COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/9
of 6 January 2021
imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Turkey
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Initiation
1.2.
Registration
1.3.
Interested parties
1.4.
Sampling
1.4.1.
Sampling of Union producers
1.4.2.
Sampling of importers
1.4.3.
Sampling of exporting producers in Turkey
1.5.
Individual examination
1.6.
Replies to the questionnaire
1.7.
Verification visits
1.8.
Investigation period and period considered
2.
PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product concerned
2.2.
Like product
2.3.
Claims regarding product scope
3.
DUMPING
3.1.
Preliminary remarks
3.2.
Normal value
3.3.
Export price
3.4.
Comparison
3.5.
Dumping margins
Company |
Provisional dumping margin |
||
Habaş Sinai Ve Tibbi Gazlar İstihsal Endüstrisi A.Ş. |
4,8 % |
||
Erdemir group
|
5,4 % |
||
Çolakoğlu Metalurji A.Ş. |
7,6 % |
4.
INJURY
4.1.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
4.2.
Determination of the relevant Union market
4.3.
Union consumption
4.3.1.
Free market consumption in the Union
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
IP |
Union consumption on the free market |
35 507 255 |
34 704 015 |
36 593 172 |
35 157 748 |
Index |
100 |
98 |
103 |
99 |
Source: Eurofer, sampled Union producers and Eurostat |
4.3.2.
Captive consumption on the Union market
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
IP |
Captive Union consumption |
45 706 179 |
46 957 017 |
46 552 480 |
42 675 368 |
Index |
100 |
103 |
102 |
93 |
Source: Eurofer and sampled Union producers |
4.3.3.
Overall consumption
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
IP |
Overall Union consumption |
81 213 434 |
81 661 032 |
83 145 652 |
77 833 116 |
Index |
100 |
101 |
102 |
96 |
Source: Eurofer, sampled Union producers and Eurostat |
4.4.
Imports from Turkey
4.4.1.
Volume and market share of the imports from Turkey
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
IP |
Volume of imports from Turkey (tonnes) |
999 732 |
1 836 513 |
2 830 548 |
2 843 116 |
Index |
100 |
184 |
283 |
284 |
Market share on free market |
2,8 % |
5,3 % |
7,7 % |
8,1 % |
Index |
100 |
188 |
275 |
287 |
Source: Eurofer, sampled Union producers and Eurostat |
4.4.2.
Prices of the imports from Turkey and price undercutting
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
IP |
Turkey |
363 |
490 |
539 |
493 |
Index |
100 |
135 |
148 |
136 |
Source: Eurostat |
4.5.
Economic situation of the Union industry
4.5.1.
General remarks
4.5.2.
Macroeconomic indicators
4.5.2.1. Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
IP |
Production volume (tonnes) |
77 715 486 |
80 720 236 |
79 489 096 |
74 635 884 |
Index |
100 |
104 |
102 |
96 |
Production capacity (tonnes) |
92 948 209 |
94 639 237 |
95 741 308 |
96 051 969 |
Index |
100 |
102 |
103 |
103 |
Capacity utilisation |
84 % |
85 % |
83 % |
78 % |
Index |
100 |
102 |
99 |
93 |
Source: Eurofer, sampled Union producers and Eurostat |
4.5.2.2. Sales volume and market share
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
IP |
Union industry sales (tonnes) |
27 017 986 |
27 811 745 |
28 438 028 |
27 670 198 |
Index |
100 |
103 |
105 |
102 |
Market share |
76,1 % |
80,1 % |
77,7 % |
78,7 % |
Index |
100 |
105 |
102 |
103 |
Source: Eurofer, sampled Union producers and Eurostat |
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
IP |
Captive Union market volume (tonnes) |
45 706 179 |
46 957 017 |
46 552 480 |
42 675 368 |
Index |
100 |
103 |
102 |
93 |
Total production of Union industry (tonnes) |
77 715 486 |
80 720 236 |
79 489 096 |
74 635 884 |
Index |
100 |
104 |
102 |
96 |
Share of captive market over the total Union production |
59 % |
58 % |
59 % |
57 % |
Index |
100 |
99 |
100 |
97 |
Source: Eurofer, sampled Union producers and Eurostat |
4.5.2.3. Growth
4.5.2.4. Employment and productivity
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
IP |
Number of employees |
39 144 |
43 963 |
40 299 |
39 178 |
Index |
100 |
112 |
103 |
100 |
Productivity (tonnes per staff) |
1 985 |
1 836 |
1 973 |
1 905 |
Index |
100 |
92 |
99 |
96 |
Source: Eurofer and sampled Union producers |
4.5.2.5. Magnitude of the dumping margin and recovery from past dumping
4.5.3.
