Kazakh Exporter Asks for Double Its Word Count for Reply Brief in CVD Case

Kazakh silicon metal exporter Tau-Ken Temir (TKT) and the Kazakh Ministry of Trade and Integration asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for 7,000 more words for its reply brief in a case on the countervailing duty investigation on silicon metal from Kazakhstan. The exporter and the government agency said they need double its current word count to respond to the reply briefs filed by the U.S. and the petitioners, which collectively are over 20,000 words (Tau-Ken Temir v. U.S., Fed. Cir. # 22-2204).

TKT also noted the Commerce Department has issued many decisions supporting the exporter's opening brief since it was filed, meaning the current word count is insufficient to include these decisions. The government consented to the extension, while the petitioner, Globe Speciality Metals, opposed the motion.

In the CVD investigation, TKT was hit with a 160% adverse facts available rate for missing a filing deadline. The U.S. and the petitioners, Globe and Mississippi Silicon, said that the duty rate was justified, while TKT said it is "unduly punitive" (see 2308290027).