the projected duties the coalition seeks. Anyone within the four walls of the Aluminum Extruders Council knew this was coming. It has been discussed for four years. To address rising imports, we battled in the enforcement arena, we went hard after products under assault in scope challenges and worked hard on the 232. After exhausting every available option, and never seeing a dent in the import stats, we were faced with this hard decision. That is where we are today. The Hearing will be held later this month, and decisions will start to be rendered in the weeks that follow. Communications about the details of this case will be handled by the Coalition,
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