Trade Commission Votes to Proceed with Investigation of Coated Paper Imports

Since the trade cases were filed, 22 members of Congress from eight paper manufacturing states have sent letters to the ITC and, or the Commerce Department, raising their voices in support of the domestic coated paper industry and its workforce.

The petitions allege, among other things, that various subsidies are being provided to Chinese paper producers, including low interest loans, tax subsidies, input subsidies, land use programs, grants and export tax subsidies. Similarly, the petitions allege that Indonesian paper companies are benefiting from timber provided from government-owned land at below-market prices, a ban on log exports, government loans, debt forgiveness, and tax incentives for certain encouraged businesses.