COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/940
of 10 June 2021
imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of birch plywood originating in Russia
1. PROCEDURE
1.1.
Initiation
1.2.
Amendment to the Notice of initiation
1.3.
Registration
1.4.
Interested parties
1.5.
Comments on initiation
1.5.1.
Inadequate open version
1.5.2.
No evidence of injury
1.6.
Sampling
1.6.1.
Sampling of Union producers
1.6.2.
Sampling of unrelated importers
1.6.3.
Sampling of exporting producers in Russia
1.7.
Individual examination
1.8.
Questionnaire replies and verification visits
1.9.
Investigation period and period considered
1.10.
Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU
2. PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product concerned
2.2.
Like product
2.3.
Claims regarding product scope
2.3.1.
Product exclusion
2.3.2.
Product Scope
3. DUMPING
3.1.
Preliminary remarks
3.2. Normal value
3.2.1.
Export price
3.2.2.
Comparison
3.2.3.
Dumping margins
Company |
Provisional dumping margin |
Sveza Group |
15,9 % |
Syktyvkar Plywood Mill Ltd. |
15,0 % |
Zheshartsky LРK LLC |
15,3 % |
Company |
Provisional dumping margin |
Sveza Group |
15,9 % |
Syktyvkar Plywood Mill Ltd. |
15,0 % |
Zheshartsky LРK LLC |
15,3 % |
Other cooperating companies |
15,7 % |
All other companies |
15,9 % |
4. INJURY
4.1.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
4.2.
Union consumption
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Total Union consumption |
1 874 725 |
2 000 293 |
2 080 786 |
2 130 325 |
Index |
100 |
107 |
111 |
114 |
Source: Complainant, sampled Union producers and Eurostat |
4.3.
Imports from the country concerned
4.3.1.
Methodology for the identification of imports of the product concerned
4.3.2.
Volume and market share of the imports from the country concerned
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Volume of imports from Russia (m3) |
871 050 |
933 329 |
1 081 937 |
1 192 712 |
Index |
100 |
107 |
124 |
137 |
Market share |
46 % |
47 % |
52 % |
56 % |
Index |
100 |
100 |
112 |
120 |
Source: Eurostat |
4.3.3.
Prices of the imports from the country concerned and price undercutting
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Russia |
646 |
681 |
608 |
584 |
Index |
100 |
105 |
94 |
90 |
Source: Eurostat |
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
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Production volume (m3) |
982 658 |
1 009 772 |
879 540 |
848 900 |
Index |
100 |
103 |
90 |
86 |
Production capacity (m3) |
1 244 310 |
1 296 650 |
1 328 000 |
1 203 000 |
Index |
100 |
104 |
107 |
97 |
Capacity utilisation |
79 % |
78 % |
66 % |
71 % |
Index |
100 |
99 |
84 |
89 |
Source: Complainant and sampled Union producers |
4.4.2.2.
Sales volume and market share
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Total Sales volume on the Union market (m3) |
821 341 |
818 621 |
757 103 |
680 243 |
Index |
100 |
100 |
92 |
83 |
Market share |
44 % |
41 % |
36 % |
32 % |
Index |
100 |
93 |
83 |
73 |
Source: Complainant, sampled Union producers and Eurostat |
4.4.2.3.
Growth
4.4.2.4.
Employment and productivity
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Number of employees |
6 039 |
5 960 |
5 325 |
5 308 |
Index |
100 |
99 |
88 |
88 |
Productivity (m3/employee) |
163 |
169 |
165 |
160 |
Index |
100 |
104 |
102 |
98 |
Source: Complainant and sampled Union producers |
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
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Average unit sales price in the Union on the total market (EUR/m3) |
717 |
746 |
732 |
694 |
Index |
100 |
104 |
102 |
97 |
Unit cost of production (EUR/m3) |
629 |
670 |
713 |
692 |
Index |
100 |
107 |
113 |
110 |
Source: Sampled Union producers |
4.4.3.2.
Labour costs
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Average labour costs per employee (EUR) |
23 474 |
23 542 |
23 733 |
23 690 |
Index |
100 |
100 |
101 |
101 |
Source: Sampled Union producers |
4.4.3.3.
Inventories
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Closing stocks (m3) |
30 894 |
43 550 |
35 706 |
37 685 |
Index |
100 |
141 |
116 |
122 |
Closing stocks as a percentage of production |
3,1 % |
4,3 % |
4,1 % |
4,4 % |
Index |
100 |
137 |
129 |
141 |
Source: Sampled Union producers |
4.4.3.4.
Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Profitability of sales in the Union to unrelated customers (% of sales turnover) |
9,7 % |
7,4 % |
0,2 % |
-2,8 % |
Index |
100 |
76 |
2 |
-28 |
Cash flow (EUR) |
191 991 172 |
187 065 363 |
175 135 121 |
165 108 224 |
Index |
100 |
97 |
91 |
86 |
Investments (EUR) |
14 326 493 |
12 473 095 |
11 169 293 |
14 237 597 |
Index |
100 |
87 |
78 |
99 |
Return on investments |
20 % |
11 % |
0 % |
-2 % |
Index |
100 |
55 |
2 |
-10 |
Source: Sampled Union producers |
4.4.4.
