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M-S Logistics Honours Marangoni Tread N.A.
producers/exporters in China have been assigned a preliminary subsidy rate of 20.22 percent. U.S. Customs and Border Protection to require cash deposits based on these preliminary rates.
Commerce preliminary found that critical circumstances exist with respect to one exporter of truck and bus tires from China. Where critical circumstances were found, CBP will be instructed to impose provisional measures retroactively on entries of truck and bus tyres effective 90 days prior to publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal Register.
The petitioner for this investigation is the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (PA).
Commerce has aligned the final countervailing duty
determination with the final determination in the companion antidumping investigation; thus, Commerce is currently scheduled to announce its final determination on or about November 10, 2016, unless the statutory deadline is extended.
If Commerce makes an affirmative final determination, and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) makes an affirmative final determination that imports of truck and bus tyres from China materially injure, or threaten material injury to, the domestic industry, Commerce will issue a CVD order. If either Commerce’s or the ITC’s final determination is negative, no CVD order will be issued. The ITC is scheduled to make its final injury determination approximately 45 days after Commerce issues its final determination, if
affirmative.
Mike Elliott, the Safety and Maintenance Director of M-S Logistics recently presented its Partner of the Year award to Marangoni Tread North America. The award was accepted by Bill
with locations in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee (headquarters) and Scott City, Missouri.
“The Marangoni Ringtread system has made a positive impact on our Safety and Maintenance programme
Mike Elliott (left) with MTNA’s Bill Sweatman
Sweatman, President, Marangoni Tread N.A. at the headquarters of MS Logistics in Nashville, Tennessee.
MS Logistics is an asset based truckload carrier headquartered in Nashville, TN. With 85 tractors and 250 trailers MS Logistics provides general commodity and dedicated truckload services. The service areas include the Midwest, Southeast, and Upper and Lower Ohio Valley.
MS Logistics is a subsidiary of Mid- South Wire, an industry leading manufacturer of carbon steel wire
by not only providing us with a safe and reliable retread alternative but, it has also decreased our tyre and downtime expense substantially as well,” said Elliott.
“We are proud and honoured to receive this award and share it with Wilson County Tire and Retreading (our local retread manufacturer). The award validates our shared commitment to manufacturing premium quality products and serving our customers,” said Bill Sweatman.
TIA Adopts New Mission Statement
At its recently held mid-year Board Meeting, the Tire Industry Association (TIA) Board of Directors voted to adopt a new mission statement that more accurately represents the focus of the Association's efforts. Over the past few years,
TIA has placed a
lot of emphasis
on training and
education
programmes as
well as the
longstanding
government
affairs
component that
serves as the
voice of the
membership. By
adopting the
new mission
statement, the
Board says that
the TIA will have
an even more
clear direction
moving forward:
The mission
statement reads;
“The mission of
TIA is to
promote tyre
safety through training and education, to act as the principal advocate in government affairs, and to enhance the image and professionalism of the industry so that our member businesses may be more successful.”
Roy Littlefield, TIA Executive Vice President
US Department of Commerce Upholds Countervailing Action against Chinese Truck Tyres
On June 28, 2016, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of truck and bus tyres from the People’s Republic of China (China).
The CVD law provides U.S. business and workers with a transparent, quasi-judicial, and internationally accepted mechanism to seek relief from the market distorting effects caused by injurious subsidisation of imports into the United States, establishing an opportunity to compete on a level playing field.
For the purpose of CVD investigations, a countervailable subsidy is financial assistance from foreign governments that benefits the production of goods from foreign companies and is limited to specific enterprises or industries, or is contingent either upon export performance or upon the use of domestic goods over imported goods.
Commerce calculated a preliminary subsidy rate of 17.06 percent for mandatory respondent Double Coin Holdings Ltd. and a preliminary subsidy rate of 23.38 percent for mandatory respondent Guizhou Tyre Co. Ltd. All other
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