US sets preliminary duties on bricks from China

WASHINGTON, March 4 | Thu Mar 4, 2010 1:23pm EST

WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday set preliminary anti-dumping duties ranging from 133 percent to 349 percent on certain bricks made in China that it said were sold at less than fair value.

The United States imported about $50.7 million of the magnesia carbon bricks from China in 2008. They are used primarily in furnaces for the production of iron and steel.

(Reporting by Doug Palmer; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

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