BASF Corp. v. United States’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “1. The imported merchandise is currently sold under the trade name PURADD® FD-100. 2. PURADD® FD-100 is a registered trademark of BASF Corporation. 3. PURADD® FD-100 was previously known as PLURADYNE® FD-100. 4. PURADD® FD-100 is a clear, colorless liquid. 5. The PURADD® FD-100 at issue in this case contains 53% PIBA and 47% saturated hydrocarbon solvent. 6. PURADD® FD-100 is in primary form. 7. The saturated hydrocarbon solvent in PURADD® FD-100 constitutes less than 50 percent of PURADD® FD-100 by weight. 8. PURADD® FD-100 is commonly used as a component of prepared additive detergent packages, which are known in the industry as deposit control additive packages (“DCA package”) or detergent additive packages. 9. After importation into the United States, PURADD® FD-100 is blended together with a synthetic carrier oil, and anti-corrosive and other ingredients to produce a fully formulated DCA package, which is then ready for sale to, and use by, gasoline marketers and retailers. 10. Only after PURADD® FD-100 is manufactured into a fully formulated DCA package is there a product that meets the performance specifications of gasoline marketers and retailers. 11. PURADD® FD-100 does not meet the performance specifications of gasoline marketers and retailers. 12. VW Wasserboxer Inlet Valve Sticking Tests performed using a Volkswagen engine showed that PU-RADD® FD-100 caused inlet valve sticking. ■ 13. Fully formulated DCA packages containing PURADD® FD-100 as the detergent[-]activ”

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   e.g. 427 F. Supp. 2d 1200 - BASF Corp. v. United States