Conclusion on injury
5. CAUSATION
5.1. In accordance with Article 3(6) of the basic Regulation, the Commission examined whether the dumped imports from the country concerned caused material injury to the Union industry. In accordance with Article 3(7) of the basic Regulation, the Commission also examined whether other known factors could at the same time have injured the Union industry. The Commission ensured that any possible injury caused by factors other than the dumped imports from the country concerned was not attributed to the dumped imports. These factors are: Imports from third countries, export performance of the Union industry, consumption, competitive disadvantage in access to the main raw material, self-inflected injury, strikes in Finland, COVID-19 effects, product comparability.
5.2.
Effects of the dumped imports
5.3.
Effects of other factors
5.3.1.
Imports from third countries
Country |
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Ukraine |
Volume (m3) |
82 029 |
100 935 |
104 962 |
106 785 |
|
Index |
100 |
123 |
128 |
130 |
|
Market share |
4 % |
5 % |
5 % |
5 % |
|
Average price (EUR/tonne) |
651 |
725 |
641 |
616 |
|
Index |
100 |
111 |
98 |
95 |
Belarus |
Volume (m3) |
81 638 |
112 922 |
75 961 |
93 231 |
|
Index |
100 |
138 |
93 |
114 |
|
Market share |
4 % |
6 % |
4 % |
4 % |
|
Average price (EUR/tonne) |
403 |
481 |
387 |
363 |
|
Index |
100 |
119 |
96 |
90 |
Other third countries(12) |
Volume (m3) |
18 668 |
34 486 |
60 822 |
57 354 |
|
Index |
100 |
185 |
326 |
307 |
|
Market share |
1 % |
2 % |
3 % |
3 % |
|
Average price (EUR/tonne) |
566 |
576 |
565 |
561 |
|
Index |
100 |
102 |
100 |
99 |
Total of all third countries except Russia |
Volume (m3) |
182 335 |
248 344 |
241 746 |
257 371 |
|
Index |
100 |
136 |
133 |
141 |
|
Market share |
10 % |
12 % |
12 % |
12 % |
|
Average price (EUR/tonne) |
537 |
574 |
535 |
520 |
|
Index |
100 |
107 |
100 |
97 |
Source: Eurostat |
5.3.2.
Export performance of the Union industry
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Export volume (m3) |
98 324 |
96 327 |
93 892 |
101 866 |
Index |
100 |
98 |
95 |
104 |
Average price (EUR/m3) |
689 |
755 |
752 |
705 |
Index |
100 |
110 |
109 |
102 |
Source: Sampled Union producers |
5.3.3.
Competitive disadvantage in access to the main raw material
5.3.4.
Self-inflected injury
5.3.5.
Strikes in Finland
5.3.6.
COVID-19 effects
5.3.7.
Product comparability
5.4.
Conclusion on causation
6. LEVEL OF MEASURES
6.1.
Injury margin
Company |
Dumping margin (%) |
Injury margin (%) |
Sveza Group |
15,9 % |
30,9 % |
Syktyvkar Plywood Mill Ltd. |
15,0 % |
43,8 % |
Zheshartsky LРK LLC |
15,3 % |
54,0 % |
Other cooperating companies |
15,7 % |
38,1 % |
All other companies |
15,9 % |
54,0 % |
7. UNION INTEREST
7.1.
Interest of the Union industry
7.2.
Interest of unrelated importers and traders
7.3.
Interest of users
7.4.
Interest of Suppliers
7.5.
Other interested parties: other wood plywood producers, environmental interest and COVID-19.
7.6.
Conclusion on Union interest
8. PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
Company |
Provisional anti-dumping duty |
Sveza Group |
15,9 % |
Syktyvkar Plywood Mill Ltd. |
15,0 % |
Zheshartsky LРK LLC |
15,3 % |
Other cooperating companies |
15,7 % |
All other companies |
15,9 % |
9. INFORMATION AT PROVISIONAL STAGE
10. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Company |
Provisional anti-dumping duty |
TARIC additional code |
Sveza Group composed of seven exporting producers: JSC «SVEZA Manturovo»; JSC «SVEZA Novator»; Tyumen Plywood Plant Limited; JSC «SVEZA Ust-Izhora»; JSC «SVEZA Uralskiy»; JSC «SVEZA Kostroma»; JSC «SVEZA Verhnaya Sinyachiha» |
15,9 % |
C659 |
Syktyvkar Plywood Mill Ltd. |
15,0 % |
C660 |
Zheshartsky LРK LLC |
15,3 % |
C661 |
Other cooperating companies listed in Annex |
15,7 % |
|
All other companies |
15,9 % |
C999 |
Article 2
Article 3
ANNEX
Cooperating exporting producers not sampled
Name |
TARIC additional code |
Arkhangelsk Plywood Plant JSC |
C662 |
CJSC Murom |
C663 |
LLC InvestForest |
C664 |
Joint Stock Company Bryansk Plywood Mill |
C665 |
Joint-Stock Company Krasnyi Yakor |
C666 |
Limited Liability Company Fanernyiy Zavod |
C667 |
Limited Liability Company UPM-Kymmene Chudovo |
C668 |
Murashi Plywood Factory |
C669 |
Parfino Plywood Factori |
C670 |
ZAO Plyterra |
C671 |
Plywood Plant Vlast Truda JSC |
C672 |
Limited Liability Company Vyatsky Plywood Mill |
C673 |