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Commerce Close to Completing Titanium Sponge Section 232 Report

The Commerce Department is getting close to finalizing a Section 232 report on whether there are national security issues involved in importing titanium sponge (see 1905290024), said Matt Borman, Commerce’s deputy assistant secretary for export administration. “That report is due…

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to the president on the 29th of November," he said. "As you can imagine, we’re looking to finalize that report so that can be sent to the president for his consideration no later than a week from Friday. And then at some point, that report, in full or at least an executive summary, will be made public. But that’s some weeks, some months down the road.” Borman spoke at the Bureau of Industry and Security Materials and Equipment Technical Advisory Committee meeting on Nov. 20.