Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin From Indonesia: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, 48278-48280 [2018-20720]
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Dated: September 19, 2018.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations performing the duties of Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–560–832]
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin
From Indonesia: Final Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and
Final Affirmative Determination of
Critical Circumstances, in Part
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that imports of
polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin
from Indonesia is being sold in the
United States at less than fair value
(LTFV), as provided in section 735 of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).
DATES: Applicable September 24, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caitlin Monks or Gene Calvert, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–2670 or (202) 482–3586,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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Background
On April 24, 2018 Commerce
published in the Federal Register its
preliminary affirmative determination of
critical circumstances, in part.1 On May
4, 2018, Commerce published in the
Federal Register the preliminary
affirmative determination of sales at
LTFV in the antidumping duty (AD)
investigation of PET resin from
Indonesia.2 Commerce invited
comments from interested parties on the
1 See Antidumping Duty Investigations on
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from Indonesia,
the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan; Preliminary
Determination of Critical Circumstances, 83 FR
17791 (April 24, 2018) (Preliminary Critical
Circumstances Determination).
2 See Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from
Brazil: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final
Determination, and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 83 FR 19699 (May 4, 2018) (Preliminary
Determination) and accompanying Preliminary
Decision Memorandum (PDM).
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Preliminary Determination.3 The
petitioners 4 and Indorama 5 filed case
and rebuttal briefs.6 A summary of the
events that occurred since Commerce
published the Preliminary
Determination, as well as a full
discussion of the issues raised by
interested parties for this final
determination, may be found in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.7 The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a
public document and is on file
electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov, and it is
available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/. The signed and electronic versions
of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is polyethylene
3 Id. at 19700; see also Memorandum, ‘‘Case Brief
Deadline Extension for the Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin
from Brazil,’’ dated July 10, 2018.
4 DAK Americas, M&G Polymers USA, LLC, and
Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America (collectively,
the petitioners).
5 In the Preliminary Determination, in accordance
with section 771(33)(F) of the Act, we found the
following companies affiliated: PT. Indo-Rama
Synthetics Tbk (Indorama Synthetics), Indorama
Ventures Alphapet Holdings, Inc. (Alphapet),
Indorama Ventures Indonesia (Ventures Indonesia),
PT. Indorama Polypet Indonesia (Polypet), and
Indorama Polymers Public Company Ltd.
(Polymers). Further, we collapsed, pursuant to 19
CFR 351.401(f), the following three Indonesian
producers into a single entity: Indorama Synthetics,
Ventures Indonesia, and Polypet, collectively
referred to as Indorama Producers throughout this
final determination. See PDM at 6–11. We have
made no changes to these findings in our final
determination. We received responses from the
Indorama Producers, and their U.S. affiliate,
Alphapet, which we refer to collectively as
Indorama throughout this final determination.
6 See Petitioners’ Case Brief, ‘‘Petitioners’ Case
Brief,’’ dated August 15, 2018 (Petitioners’ Case
Brief); see also Indorama’s Case Brief,
‘‘Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin (‘PET Resin’)
from Indonesia: Administrative Case Brief,’’ dated
August 16, 2018 (Indorama’s Case Brief); see also
Petitioners’ Rebuttal Brief, ‘‘Petitioners’ Rebuttal
Brief,’’ dated August 22, 2018 (Petitioners’ Rebuttal
Brief); see also Indorama’s Revised Rebuttal Brief,
‘‘Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin (‘PET Resin’)
from Indonesia: Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated August 24,
2018 (Indorama’s Rebuttal Brief).
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Affirmative
Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation of Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin
from Indonesia,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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terephthalate resin from Indonesia.
Commerce did not receive any scope
comments subsequent to the
Preliminary Determination and,
therefore, the scope has not been revised
since the Preliminary Determination.
For a complete description of the scope
of this investigation, see Appendix I.
Period of Investigation
The POI is July 1, 2016, through June
30, 2017.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the
Act, we conducted the cost and sales
verifications in Indonesia and the
United States between May 4, 2018, and
June 22, 2018. We used standard
verification procedures, including an
examination of relevant accounting and
production records, and original source
documents provided by the
respondents.
Final Affirmative Determination of
Critical Circumstances, in Part
For this final determination, as
explained in detail in the accompanying
Issues and Decision Memorandum, we
determine that critical circumstances
exist for the Indorama Producers, but do
not exist for ‘‘all other’’ producers or
exporters not individually examined.8
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs by parties in this
investigation are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum, which is
hereby adopted by this notice. A list of
the issues raised is attached to this
notice as Appendix II.
Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences
For purposes of this final
determination, Commerce relied on
facts otherwise available with an
adverse inference when calculating the
margin for the Indorama Producers (a
collapsed entity comprised of three
producers),9 pursuant to sections
776(a)(1) and (2)(A)(C)(D) and 776(b) of
the Act. For further information
regarding the use of facts available and
adverse inferences, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
Changes Since the Preliminary
Determination
Based on our analysis of the
comments received and our findings at
verification, we are now relying on facts
available in determining a dumping
margin for the Indorama Producers.
8 See
9 See
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All-Others Rate
Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act
provides that Commerce shall determine
an estimated all-others rate for all
exporters and producers not
individually examined. This rate shall
be an amount equal to the weighted
average of the estimated weightedaverage dumping margins established
for exporters and producers
individually investigated, excluding any
zero and de minimis margins, and any
margins determined entirely under
section 776 of the Act. However, section
735(c)(5)(B) of the Act provides that
Commerce may apply ‘‘any reasonable
method’’ to establish the all-others rate
if the margins are determined entirely
under section 776.
In the Preliminary Determination,
because we calculated an individual
estimated weighted-average dumping
margin for the Indorama Producers, we
assigned this margin to all-other
producer and exporters, pursuant to
section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
However, for this final determination,
we have based the Indorama Producers’
rate entirely on facts available;
accordingly, we have reconsidered the
estimated rate assigned to all others.
Because we have no calculated rates, we
have determined that a reasonable
method for assigning a margin to all
other exporters and producers not
individually examined is to average the
four rates from the Petition, in
accordance with section 735(c)(5)(B) of
the Act.10 The estimated dumping
margins from the petition for the priceto-price comparisons are 8.49 and 12.38
percent, and the estimated margins for
the U.S. price-to-CV comparisons are
48.07 and 53.50 percent; 11 therefore,
the simple average of these rates is 30.61
percent. Accordingly, the all-others rate
in this investigation is 30.61 percent.
Final Determination Margins
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Commerce determines that the
following estimated weighted-average
dumping margins exist:
10 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Polyethylene
Terephthalate (‘‘PET’’) Resin from Brazil, Indonesia,
the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan—
Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties,’’
dated September 26, 2017, and Petitioners’ Letter,
‘‘Polyethylene Terephthalate (‘‘PET’’) Resin from
Brazil, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Pakistan,
and Taiwan—Petitioners’ Amendment to Volume III
Relating to Indonesia Antidumping Duties,’’ dated
October 3, 2017 (Petition).
11 See Petition at Volume III at Exhibit AD–ID–S4;
see also Commerce’s Notice, ‘‘Enforcement and
compliance Office of AD/CVD Operations
Antidumping Duty Investigation Initiation
Checklist,’’ dated October 16, 2017 (Initiation
Checklist).
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International Trade Commission
Notification
Exporter/producer
In accordance with section 735(d) of
the Act, we will notify the U.S.
International Trade Commission (ITC) of
the final affirmative determination of
PT. Indo-Rama Synthetics Tbk./
sales at LTFV. Because the final
PT. Indorama Polypet Indodetermination in this proceeding is
nesia/Indorama Ventures Indoaffirmative, in accordance with section
12
nesia ......................................
53.50
735(b)(2)(B) of the Act, the ITC will
All-Others ......................................
30.61
make its final determination as to
whether the domestic industry in the
Disclosure
United States is materially injured, or
threatened with material injury, by
We will disclose to interested parties
reason of imports of PET resin from
the calculations performed in this final
Brazil no later than 45 days after our
determination within five days of any
final determination. If the ITC
public announcement of this notice in
determines that material injury or threat
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
of material injury does not exist, the
proceeding will be terminated, and all
Continuation of Suspension of
cash deposits will be refunded. If the
Liquidation
ITC determines that such injury does
In accordance with section 733(e)(2)
exist, Commerce will issue an
of the Act, for this final determination,
antidumping duty order directing CBP
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs
to assess, upon further instruction by
and Border Protection (CBP) to begin the Commerce, antidumping duties on all
imports of the subject merchandise
suspension of liquidation of all entries
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
of PET resin, as described in the
for consumption on or after the effective
Appendix I to this notice, produced or
date of the suspension of liquidation, as
exported by the Indorama Producers,
which were entered, or withdrawn from discussed above in the ‘‘Continuation of
Suspension of Liquidation’’ section.
