Trade Probe on Korean Chemicals Delayed by Budget Drama
Published Date: 12/1/2025
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Summary
The U.S. International Trade Commission is updating the schedule for its investigation into special chemical products (MAMMOs) from South Korea and Taiwan. This affects companies involved in importing or exporting these chemicals, with new deadlines for reports, hearings, and final decisions set between December 2025 and January 2026. The changes come after a government funding pause delayed the process, so everyone should watch the new timeline closely to stay on track.
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Revised ITC Schedule for MAMMOs
The U.S. International Trade Commission revised the schedule for its investigation of multifunctional acrylate and methacrylate monomers and oligomers (MAMMOs) from South Korea and Taiwan. Key deadlines are: prehearing staff report (nonpublic) placed on December 8, 2025; prehearing briefs due December 15, 2025; requests to appear due December 16, 2025; possible prehearing conference December 17, 2025; testimony and slides due by noon on December 19, 2025; hearing at 9:30 a.m. on December 22, 2025; posthearing briefs and written statements due December 30, 2025; Commission final release of information on January 13, 2025; and final party comments due January 15, 2025.
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