Commerce, ITC deserve a hat tip for new anti-dumping duties
By Peter Navarro | The Washington Times | July 24, 2025
OPINION:
On July 17, the Commerce Department significantly enhanced American economic and national security by imposing preliminary anti-dumping duties of up to 93.5% on Chinese imports of active anode material: high-purity graphite essential for lithium-ion batteries.
This action directly addresses China’s unfair dumping and mercantilist government subsidies, both of which have severely undermined America’s emerging battery industry.
Active anode material (AAM) is the lifeblood of modern lithium-ion batteries that power everything from smartphones and laptops to electric vehicles, drones, medical devices, military communication equipment and grid-scale energy storage systems. Without high-quality graphite anodes, these batteries simply can’t function effectively.