The US government has determined to impose significant
anti-dumping duties on imports of steam activated carbon from
China, said US producers on Monday.
Calgon Carbon Corp., which filed the petition against Chinese
imports, said the Department of Commerce has imposed the final
duties ranging between 62.08 percent and 228.11 percent.
The US government claimed that some activated carbon imports
from China were sold at less than fair value in the United
States.
The duties, collected by US Customs and Border Protection, could
be imposed for up to five years if the US International Trade
Commission (ITC) determines that the domestic industry is being
injured by the massive dumping, the PR Newswire also reported.
The ITC vote is scheduled for March 29, 2007, it said.
Typical uses of steam activated carbon include removing
objectionable tastes and odors from drinking water; reducing
organic compounds in waste water; removing color and impurities
from foods and chemicals; and removing mercury and dioxins from
flue gas emissions, the newswire said.
(Xinhua News Agency February 27, 2007)