Coated Paper Controversy Nearing End
If you’ve been following the coated paper anti-dumping case, the final determination by the International Trade Commission (ITC) is due tomorrow, Oct. 19.
If you haven’t been following this case, here is some background.
In September, 2009, NewPage, Sappi, Appleton Coated and the United Steelworkers filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the ITC charging Indonesia and China with illegal subsidies and dumping of coated paper for sheetfed presses during 2008 and 2009. The petition charged that the illegal subsidies and dumping resulted in “material injury” to the U.S. paper industry. In an article in Printing Impressions, May 2010, I wrote about the case filed, and will summarize it here.
Jack Miller is founder and Principal Consultant at Market-Intell LLC, offering Need to Know™ market intelligence in paper, print and packaging. Previously, he was senior consultant, North America, with Pira International.
Known as the Paper Guru, Jack is the former director of Market Intelligence with Domtar, where he also held positions as regional sales manager, territory sales manager and product manager. He has presented at On Demand, RISI’s Global Outlook, PRIMIR, SustainCom World and at various IntertechPira conferences. Jack has written for Printing Impressions, Canadian Printer, Paper 360, PaperTree Letter and Package Printing, along with publishing a monthly e-newsletter, MarketIntellibits.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from The College of the Holy Cross and has done graduate studies in Statistics and Finance.
