Product Description – The products under consideration are Potassium Tertiary Butoxide (KTB) and Sodium Tertiary Butoxide (STB). The present investigation concerns KTB and STB in powder form only.
HS Codes – 2905 14 90, 2905 19 90 and 2905 49 00.
Uses – KTB and STB are chemical compounds used as a non-nucleophilic and strong alkoxide base in organic chemistry.
- KTB is used in deprotonation reactions, organics synthesis, elimination reactions, condensation reactions, dehalogenation reactions and it is used in active pharmaceutical intermediates (API).
- STB is used in various reactions like deprotonation, condensation, base catalyst, rearrangement and ring-opening, and is also used in agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, colorants, aroma chemicals, polymers, detergents and biodiesel.
Countries Involved –
- KTB – China and the United States of America
- STB – China
Applicant – Suparna Chemicals Limited
Date of Initiation – 28th March 2024
Period of Investigation – 1st October 2022 to 30th September 2023.
Injury Period –2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and the period of investigation.
Facts of the Present Case – The application was filed for redressal against dumped imports of KTB from China and USA and STB from China. The evidence furnished by the applicant shows that the volume of subject imports has increased significantly in absolute terms and in relation to domestic production and consumption in India and the imports are undercutting the prices of the domestic industry. The applicant has claimed that the subject imports have adversely impacted its production, sales, market share and capacity utilization which has resulted in deteriorating profitability and negative returns on its capital employed.