On October 29, 2024, IDC Group, Inc., Iowa Spring Manufacturing, Inc., and Service Spring Corp. (Petitioners), domestic producers of overhead door counterbalance torsion springs (overhead door springs), filed petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International
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New Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Hard Empty Capsules from Brazil, China, India, and Vietnam
On October 24, 2024, Lonza Greenwood LLC (Petitioner or Lonza), domestic producer of hard empty capsules (HECs), filed petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) seeking the imposition of antidumping duties (AD)…
The stony road to de-fragmentation of EU Foreign Direct Investment Control (FDI)
On 9 September, Mario Draghi published a report on ‘The Future of European Competitiveness’ highlighting the need for the EU to strengthen its Investment Screening Mechanism. The report was part of a broader effort to assess and strengthen the EU’s…
Navigating DoD’s CMMC Program Final Rule
On October 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released its final rule to establish the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program (Final CMMC Program Rule). The CMMC Program allows the DoD to verify that defense prime contractors and…
New Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Paper File Folders from Cambodia and Sri Lanka
On October 21, 2024, Smead Manufacturing Company, Inc. and TOPS Products LLC, collectively, the Coalition of Domestic Folder Manufacturers (Petitioner or Coalition) filed petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) seeking the…
PVH Facing the Risk of Being Placed on China’s Unreliable Entities List
On September 24, 2024, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced that the Working Mechanism of the Unreliable Entities List (the “Working Mechanism”) had initiated an investigation of the PVH Group, a global clothing company and owner of brands such as…
New Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products from China and Vietnam
On October 8, 2024, Genera, Tellus Products LLC, and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO (USW), collectively, “American Molded Fiber Coalition” (Petitioner or Coalition), filed petitions with the U.S.…
G7 Issues New Recommendations to Prevent Circumvention of Sanctions Against Russia
The primary objective of this guidance is to ensure industry compliance with export controls and help businesses identify risks associated with circumvention of export restrictions directed against the Russian military-industrial complex. The joint guidance identifies the following priority areas: (i)products…
New Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Hexamine from China, Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia
On September 29, 2024, Bakelite LLC (Petitioner or Bakelite), domestic producer of granular hexamethylenetetramine (hexamine), filed petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) seeking the imposition of antidumping duties (AD) on imports…
BIS Issues Rule on Implementation of Export Controls on Several Advanced Technologies
On September 5, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) implementing export controls on several semiconductor, quantum and additive manufacturing items, as well as Gate-All-Around Field-Effect Transistor (GAAFET) technology. This long-awaited rule is largely…