ITC approves five-year sunset review of Ukraine AN

Washington-The U.S. International Trade Commission unanimously voted Nov. 6 for a full five-year sunset review concerning the antidumping duty order on imports of ammonium nitrate from Ukraine. As a result, the commission will conduct a full review to determine whether revocation of the order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. This will include a public hearing and the issuance of questionnaires. All six commissioners concluded that both the domestic group and respondents provided adequate responses so as to warrant a full review. On Sept. 21, 2001, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued an antidumping duty order on imports of AN from Ukraine. The 2001 fight was very contentious (GM July 23, 2001, p. 1) and a 156.29 percent dumping duty was set.