Titanium Sponge From the Russian Federation; Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

On May 12, 1997, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping finding on titanium sponge from the Russian Federation (Russia). This notice of final results covers the review period of August 1, 1995 through July 31, 1996. This review covers one manufacturer, AVISMA Titanium-Magnesium Works (AVISMA), and three trading companies, Interlink Metals & Chemicals, S.A. (Interlink), TMC Trading International, Ltd. (TMC), and Cometals, Inc. (Cometals). We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the preliminary results. We received comments from AVISMA, Interlink, TMC, and Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET), a petitioner. A hearing was held on June 30, 1997 with both public and closed sessions. Based on our analysis of these comments, we have not changed the final results from those presented in the preliminary results of review.