Notice2025-12960
Acetone From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
July 11, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that acetone from the Republic of Korea (Korea) was sold at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) March 1, 2023, through February 29, 2024. Commerce preliminarily finds that the producer/exporter subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 131 (Friday, July 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30847-30849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12960]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-899]
Acetone From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and
Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-
2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds
that acetone from the Republic of Korea (Korea) was sold at less than
normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) March 1, 2023,
through February 29, 2024. Commerce preliminarily finds that the
producer/exporter subject to this review made sales of subject
merchandise at less than normal value. Interested parties are invited
to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable July 11, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Page, 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) 482-1398.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 31, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
antidumping duty (AD) order on acetone from Korea.\1\ On March 1, 2024,
Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the Order for the POR.\2\ On May 8,
2024, based on timely request for a review, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of the Order
with respect to Kumho P&B Chemicals, Inc. (KPB) and LG Chem, Ltd. (LG
Chem).\3\
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\1\ See Acetone from Belgium, the Republic of South Africa, and
the Republic of Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders, 85 FR 17866 (March
31, 2020) (Order).
\2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 89 FR 15157 (March 1,
2024).
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review, 89 FR 38867 (May 8, 2024) (Initiation
Notice).
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On June 3, 2024, LG Chem filed a no shipment/no sales
certification.\4\ On July 29, 2024, Commerce tolled the deadlines in
this administrative proceeding by seven days.\5\ On November 29, 2024,
Commerce extended the deadline for preliminary results.\6\
Additionally, on December 9, 2025, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in
this administrative proceeding by 90 days.\7\ The current deadline for
the preliminary results is July 7, 2025.
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\4\ See LG Chem's Letter, ``LG Chem's Notice of No U.S. Sales,''
dated June 3, 2024.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 29, 2024.
\6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,''
dated November 29, 2024.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
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For events that occurred since the Initiation Notice, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\8\ The Preliminary 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
<a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>. A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as
Appendix to this notice.
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\8\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Acetone from Korea; and Rescission, In Part; 2023-2024,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by the Order is acetone from Korea. For a
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Partial Rescission of Review
On August 20, 2024, Commerce notified interest parties that we
intended to rescind this administrative review with respect to LG Chem
and invited parties to comment.\9\ No interested party commented on our
intent to rescind this administrative review with respect to LG Chem.
As a result, we are rescinding this review with respect to LG Chem,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3) and (4).
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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, In
Part,'' dated August 20, 2024.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(2) of the Act. Export price is calculated in accordance with
section 772 of the Act. Normal value is calculated in
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accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the
methodology underlying these preliminary results, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of Review
We preliminarily determine the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margin exists for the period March 1, 2023, through February
29, 2024:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Kumho P&B Chemicals, Inc................................... 0.69
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties for these preliminary results within
five days after public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days after the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties
to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the
date of the publication of this notice.\10\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days
after the date for filing case briefs.\11\ Interested parties who
submit case or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a
statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.\12\
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309.
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Final Service Rule).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages
total, including footnotes. In this administrative review, we instead
request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their
briefs a public executive summary for each issue raised in their
briefs.\13\ Further, we request that interested parties limit their
executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the
basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision
memorandum that will accompany the final results in this review. We
request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant
citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce
has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of
documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\14\
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\13\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\14\ See APO and Final Service Rule.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS. Hearing requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address,
and telephone number; (2) the number of participants and whether any
participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of issues to be
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to issues
raised in the respective case briefs.\15\ If a request for a hearing is
made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a date and time to be
determined and will notify the parties through ACCESS.\16\ Parties
should confirm the date, time, and location of the hearing two days
before the scheduled date. All submissions, including case and rebuttal
briefs, as well as hearing requests, should be filed using ACCESS. An
electronically-filed document must be received successfully in its
entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established
deadline.
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\15\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
\16\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce will
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this
review.\17\ Commerce intends to issue assessment instruction to CBP no
earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results
in the Federal Register.
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\17\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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For KPB, whose weighted-average dumping margin is not zero or de
minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent), we will calculate importer-
specific ad valorem AD assessment rates based on the ratio of the total
amount of dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales to the
total entered value of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1). If the respondent has not reported entered values, we
will calculate a per-unit assessment rate for each importer by dividing
the total amount of dumping calculated for the examined sales made to
that importer by the total quantity associated with those sales. To
determine whether an importer-specific, per-unit assessment rate is de
minimis, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we also will
calculate an importer-specific ad valorem ratio based on estimated
entered values.
For LG Chem for which this review is being rescinded, antidumping
duties shall be assessed on entries at rates equal to the cash deposit
of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to
CBP for LG Chem no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication
of this notice in the Federal Register.
The final results of this administrative review shall be the basis
for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise
covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of
estimated duties, where applicable.\18\
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\18\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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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 Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for each specific
company listed above will be equal to the weighted-average dumping
margin established in the final results of this administrative review,
except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis
within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash
deposit rates will be zero; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated
companies not participating in this review, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most
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completed segment of this proceeding in which the producer or exporter
participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review,
a prior review, or the original investigation but the producer is, the
cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently
completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of the subject
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or
exporters will continue to be the all-others rate established in the
less-than-fair-value investigation (i.e., 33.10 percent).\19\ These
cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\19\ See Order, 85 FR at 17866.
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing the preliminary results of this
review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act,
and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4) and 19 CFR 351.213d(4).
Dated: July 7, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Rescission of Review, In Part
V. Affiliation
VI. Discussion of the Methodology
VII. Currency Conversion
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2025-12960 Filed 7-10-25; 8:45 am]
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