Unwrought Palladium From the Russian Federation: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [C-821-841] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable August 19, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsie Hohenberger, Office V, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2517. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petition On July 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received a countervailing duty (CVD) Petition concerning imports of unwrought palladium from the Russian Federation (Russia), filed in proper form on behalf of Stillwater Mining Company d/b/a Sibanye-Stillwater and the United Steel Paper, and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (the petitioners), a domestic producer of unwrought palladium and a certified union, which represents workers engaged in the production of unwrought palladium in the United States. [ 1 ] The CVD Petition was accompanied by an antidumping duty (AD) Petition concerning imports of unwrought palladium from Russia. [ 2 ] Between August 1 and 11, 2025, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition in supplemental questionnaires. [ 3 ] Between July 1 and 11, 2025, the petitioners filed timely responses to these requests for additional information. [ 4 ]…