Notice2025-13692
Active Anode Material From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures
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July 22, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that active anode material from the People's Republic of China (China) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2024, through September 30, 2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34423-34427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13692]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-194]
Active Anode Material From the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that active anode material from the People's Republic of
China (China) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States
at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is
April 1, 2024, through September 30, 2024. Interested parties are
invited to comment on this preliminary determination.
DATES: Applicable July 22, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hermes Pinilla or Jacob Keller, AD/CVD
Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3477 or (202) 482-4849,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section
733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce
published the notice of initiation of this investigation on January 15,
2025.\1\ On May 8, 2025, Commerce postponed the preliminary
determination of this investigation.\2\ The deadline for the
preliminary determination is now July 16, 2025.
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\1 \ See Active Anode Material from the People's Republic of
China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair Value Investigation, 90 FR 3792
(January 15, 2025) (Initiation Notice).
\2\ See Active Anode Material from the People's Republic of
China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-
Fair Value Investigation, 90 FR 19466 (May 8, 2025).
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\3\ A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. 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>.
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\3 \ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Affirmative Determination in the Investigation of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value of Active Anode Material from People's Republic of
China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is active anode material
from China. For a complete description of the scope of this
investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the Preamble to Commerce's regulations,\4\ the
Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise
issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).\5\ Certain interested
parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in
the Initiation Notice. For a summary of the product coverage comments
and rebuttal responses submitted to the record for this preliminary
determination, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments
timely received, see the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum.\6\ As
discussed in the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum, Commerce is not
preliminarily modifying the scope language as appeared in the
Initiation Notice.
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\4 \ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble).
\5 \ See Initiation Notice, 90 FR at 3793.
\6 \ See Memorandum, ``Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Investigations of Active Anode Material from the People's Republic
of China: Preliminary Scope Determination,'' dated concurrently with
this notice (Preliminary Scope Decision).
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with
section 731 of the Act. Pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act,
Commerce preliminarily relied upon facts otherwise available, with
adverse
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inferences, for the China-wide entity. As discussed further below, we
preliminarily determine that BTR New Material Group Sales (BTR) and
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) to be de facto
controlled by the government of China and are, consequently, ineligible
for a separate rate, and thus, are part of the China-wide entity and
subject to the China-wide entity rate.\7\ For a full description of the
methodology underlying Commerce's preliminary determination, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\7 \ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 7.
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Combination Rates
In the Initiation Notice,\8\ Commerce stated that it would
calculate producer/exporter combination rates for the respondents that
are eligible for a separate rate in this investigation. Policy Bulletin
05.1 describes this practice.\9\ In this investigation, we assigned a
producer/exporter combination rate for the companies that are listed in
the ``Preliminary Determination'' and eligible for separate rates.
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\8 \ Id.
\9\ See Enforcement and Compliance's Policy Bulletin No. 05.1,
regarding, ``Separate-Rates Practice and Application of Combination
Rates in Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market Economy
Countries,'' (April 5, 2005) (Policy Bulletin 05.1), available on
Commerce's website at <a href="http://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf">enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf</a>.
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Separate Rates
We preliminarily granted a separate rate to certain separate rate
respondents that we did not select for individual examination.\10\ In
calculating the rate for non-individually examined separate rate
respondents in a non-market economy LTFV investigation, Commerce
normally looks to section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, which pertains to
the calculation of the all-others rate in a market economy LTFV
investigation, for guidance. Pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(A) of the
Act, normally this rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted-
average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established
for those companies individually examined, excluding zero and de
minimis dumping margins, and any dumping margins based entirely under
section 776 of the Act. The statute further provides that, where all
margins are zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available,
Commerce may use ``any reasonable method'' for assigning the rate to
non-selected respondents.\11\
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\10\ See the Preliminary Decision Memorandum for additional
details.
\11\ See section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act.
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In this preliminary determination, we preliminarily find that the
two individually examined respondents are not eligible for a separate
rate, and thus, are part of the China-wide entity. The dumping margin
preliminarily assigned to the China-wide entity is determined entirely
under section 776 of the Act. In investigations where no estimated
weighted-average dumping margins other than zero, de minimis, or those
determined entirely under section 776 of the Act have been established
for individually-examined entities, in accordance with section
735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, Commerce's practice is to calculate a simple
average of the margins alleged in the petition and apply the result to
the entities not individually examined but found eligible for a
separate rate.\12\ In this investigation, the simple average of the
rates in the Petition is 93.50 percent.\13\ See the table below in the
``Preliminary Determination'' section of this notice.
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\12\ See, e.g., Disposable Aluminum Containers, Pans, Trays, and
Lids from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative
Determination of Critical Circumstances, 90 FR 11705 (March 11,
2025); see also Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 9-10.
