Fedmet Resources Corp. v. United States

The majority fails to ground its analysis in the plain language of the scope of the investigation, as defined in the antidump-ing and countervailing duty orders for MCBs (“the Orders”), and instead focuses on the petition of a domestic producer, contrary to the governing regulation. Because I would affirm the decision of the Court of International Trade (“CIT”), I respectfully dissent.

Fedmet’s merchandise has concentrations of magnesia and carbon falling within the scope of the Orders. The majority nevertheless holds Commerce erred in finding Fedmet’s magnesia alumina carbon (“MAC”) bricks…