Westwater Resources Supports US Department of Commerce Anti-Dumping Ruling on Chinese Graphite
Ruling Confirms Unfair Trade Practices and Finds Chinese Producers Are Violating Anti-Dumping Rules
Increased U.S.-Imposed Tariffs Highlight Strategic Need and Opportunity for Domestic Anode Producers
CENTENNIAL, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Westwater Resources, Inc. (NYSE American: WWR), an energy technology and battery-grade natural graphite company (“Westwater” or the “Company”), announced today its support of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (“DOC”) preliminary determination in the anti-dumping investigation of graphite-based anode materials imported from the People’s Republic of China.
This ruling represents the second major decision by the DOC targeting practices by Chinese producers. While the initial May 2025 ruling addressed countervailing duties and determined that Chinese companies were receiving unfair government subsidies, this latest decision concludes that Chinese producers have been selling graphite-based anode materials into the U.S. market at unfairly low prices – thereby harming domestic producers.
Jon Jacobs, Chief Commercial Officer of Westwater, said:
This second decision by the DOC is even more impactful than the first,
“The cumulative effect of the new anti-dumping duties, countervailing duties, and other tariffs in effect makes it economically clear that batteries built in the U.S. should use graphite made in the U.S.”
With the new rates layered on top of previously established duties and tariffs, total import penalties on Chinese graphite-anode material now exceed 100%, and in some cases are much higher, depending on the producer:
- Section 301 tariffs: 25%
- Retaliatory tariffs: 30%
- DOC countervailing duties: 11.55 – 721%
- DOC anti-dumping duties: 93.5%
- TOTAL tariffs/duties: 160 – 869.5%
The initial May ruling was updated July 3, 2025, increasing the countervailing duty rate from 6.55% to 11.55%, further strengthening U.S. trade protections for this critical mineral.
Jacobs, added:
These two rulings by the DOC are distinct from legislative-driven global trade tariffs,
“They reflect long-term support for U.S.-based graphite production. That kind of clarity and pricing stability is what’s needed to finance and build a domestic graphite industry that will compete globally over the long term.”
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