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AD: China, Malaysia, Thailand Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags

(a) Hang Lung and Bee Lian have preliminary de minimis rates of 0.12% (Hang Lung) and 0.14% (Bee Lian). As a result, liquidation is not suspended for these companies nor are cash deposits or the posting of a bond required for AD purposes.

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China
Hang Lung Plastic Manufactory Ltd. (Hang Lung)(a)
Dongguan Huang Jiang United Wah Plastic Bag Factory16.55%
Nantong Huasheng Plastic Products Co., Ltd.12.71%
Rally Plastics Co., Ltd.9.01%
Shanghai Glopack Packing Co., Ltd. and Sea Lake Polyethylene Enterprise Ltd.4.45%
Xiamen Ming Pak Plastics Co., Ltd32.19%
Zhongshan Dongfeng Hung Wai Plastic Bag Manufactory57.09%
Beijing Lianbin Plastics and Printing Co., Ltd.12.71%
Dongguan Zhongqiao Combine Plastic Bag Factory 12.71%
Good-in Holdings, Ltd.12.71%
Guangdong Esquel Packaging Company, Ltd.12.71%
Nan Sing Plastics, Ltd.12.71%
Ningbo Fanrong Plastic Products Co., Ltd.12.71%
Ningbo Huansen Plasthetics Co., Ltd.12.71%
Rain Continent Shanghai Co., Ltd.12.71%
Shanghai Dazhi Enterprise Development Co., Ltd.12.71%
Shanghai Fangsheng Coloured Packaging Co., Ltd.12.71%
Shanghai Jingtai Packaging Material Co., Ltd.12.71%
Shanghai Light Industrial Products Import and Export Corporation12.71%
Shanghai Minmetals Development, Ltd.12.71%
Shanghai New Ai Lian Import and Export Co., Ltd.12.71%
Shanghai Overseas International Trading Co., Ltd.12.71%
Shanghai Yafu Plastics Industries Co., Ltd.12.71%
Weihai Weiquan Plastic and Rubber Products Co., Ltd.12.71%
Xiamen Xingyatai Industry Co., Ltd.12.71%
Xinhui Henglong12.71%
China-wide80.52%
Malaysia
Bee Lian Plastic Industries Sdn. Bhd. (Bee Lian)(a)
Teong Chuan Plastic and Timber Sdn. Bhd.101.74%
Brandpak Industries Sdn. Bhd.101.74%
Gants Pac Industries101.74%
Sido Bangun Sdn. Bhd.101.74%
Zhin Hin/Chin Hin Plastic Manufacturer Sdn. Bhd.101.74%
All others84.81%
Thailand
Thai Plastic Bags Industries Co., Ltd.2.84%
Universal Polybag Co., Ltd.34.76%
Champion Paper Polybags Ltd.122.88%
TRC Polypack122.88%
Zip-Pac Co., Ltd. 122.88%
All others11.54%

The ITA has concluded that these six companies are based in Hong Kong.

ITA Postpones Final AD Determinations for China, Malaysia, and Thailand

In these notices, the ITA also states that at the request of parties accounting for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, it is postponing its final AD determinations until 135 days after January 26,2004, and that the provisional measures in place (the suspension of liquidation and the AD cash deposit/bond requirements) are extended accordingly.

See ITA notices for more information, including the scope of the investigation, which is unchanged from the initiation notices. See ITT's Online Archives or 07/28/03 news, 03072840 for BP summary of the initiation of these AD duty investigations.)

According to an ITA Fact Sheet on these preliminary AD determinations, the ITA will make its final AD determinations for these investigations in June 2004.

China (see notice for company-specific contacts)(202) 482-4733
Malaysia (see notice for company-specific contacts)(202) 482-4033 and (202) 482-1757
Thailand (see notice for company-specific contacts)(202) 482-4733

ITA notices (FR Pub 01/26/04) available at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a040126c.html (scroll down to 'International Trade Administration')

ITA Fact Sheet on preliminary determinations, available at

http://ita.doc.gov/media/FactSHeet/0104/bags_012004.html