Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of Korea: Final Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019, 2759-2761 [2022-00939]

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For more information, contact Yvette Springer via email. Yvette Springer, Committee Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2022–00885 Filed 1–18–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–580–879] Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of Korea: Final Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that AGENCY: Open Session 2759 E:\FR\FM\19JAN1.SGM 19JAN1 2760 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 12 / Wednesday, January 19, 2022 / Notices countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain corrosion-resistant steel products from the Republic of Korea. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019. Commerce is also rescinding the review with respect to Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (Dongkuk). DATES: Applicable January 19, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Simondis or Dennis McClure, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0608 or (202) 482–5973, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this review on July 16, 2021.1 For a description of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.2 Scope of the Order The products covered by this order are certain corrosion-resistant steel products. For a complete description of the scope of this order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Analysis of Comments Received jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 All issues raised in interested parties’ case briefs are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum accompanying this notice. A list of the issued raised by parties, and to which Commerce responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, is provided in Appendix I to this notice. 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. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 1 See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019, 86 FR 37740 (July 16, 2021) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results and Partial Rescission of the 2019 Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Certain CorrosionResistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:58 Jan 18, 2022 Jkt 256001 at https://access.trade.gov/public/ FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. Changes Since the Preliminary Results Based on a review of the record and comments received from interested parties, and for the reasons explained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, we made changes to the Preliminary Results. Methodology Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we find that there is a subsidy, i.e., a governmentprovided financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.3 For a description of the methodology underlying all of Commerce’s conclusions, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part As noted in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, Commerce inadvertently included Dongkuk as a respondent company in this administrative review. Accordingly, we are rescinding the review with respect to Dongkuk. For further discussion, see ‘‘Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part’’ section in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Companies Not Selected for Individual Review There are 35 companies for which a review was requested, but which were not selected as mandatory respondents or found to be cross-owned with a mandatory respondent. For these 35 companies, we applied the subsidy rate calculated for KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. (KG Dongbu Steel) (formerly Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.) and its cross-owned affiliate, Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd., as the only rate calculated for a mandatory respondent that was above de minimis and not based entirely on facts available. This methodology for establishing the subsidy rate for the non-selected companies is consistent with our practice and with section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act. Final Results of Administrative Review We determine that, for the period January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019, the following total estimated net countervailable subsidy rates exist: 3 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity. PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Company Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem) KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. (formerly Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.) 4/ Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd ... Hyundai Steel Company ................. Non-Selected Companies Under Review 5 ....................................... 10.51 * 0.47 10.51 * (de minimis). Assessment Rate Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review, for the above-listed companies at the applicable ad valorem assessment rates listed. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication). Cash Deposit Rates In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts shown for each of the respective companies listed above. For all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the most recent company-specific or allothers rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposits, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Administrative Protective Order This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. 4 Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. changed its name to KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. in 2020. 5 See Appendix II. E:\FR\FM\19JAN1.SGM 19JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 12 / Wednesday, January 19, 2022 / Notices Disclosure Appendix II Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed for these final results of review within five days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). List of Non-Selected Companies 1. Ajin H & S Co., Ltd. 2. AJU Steel Co., Ltd. 3. B&N International 4. CDS Global Logistics 5. Dong A Hwa Sung Co., Ltd. 6. Dongkuk International, Inc. 7. Korea Clad Tech. Co., Ltd. 8. Pantos Logistics Co., Ltd. 9. PL Special Steel Co., Ltd. 10. POSCO 11. POSCO C&C 12. POSCO Coated & Color Steel Co., Ltd. 13. POSCO Daewoo Corp. 14. Samsung C&T Corporation 15. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 16. Sanglim Steel Co., Ltd. 17. SeAH Coated Metal 18. SeAH Steel Corporation 19. Seajin St. Industry, Ltd. 20. Sejung Shipping Co., Ltd. 21. Seun Steel Co., Ltd. 22. Segye Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. 23. Shandongsheng Cao Xian Yalu Mftd. 24. Shengzhou Hanshine Import and Export Trade 25. Soon Hong Trading Co., Ltd. 26. Southern Steel Sheet Co., Ltd. 27. SSangyong Manufacturing 28. Sung A Steel Co., Ltd. 29. SW Co., Ltd. 30. SY Co., Ltd. 31. Syon 32. TCC Steel. Co., Ltd. 33. Young Steel Korea Co., Ltd. 34. Young Sun Steel Co. 35. Young Steel Co. Notification to Interested Parties These final results are issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5). Dated: January 12, 2022. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Changes Since the Preliminary Results IV. Scope of the Order V. Period of Review VI. Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part VII. Subsidies Valuation Information VIII. Analysis of Programs IX. Discussion of Comments Comment 1: Whether Electricity Is Subsidized by the Government of the Republic of Korea (GOK) Comment 2: Whether Commerce’s Determination that Port Usage Rights Provide a Countervailable Benefit Is Unsupported by Evidence and Contrary to Law Comment 3: Whether Commerce Incorrectly Countervailed the Reduction for Sewerage Usage Fees Comment 4: Whether the Restructuring of KG Dongbu Steel’s Existing Loans by GOK-Controlled Financial Institutions Constitutes a Financial Contribution and a Benefit to KG Dongbu Steel Comment 5: Whether the Restructured Loans Provided to KG Dongbu Were Specific Comment 6: Whether Commerce Should Use the Interest Rates From Loans Provided by Private Banks Participating in the Creditor Bank Committee as Benchmarks Comment 7: Whether KG Dongbu Steel Is Equityworthy and the 2015–2018 Debtto-Equity Swaps Should Be Countervailed Comment 8: Whether Subsidies Prior to Dongbu Steel’s Change in Ownership Pass Through to KG Dongbu Steel Comment 9: Whether Commerce Incorrectly Calculated the Uncreditworthy Discount Rate Used for Allocating the Benefits From Long-Term Loans, Bonds, and Equity Infusions Comment 10: Whether Commerce Incorrectly Calculated the Discount Rate for the 2019 Government Equity Infusion XI. Recommendation VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:58 Jan 18, 2022 Jkt 256001 [FR Doc. 2022–00939 Filed 1–18–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–533–884] Glycine From India: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2018–2019 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of glycine from India during the period of review (POR), September 4, 2018, through December 31, 2019. DATES: Applicable January 19, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Davina Friedmann, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0698. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2761 Background On July 16, 2021, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this administrative review in the Federal Register.1 On October 21, 2021, Commerce extended the final results of review by 60 days, until January 12, 2022.2 On November 16, 2021, Commerce issued a post-preliminary decision.3 We invited parties to comment on the Preliminary Results and on the Post-Preliminary Decision. On November 29 and 30, 2021, case briefs were timely filed by GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (the petitioner), Avid Organics Private Limited (Avid), and Kumar Industries, India (Kumar).4 On December 6, 2021, timely rebuttal briefs were submitted to Commerce by the petitioner, Avid, Kumar and Paras Intermediates Private Limited (Paras).5 For a full description of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.6 Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by the order is glycine from India. For the complete description of the scope of the order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in interested parties’ briefs are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues raised by interested parties, and 1 See Glycine from India: Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2018–2019, 86 FR 37738 (July 16, 2021) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Glycine from India: Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated October 21, 2021. 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Glycine from India, 2018–2019: Post-Preliminary Decision,’’ dated November 16, 2021 (Post-Preliminary Decision). 4 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Glycine from India: GEO Specialty Chemical’s Case Brief,’’ dated November 29, 2021; Avid’s Letter, ‘‘Glycine from India: Case Brief—Avid Organic’s Pvt. Ltd.,’’ dated November 29, 2021; and Kumar’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Glycine from India (C–533–884) Kumar Industries— Case Brief,’’ dated November 30, 2021. 5 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Glycine from India: GEO Specialty Chemicals’ Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated December 6, 2021; Avid’s Letter, ‘‘Glycine from India: Rebuttal Brief—Avid Organics Pvt. Ltd.,’’ dated December 6, 2021; Kumar’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Glycine from India (C–533–884) Kumar Industries— Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated December 6, 2021; and Paras’ Letter, ‘‘Paras Intermediates Private Limited (‘‘Paras’’) Administrative Rebuttal Brief: Countervailing Duty Investigation on Glycine from India,’’ dated December 6, 2021. 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Glycine from India: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2018– 2019,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). E:\FR\FM\19JAN1.SGM 19JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2759-2761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00939]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-580-879]


Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of 
Korea: Final Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review; 2019

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that

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countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters 
of certain corrosion-resistant steel products from the Republic of 
Korea. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2019, through December 
31, 2019. Commerce is also rescinding the review with respect to 
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (Dongkuk).

DATES: Applicable January 19, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Simondis or Dennis McClure, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0608 or (202) 
482-5973, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this review on July 
16, 2021.\1\ For a description of the events that occurred since the 
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\
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    \1\ See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the 
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review; 2019, 86 FR 37740 (July 16, 2021) 
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results and Partial Rescission of the 2019 Administrative 
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Corrosion-
Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by this order are certain corrosion-resistant 
steel products. For a complete description of the scope of this order, 
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in interested parties' case briefs are addressed 
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum accompanying this notice. A list 
of the issued raised by parties, and to which Commerce responded in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum, is provided in Appendix I to this 
notice. 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. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on a review of the record and comments received from 
interested parties, and for the reasons explained in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum, we made changes to the Preliminary Results.

Methodology

    Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each 
of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we find that there is a 
subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial contribution that gives 
rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is 
specific.\3\ For a description of the methodology underlying all of 
Commerce's conclusions, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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    \3\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part

    As noted in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, Commerce 
inadvertently included Dongkuk as a respondent company in this 
administrative review. Accordingly, we are rescinding the review with 
respect to Dongkuk. For further discussion, see ``Rescission of 
Administrative Review, in Part'' section in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.

