Magnesia Carbon Bricks From Mexico and the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on magnesia carbon bricks (bricks) from Mexico and the People's Republic of ...
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on magnesia carbon bricks (bricks) from Mexico and the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of Sunset Reviews” section of this notice.
DATES:
Applicable November 4, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Samuel Evans, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-2420.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 20, 2010, Commerce published the
Orders
in the
Federal Register
.[1]
On July 2, 2026, Commerce published the notice of initiation of this third sunset reviews of the
Orders,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).[2]
On July 14, 2026, Commerce received timely and complete notices of intent to participate in the sunset review from domestic interested parties within the deadline specified in the 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).[3]
The domestic interested party claimed the interested party status within the meaning of sections 771(9)(E) and 771(9)(C) of the Act as an
ad hoc
association comprised of U.S. producers of bricks.[4]
On July 30, 2026, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that it had received notices of intent to participate from the domestic interested party.[5]
On July 31, 2026, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i), the domestic interested party filed timely and adequate substantive responses.[6]
Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any respondent interested party. On August 24, 2026, Commerce notified the ITC that it did not receive a substantive response from any respondent interested parties.[7]
As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the
Orders.
Scope of the Orders
The product covered by these
Orders
is bricks from Mexico and China. For the full description of the scope of the
Orders, see
the Issues and Decisions Memorandum.[8]
Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews, including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation of the
Orders
and the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the
Orders
were to be revoked, is provided in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.[9]
A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached in the Appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at
access.trade.gov.
In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be directly accessed at
access.trade.gov/​frnotices.
Final Results of Sunset Reviews
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the
Orders
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average dumping margins up to 57.90 percent for Mexico and 236.00 percent for China.
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective orders, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.
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Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: October 30, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the
Orders
IV. History of the
Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation
Footnotes
1.
See Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from Mexico and the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders,75 FR 57257 (September 20, 2010) (
Orders).
3.
See
Domestic Interested Party's Letter, “Domestic Industry's Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,” dated July 14, 2026 (Mexico Intent to Participate);
see also
Domestic Interested Party's Letter, “Domestic Industry's Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,” dated July 14, 2026 (China Intent to Participate).
8.
See
Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memo for the Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Magnesia Carbon Bricks from Mexico and the People's Republic of China,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 69531
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Magnesia Carbon Bricks From Mexico and the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders,” thefederalregister.org (November 4, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-22523/magnesia-carbon-bricks-from-mexico-and-the-people-s-republic-of-china-final-results-of-the-expedited-third-sunset-review.