\13\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Supplemental Questions Regarding
Antidumping Volume II of the Petitions,'' dated December 27, 2024,
at Exhibit II-SUPP-9 (Petition); see also Petitioner's Letter,
``Clarification of the Cost of Production,'' dated July 15, 2025;
Memorandum, ``Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation on Active Anode
Material from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary
Antidumping Duty Margins,'' dated concurrently with this memorandum;
and Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 11.
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Preliminary Determination
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated
weighted-average dumping margins exist:
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Cash deposit
Weighted- rate (adjusted
Exporter Producer average for subsidy
dumping margin offsets)
(percent) (percent)
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Carbon ONE New Energy Group Co., Ltd.......... Zhejiang Lichen New Materials 93.50 93.50
Co., Ltd.
Canadian Solar Energy Holding Company Limited. Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage 93.50 93.50
Technology Co., Ltd.
Canadian Solar Energy Holding Company Limited. EVE Power Co., Ltd.............. 93.50 93.50
Canadian Solar Energy Holding Company Limited. CSI Energy Storage Co., Ltd..... 93.50 93.50
Canadian Solar Energy Holding Company Limited. CSI Energy Storage Technology 93.50 93.50
(Dafeng) Co., Ltd.
Farasis Energy (Zhenjiang) Co., Ltd........... Farasis Energy (Zhenjiang) Co., 93.50 93.50
Ltd.
Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., Ltd............. Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., 93.50 93.50
Ltd.
Tesla Manufacturing Brandenburg SE............ BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd. 93.50 93.50
Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd..................... Shijiazhuang Shangtai Technology 93.50 93.50
Co., Ltd.
Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd..................... Guangdong Kaijin New Energy 93.50 93.50
Technology Corp., Ltd.
Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd..................... BTR New Material Group Sales 93.50 93.50
Co., Ltd.
Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd..................... Shanghai XFH Technology Co. Ltd. 93.50 93.50
LG Energy Solution (Nanjing) Co. Ltd.......... LG Energy Solution (Nanjing) Co. 93.50 93.50
Ltd.
Panasonic Energy Nandan, Co., Ltd............. Resonac Corporation............. 93.50 93.50
Panasonic Energy Nandan, Co., Ltd............. BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd. 93.50 93.50
Panasonic Energy Nandan, Co., Ltd............. BTR (Jiangsu) New Energy 93.50 93.50
Material.
Panasonic Energy (Suzhou) Co., Ltd............ Resonac Electronic Materials 93.50 93.50
(Yantai) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Energy (Suzhou) Co., Ltd............ BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd. 93.50 93.50
Panasonic Energy (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.............. Resonac Corporation............. 93.50 93.50
Panasonic Energy (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.............. Resonac Electronic Materials 93.50 93.50
(Yantai) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Energy (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.............. BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd. 93.50 93.50
Panasonic Energy Mexico, S.A. DE. C.V......... Resonac Corporation............. 93.50 93.50
Panasonic Energy Mexico, S.A. DE. C.V......... Resonac Electronic Materials 93.50 93.50
(Yantai) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Energy Mexico, S.A. DE. C.V......... BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd. 93.50 93.50
Panasonic Global Procurement (China) Co., Ltd. BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd. 93.50 93.50
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Panasonic Global Procurement (China) Co., Ltd. BTR (Jiangsu) New Energy 93.50 93.50
Material.
Panasonic Global Procurement (China) Co., Ltd. Huzhou Kaijin New Energy 93.50 93.50
Technology Corp., Ltd.
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.................... Resonac Corporation............. 93.50 93.50
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.................... BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd. 93.50 93.50
Panasonic AVC Networks Taiwan Co., Ltd........ Resonac Corporation............. 93.50 93.50
Panasonic AVC Networks Taiwan Co., Ltd........ BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd. 93.50 93.50
Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd..................... Resonac Corporation............. 93.50 93.50
Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd..................... BTR (Jiangsu) New Energy 93.50 93.50
Material.
Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd..................... BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd. 93.50 93.50
Panasonic Kabushiki Kaisha (Panasonic Resonac Corporation............. 93.50 93.50
Corporation).
Panasonic Kabushiki Kaisha (Panasonic BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd. 93.50 93.50
Corporation).
Panasonic Entertainment & Communication Co., Resonac Corporation............. 93.50 93.50
Ltd.
Panasonic Entertainment & Communication Co., BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd. 93.50 93.50
Ltd.
