COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/1444
of 11 July 2023
imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of steel bulb flats originating in the People’s Republic of China and Türkiye
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Initiation
1.2.
Registration
1.3.
Interested parties
1.4.
Comments on initiation
1.5.
Sampling
1.6.
Questionnaire replies and verification visits
1.7.
Investigation period and period considered
2.
PRODUCT UNDER INVESTIGATION, PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product under investigation
2.2.
Product concerned
2.3.
Like product
2.4.
Claims regarding product scope
3.
DUMPING
3.1.
China
3.1.1.
Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation
3.1.2.
Normal value
3.1.2.1.
Existence of significant distortions
3.1.2.2.
Representative country
Factor of Production |
HS code |
Source of data that the Commission intends to use |
Undistorted value |
Raw materials |
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Limestone |
252100 |
GTA for Malaysia |
0,243 CNY/kg |
Iron ore |
260111 |
GTA for Türkiye |
0,83 CNY/kg |
Sintered iron ore |
260112 |
GTA for Türkiye |
1,28 CNY/kg |
Coal |
270111 |
GTA for Türkiye |
1,53 CNY/kg |
Coke/Coke powder |
270400 |
GTA for Türkiye |
3,35 CNY/kg |
Carbon powder |
280300 |
GTA for Türkiye |
10,08 CNY/kg |
Pure Tourmaline |
284910 |
GTA for Türkiye |
8,67 CNY/kg |
Ferro-manganese |
720211 |
GTA for Türkiye |
10,68 CNY/kg |
Ferro-silicon |
720221 |
GTA for Türkiye |
15,86 CNY/kg |
Silico-manganese |
720230 |
GTA for Türkiye |
11,76 CNY/kg |
Ferro-chromium |
720241 |
MB-FEC-0005 |
8,97 CNY/kg |
Ferro-molybdenum |
720270 |
GTA for Türkiye |
160,64 CNY/kg |
Ferro-titanium |
720291 |
GTA for Türkiye |
43,32 CNY/kg |
Ferro-vanadium |
720292 |
GTA for Türkiye |
190,12 CNY/kg |
Ferro-niobium |
720293 |
GTA for Türkiye |
176,27 CNY/kg |
Ferro-aluminium |
720299 |
GTA for Türkiye |
19,24 CNY/kg |
Steel scraps |
720410 |
GTA for Türkiye |
2,15 CNY/kg |
Aluminium |
760110 |
GTA for Türkiye |
19,67 CNY/kg |
Argon |
280421 |
GTA for Türkiye |
7,30 CNY/m3 |
Nitrogen |
280430 |
GTA for Malaysia |
5,85 CNY/m3 |
Oxygen |
280440 |
GTA for Malaysia |
2,46 CNY/m3 |
Water costs |
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Price of water as charged by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality for industrial users |
8,25 CNY/m3 |
Labour |
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Labour costs |
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Turkish Statistical Institute (based on hourly average labour cost in the manufacturing sector) |
37,03 CNY/hour |
Energy |
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Electricity |
|
Turkish Statistical Institute – price of electricity for industrial users |
0,60 CNY/kWh |
Natural gas |
|
Turkish Statistical Institute – price of gas for industrial users |
2,75 CNY/m3 |
3.1.2.3.
Raw materials
3.1.3.
Calculation
3.1.4.
Export price
3.1.5.
Comparison
3.1.6.
Dumping margin
Company |
Provisional dumping margin |
Changshu Longteng Special Steel Co., Ltd. |
14,7 % |
All other companies |
14,7 % |
3.2.
Türkiye
3.2.1.
Normal value
3.2.2.
Export price
3.2.3.
Comparison
3.2.4.
Dumping margin
Company |
Provisional dumping margin |
Türkiye Özkan Demir Çelik Sanayi A.Ş |
13,6 % |
All other companies |
13,6 % |
4.
INJURY
4.1.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
4.2.
