In brief
SECEX1 published on 11 August 2023 an official notice of initiation of a new sunset review investigation concerning the antidumping duties in force against Brazilian imports of nitrile rubber (NBR) originated from South Korea and France (Circular No. 29, dated of 10 August 2023).
The investigated product is used by the general industry, in the automotive industry, and in the segment of mineral oils, which require strength, as well as great resistance to heat and abrasion. More specifically, it is applied in "o-rings", membranes, bellows, tubes and hoses, either for hydraulic or pneumatic applications, or for the transport of aliphatic hydrocarbons (propane and butene), conveyor belts, friction material, roller covers for various purposes, especially for the textile painting industries, and soles for safety shoes.
The duties remain in force throughout the investigation and, at the end of the proceeding, they may be renewed for another five years.
The complete SECEX Circular is available here.
Importance of interested parties participation
Active participation of importers, exporters and any other interested parties in the sunset review may be decisive to ensure a more favorable final determination to the interested party in question. Interested parties can submit their applications to participate in the proceeding until 4 September 2023, provided that they demonstrate the extent to what they are affected by the measure in force.
Furthermore, interested parties may request that an assessment of public interest be conducted in parallel to the antidumping investigation. Within the scope of this related process, the authority will analyze, based on economic information and studies submitted by the parties, whether the extension of the antidumping duty in force is a measure that serves the public interest or whether its suspension or alteration would better serve such a purpose.
More details
Please see in the chart below further information about the investigation:
| Antidumping Sunset Review | Nitrile Rubber (NBR) - South Korea and France |
| Investigated product |
Nitrile rubber (NBR), not hydrogenated and not extended in oil, with an acrylonitrile content greater than or equal to 20% and less than or equal to 50%, Mooney viscosity at 100ºC varying between 20 and 120, usually exported under NCM item 4002.59.00.
Excluded products: powdered nitrile rubbers produced exclusively through the spray drying process with granulometry equal to or less than 0.16 mm, pursuant to CAMEX Resolution No. 53, of 2018, are excluded from the product under investigation.
Uses and applications: NBR is used by the general industry, in the automotive industry, and in the segment of mineral oils. Specifically, it is applied in "o-rings", membranes, bellows, tubes and hoses, either for hydraulic or pneumatic applications, or for the transport of aliphatic hydrocarbons (propane and butene), conveyor belts, friction material, roller covers for various purposes, especially for the textile painting industries, and soles for safety shoes.
|
| NCM (Mercosur Common Nomenclature) |
4002.59.00 |
| Investigated origins |
South Korea and France |
| Petitioner |
Nitriflex S/A |
| Antidumping duty in force (which can be renewed at the end of the investigation) |
South Korea (USD/kg) |
| LG Chem Ltd. |
0,15 |
|
Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
Kumho Industrial Co., Ltd.
Demais
|
0,34 |
| France (EUR/kg) |
| Arlanxeo Emulsion Rubber France S.A.S. |
0,65 |
|
Omnova Solutions
Demais
|
0,92 |
| Importers (identified in the original investigation) |
Arlanxeo Brasil S.A., Auriquimica Ltda., Gates do Brasil Indústria e Comércio Ltda., Indústria Química Anastacio S.A., Netzsch do Brasil Indústria e Comércio Ltda., Techseal Vedações Técnicas S.A., TMD Friction do Brasil S.A., Trelleborg Santana de Parnaíba Indústria e Comércio de Soluções em Polímeros Ltda. and Weatherford Indústria e Comércio Ltda. |
| Deadline for application of interested parties |
4 September 2023 |
| Estimated deadlines for questionnaire answers |
Importer / Other national producers |
13 September 2023 |
| Exporter |
18 September 2023 |
Sources: Circular SECEX No. 29, dated 10 August 2023, published on 11 August 2023, and CAMEX Resolution No. 53, dated 10 August 2018, published on 13 August 2018.
1 The Brazilian Secretariat of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.
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