Panasonic Manufacturing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd... Resonac Corporation............. 93.50 93.50
Panasonic Manufacturing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd... BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd. 93.50 93.50
Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.......... Prime Planet Energy Dalian Co... 93.50 93.50
Saft (Zhuhai) Energy Storage Co., Ltd......... Tianjin Lishen Battery Joint- 93.50 93.50
Stock Co., Ltd.
Saft (Zhuhai) Energy Storage Co., Ltd......... Qingdao Lishen New Energy 93.50 93.50
Technology Co. Ltd.
Sunwoda Electronic Co., Ltd................... Sunwoda Electronic Co., Ltd..... 93.50 93.50
Sunwoda Electronic Co., Ltd................... Zhejiang Sunwoda Electronic Co., 93.50 93.50
Ltd.
Sunwoda Energy Technology Co., Ltd............ Huizhou Sunwoda Energy 93.50 93.50
Technology Co., Ltd.
Sunwoda Mobility Energy Technology Co., Ltd... Nanjing Sunwoda New Power Co., 93.50 93.50
Ltd.
SK On Co., Ltd................................ BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd. 93.50 93.50
Samsung SDI Energy Malaysia Sdn, Bhd.......... BTR New Material Group Sales 93.50 93.50
Co., Ltd.
Samsung SDI Energy Malaysia Sdn, Bhd.......... Jiangxi Zichen Technology Co., 93.50 93.50
Ltd.
Samsung SDI (Tianjin) Battery Co., Ltd........ BTR New Material Group Sales 93.50 93.50
Co., Ltd.
Samsung SDI (Tianjin) Battery Co., Ltd........ Jiangxi Zichen Technology Co., 93.50 93.50
Ltd.
Samsung SDI (Tianjin) Battery Co., Ltd........ Carbon ONE New Energy Group Co., 93.50 93.50
Ltd.
Samsung SDI Hungary ZRT....................... BTR New Material Group Sales 93.50 93.50
Co., Ltd.
Samsung SDI Hungary ZRT....................... Jiangxi Zichen Technology Co., 93.50 93.50
Ltd.
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.......................... BTR New Material Group Sales 93.50 93.50
Co., Ltd.
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.......................... Jiangxi Zichen Technology Co., 93.50 93.50
Ltd.
Hunan Zhongke Shinzoom Co., Ltd............... Guizhou Zhongke Shinzoom Co., 93.50 93.50
Ltd.
Jiangxi Zichen Technology Co., Ltd............ Jiangxi Zichen Technology Co., 93.50 93.50
Ltd.
Resonac Corporation........................... Henan Yicheng New Energy Co., 93.50 93.50
Ltd.
Resonac Corporation........................... PetroChina Daqing Petrochemical 93.50 93.50
Company.
Resonac Corporation........................... Qingdao Qingbei Carbon Products 93.50 93.50
Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Shanshan New Material Co., Ltd....... Inner Mongolia Shanshan 93.50 93.50
Technology Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Shanshan New Material Co., Ltd....... Sichuan Shanshan New Material 93.50 93.50
Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Shanshan New Material Co., Ltd....... Fujian Shanshan Technology Co., 93.50 93.50
Ltd.
Shanghai Shanshan New Material Co., Ltd....... Ningbo Shanshan New Material 93.50 93.50
Technology Co., Ltd.
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China-Wide Entity........................................................... * 102.72 102.72
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* This rate is based on facts available with adverse inferences.
Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will
direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation
of entries of subject merchandise, as described in Appendix I, entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, as discussed below.
Further, pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal
to the weighted average amount by which normal value exceeds U.S.
price, as indicated in the chart above as follows: (1) for the
producer/exporter combinations listed in the table above, the cash
deposit rate is equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin
listed for that combination in the table; (2) for all combinations of
Chinese producers/exporters of merchandise under consideration that
have not established eligibility for their own separate rates, the cash
deposit rate will be equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping
margin established for the China-wide entity; and (3) for all third-
county exporters of merchandise under consideration not listed in the
table above, the cash deposit rate is the cash deposit rate applicable
to the Chinese producer/exporter combination (or the China-wide entity)
that supplied that third-country exporter.
To determine the cash deposit rate, Commerce normally adjusts the
estimated weighted-average dumping margin by the amount of domestic
subsidy pass-through and export subsidies determined in a companion
countervailing duty (CVD) proceeding when CVD provisional measures are
in effect. Accordingly, where Commerce has made a preliminary
affirmative determination for domestic subsidy pass-through or export
subsidies, Commerce has offset the calculated estimated weighted-
average dumping margin by the appropriate rate(s). Any such adjusted
rates may be found in the ``Preliminary Determination'' section's table
of estimated weighted-average dumping margins above.