Union consumption
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Investigation period |
||
Total Union consumption |
[70 000 -75 000 ] |
[42 000 -46 000 ] |
[44 000 -48 000 ] |
[47 000 -51 000 ] |
||
Index (2019 = 100) |
100 |
60 |
63 |
68 |
||
|
4.3.
Imports from the countries concerned
4.3.1.
Cumulative assessment of the effects of imports from the countries concerned
4.3.2.
Volume and market share of the imports from the countries concerned
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Investigation period |
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Volume of imports from the PRC |
[1 200 -1 600 ] |
[800 -1 200 ] |
[2 800 -3 200 ] |
[2 000 -2 400 ] |
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Index |
100 |
68 |
204 |
151 |
||
Volume of imports from Türkiye |
[37 000 -41 000 ] |
[23 000 -27 000 ] |
[24 000 -28 000 ] |
[24 000 -28 000 ] |
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Index |
100 |
65 |
66 |
67 |
||
Volume of imports from the countries concerned |
[38 200 -42 600 ] |
[23 800 -28 200 ] |
[26 800 -31 200 ] |
[26 000 -30 400 ] |
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Index |
100 |
65 |
71 |
70 |
||
Market share PRC (%) |
[1,1 -3,1 ] |
[1,4 -3,4 ] |
[6,0 -8,0 ] |
[4,0 -6,0 ] |
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Index |
100 |
113 |
324 |
223 |
||
Market share Türkiye (%) |
[53,0 -58,0 ] |
[57,0 -62,0 ] |
[55,0 -60,0 ] |
[53,0 -58,0 ] |
||
Index |
100 |
107 |
104 |
99 |
||
Market share countries concerned (%) |
[54,1 -61,1 ] |
[58,4 -65,4 ] |
[61,0 -68,0 ] |
[57,0 -64,0 ] |
||
Index |
100 |
107 |
112 |
104 |
||
|
4.3.3.
Prices of the imports from the countries concerned, price undercutting and price suppression
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Investigation period |
||
PRC |
[800 -900 ] |
[800 -900 ] |
[850 -1 000 ] |
[1 000 -1 200 ] |
||
Index |
100 |
95 |
108 |
133 |
||
Türkiye |
[700 -800 ] |
[700 -800 ] |
[850 -1 000 ] |
[1 000 -1 200 ] |
||
Index |
100 |
92 |
119 |
139 |
||
|
4.4.
Economic situation of the Union industry
4.4.1.
General remarks
4.4.2.
Macroeconomic indicators
4.4.2.1.
Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Investigation period |
||
Production volume (tonnes) |
[25 000 -30 000 ] |
[12 500 -15 500 ] |
[13 500 -17 000 ] |
[15 000 -18 000 ] |
||
Index |
100 |
51 |
56 |
60 |
||
Production capacity (tonnes) |
[65 000 -85 000 ] |
[48 000 -63 000 ] |
[39 000 -52 000 ] |
[39 000 -52 000 ] |
||
Index |
100 |
74 |
61 |
61 |
||
Capacity utilisation (%) |
[33 -39 ] |
[22 -27 ] |
[30 -36 ] |
[32 -38 ] |
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Index |
100 |
69 |
91 |
98 |
||
|
4.4.2.2.
Sales volume and market share
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Investigation period |
||
Sales volume on the Union market (tonnes) |
[25 000 -29 000 ] |
[11 000 -15 000 ] |
[12 000 -16 000 ] |
[15 000 -19 000 ] |
||
Index |
100 |
47 |
51 |
62 |
||
Market share (%) |
[35 -40 ] |
[27 -32 ] |
[28 -33 ] |
[32 -37 ] |
||
Index |
100 |
77 |
82 |
91 |
||
|
4.4.2.3.
Growth
4.4.2.4.
