WASHINGTON, July 23 -- International Trade Administration has issued a notice called: Certain Alkyl Phosphate Esters From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Scope Inquiry and Deferral of Circumvention Inquiry of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 23 by Christopher Abbott, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, Performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Summary: In response to a circumvention inquiry request from ICL-IP America, Inc. (the requester), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is self-initiating a scope inquiry to determine if spray-foam systems from the People's...