Companies Not Selected for Individual Review

    There are 35 companies for which a review was requested, but which 
were not selected as mandatory respondents or found to be cross-owned 
with a mandatory respondent. For these 35 companies, we applied the 
subsidy rate calculated for KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. (KG Dongbu Steel) 
(formerly Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.) and its cross-owned affiliate, Dongbu 
Incheon Steel Co., Ltd., as the only rate calculated for a mandatory 
respondent that was above de minimis and not based entirely on facts 
available. This methodology for establishing the subsidy rate for the 
non-selected companies is consistent with our practice and with section 
705(c)(5)(A) of the Act.

Final Results of Administrative Review

    We determine that, for the period January 1, 2019, through December 
31, 2019, the following total estimated net countervailable subsidy 
rates exist:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                         Company                            (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. (formerly Dongbu Steel Co.,              10.51
 Ltd.) \4\/Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd................
Hyundai Steel Company...................................          * 0.47
Non-Selected Companies Under Review \5\.................           10.51
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* (de minimis).

Assessment Rate
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    \4\ Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. changed its name to KG Dongbu Steel 
Co., Ltd. in 2020.
    \5\ See Appendix II.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce will determine, and U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties 
on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with 
the final results of this review, for the above-listed companies at the 
applicable ad valorem assessment rates listed. Commerce intends to 
issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the 
date of publication of the final results of this review in the Federal 
Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of 
International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to 
liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request 
for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of 
publication).

Cash Deposit Rates

    In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends 
to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing 
duties in the amounts shown for each of the respective companies listed 
above. For all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to 
collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the most 
recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the company, 
as appropriate. These cash deposits, when imposed, shall remain in 
effect until further notice.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 
written notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.

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Disclosure

    Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed for these 
final results of review within five days of the date of publication of 
this notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.224(b).

Notification to Interested Parties

    These final results are issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: January 12, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Period of Review
VI. Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part
VII. Subsidies Valuation Information
VIII. Analysis of Programs
IX. Discussion of Comments
    Comment 1: Whether Electricity Is Subsidized by the Government 
of the Republic of Korea (GOK)
    Comment 2: Whether Commerce's Determination that Port Usage 
Rights Provide a Countervailable Benefit Is Unsupported by Evidence 
and Contrary to Law
    Comment 3: Whether Commerce Incorrectly Countervailed the 
Reduction for Sewerage Usage Fees
    Comment 4: Whether the Restructuring of KG Dongbu Steel's 
Existing Loans by GOK-Controlled Financial Institutions Constitutes 
a Financial Contribution and a Benefit to KG Dongbu Steel
    Comment 5: Whether the Restructured Loans Provided to KG Dongbu 
Were Specific
    Comment 6: Whether Commerce Should Use the Interest Rates From 
Loans Provided by Private Banks Participating in the Creditor Bank 
Committee as Benchmarks
    Comment 7: Whether KG Dongbu Steel Is Equityworthy and the 2015-
2018 Debt-to-Equity Swaps Should Be Countervailed
    Comment 8: Whether Subsidies Prior to Dongbu Steel's Change in 
Ownership Pass Through to KG Dongbu Steel
    Comment 9: Whether Commerce Incorrectly Calculated the 
Uncreditworthy Discount Rate Used for Allocating the Benefits From 
Long-Term Loans, Bonds, and Equity Infusions
    Comment 10: Whether Commerce Incorrectly Calculated the Discount 
Rate for the 2019 Government Equity Infusion
XI. Recommendation

Appendix II

List of Non-Selected Companies

1. Ajin H & S Co., Ltd.
2. AJU Steel Co., Ltd.
3. B&N International
4. CDS Global Logistics
5. Dong A Hwa Sung Co., Ltd.
6. Dongkuk International, Inc.
7. Korea Clad Tech. Co., Ltd.
8. Pantos Logistics Co., Ltd.
9. PL Special Steel Co., Ltd.
10. POSCO
11. POSCO C&C
12. POSCO Coated & Color Steel Co., Ltd.
13. POSCO Daewoo Corp.
14. Samsung C&T Corporation
15. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
16. Sanglim Steel Co., Ltd.
17. SeAH Coated Metal
18. SeAH Steel Corporation
19. Seajin St. Industry, Ltd.
20. Sejung Shipping Co., Ltd.
21. Seun Steel Co., Ltd.
22. Segye Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
23. Shandongsheng Cao Xian Yalu Mftd.
24. Shengzhou Hanshine Import and Export Trade
25. Soon Hong Trading Co., Ltd.
26. Southern Steel Sheet Co., Ltd.
27. SSangyong Manufacturing
28. Sung A Steel Co., Ltd.
29. SW Co., Ltd.
30. SY Co., Ltd.
31. Syon
32. TCC Steel. Co., Ltd.
33. Young Steel Korea Co., Ltd.
34. Young Sun Steel Co.
35. Young Steel Co.

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