# 2026-22622: Hafnium Wire Gets Special Treatment in New Hampshire Plasma-Cutter Deal

2026-22622, Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 81; Authorization of Production Activity; Hypertherm Inc.; (Plasma Cutting Equipment and Components); Hanover and Lebanon, New Hampshire, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, Foreign-Trade Zones Board published 2026-11-05, effective 2026-11-02; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22622
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22622
- Title: Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 81; Authorization of Production Activity; Hypertherm Inc.; (Plasma Cutting Equipment and Components); Hanover and Lebanon, New Hampshire
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; Foreign-Trade Zones Board
- Citation: 91 FR 69792
- Published: 2026-11-05
- Effective: 2026-11-02
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-06

## In one line

Hafnium Wire Gets Special Treatment in New Hampshire Plasma-Cutter Deal

## Summary

Hypertherm Inc. got the green light to make plasma cutting equipment and parts at their New Hampshire sites under Foreign-Trade Zone 81, but only for one year and with some limits. They can use most foreign materials freely, except for a special precision cut hafnium wire, which needs extra approval. This means faster, smoother production for Hypertherm, but they’ll need to apply again if they want to use that tricky wire.

## Effects PRIA read

- One-year FTZ production authorization: benefit, medium. Hypertherm Inc. was authorized to produce plasma cutting equipment and components at its Subzone 81H facilities in Hanover and Lebanon, New Hampshire. The authorization is limited, subject to the Foreign-Trade Zones Act and FTZ Board regulations (including section 400.14), and carries a one-year ti…
- Precision hafnium wire excluded pending review: cost, low. The authorization expressly excludes the use of precision cut hafnium wire as a foreign-status component; that component requires further review. If Hypertherm wants to use precision cut hafnium wire, it must submit an application for production authority under FTZ Board section 400.23.

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## Sources
- [2026-22622 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/05/2026-22622/foreign-trade-zone-ftz-81-authorization-of-production-activity-hypertherm-inc-plasma-cutting)
- [2026-22622 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-05/pdf/2026-22622.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22622 (as of 2026-11-06).