Auburn Manufacturing wins early ruling on Chinese imports
2009 file Photo / David A. Rodgers
Kathie Leonard, president and CEO of Auburn Manufacturing Inc.
The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued an initial ruling that Chinese manufacturers of silica fabric are receiving subsidies that give them an unfair advantage over the Mechanic Falls industrial textile manufacturer Auburn Manufacturing Inc.
Auburn Manufacturing is the largest maker of the industrial fabric in the United States and has 48 employees in Maine.
According to the company's allegations in January against Chinese manufacturers, it has had cuts in production, profits and revenue due to alleged unfair low prices and subsidies given to Chinese manufacturers.
“We thank the DOC for this preliminary investigation, and the entire Maine congressional delegation for its support while we work through the process,” Kathie Leonard, president and CEO of Auburn Manufacturing, said in a release.
“And this is just the beginning,” she added. “Although these initial CVD [countervailing duty] margins show that Chinese exporters are receiving subsidies, we believe the final determination will yield even higher subsidy rates. We also expect an antidumping preliminary determination next month that will result in further duties on Chinese ASF [amorphous silica fabric].”
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