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China found guilty of refractory brick dumping

September 2010

by Jessica Roberts

US rules on Chinese exporters of magnesia-carbon bricks after a year long hearing

Keywords: China, magnesia, carbon, MgO-C, bricks, Mexico, USA, refractories

On 27 July, the US Department of Commerce concluded its year-long antidumping investigation into US imports of Chinese and Mexican magnesia carbon bricks, issuing a resounding ‘guilty’ verdict in its final determinations.

Chinese producers and exporters sold MgO-C refractory bricks into the USA at values ranging 128.1-236% lower than fair value, while Mexican imports were 57.9% below average prices....