COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/752
of 12 April 2023
imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of sodium gluconate originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Previous investigations and measures in force
1.2.
Request for an expiry review
1.3.
Initiation of an expiry review
1.4.
Review investigation period and period considered
1.5.
Interested parties
1.6.
Sampling
1.7.
Replies to the questionnaire
1.8.
Verification visits
2.
PRODUCT UNDER REVIEW, PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product under review
2.2.
Product concerned
2.3.
Like product
3.
DUMPING
3.1.
Preliminary remarks
3.2.
Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation for the imports of product under review originating in the PRC
3.3.
Normal value
3.3.1.
Existence of significant distortions
3.3.2.
Representative country
3.3.2.1.
General remarks
3.3.2.2.
Conclusion
3.3.3.
Sources used to establish undistorted costs
3.3.3.1.
Undistorted costs and benchmarks
3.3.3.1.1. Factors of production
Factor of Production |
Commodity Code in Colombia |
Undistorted value (RMB) |
Unit of measurement |
Raw materials |
|||
Glucose syrup |
17023010 17023020 17023090 |
5,72 |
kg |
Caustic soda |
28151200 |
1,46 |
kg |
Labour |
|||
Labour cost per man-hour |
NA |
13,41 |
hour |
Energy |
|||
Electricity |
NA |
0,77 |
Kwh |
3.3.3.1.2. Manufacturing overhead costs, SG&A, profits and depreciation
3.3.3.2.
Calculation of the normal value
3.4.
Export price
3.5.
Comparison
3.6.
Dumping margin
4.
LIKELIHOOD OF CONTINUATION OF DUMPING
4.1.
Production capacity and spare capacity in the PRC
4.2.
Attractiveness of the Union market and export prices to third countries
4.3.
Trade defence measures in other export markets
4.4.
Conclusion
5.
INJURY
5.1.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
5.2.
Union consumption
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Review investigation period (2021) |
Total Union consumption (tonnes) |
[36 991 -44 778 ] |
[36 113 -43 716 ] |
[38 126 -46 153 ] |
[40 222 -48 690 ] |
Index |
100 |
98 |
103 |
109 |
Captive market |
[18 294 -22 145 ] |
[17 792 -21 538 ] |
[20 758 -25 128 ] |
[20 822 -25 206 ] |
Index |
100 |
97 |
113 |
114 |
Free market |
[18 696 -22 633 ] |
[18 321 -22 178 ] |
[17 368 -21 025 ] |
[19 400 -23 484 ] |
Index |
100 |
98 |
93 |
104 |
Source: Data from the Union industry and Eurostat. |
5.3.
Imports from the country concerned
5.3.1.
Volume and market share of the imports from the country concerned
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Review investigation period (2021) |
Volume of imports from China (tonnes) |
[873 -1 057 ] |
[1 296 -1 569 ] |
[1 526 -1 847 ] |
[1 516 -1 835 ] |
Index |
100 |
149 |
175 |
174 |
Market share (%) |
[3 -7 ] |
[5 -9 ] |
[7 -12 ] |
[6 -10 ] |
Index |
100 |
152 |
188 |
167 |
Source: Eurostat. |
5.4.
Prices of the imports from the country concerned and price undercutting
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Review investigation period (2021) |
Average import price from China |
[578 -700 ] |
[590 -714 ] |
[580 -702 ] |
[817 -990 ] |
Index |
100 |
102 |
100 |
141 |
Source: Eurostat. |
5.5.
Imports from third countries other than China
|
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Review investigation period (2021) |
Rest of the world |
Volume (tonnes) |
[3 -4 ] |
[1 -2 ] |
[6 -7 ] |
[5 -6 ] |
|
Index |
100 |
54 |
186 |
146 |
Source: Eurostat. |
5.6.
Economic situation of the Union industry
5.6.1.
General remarks
5.6.2.
Macroeconomic indicators
5.6.2.1.
Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Review investigation period (2021) |
Production volume (tonnes) |
[47 169 -57 099 ] |
[46 207 -55 935 ] |
[47 376 -57 350 ] |
[50 049 -60 586 ] |
Index |
100 |
98 |
100 |
106 |
Production capacity (tonnes) |
[55 765 -67 505 ] |
[55 765 -67 505 ] |
[55 765 -67 505 ] |
[55 765 -67 505 ] |
Index |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
Capacity utilisation (%) |
[80 -97 ] |
[79 -95 ] |
[81 -98 ] |
[85 -100 ] |
Index |
100 |
98 |
100 |
106 |
Source: Data provided by the Union industry. |
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Review investigation period (2021) |
Production volume (tonnes) |
[18 294 -22 145 ] |
[17 792 -21 538 ] |
[20 758 -25 128 ] |
[20 822 -25 206 ] |
Index |
100 |
97 |
113 |
114 |
Source: Data provided by the Union industry. |
5.6.2.2.
