US launches AD/CVD probe into large dia graphite electrode imports from China, India

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has announced the initiation of anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD) investigations into imports of large diameter graphite electrodes (LDGE) from China and India, according to an official announcement released by DoC on March 17.

LDGE are defined as graphite electrodes exceeding 425 millimeters in diameter and used in electric-arc furnaces for steelmaking and other non-ferrous metal production, as Mysteel Global has reported. The investigation was launched following a petition filed by the US LDGE Fair Trade Coalition and its individual members, Resonac Graphite America