US complaints against foreign paper producer
Domtar, Packaging Corporation of America, Finch Paper and Glatfelter, together with the United Steel Workers union, have filed complaints alleging unfair trade practices against five foreign uncoated paper producers.
According to a USW press release, the antidumping and countervailing duty petitions cover all uncoated paper in sheets weighing between 40 and 150 g/m², including cut-size and folio sheets, and the GE brightness of 85 or higher.
The antidumping and countervailing duty petitions indicate that imports of these products from the five targeted countries increased 44 percent from 2011 to 2013, and another 40 percent from January-September 2013 to January-September 2014. The imports increased despite declining U.S. demand. During that time, shipments of certain uncoated paper from domestic manufacturers declined by approximately 8 percent from 2011 to 2013, and another 9 percent from January-September 2013 to January-September 2014.