Anti-Dumping Duties – Gypsum Board

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Gypsum Board, Inquiry No. NQ-2016-002 and Reference No. GC-2016-001

The subject goods are defined as follows

Gypsum board, sheet, or panel (“gypsum board”) originating in or exported from the United States of America, imported into Canada for use or consumption in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, as well as the Yukon and Northwest Territories, composed primarily of a gypsum core and faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard, including gypsum board meeting or supplied to meet ASTM C 1396 or ASTM C 1396M or equivalent standards, regardless of end use, edge-finish, thickness, width, or length, excluding

(a) gypsum board made to a width of 54 inches (1,371.6 mm);

(b) gypsum board measuring 1 inch (25.4 mm) in thickness and 24 inches (609.6 mm) in width regardless of length (commonly referred to and used as “paper-faced shaft liner”);

(c) gypsum board meeting ASTM C 1177 or ASTM C 1177M (commonly referred to and used primarily as “glass fiber re-enforced sheathing board” but also sometimes used for internal applications for high mold/moisture resistant applications);

(d) double layered glued paper‑faced gypsum board (commonly referred to and used as “acoustic board”); and

(e) gypsum board meeting ISO16000-23 for sorption of formaldehyde.

All dimensions are plus or minus allowable tolerances in applicable standards.

The Tribunal finds that the dumping of the subject goods originating in or exported from the United States has caused injury to the domestic industry.