warehouse, for consumption on or after
February 3, 2018 (90 days prior to the
Notification Regarding Administrative
date of publication of the Preliminary
Protective Orders
Determination), because we find that
This notice will serve as the only
critical circumstances exist with regard
reminder to parties, subject to
to imports produced or exported by the
administrative protective order (APO),
Indorama Producers.
of their responsibility concerning the
In accordance with section
destruction of proprietary information
735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce will
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
instruct U.S. CBP to continue to
written notification of return/
suspend liquidation of all appropriate
destruction or APO materials or
entries of PET resin from Indonesia, as
conversion to judicial protective order is
described in Appendix I of this notice,
hereby requested. Failure to comply
produced or exported by all other
with the regulations and the terms of an
producers or exporters, which were
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, APO is a sanctionable violation.
for consumption on or after May 4,
Notification to Interested Parties
2018, the date of publication of the
We are issuing and publishing this
Preliminary Determination. Commerce
determination
and notice in accordance
will instruct U.S. CBP to terminate the
suspension of liquidation for shipments with sections 735(d) and 777(i) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.210(c).
from Polymers and all other producers
Dated: September 17, 2018.
and exporters of subject merchandise
Gary Taverman,
that were entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption before May Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations
4, 2018, because we find that critical
performing the non-exclusive functions and
circumstances do not exist with regard
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
to imports produced or exported by
Enforcement and Compliance.
Polymers and all other producers and
Appendix I
exporters. All such entries shall be
liquidated without regard to
Scope of the Investigation
antidumping duties (i.e., all cash
The merchandise covered by this
deposits shall be returned).
investigation is polyethylene terephthalate
Estimated
weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
12 Collectively
referred to as the Indorama
Producers.
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(PET) resin having an intrinsic viscosity of at
least 70, but not more than 88, milliliters per
gram (0.70 to 0.88 deciliters per gram). The
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scope includes blends of virgin PET resin
and recycled PET resin containing 50 percent
or more virgin PET resin content by weight,
provided such blends meet the intrinsic
viscosity requirements above. The scope
includes all PET resin meeting the above
specifications regardless of additives
introduced in the manufacturing process.
The scope excludes PET-glycol resin, also
referred to as PETG. PET-glycol resins are
manufactured by replacing a portion of the
raw material input monoethylene glycol
(MEG) with one of five glycol modifiers:
Cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM), diethylene
glycol (DEG), neopentyl glycol (NPG),
isosorbide, or spiro glycol. Specifically,
excluded PET-glycol resins must contain a
minimum of 10 percent, by weight, of CHDM,
DEG, NPG, isosorbide or spiro glycol, or
some combination of these glycol modifiers.
Unlike subject PET resin, PET-glycol resins
are amorphous resins that are not solid-stated
and cannot be crystallized or recycled. The
merchandise subject to this investigation is
properly classified under subheadings
3907.61.0000 and 3907.69.0000 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written
description of the merchandise covered by
this investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Final Affirmative Determination of
Critical Circumstances, in Part
V. Changes Since the Preliminary
Determination
VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences
VII. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether To Apply Adverse
Facts Available to Indorama
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Made
Clerical Errors in Its Preliminary
Determination
VIII. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–583–863]
Forged Steel Fittings From Taiwan:
Antidumping Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on an affirmative final
determination by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the
International Trade Commission (the
ITC), Commerce is issuing the
antidumping duty order on forged steel
fittings from Taiwan.
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AGENCY:
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size (which may or may not be
expressed in inches of nominal pipe
size), pressure rating (usually, but not
Robert Palmer (202) 482–9068 or
necessarily expressed in pounds of
Suzanne Lam at (202) 482–0783, AD/
pressure/PSI, e.g., 2,000 or 2M; 3,000 or
CVD Operations, Enforcement and
3M; 6,000 or 6M; 9,000 or 9M), wall
Compliance, International Trade
thickness, and whether or not heat
Administration, U.S. Department of
treated.
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
Excluded from this scope are all
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
fittings entirely made of stainless steel.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Also excluded are flanges, butt weld
Background
fittings, butt weld outlets, nipples, and
In accordance with sections 735(d)
all fittings that have a maximum
and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
pressure rating of 300 pounds of
as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
pressure/PSI or less.
