【SMM Lithium Brief】Sila Files Section 337 Complaint with U.S. ITC Over Battery Anode Materials

Published: Jun 22, 2026 11:15

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Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc. and Georgia Tech Research Corporation filed a Section 337 complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on June 18, alleging that certain anode materials used in battery cells and batteries violate Section 337 of the U.S. Tariff Act of 1930 through their importation, sale, or distribution in the United States. The filing concerns lithium battery anode materials and is currently at the complaint stage pending ITC review.

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