Recommended actions
Importers', exporters' and other interested parties' active participation in the sunset review may be decisive to ensure a final determination that is more favorable to the interested party in question. Interested parties may request authorization to participate in the administrative proceeding until 17 April 2023, provided that they can show the extent to which they are affected by the antidumping duty in force. Such a request for authorization is of particular importance in this case, as there were no export transactions of metallic magnesium from Russia to Brazil throughout the investigated period.
In addition, interested parties may apply for the Brazilian authority to conduct a public interest assessment in parallel to the antidumping investigation. Within the purview of such proceeding, the authority will analyze, based on information and economic studies submitted by the parties, whether the extension of the antidumping duty in force is a measure that serves the public interest or whether this purpose would be better served if the duty was suspended or amended.
In depth
For ease of reference, the chart below summarizes the main information about the new investigation:
| Sunset review | Metallic magnesium from Russia |
| Investigated product |
Raw metallic magnesium, containing at least 99.8% magnesium by weight
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Main applications: (i) manufacturing of aluminum alloys (which are used mainly in the production of beverage cans, laminates, extruded products and automotive parts, among other products); (ii) foundry for the manufacturing of aluminum billets (which are applied mostly in automotive wheels and extruded profiles for civil construction); (iii) manufacturing of ferrosilicon-magnesium alloys; and (iv) the chemical industry.
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NCM — Mercosur Common Nomenclature
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8104.11.00
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Investigated origin
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Russia
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Applicant
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Rima Industrial S.A. (the only national producer)
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Importers (participants in the original investigation)
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Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA)
Alcoa Alumínio S.A.
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Exporters (identified in the original investigation)
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Vsmpo — Avisma Corporation
Solikamsk Magnesium Works
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Interested third party (authorized to participate in the original investigation)
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The Brazilian Aluminum Association (ABAL)
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Antidumping duty in force
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All producers from Russia
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USD 890.73/t
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Deadline for interested third parties to request authorization to participate in the investigation
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17 April 2023 |
*Throughout the investigated period, no export transactions of metallic magnesium from Russia to Brazil were identified.
Source: SECEX Ordinance No. 10 of 27 March 2023, published on 28 March 2023, and CAMEX Resolution No. 18 of 27 March 2018, published on 28 March 2023 (ref. the prior sunset review).
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