US to maintain duties on ESBR imports following review

Washington – The US International Trade Commission (USITC) has completed its sunset review of anti-dumping duties on emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber (ESBR) from Brazil, Mexico, Poland and South Korea.

In its determination, announced 10 July, USITC said that revoking the existing duty orders on the products would likely “lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.”

As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the existing orders on imports of the product from the four countries will remain in place.

The measures come under the five-year review process, which was launched earlier in the year.

Initially the duties were imposed in 2017 with dumping margins ranging between 9.66% and 44.3% on ESBR imports from the four nations.

The ESBR suppliers involved include Korea’s LG Chem and Kumho Petrochemical; Poland’s Synthos; Arlanxeo Brasil SA, and Mexico’s Negromex SA de CV – Planta Altamira.