Commerce preliminarily finds critical circumstances in countervailing duty investigation of large diameter graphite electrodes from India

Commerce preliminarily determines that critical circumstances exist for imports of large diameter graphite electrodes from India in the countervailing duty investigation initiated in 91 FR 13577, applicable October 1, 2026, following its preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination at 91 FR 48081. The period of investigation is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, and Commerce limits its critical circumstances findings to subsidies contingent on export performance or use of domestic over imported goods. Interested parties may comment on the preliminary determination.