Microeconomic indicators
4.5.3.1. Prices and factors affecting prices
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
IP |
Average unit sales price on free market (EUR/ tonne) |
391 |
531 |
574 |
533 |
Index |
100 |
136 |
147 |
136 |
Unit cost of production (EUR/ tonne) |
413 |
497 |
540 |
560 |
Index |
100 |
121 |
131 |
136 |
Source: Sampled Union producers |
4.5.3.2. Labour costs
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
IP |
(EUR) |
74 295 |
78 101 |
79 241 |
83 187 |
Index |
100 |
106 |
107 |
112 |
Source: Sampled Union producers |
4.5.3.3. Inventories
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
IP |
Closing stocks (tonnes) |
1 033 364 |
1 207 363 |
843 448 |
862 918 |
Index |
100 |
117 |
82 |
84 |
Closing stocks as a percentage of production |
5,1 % |
5,7 % |
4,2 % |
4,4 % |
Index |
100 |
110 |
81 |
85 |
Source: Sampled Union producers |
4.5.3.4. Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
IP |
Profitability of sales in the Union to unrelated customers (% of sales turnover) |
-3,6 % |
6,8 % |
6,8 % |
-6,0 % |
Index |
-100 |
190 |
190 |
-170 |
Cash flow (EUR) |
- 140 233 455 |
441 133 402 |
621 258 785 |
- 308 384 431 |
Index |
-100 |
315 |
443 |
-220 |
Investments (EUR) |
144 626 230 |
234 309 366 |
210 822 274 |
156 161 956 |
Index |
100 |
162 |
146 |
108 |
Return on investments |
-3,1 % |
9,7 % |
10,2 % |
-13,0 % |
Index |
-100 |
317 |
331 |
-424 |
Source: Sampled Union producers |
4.5.4.
Conclusion on injury
5.
CAUSATION
5.1.
Effects of the dumped imports
5.2.
Effects of other factors
5.2.1.
Imports from third countries
Country |
|
year |
year |
year |
IP |
Russian Federation |
Volume (tonnes) |
2 026 321 |
744 941 |
1 618 946 |
1 407 644 |
Index |
100 |
37 |
80 |
69 |
|
Market share |
5,7 % |
2,1 % |
4,4 % |
4,0 % |
|
Index |
100 |
38 |
78 |
70 |
|
Average price (EUR/tonne) |
336 |
468 |
497 |
445 |
|
Index |
100 |
139 |
148 |
132 |
|
Serbia |
Volume (tonnes) |
348 619 |
465 158 |
733 711 |
860 952 |
Index |
100 |
133 |
210 |
247 |
|
Market share |
1,0 % |
1,3 % |
2,0 % |
2,4 % |
|
Index |
100 |
137 |
204 |
249 |
|
Average price (EUR/tonne) |
386 |
498 |
547 |
479 |
|
Index |
100 |
129 |
142 |
124 |
|
India |
Volume (tonnes) |
443 493 |
1 121 530 |
918 334 |
847 592 |
Index |
100 |
253 |
207 |
191 |
|
Market share |
1,2 % |
3,2 % |
2,5 % |
2,4 % |
|
Index |
100 |
259 |
201 |
193 |
|
Average price (EUR/tonne) |
404 |
493 |
533 |
464 |
|
Index |
100 |
122 |
132 |
115 |
|
Brazil |
Volume (tonnes) |
657 682 |
370 567 |
266 870 |
114 142 |
Index |
100 |
56 |
41 |
17 |
|
Market share |
1,9 % |
1,1 % |
0,7 % |
0,3 % |
|
Index |
100 |
58 |
39 |
18 |
|
Average price (EUR/tonne) |
363 |
494 |
531 |
485 |
|
Index |
100 |
136 |
146 |
134 |
|
Ukraine |
Volume (tonnes) |
1 080 094 |
609 792 |
131 958 |
106 866 |
Index |
100 |
56 |
12 |
10 |
|
Market share |
3,0 % |
1,8 % |
0,4 % |
0,3 % |
|
Index |
100 |
58 |
12 |
10 |
|
Average price (EUR/tonne) |
331 |
466 |
472 |
424 |
|
Index |
100 |
141 |
142 |
128 |
|
Iran |
Volume (tonnes) |
928 896 |
76 707 |
56 026 |
3 377 |
Index |
100 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
|
Market share |
2,6 % |
0,2 % |
0,2 % |
0,0 % |
|
Index |
100 |
80 |
6 |
0 |
|
Average price (EUR/tonne) |
305 |
428 |
489 |
504 |
|
Index |
100 |
140 |
160 |
165 |
|
China |
Volume (tonnes) |
1 031 310 |
8 511 |
636 |
538 |
Index |
100 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Market share |
2,9 % |
0,0 % |
0,0 % |
0,0 % |
|
Index (EUR/tonne) |
100 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Average price |
325 |
678 |
3 503 |
3 189 |
|
Index |
100 |
209 |
1 078 |
981 |
|
Other third countries |
Volume (tonnes) |
973 121 |
1 658 551 |
1 598 115 |
1 303 324 |
Index |
100 |
170 |
164 |
134 |
|
Market share |
2,7 % |
4,8 % |
4,4 % |
3,7 % |
|
Index |
100 |
174 |
159 |
135 |
|
Average price (EUR/tonne) |
385 |
495 |
562 |
526 |
|
Index |
100 |
129 |
146 |
136 |
|
Total of all third countries except Turkey |
Volume (tonnes) |
7 489 536 |
5 055 756 |
5 324 596 |
4 644 434 |
Index |
100 |
68 |
71 |
62 |
|
Market share |
21,1 % |
14,6 % |
14,6 % |
13,2 % |
|
Index |
100 |
69 |
69 |
63 |
|
Average price (EUR/tonne) |
345 |
487 |
531 |
478 |
|
Index |
100 |
141 |
154 |
139 |
|
Source: Eurostat |
5.2.2.
