On the basis of the record ^[1] developed in the subject investigations, the United States International Trade Commission (“Commission”) determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”), that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of imports of silicon metal from Australia and Norway, provided for in subheading 2804.69.10 and 2804.69.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that have been found by the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (“LTFV”) and to be subsidized by the governments of Australia and Norway.^{[2]  [3]}

Background

The Commission instituted these investigations effective April 24, 2025, following receipt of petitions filed with the Commission and Commerce by Ferroglobe USA, Inc., Beverly, Ohio, and Mississippi Silicon LLC, Burnsville, Mississippi. The Commission scheduled the final phase of the investigations following notification of preliminary determinations by Commerce that imports of silicon metal from Australia and Norway were being subsidized within the meaning of section 703(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(b)) and sold at LTFV within the meaning of section 733(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b(b)). Notice of the scheduling of the final phase of the Commission's investigations and of a public hearing to be held in connection therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register of November 26, 2025 (90 FR 54365, November 26, 2025).^[4] All persons who ( printed page 53633) requested the opportunity were permitted to participate.

The investigation schedules became staggered when Commerce postponed the final determination for its antidumping duty investigations regarding Australia and Norway, and aligned its countervailing duty investigations with its antidumping duty investigations with respect to Australia and Norway, but did not postpone the final determinations for its antidumping investigations regarding Angola and Laos, and its countervailing duty investigations for Laos and Thailand. On April 6, 2026, the Commission issued final affirmative determinations in the antidumping investigations of silicon metal regarding Angola and Laos and its countervailing duty investigations of silicon metal from Laos (91 FR 18004, April 9, 2026). The Commission terminated the countervailing duty investigation of silicon metal from Thailand because it determined that subject imports from that country are negligible. Following notification of final determinations by Commerce that imports of silicon metal from Australia and Norway were being sold at LTFV within the meaning of section 735(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(a)) and were being subsidized within the meaning of section 703(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(b)), notice of the supplemental scheduling of the final phase of the Commission's antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register of July 9, 2026 (91 FR 42559).

The Commission made these determinations pursuant to § 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)). It completed and filed its determinations in these investigations on August 14, 2026. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 5774 (August 2026), entitled Silicon Metal from Australia and Norway: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-760 and 762 and 731-TA-1744 and 1746 (Final).