Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.), Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd., and Xinjiang Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (collectively, Fufeng) and Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd. (Deosen) sold xanthan gum from the People's Republic of China (China) at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. Additionally, we find that Jianlong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Jianlong) and CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited (CP Kelco (Shandong)) are eligible for a separate rate. Commerce also determines that two companies under review, Shanghai Smart Chemicals Co. Ltd. (Shanghai Smart) and Deosen Biochemical Ltd., had no shipments during the POR.