On December 17, 2024, American Active Anode Material Producers, a trade association consisting of domestic manufacturers of certain active anode materials, filed petitions with the US Department of Commerce (DOC) and the US International Trade Commission (ITC) seeking the imposition of antidumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) on imports of such materials from China. The
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The EU Strengthens Sanctions Against Russia with 15th Package of Restrictive Measures
On 16 December 2024, the European Union (EU) adopted its 15th package of sanctions against Russia in response to its ongoing aggression toward Ukraine. The new measures target key sectors of Russia’s military-industrial complex, including the “shadow fleet” and companies that support this complex.
In a significant development, the EU has imposed fully-fledged sanctions –…
Key Updates on the Enhanced Due Diligence and Circumvention Requirements Under Council Regulation 833/2014
CFIUS Clearance: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Japan) and Cepton, Inc. (U.S.)
Status: Clearance
Acquirer: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. (Japan)
Acquired: Cepton, Inc. (U.S.)
Value: Unknown
Industry Tags: Autonomous Vehicles; Lidar; Automotive…
US Outbound Investment Regulations to Take Effect on January 2, 2025
On October 28, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) Office of Investment Security issued a final rule[1] (“Final Rule” or “Outbound Investment Regulations”) containing the regulations that will implement, effective on January 2, 2025, an outbound investment regulatory regime that captures certain types of US person-involved investments in, or with, Chinese interests if…
New Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Overhead Door Springs from China and India
On October 29, 2024, IDC Group, Inc., Iowa Spring Manufacturing, Inc., and Service Spring Corp. (Petitioners), domestic producers of overhead door counterbalance torsion springs (overhead door springs), filed petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) seeking the imposition of antidumping duties (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) on…
New Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Hard Empty Capsules from Brazil, China, India, and Vietnam
On October 24, 2024, Lonza Greenwood LLC (Petitioner or Lonza), domestic producer of hard empty capsules (HECs), filed petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) seeking the imposition of antidumping duties (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) on imports of HECs from Brazil, China, India, and Vietnam. HECs…
The stony road to de-fragmentation of EU Foreign Direct Investment Control (FDI)
On 9 September, Mario Draghi published a report on ‘The Future of European Competitiveness’ highlighting the need for the EU to strengthen its Investment Screening Mechanism. The report was part of a broader effort to assess and strengthen the EU’s economic and strategic resilience in response to rising global competition and geopolitical challenges. Draghi’s report…
Navigating DoD’s CMMC Program Final Rule
On October 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released its final rule to establish the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program (Final CMMC Program Rule). The CMMC Program allows the DoD to verify that defense prime contractors and subcontractors (defense contractors) have implemented security safeguards for Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified…
New Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Paper File Folders from Cambodia and Sri Lanka
On October 21, 2024, Smead Manufacturing Company, Inc. and TOPS Products LLC, collectively, the Coalition of Domestic Folder Manufacturers (Petitioner or Coalition) filed petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) seeking the imposition of antidumping duties (AD) on imports of paper file folders from Cambodia and Sri…