German Exporter Asks to Be Severed From AD Case Given Resolution of Its Claims

Consolidated plaintiffs in an antidumping case led by German exporter Salzgitter Mannesmann Grobblech asked the Court of International Trade to be severed from the joint AD matter given that its claims have been resolved by the court. In a Sept. 26 motion, Salzgitter said its case has "no overlap" with the one brought by lead plaintiff AG der Dillinger Huttenwerke and "it is likely that significant additional time will be required to reach a final judgment regarding the claims raised by Dillinger" (AG der Dillinger Huttenwerke v. U.S., CIT Consol. # 17-00158).

Salzgitter brought two claims against the AD investigation on steel cut-to-length plate from Germany: the use of partial adverse facts available for certain sales that the company could not identify and report the manufacturer for, and the "choice of partial AFA for Salzgitter." The trade court recently upheld both claims, leaving no live issues in the exporter's case (see 2306230054).

Dillinger, on the other hand, brought eight claims, only one of which related to the use of AFA for sales in which the manufacturer could not be identified and reported, Salzgitter said. The remaining issues "are wholly unrelated to Salzgitter's issues," the brief said.