Employment and productivity
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Investigation period |
||
Number of employees |
[250 -300 ] |
[130 -160 ] |
[130 -160 ] |
[130 -160 ] |
||
Index |
100 |
53 |
54 |
52 |
||
Productivity (tonne/employee) |
[100 -110 ] |
[95 -105 ] |
[103 -113 ] |
[115 -125 ] |
||
Index |
100 |
97 |
103 |
115 |
||
|
4.4.2.5.
Magnitude of the dumping margin and recovery from past dumping
4.4.3.
Microeconomic indicators
4.4.3.1.
Prices and factors affecting prices
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Investigation period |
||
Average unit sales price in the Union (EUR/tonne) |
[850 -950 ] |
[850 -950 ] |
[1 000 -1 150 ] |
[1 200 -1 400 ] |
||
Index |
100 |
100 |
118 |
146 |
||
Unit cost of production (EUR/tonne) |
[950 -1 050 ] |
[950 -1 050 ] |
[1 100 -1 250 ] |
[1 300 -1 500 ] |
||
Index |
100 |
100 |
121 |
141 |
||
|
4.4.3.2.
Labour costs
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Investigation period |
||
Average labour costs per employee (EUR) |
[48 000 -53 000 ] |
[45 000 -50 000 ] |
[45 000 -50 000 ] |
[53 000 -58 000 ] |
||
Index |
100 |
94 |
94 |
112 |
||
|
4.4.3.3.
Inventories
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Investigation period |
||
Closing stocks (tonne) |
[2 000 -2 500 ] |
[1 600 -2 100 ] |
[2 000 -2 500 ] |
[2 300 -2 800 ] |
||
Index |
100 |
82 |
104 |
117 |
||
Closing stocks as a percentage of production |
[11 -14 ] |
[14 -17 ] |
[15 -18 ] |
[16 -19 ] |
||
Index |
100 |
129 |
136 |
141 |
||
|
4.4.3.4.
Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Investigation period |
||
Profitability of sales in the Union to unrelated customers (% of sales turnover) |
[(-11 )-(-7 )] |
[(-10,5 )-(-6,5 )] |
[(-10 )-(-6 )] |
[(-6 )-(-3 )] |
||
Index |
- 100 |
-94 |
-91 |
-46 |
||
Cash flow (EUR) |
[700 000 -800 000 ] |
[(- 700 000 )-(- 600 000 )] |
[(-1 700 000 )-(-1 400 000 )] |
[25 000 -30 000 ] |
||
Index |
100 |
-84 |
- 208 |
4 |
||
Investments (EUR) |
[1 000 000 -1 200 000 ] |
[1 250 000 -1 450 000 ] |
[600 000 -700 000 ] |
[650 000 -750 000 ] |
||
Index |
100 |
122 |
60 |
64 |
||
Return on investments (%) |
[(-51 )-(-46 )] |
[(-28 )-(-23 )] |
[(-26 )-(-21 )] |
[(-18 )-(-13 )] |
||
Index |
- 100 |
-53 |
-51 |
-35 |
||
|
4.4.4.
Conclusion on injury
5.
CAUSATION
5.1.
Effects of the dumped imports
5.1.1.
Quantity and market share of the dumped imports from the countries concerned
5.1.2.
Price of the dumped imports from the countries concerned and price effect
5.1.3.
Causal link between the dumped imports from China and Türkiye, and the material injury of the Union industry
5.2.
Effects of other factors
5.2.1.
