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Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations Against Chinese Extruders
On March 31, 2010, US aluminum extruders and United Steelworkers union filed anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions against Chinese extruders. With the aid of skilled legal council, the mill that supplies us (New Zhongya Aluminum) was accepted as a voluntary separate rate respondent in the countervailing duty case and a mandatory collapsed rate respondent in the anti-dumping case.

On August 30, the Department of Commerce (DOC) released preliminary findings in the CVD case. The preliminary separate rate duty assessed New Zhongya Aluminum was 10.37%. The rate for all other Chinese extruders, except for one other was set at 137.65%.

The AD preliminary determination was released on October 27, 2010. Zhongya was assessed as a mandatory respondent with a collapsed rate of 59%+, which was subsequently lowered to 32.04%, due to a DOC clerical error. All other Chinese extruders were dropped to a rate of 33.18%.

DOC sent representatives to the Zhongya factory and headquarters in December of 2010 for verification purposes. The process went smoothly and we are currently awaiting the final CVD & AD determinations which are expected to be published on March 29, 2011. We appreciate all the support we have received from our customers and we remain hopeful for a fair outcome.
 

Ride for Ryan - Coming Soon!
April 30 - May 2, 2011 - Alumizona is gearing up in anticipation of the 8th annual Ride for Ryan Motorcycle Rally this spring. The ride is held in memoriam of Ryan Devereaux who was killed in a drunk driving incident in 2003. The ride aims to bring awareness to the plight of drunk driving through education and fundraising.

This year’s ride begins and ends in Prescott, AZ. The ride features plenty of twists and turns through the Grand Canyon area.

We look forward to the camaraderie with the fellow participants, organizers, and supporters of this year’s ride!