Sales volume and market share
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Review investigation period (2021) |
Sales volume on the Union market (tonnes) |
[17 896 -21 664 ] |
[17 114 -20 717 ] |
[15 908 -19 256 ] |
[18 128 -21 944 ] |
Index |
100 |
96 |
89 |
101 |
Market share (%) |
[93 -97 ] |
[91 -95 ] |
[88 -93 ] |
[90 -94 ] |
Index |
100 |
97 |
96 |
97 |
Source: Data provided by the Union industry. |
5.6.2.3.
Growth
5.6.2.4.
Employment and productivity
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Review investigation period (2021) |
Number of employees |
[48 -59 ] |
[49 -60 ] |
[50 -61 ] |
[50 -61 ] |
Index |
100 |
102 |
104 |
104 |
Productivity (tonne/FTE) |
[926 -1 121 ] |
[892 -1 079 ] |
[898 -1 087 ] |
[948 -1 148 ] |
Index |
100 |
96 |
97 |
102 |
Source: Data provided by the Union industry. |
5.6.2.5.
Magnitude of the dumping margin and recovery from past dumping
5.6.3.
Microeconomic indicators
5.6.3.1.
Prices and factors affecting prices
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Review investigation period (2021) |
Average unit sales price in the Union (EUR/tonne) |
[685 -829 ] |
[722 -875 ] |
[712 -862 ] |
[719 -870 ] |
Index |
100 |
105 |
104 |
105 |
Unit cost of production (EUR/tonne) |
[695 -841 ] |
[735 -890 ] |
[702 -850 ] |
[668 -809 ] |
Index |
100 |
106 |
101 |
96 |
Source: Verified data provided by the cooperating Union producer. |
5.6.3.2.
Labour costs
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Review investigation period (2021) |
Average labour costs per employee (EUR/FTE) |
[82 630 -100 026 ] |
[71 828 -86 950 ] |
[71 910 -87 049 ] |
[80 332 -97 244 ] |
Index |
100 |
87 |
87 |
97 |
Source: Verified data provided by the cooperating Union producer. |
5.6.3.3.
Inventories
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Review investigation period (2021) |
Closing stocks (tonne) |
[1 784 -2 160 ] |
[2 148 -2 601 ] |
[1 959 -2 371 ] |
[1 596 -1 932 ] |
Index |
100 |
120 |
110 |
89 |
Closing stocks as a percentage of production (%) |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
Index |
100 |
123 |
109 |
84 |
Source: Verified data provided by the cooperating Union producer. |
5.6.3.4.
Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Review investigation period (2021) |
Profitability of sales in the Union to unrelated customers (% of sales turnover) |
[–10 -– 1 ] |
[–11 -– 1 ] |
[0 -+10 ] |
[5 -+20 ] |
Index |
– 100 |
– 104 |
34 |
293 |
Cash flow (EUR) |
[–1 001 175 –185 632 ] |
[– 591 908 -– 111 256 ] |
[571 495 - 691 810 ] |
[1 064 837 - 1 289 013 ] |
Index |
– 100 |
–23 |
142 |
265 |
Investments (EUR) |
[282 981 - 342 556 ] |
[140 951 - 170 624 ] |
[158 832 - 192 271 ] |
[116 361 - 140 858 ] |
Index |
100 |
50 |
56 |
41 |
Return on investments (%) |
[–30 -– 37 ] |
[–21 -– 25 ] |
[–11 -– 14 ] |
[12 -16 ] |
Index |
– 100 |
–68 |
–39 |
42 |
Source: Verified data provided by the cooperating Union producer. |
5.7.
Conclusion on injury
6.
LIKELIHOOD OF RECURRENCE OF INJURY
7.
UNION INTEREST
7.1.
Interest of the Union industry
7.2.
Interest of unrelated importers
7.3.
Interest of users
7.4.
Conclusion on Union interest
8.
ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
Article 1
Company |
Definitive anti-dumping duty (%) |
TARIC additional code |
Shandong Kaison Biochemical Co., Ltd |
5,6 |
A972 |
Qingdao Kehai Biochemistry Co. Ltd |
27,1 |
A973 |
All other companies |
53,2 |
A999 |