United States. The Department of Commerce has confirmed that it will investigate R134a allegations from several Chinese companies that violate anti-dumping laws, following a formal complaint by Mexichem Fluor.
For the purposes of anti-dumping investigations, dumping occurs when a foreign company sells a product in the United States at less than its fair value. Excessive dumping can distort the market value of that product, leading to negative impacts on the domestic industry.
Companies that appear to be exceeding anti-dumping margins include Weitron International Refrigeration Equipment (Kunshan), Jiangsu Bluestar Green Technology, Shandong Dongyue Chemical, TT International, Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Industry and China-Wide Rate.
If both Trade and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) conclude that imports from China R134a harm or threaten to cause material injury to the domestic industry, Commerce will issue an anti-dumping order.
The investigation is expected to be completed in early October 2014, with its final determination issued in November.
