Paper Companies Level Dumping Charges

MIAMISBURG, OH—Several U.S. coated paper manufacturers, led by NewPage, are asking the federal government to level the playing field by imposing duties on China and Indonesia for subsidizing and dumping certain coated paper.

Antidumping and countervailing duty petitions have also been filed by Appleton Coated, Sappi Fine Paper North America, and the United Steelworkers of America (USW). The petitions, filed with the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. International Trade Commission, cover coated paper used in high-quality writing, printing and other graphic applications using sheetfed presses, whether in finished sheet form or in semi-finished roll form, with a GE brightness rating of 80 or higher.