351.210(c), on July 30, 2018, Commerce
Also excluded are fittings certified or
published its affirmative Final
made to the following standards, so long
Determination in the less-than-fair-value as the fittings are not also manufactured
(LTFV) investigation of forged steel
to the specifications of ASME B16.11,
fittings from Taiwan.1 On September 14, MSS SP–79, MSS SP–83, MSS SP–97,
2018, the ITC notified Commerce of its
ASTM A105, ASTM A350, and ASTM
affirmative determination that an
A182:
industry in the United States is
• American Petroleum Institute (API)
materially injured within the meaning
API 5CT, API 5L, or API 11B
of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by
• Society of Automotive Engineering
reason of the LTFV imports of forged
(SAE) SAE J476, SAE J514, SAE J516,
steel fittings from Taiwan.2
SAE J517, SAE J518, SAE J1026, SAE
J1231, SAE J1453, SAE J1926, J2044 or
Scope of the Order 3
SAE AS 35411
The products covered by this scope
• Underwriter’s Laboratories (UL)
are carbon and alloy forged steel fittings,
certified electrical conduit fittings
whether unfinished (commonly known
• ASTM A153, A536, A576, or A865
as blanks or rough forgings) or finished.
• Casing Conductor Connectors 16–42
Such fittings are made in a variety of
inches in diameter made to
shapes including, but not limited to,
proprietary specifications
elbows, tees, crosses, laterals, couplings,
reducers, caps, plugs, bushings, unions, • Military Specification (MIL) MIL–C–
4109F and MIL–F–3541
and outlets. Forged steel fittings are
• International Organization for
covered regardless of end finish,
Standardization (ISO) ISO6150–B
whether threaded, socket-weld or other
To be excluded from the scope,
end connections.
products must have the appropriate
While these fittings are generally
standard or pressure markings and/or
manufactured to specifications ASME
accompanied by documentation
B16.11, MSS SP–79, MSS SP–83, MSS
showing product compliance to the
SP–97, ASTM A105, ASTM A350, and
ASTM A182, the scope is not limited to applicable standard or pressure, e.g.,
‘‘API 5CT’’ mark and/or a mill
fittings made to these specifications.
certification report.
The term forged is an industry term
Subject carbon and alloy forged steel
used to describe a class of products
included in applicable standards, and
fittings are normally entered under
does not reference an exclusive
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
manufacturing process. Forged steel
United States (HTSUS) 7307.99.1000,
fittings are not manufactured from
7307.99.3000, 7307.99.5045, and
casting. Pursuant to the applicable
7307.99.5060. They also may be entered
specifications, subject fittings may also
under HTSUS 7307.92.3010,
be machined from bar stock or
7307.92.3030, 7307.92.9000, and
machined from seamless pipe and tube. 7326.19.0010. The HTSUS subheadings
All types of fittings are included in
and specifications are provided for
the scope regardless of nominal pipe
convenience and customs purposes; the
written description of the scope is
1 See Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan: Final
dispositive.
DATES:
Applicable September 24, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 83
FR 36519 (July 30, 2018) (Final Determination).
2 See Letter from the U.S. International Trade
Commission, regarding Forged Steel Fittings from
Taiwan, dated September 14, 2018 (ITC
Notification).
3 See Memorandum to the File, ‘‘Placing Carbon
Steel Butt Weld Pipe Fitting Scope Information
Ruling on the Record,’’ dated concurrently with this
notice.
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Antidumping Duty Orders
As stated above, on September 14,
2018, in accordance with section 735(d)
of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce
of its final determination in this
investigation, in which it found material
injury with respect to forged steel
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-560-832]
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin From Indonesia: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Final Affirmative
Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports
of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin from Indonesia is being sold
in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV), as provided in
section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
DATES: Applicable September 24, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caitlin Monks or Gene Calvert, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2670 or (202) 482-3586,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 24, 2018 Commerce published in the Federal Register its
preliminary affirmative determination of critical circumstances, in
part.\1\ On May 4, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
preliminary affirmative determination of sales at LTFV in the
antidumping duty (AD) investigation of PET resin from Indonesia.\2\
Commerce invited comments from interested parties on the Preliminary
Determination.\3\ The petitioners \4\ and Indorama \5\ filed case and
rebuttal briefs.\6\ A summary of the events that occurred since
Commerce published the Preliminary Determination, as well as a full
discussion of the issues raised by interested parties for this final
determination, may be found in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\
The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov, and
it is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024
of the main Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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\1\ See Antidumping Duty Investigations on Polyethylene
Terephthalate Resin from Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, and
Taiwan; Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances, 83 FR
17791 (April 24, 2018) (Preliminary Critical Circumstances
Determination).
