Coated Paper Trade Cases

Although not part of the ITA’s basis for its preliminary determination, petitioners have also asserted that the undervaluation of China’s currency provides an additional unfair subsidy that should be considered by the ITA. This assertion has been further bolstered by a recent letter from U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) to Commerce Secretary Gary Locke calling for the Department to include the currency issue in its final CVD analysis and determination.