Notice2025-18206
Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
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Published
September 19, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on electrolytic manganese dioxide from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 180 (Friday, September 19, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45188-45189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18206]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-919]
Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide From the People's Republic of
China: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that
revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on electrolytic manganese
dioxide from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated
in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable September 19, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David De Falco, Trade Agreements
Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2178.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 7, 2008, Commerce published the Order in the Federal
Register.\1\ On June 2, 2025, Commerce published the notice of
initiation of this third sunset review of the Order, pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On
June 13, 2025, Commerce received a timely and complete notice of intent
to participate in this sunset review from EMD Acquisition LLC d/b/a
Borman Specialty Materials and Vibrantz Technologies Inc.
(collectively, the domestic interested party) within the deadline
specified in the 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic interested
party claimed interested party status within the meaning of section
771(9)(C) of the Act as U.S. producers of a domestic like product.\4\
On July 1, 2025, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade
Commission (ITC) that it had received a notice of intent to participate
from the domestic interested party.\5\
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\1\ See Antidumping Duty Order: Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide
from the People's Republic of China, 73 FR 58537 (October 7, 2008)
(Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 90 FR 23310
(June 2, 2025).
\3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Electrolytic
Manganese Dioxide from the People's Republic of China,'' dated June
13, 2025.
\4\ Id. at 2.
\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on June 2,
2025,'' dated July 1, 2025.
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On June 30, 2025, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i), the domestic
interested party filed a timely and adequate substantive response.\6\
Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any respondent
interested party. On July 21, 2025, Commerce notified the ITC that it
did not receive substantive response from any respondent interested
parties.\7\ As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting an expedited
(120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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\6\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Electrolytic
Manganese Dioxide from China: Substantive Response of EMD Coalition
to Commerce's Notice of Initiation,'' dated June 30, 2025.
\7\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on June 2,
2025,'' dated July 21, 2025.
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by these Order is electrolytic manganese
dioxide from China. For the full description of the scope of the Order,
see the Issues and Decisions Memorandum.\8\
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\8\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide from the
People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice.
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review,
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in
the event of revocation of the Order and the magnitude of the margins
likely to prevail if the Order was to be revoked, is provided in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\9\ A list of the topics discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached in the appendix 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 <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be directly accessed at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\9\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act,
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to
lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the
magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-
average dumping margins up to 149.92 percent.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as the only 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. Timely
notification of the return or 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 violation which is
subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results of sunset review
in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act,
and 19 CFR 351.218 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).
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Dated: September 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
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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