\2\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from Brazil:
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 83 FR 19699 (May 4, 2018) (Preliminary Determination) and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
\3\ Id. at 19700; see also Memorandum, ``Case Brief Deadline
Extension for the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Polyethylene
Terephthalate Resin from Brazil,'' dated July 10, 2018.
\4\ DAK Americas, M&G Polymers USA, LLC, and Nan Ya Plastics
Corporation, America (collectively, the petitioners).
\5\ In the Preliminary Determination, in accordance with section
771(33)(F) of the Act, we found the following companies affiliated:
PT. Indo-Rama Synthetics Tbk (Indorama Synthetics), Indorama
Ventures Alphapet Holdings, Inc. (Alphapet), Indorama Ventures
Indonesia (Ventures Indonesia), PT. Indorama Polypet Indonesia
(Polypet), and Indorama Polymers Public Company Ltd. (Polymers).
Further, we collapsed, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.401(f), the following
three Indonesian producers into a single entity: Indorama
Synthetics, Ventures Indonesia, and Polypet, collectively referred
to as Indorama Producers throughout this final determination. See
PDM at 6-11. We have made no changes to these findings in our final
determination. We received responses from the Indorama Producers,
and their U.S. affiliate, Alphapet, which we refer to collectively
as Indorama throughout this final determination.
\6\ See Petitioners' Case Brief, ``Petitioners' Case Brief,''
dated August 15, 2018 (Petitioners' Case Brief); see also Indorama's
Case Brief, ``Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin (`PET Resin') from
Indonesia: Administrative Case Brief,'' dated August 16, 2018
(Indorama's Case Brief); see also Petitioners' Rebuttal Brief,
``Petitioners' Rebuttal Brief,'' dated August 22, 2018 (Petitioners'
Rebuttal Brief); see also Indorama's Revised Rebuttal Brief,
``Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin (`PET Resin') from Indonesia:
Rebuttal Brief,'' dated August 24, 2018 (Indorama's Rebuttal Brief).
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation of Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from Indonesia,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues
and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is polyethylene
terephthalate resin from Indonesia. Commerce did not receive any scope
comments subsequent to the Preliminary Determination and, therefore,
the scope has not been revised since the Preliminary Determination. For
a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix
I.
Period of Investigation
The POI is July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, we conducted the cost and
sales verifications in Indonesia and the United States between May 4,
2018, and June 22, 2018. We used standard verification procedures,
including an examination of relevant accounting and production records,
and original source documents provided by the respondents.
Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part
For this final determination, as explained in detail in the
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, we determine that critical
circumstances exist for the Indorama Producers, but do not exist for
``all other'' producers or exporters not individually examined.\8\
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in
this investigation are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum,
which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the issues raised is
attached to this notice as Appendix II.
Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
For purposes of this final determination, Commerce relied on facts
otherwise available with an adverse inference when calculating the
margin for the Indorama Producers (a collapsed entity comprised of
three producers),\9\ pursuant to sections 776(a)(1) and (2)(A)(C)(D)
and 776(b) of the Act. For further information regarding the use of
facts available and adverse inferences, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
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\9\ See supra n.4.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
Based on our analysis of the comments received and our findings at
verification, we are now relying on facts available in determining a
dumping margin for the Indorama Producers.
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All-Others Rate
Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that Commerce shall
determine an estimated all-others rate for all exporters and producers
not individually examined. This rate shall be an amount equal to the
weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins
established for exporters and producers individually investigated,
excluding any zero and de minimis margins, and any margins determined
entirely under section 776 of the Act. However, section 735(c)(5)(B) of
the Act provides that Commerce may apply ``any reasonable method'' to
establish the all-others rate if the margins are determined entirely
under section 776.
In the Preliminary Determination, because we calculated an
individual estimated weighted-average dumping margin for the Indorama
Producers, we assigned this margin to all-other producer and exporters,
pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act. However, for this final
determination, we have based the Indorama Producers' rate entirely on
facts available; accordingly, we have reconsidered the estimated rate
assigned to all others. Because we have no calculated rates, we have
determined that a reasonable method for assigning a margin to all other
exporters and producers not individually examined is to average the
four rates from the Petition, in accordance with section 735(c)(5)(B)
of the Act.\10\ The estimated dumping margins from the petition for the
price-to-price comparisons are 8.49 and 12.38 percent, and the
estimated margins for the U.S. price-to-CV comparisons are 48.07 and
53.50 percent; \11\ therefore, the simple average of these rates is
30.61 percent. Accordingly, the all-others rate in this investigation
is 30.61 percent.