Should provisional measures in the companion CVD investigation
expire prior to the expiration of provisional
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measures in this LTFV investigation, Commerce will direct CBP to begin
collecting cash deposits at a rate equal to the estimated weighted-
average dumping margins calculated in this preliminary determination
unadjusted for the passed-through domestic subsidies or for export
subsidies at the time the CVD provisional measures expire.
These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect
until further notice.
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations
and analysis it performed in connection with this preliminary
determination within five days of the public announcement or, if there
is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication
of this notice in the Federal Register in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b).
Consistent with 19 CFR 351.224(e), Commerce will analyze and, if
appropriate, correct any timely allegations of significant ministerial
errors by amending the preliminary determination. However, consistent
with 19 CFR 351.224(d), Commerce will not consider incomplete
allegations that do not address the significance standard under 19 CFR
351.224(g) following the preliminary determination. Instead, Commerce
will address such allegations in the final determination together with
issues raised in the case briefs or other written comments.
Verification
Because the mandatory respondents in this investigation are not
eligible for a separate rate, Commerce does not intend to conduct
verification.
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than 30
days after the date of publication of this preliminary determination in
the Federal Register. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the
case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for
filing case briefs.\14\ Interested parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents
listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.\15\
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\14\ 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 Service Final Rule).
\15\ See 19 351.309(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 investigation, we instead request
that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a
public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.\16\
Further, we request that interested parties limit their public
executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the public executive summaries as
the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision
memorandum that will accompany the final determination in this
investigation. We request that interested parties include footnotes for
relevant citations in the public 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).\17\
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\16\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\17\ See APO and Service Final Rule.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days
after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
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 the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at
a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm the date,
time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures
Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides that a final determination
may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the
publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an
affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement
is made by exporters who account for a significant proportion of
exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a negative
preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by
the petitioner. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2), Commerce requires
that requests by respondents for postponement of a final antidumping
duty determination be accompanied by a request for extension of
provisional measures from a four-month period to a period not more than
six months in duration.
On July 8 and 11, 2025, BTR and CATL requested that Commerce
postpone the final determination and that the provisional measures be
extended to a period not to exceed six months, respectively.\18\ In
accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) the preliminary determination is
affirmative; (2) the requesting exporters account for a significant
proportion of exports of the subject merchandise; and (3) no compelling
reasons for denial exist, Commerce is postponing the final
determination and extending the provisional measures from a four-month
period to a period not greater than six months. Accordingly, Commerce
will make its final determination no later than 135 days after the date
of publication of this preliminary determination.
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\18\ See BTR's Letter, ``Request to Extend Final
Determination,'' dated July 8, 2025; see also CATL's Letter,
``CATL's Final Determination Extension Request,'' dated July 11,
2025.
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U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the ITC of its preliminary determination of sales at LTFV. If the final
determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later
of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days
after the final determination whether imports of subject merchandise
are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S.
industry.
Notification to Interested Parties
This preliminary determination is issued and published in
accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.205(c).
Dated: July 16, 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 I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by the investigation is active anode
material, which is an anode grade graphite material with a graphite
minimum purity content of 90 percent carbon by weight, whether
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containing synthetic graphite, natural graphite, or a blend of
synthetic and natural graphite; with or without coating. Subject
merchandise may be in the form of powder, dry, liquid, or block form
and is covered irrespective of the form in which it enters. Subject
merchandise typically has a maximum size of 80 microns when in
powder form. Subject merchandise has an energy density of 330
milliamp hours per gram or greater and a degree of graphitization of
80 percent or greater, where graphitization refers to the extent of
the graphite crystal structure.
Subject merchandise is covered regardless of whether it is mixed
with silicon based active materials, e.g., silicon-oxide (SiOx),
silicon-carbon (SiC), or silicon, or additives such as carbon black
or carbon nanotubes. Subject merchandise is covered regardless of
the combination of compounds that comprise the graphite material.
Subject merchandise is covered regardless of whether it is imported
independently, as part of a compound, in a battery, as a component
of an anode slurry, or in a subassembly of a battery such as an
electrode. Only the anode grade graphite material is covered when
entered as part of a mixture with silicon based active materials, as
part of a compound, in a battery, as a component of an anode slurry,
or in a subassembly of a battery such as an electrode.
Active anode material subject to the investigation may be
classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) subheadings 2504.10.5000 and 3801.10.5000. Subject
merchandise may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 2504.10.1000 and
3801.90.0000. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the
investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Adjustment Under Section 777(A)(f) of the Act
VI. Adjustment to Cash Deposit Rates for Export Subsidies in the
Companion Countervailing Duty Investigation
VII. Recommendation
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