Imports from third countries
Country |
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Investigation period |
||
United Kingdom |
Volume (tonne) |
[2 000 -2 400 ] |
[2 800 -3 200 ] |
[1 000 -1 400 ] |
[1 700 -2 100 ] |
||
|
Index |
100 |
140 |
51 |
84 |
||
|
Market share (%) |
[2,0 -4,0 ] |
[5,0 -7,0 ] |
[1,5 -3,5 ] |
[2,5 -4,5 ] |
||
|
Average price |
[700 -800 ] |
[650 -750 ] |
[800 -950 ] |
[1 150 -1 350 ] |
||
|
Index |
100 |
93 |
110 |
167 |
||
Other third countries |
Volume (tonne) |
[0 -10 ] |
[300 -600 ] |
[200 -500 ] |
[100 -400 ] |
||
|
Index |
100 |
11 295 |
8 086 |
6 324 |
||
|
Market share (%) |
[0,0 -0,5 ] |
[1,0 -1,5 ] |
[0,5 -1,0 ] |
[0,3 -0,8 ] |
||
|
Average price |
[1 100 -1 200 ] |
[1 100 -1 200 ] |
[700 -850 ] |
[1 100 -1 300 ] |
||
|
Index |
100 |
101 |
73 |
104 |
||
Total of all third countries except the countries concerned |
Volume (tonne) |
[2 000 -2 400 ] |
[3 100 -3 800 ] |
[1 200 -1 900 ] |
[1 800 -2 500 ] |
||
|
Index |
100 |
162 |
66 |
97 |
||
|
Market share (%) |
[2,0 -4,5 ] |
[6,0 -8,5 ] |
[2,0 -4,5 ] |
[2,8 -5,3 ] |
||
|
Average price |
[700 -800 ] |
[700 -800 ] |
[800 -950 ] |
[1 150 -1 350 ] |
||
|
Index |
100 |
100 |
109 |
165 |
||
|
5.2.2.
Export performance of the Union industry
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Investigation period |
||
Export volume (tonnes) |
[1 700 -2 100 ] |
[1 600 -2 000 ] |
[800 -1 000 ] |
[300 -500 ] |
||
Index |
100 |
93 |
46 |
17 |
||
Average price (EUR/tonne) |
[800 -900 ] |
[700 -800 ] |
[1 200 -1 350 ] |
0 (*1) |
||
Index |
100 |
94 |
161 |
0 (*1) |
||
|
5.2.3.
Covid-19 pandemic and decreased consumption
5.2.4.
Increase in energy prices
5.2.5.
Product diversification
5.3.
Conclusion on causation
6.
LEVEL OF MEASURES
6.1.
Injury margin
Country |
Company |
Provisional dumping margin (%) |
Provisional injury margin (%) |
The PRC |
Changshu Longteng Special Steel Co., Ltd. |
14,7 % |
21,7 % |
|
All other companies |
14,7 % |
21,7 % |
Türkiye |
Türkiye Özkan Demir Çelik Sanayi A.Ş |
13,6 % |
30,0 % |
|
All other companies |
13,6 % |
30,0 % |
6.2.
Conclusion on the level of measures
Country |
Company |
Provisional anti-dumping duty |
The People’s Republic of China |
Changshu Longteng Special Steel Co., Ltd. |
14,7 % |
|
All other companies |
14,7 % |
Türkiye |
Türkiye Özkan Demir Çelik Sanayi A.Ş |
13,6 % |
|
All other companies |
13,6 % |
7.
UNION INTEREST
7.1.
Interest of the Union industry
7.2.
Interest of users and unrelated importers
7.3.
Conclusion on Union interest
8.
PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
Country |
Company |
Provisional anti-dumping duty |
The People’s Republic of China |
Changshu Longteng Special Steel Co., Ltd. |
14,7 % |
|
All other companies |
14,7 % |
Türkiye |
Türkiye Özkan Demir Çelik Sanayi A.Ş |
13,6 % |
|
All other companies |
13,6 % |
9.
INFORMATION AT PROVISIONAL STAGE
10.
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Country |
Company |
Provisional anti-dumping duty |
TARIC additional code |
The People’s Republic of China |
Changshu Longteng Special Steel Co., Ltd. |
14,7 % |
899J |
The People’s Republic of China |
All other companies |
14,7 % |
8999 |
Türkiye |
Türkiye Özkan Demir Çelik Sanayi A.Ş |
13,6 % |
899K |
Türkiye |
All other companies |
13,6 % |
8999 |