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\10\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Polyethylene Terephthalate
(``PET'') Resin from Brazil, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea,
Pakistan, and Taiwan--Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping
Duties,'' dated September 26, 2017, and Petitioners' Letter,
``Polyethylene Terephthalate (``PET'') Resin from Brazil, Indonesia,
the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan--Petitioners' Amendment
to Volume III Relating to Indonesia Antidumping Duties,'' dated
October 3, 2017 (Petition).
\11\ See Petition at Volume III at Exhibit AD-ID-S4; see also
Commerce's Notice, ``Enforcement and compliance Office of AD/CVD
Operations Antidumping Duty Investigation Initiation Checklist,''
dated October 16, 2017 (Initiation Checklist).
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Final Determination Margins
Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margins exist:
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Estimated
weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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PT. Indo-Rama Synthetics Tbk./PT. Indorama Polypet Indonesia/ 53.50
Indorama Ventures Indonesia \12\............................
All-Others................................................... 30.61
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Disclosure
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\12\ Collectively referred to as the Indorama Producers.
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We will disclose to interested parties the calculations performed
in this final determination within five days of any public announcement
of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 733(e)(2) of the Act, for this final
determination, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to begin the suspension of liquidation of all entries
of PET resin, as described in the Appendix I to this notice, produced
or exported by the Indorama Producers, which were entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after February 3, 2018 (90 days
prior to the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination),
because we find that critical circumstances exist with regard to
imports produced or exported by the Indorama Producers.
In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce will
instruct U.S. CBP to continue to suspend liquidation of all appropriate
entries of PET resin from Indonesia, as described in Appendix I of this
notice, produced or exported by all other producers or exporters, which
were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after
May 4, 2018, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination.
Commerce will instruct U.S. CBP to terminate the suspension of
liquidation for shipments from Polymers and all other producers and
exporters of subject merchandise that were entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption before May 4, 2018, because we find that
critical circumstances do not exist with regard to imports produced or
exported by Polymers and all other producers and exporters. All such
entries shall be liquidated without regard to antidumping duties (i.e.,
all cash deposits shall be returned).
International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we will notify the
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of the final affirmative
determination of sales at LTFV. Because the final determination in this
proceeding is affirmative, in accordance with section 735(b)(2)(B) of
the Act, the ITC will make its final determination as to whether the
domestic industry in the United States is materially injured, or
threatened with material injury, by reason of imports of PET resin from
Brazil no later than 45 days after our final determination. If the ITC
determines that material injury or threat of material injury does not
exist, the proceeding will be terminated, and all cash deposits will be
refunded. If the ITC determines that such injury does exist, Commerce
will issue an antidumping duty order directing CBP to assess, upon
further instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties on all imports of
the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of
liquidation, as discussed above in the ``Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation'' section.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice will serve as the only reminder to parties, subject to
administrative protective order (APO), of their responsibility
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of return/destruction or APO materials or conversion to
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing this determination and notice in
accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(c).
Dated: September 17, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this investigation is polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) resin having an intrinsic viscosity of at least
70, but not more than 88, milliliters per gram (0.70 to 0.88
deciliters per gram). The
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scope includes blends of virgin PET resin and recycled PET resin
containing 50 percent or more virgin PET resin content by weight,
provided such blends meet the intrinsic viscosity requirements
above. The scope includes all PET resin meeting the above
specifications regardless of additives introduced in the
manufacturing process.
The scope excludes PET-glycol resin, also referred to as PETG.
PET-glycol resins are manufactured by replacing a portion of the raw
material input monoethylene glycol (MEG) with one of five glycol
modifiers: Cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM), diethylene glycol (DEG),
neopentyl glycol (NPG), isosorbide, or spiro glycol. Specifically,
excluded PET-glycol resins must contain a minimum of 10 percent, by
weight, of CHDM, DEG, NPG, isosorbide or spiro glycol, or some
combination of these glycol modifiers. Unlike subject PET resin,
PET-glycol resins are amorphous resins that are not solid-stated and
cannot be crystallized or recycled. The merchandise subject to this
investigation is properly classified under subheadings 3907.61.0000
and 3907.69.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
merchandise covered by this investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in
Part
V. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
VII. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether To Apply Adverse Facts Available to Indorama
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Made Clerical Errors in Its
Preliminary Determination
VIII. Recommendation
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