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    July 29, 2026

    Commerce sets initial duties in graphite electrode subsidy case

    Written by Laura Miller

    The US Commerce Department has preliminarily assigned significant countervailing duties (CVDs) in the trade case investigating imports of large-diameter graphite electrodes from China and India.

    The agency made an initial determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to Chinese and Indian producers and exporters of large OD graphite electrodes. The period of investigation is the 2025 calendar year.

    China received a hefty initial subsidy rate – 103.49% for Dantan New Materials Co. and Shanxi Juxian Graphite Material Co. specifically, as well as for all others.

    Meanwhile, India received lower preliminary subsidy rates. Graphite India Ltd. received an initial rate of 3.68%, HEG Ltd. received 6.99%, and all others received 5.87%.

    Commerce also decided to align the CVD and anti-dumping portions of this trade case. It will therefore issue final AD/CVDs no later than Dec. 7.

    Laura Miller

    Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held various editorial positions with steel industry publications, associations, and mills since 2007. She joined the SMU team in 2022. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

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