WASHINGTON, May 9 -- International Trade Administration has issued a notice called: 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Circumvention.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on May 9 by Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Summary: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that imports of 1-hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-diphosphonic acid, also referred to as hydroxyethylidenendiphosphonic acid, hydroxyethanediphosphonic acid, acetodiphosphonic acid, and etidronic acid, in solid or powder form (acidic solid HEDP) from the People's Republic of China (China) are circumventing the antidum...