Miller, Colleagues Send Letter to U.S. International Trade Commission to Investigate Effect Foreign Ferrosilicon Has on U.S. Production

Washington D.C. - Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and four of her colleagues sent a letter to U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Chair Amy Karpel urging her to investigate the effect dumped and subsidized ferrosilicon from other countries, including Russia, is having on U.S. production. The ferrosilicon production site in West Virginia currently has unused capacity, partly because of the unfair pricing scheme caused by other countries subsidizing their ferrosilicon.

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Joining Congresswoman Miller in sending the letter are Representatives Dale Strong (R-AL), Russell Fry (R-SC), Terri Sewell (D-AL), and Michael Rulli (R-OH).

On the significance of the United States ferrosilicon industry:

We write in support of the U.S. ferrosilicon industry and the hundreds of workers in our districts impacted by the unfair foreign trade of ferrosilicon metals. These workers are represented by Ferroglobe USA, Inc. ("Ferroglobe") and CC Metals and Alloys, LLC ("CC Metals"), petitioners in an antidumping and countervailing duty investigations before the Commission.

Ferrosilicon is a material used to produce steel and other silicon products. As ferrosilicon has no substitutes, it is critical to maintain a robust American ferrosilicon industry to protect the communities that rely on its manufacturing, and to defend our national security.

On ensuring the United States ferrosilicon industry has a fair chance to compete against foreign producers:

Relief proposed by your commission is critical. Without it, unfair foreign trade will continue to injure American workers. Dumped and subsidized imports from Russia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, and Brazil have already harmed workers in several states: the unfair competition has caused plant shutdowns and restrictions in production. In December 2023, CC Metals was forced to lay off workers at its Calvert City facility due to unfair import competition. We must do everything we can to provide American ferrosilicon producers with a fair chance to compete.

U.S. trade enforcement mechanisms are meant to provide American workers with a level playing field to compete in domestic and international markets. We must give that opportunity to the workers in the ferrosilicon industry. Thank you for your consideration of this important issue.

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