Jan. 22, 2015: Mexichem Appeals ITC Ruling on Import of Refrigerant Gases from China
Company Believes Chinese Imports Are Harming US Refrigerant Industry
TLALNEPANTLA, Mexico — Mexichem announced that its subsidiary, Mexichem Fluor, has appealed the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling that the import of Chinese refrigerants does not harm the U.S. refrigerant gas industry.
The appealed ruling stated that the import of refrigerant gases from China, specifically R-134a, also known as HFC-134a or 1,1,1,2 -Tetrafluorethane, did not result in “material injury or threat of material injury” to the U.S. refrigerant industry. The ruling was issued with two votes in the affirmative, and four in the negative. The decision of no injury or threat of injury resulted in the elimination of dumping duties of 280.67 percent and countervailing duties averaging 11.14 percent found by the U.S. Department of Commerce.