US Files Statement of Material Facts in Reaction Accelerator Classification Dispute
The U.S. filed a statement of material facts not in dispute Nov. 4 in a case regarding the classification of a substance used to accelerate chemical reactions involved in making plastic. It emphasized that the substance, Axion CA 1330, “is not a catalyst,” rather serving as “a component of a supported catalyst system” (Lanxess Corporation v. United States, CIT # 23-00073).
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In the chemistry-heavy filing, the U.S. also emphasized that Axion CA 1330 is not a “reaction initiator,” which it described as a substance that performs a similar function as a catalyst but is used up by the subsequent chemical reaction.
Importer Lanxess Corporation argues that Axion CA 1330 is a “reaction accelerator,” but the term doesn’t have a common definition in the plastic-making space, the government said. It is sometimes considered a synonym for “catalyst,” although it also commonly appears “in the process of vulcanizing rubber,” the U.S. claimed.