Chinese Steel Co. Seeks 20-Month Investigation In 'Unprecedented' 337 Case

摘要

A Chinese steel company is asking the U.S. International Trade Commission for a 20-month window to respond to an investigation aimed at blocking all Chinese steel exports from entering the United States, arguing additional time is needed because the case - filed by the U.S. Steel Corporation - is "extraordinarily broad, indeed unprecedented." Lawyers for Baosteel requested the 20-month window on June 22, saying the standard 16-month investigation period is too short to respond to discovery requests and to manage the case schedule. But U.S. Steel Corporation, which filed the initial petition against 40 Chinese companies on April 26, said the typical 16-month window is warranted because the case is not as complicated or unmanageable as Baosteel claims.