Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Final Determination in Covered Merchandise Inquiry; and Notice of Amended Final Covered Merchandise Inquiry Determination

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 [A-570-954, C-570-955] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On October 9, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Fedmet Resources Corporation v. United States, Court No. 23-00117, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)'s remand redetermination pertaining to the covered merchandise inquiry (CMI) related to refractory bricks with added alumina. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's final determination in that CMI, and that Commerce is amending the final CMI determination to find that refractory bricks with added alumina are excluded from the orders. DATES: Applicable October 19, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brittany Bauer, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3860. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 4, 2023, Commerce published its Final CMI Determination, which found that refractory bricks with less than five percent added alumina were magnesia carbon bricks (MCBs) and were, thus, covered by the scope of the Orders. [ 1 ] Fedmet Resources Corporation appealed Commerce's Final CMI Determination. On December 12, 2024, the CIT remanded the Final CMI Determination to Comme…