Washington, D.C.-As was reported in last week’s Green Markets, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Nov. 6 voted unanimously to conduct a full five-year sunset review concerning the antidumping duty order on imports of ammonium nitrate from Ukraine (GM Nov. 13, p. 8). The ITC’s vote for a full review rather than an expedited one means the commission will now conduct a more lengthy hearing process and review questionnaires from the respondents in the case to determine if the revocation of the order would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of material injury to domestic AN producers within a reasonably foreseeable time. Respondents include the Committee for Fair Ammonium Nitrate Trade, which represents domestic producers El Dorado Chemical Co. and Terra Industries Inc.; Ukrainian producer/exporters CJSC Severodonetsk Azot Assoc. and OJSC Azot, which account for a significant share of the production of ammonium nitrate in Ukraine; and the Trade and Economic Mission of Ukraine, Embassy of Ukraine to the United States of America. The antidumping duty order on imports of AN from Ukraine was instituted by the U.S. Department of Commerce on Sept. 21, 2001, after a contentious fight (GM July 23, 2001) between respondents in the case. At that time a 156.29 percent dumping duty was set, and COFANT members in addition to El Dorado included Air Products & Chemicals, LaRoche Industries, Mississippi Chemical, and Nitram Inc. Four Ukrainian companies were named in the original antidumping petition, including OJSC Azot, Stirol, J.S. Co. Rivneazot, and Severodonetsk State Manufacturing Enterprise.
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