COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 377/2010
of 3 May 2010
imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of sodium gluconate originating in the People’s Republic of China
A.
PROCEDURE
1.
Initiation
2.
Parties concerned by the proceeding
3.
Investigation period
B.
PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
1.
Product concerned
2.
Like product
C.
DUMPING
1.
Market Economy Treatment (MET)
2.
Individual treatment (IT)
3.
Normal value
3.1.
Analogue country
3.2.
Methodology applied for the determination of normal value
3.2.1. For the company granted MET
3.2.2. For the company granted IT
3.3.
Export Price
3.4.
Comparison
4.
Dumping margins
Company |
Provisional dumping margin |
Shandong Kaison Biochemical Co., Ltd |
5,6 % |
Qingdao Kehai Biochemistry Co. Ltd |
51,1 % |
D.
INJURY
1.
Definition of Union industry and Union production
2.
Union consumption
|
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
IP |
Union consumption (in tonnes) Index |
100 |
106 |
112 |
104 |
91 |
Source: Adjusted import volumes from Eurostat and questionnaire replies. |
3.
Imports into the Union from China
3.1.
Volume and market share of imports
|
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
IP |
Chinese import volumes (in tonnes) |
2 291 |
3 470 |
5 204 |
5 348 |
4 065 |
Chinese imports (tonnes) Index |
100 |
152 |
227 |
234 |
177 |
Chinese market share |
12,8 % |
18,3 % |
26 % |
28,6 % |
24,8 % |
Chinese market share, index |
100 |
143 |
203 |
224 |
194 |
Source: Adjusted import volumes from Eurostat. |
3.2.
Unit selling price
|
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
IP |
Chinese import prices (EUR/tonnes) |
482 |
511 |
514 |
524 |
502 |
Index |
100 |
106 |
107 |
109 |
104 |
Source: Adjusted import prices from Eurostat. |
3.3.
Price undercutting
4.
Economic situation of the Union industry
4.1.
Production capacity, production and capacity utilisation
|
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
IP |
Production capacity Index |
100 |
100 |
104 |
104 |
104 |
Production volume Index |
100 |
104 |
105 |
84 |
88 |
Capacity utilisation Index |
100 |
104 |
101 |
81 |
85 |
Source: Questionnaire replies. |
4.2.
Sales volume, market share and average unit prices in the Union
|
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
IP |
Sales volumes Index |
100 |
104 |
99 |
86 |
79 |
Market share of UI |
74,9 % |
73,4 % |
66,5 % |
61,4 % |
64,7 % |
Index |
100 |
98 |
89 |
82 |
86 |
Average prices Index |
100 |
97 |
97 |
97 |
88 |
Source: Questionnaire replies. |
4.3.
Stocks
|
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
IP |
Stocks Index |
100 |
92 |
120 |
92 |
63 |
Source: Questionnaire replies. |
4.4.
Profitability, investments, return on investments and cash flow
|
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
IP |
Profitability Index |
100 |
90 |
86 |
52 |
19 |
Investments Index |
100 |
61 |
140 |
16 |
24 |
Returns on investments Index |
100 |
100 |
100 |
60 |
21 |
Cash flow Index |
100 |
92 |
20 |
106 |
49 |
Source: Questionnaire replies. |
4.5.
Employment, productivity and wages
|
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
IP |
Employment Index |
100 |
99 |
104 |
85 |
87 |
Wages Index |
100 |
94 |
100 |
104 |
110 |
Productivity Index |
100 |
104 |
101 |
99 |
101 |
Source: Questionnaire replies. |
4.6.
Growth
4.7.
Magnitude of the margin of dumping
5.
Conclusion on injury
E.
CAUSALITY
1.
Introduction
2.
Effect of the dumped imports
3.
Effect of other factors
3.1.
Imports from other third countries
Other third countries |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
IP |
Total other imports in volume (tonnes) |
2 210 |
1 566 |
1 502 |
1 867 |
1 709 |
Index |
100 |
71 |
68 |
84 |
77 |
Average price other imports (EUR/tonne) |
914 |
1 275 |
1 305 |
1 680 |
1 844 |
Index |
100 |
140 |
143 |
184 |
202 |
Source: Adjusted Eurostat data |
3.2.
Export performance of the Union industry
3.3.
Captive use
|
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
IP |
Captive use Index |
100 |
126 |
115 |
148 |
156 |
Source: Questionnaire replies |
3.4.
Development of EU consumption
4.
Conclusion on causation
F.
UNION INTEREST
1.
Preliminary remark
2.
Union industry
2.1.
Effects of the imposition or non-imposition of measures on the Union industry
3.
Importers/traders
4.
Users
5.
Conclusion on Union interest
G.
PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
1.
Injury elimination level
2.
Provisional measures
Company |
Injury elimination margin |
Dumping margin |
Anti-dumping duty rate |
Shandong Kaison Biochemical Co., Ltd |
29,9 % |
5,6 % |
5,6 % |
Qingdao Kehai Biochemistry Co. Ltd |
27,3 % |
51,1 % |
27,3 % |
All other companies |
53,4 % |
79,2 % |
53,4 % |
3.
Special monitoring
H.
FINAL PROVISION
Article 1
Company |
Duty |
TARIC additional codes |
Shandong Kaison Biochemical Co., Ltd |
5,6 % |
A972 |
Qingdao Kehai Biochemistry Co. Ltd |
27,3 % |
A973 |
All other companies |
53,4 % |
A999 |