Commerce sets 93.5 percent antidumping duty on Chinese ‘active anode’ exports

The Commerce Department is imposing a 93.5 percent antidumping duty on Chinese active anode materials -- a category of minerals that includes graphite used in electric vehicle batteries -- based on a preliminary determination that exporters are acting under government control to sell their goods in the U.S. at less than fair value. On July 17, Commerce quietly posted online its preliminary decision memorandum for a U.S. International Trade Commission probe of active anode material exports that began in January...