Export performance of the Union industry
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
IP |
Export volume (tonnes) |
1 597 262 |
1 550 220 |
1 434 739 |
1 872 411 |
Index |
100 |
97 |
90 |
117 |
Average price (Euro/tonne) |
382 |
502 |
554 |
465 |
Index |
100 |
132 |
145 |
122 |
Source: Eurofer (volumes) and sampled Union producers (prices) |
5.2.3.
Captive consumption
5.2.4.
Evolution of demand
5.2.5.
Raw material prices
5.2.6.
Other factors
5.3.
Conclusion on causation
6.
LEVEL OF MEASURES
6.1.
Underselling margin
Country |
Company |
Dumping margin |
Underselling margin |
|||
Turkey |
Çolakoğlu Metalurji A.Ş. |
7,6 % |
19,3 % |
|||
Erdemir group:
|
5,4 % |
23,5 % |
||||
Habaş Sinai Ve Tibbi Gazlar İstihsal Endüstrisi A.Ş. |
4,8 % |
20,9 % |
||||
Ağir Haddecilik A.Ş. |
5,9 % |
21,2 % |
||||
Borçelik Çelik Sanayii Ticaret A.Ş. |
5,9 % |
21,2 % |
||||
All other companies |
7,6 % |
23,5 % |
6.2.
Examination of the margin adequate to remove the injury to the Union industry
6.3.
Conclusion
Country |
Company |
Provisional anti-dumping duty |
|
Turkey |
Çolakoğlu Metalurji A.Ş. |
7,6 % |
|
Erdemir group:
|
5,4 % |
||
Habaş Sinai Ve Tibbi Gazlar İstihsal Endüstrisi A.Ş. |
4,8 % |
||
Ağir Haddecilik A.Ş. |
5,9 % |
||
Borçelik Çelik Sanayii Ticaret A.Ş. |
5,9 % |
||
All other companies |
7,6 % |
7.
UNION INTEREST
7.1.
Interest of the Union industry
7.2.
Interest of unrelated importers
7.3.
Interest of users
7.4.
Other factors
7.5.
Conclusion on Union interest
8.
PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
Country |
Company |
Provisional anti-dumping duty |
|
Turkey |
Çolakoğlu Metalurji A.Ş. |
7,6 % |
|
Erdemir group:
|
5,4 % |
||
Habaş Sinai Ve Tibbi Gazlar İstihsal Endüstrisi A.Ş. |
4,8 % |
||
Ağir Haddecilik A.Ş. |
5,9 % |
||
Borçelik Çelik Sanayii Ticaret A.Ş. |
5,9 % |
||
All other companies |
7,6 % |
9.
REGISTRATION
10.
INFORMATION AT PROVISIONAL STAGE
11.
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Country |
Company |
Provisional anti-dumping duty |
TARIC additional code |
|
Turkey |
Çolakoğlu Metalurji A.Ş. |
7,6 % |
C602 |
|
Erdemir group:
|
5,4 % |
C603 |
||
Habaş Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar İstihsal Endüstrisi A.Ş. |
4,8 % |
C604 |
||
Ağir Haddecilik A.Ş. |
5,9 % |
C605 |
||
Borçelik Çelik Sanayii Ticaret A.Ş. |
5,9 % |
C606 |
||
All other companies |
7,6 % |
C999 |