Nucor Fastener Division v. United States

OPINION

WALLACH, Judge.

I

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Nucor Fastener Division (“Nu-cor” or “Plaintiff’) challenges the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (“Commerce” or the “Department”) decision not to investigate an alleged subsidization by the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”) of the Chinese standard steel fastener industry through currency manipulation. Because Nucor’s challenge is unripe, the Motions to Dismiss filed by Defendant United States (“Defendant”) and Defendanb-Intervenors XL Screw Corporation, The Hillman Group, Bossard North America, Inc., and Heads and Threads International,…