On October 19, the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services issued Notice No. 98 of 2026, making a positive preliminary anti-dumping ruling on graphite electrodes originating in China and India, recommending continuing the investigation, not implementing temporary anti-dumping measures, and extending the time limit for making a final ruling in this case to 18 months from the filing of the case.

On October 19, the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services issued Notice No. 98 of 2026, making a positive preliminary anti-dumping ruling on graphite electrodes originating in China and India, recommending continuing the investigation, not implementing temporary anti-dumping measures, and extending the time limit for making a final ruling in this case to 18 months from the filing of the case.