COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/2661
of 14 October 2024
imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of aluminium radiators 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
1.6.1.
Sampling of Union producers
1.6.2.
Sampling of importers
1.6.3.
Sampling of producers in China
1.7.
Replies to the questionnaire
1.8.
Verification
1.9.
Subsequent procedure
2.
PRODUCT UNDER REVIEW AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product under review
2.2.
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 aluminium radiators originating in China
3.3.
Existence of significant distortions
3.3.1.
Representative country
3.3.1.1.
General remarks
3.3.1.2.
A level of economic development similar to China
3.3.1.3.
Availability of relevant public data in the representative country
3.3.1.4.
Level of social and environmental protection
3.3.1.5.
Conclusion
3.3.2.
Undistorted costs and benchmarks
3.3.2.1.
Factors of production
Factor of Production |
Commodity Code in China |
Undistorted value |
Unit of measurement |
Source of information |
RAW MATERIALS |
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Aluminium alloy (slabs and billets) |
76012020 |
13,91 RMB/Kg |
Kg |
GTA |
Aluminium alloy (excluding slabs and billets) |
76012080 |
14,00 RMB/Kg |
Kg |
GTA |
Nipple |
73079910, 730799800011, 730799800012, 730799800019 |
98,51 RMB/Kg |
Kg |
GTA |
LABOUR |
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Labour cost |
N/A |
35,02 RMB per hour |
hour |
Turkish Statistical Institute(58) |
ENERGY |
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Electricity |
N/A |
1,12 RMB per KWh |
KwH |
Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkiye(59) |
3.3.2.2.
Raw materials
3.3.2.3.
Labour
3.3.2.4.
Electricity
3.3.2.5.
Manufacturing overhead costs, SG&A, profits and depreciation
3.3.3.
Calculation of the normal value
3.3.4.
Continuation of dumping
3.3.5.
Likelihood of recurrence of dumping
3.3.5.1.
Comparison between export prices to third countries and the normal value
3.3.5.2.
Production capacity and spare capacity in China
3.3.5.3.
Attractiveness of the Union market and export prices to third countries
3.3.5.4.
Possible absorption capacity of third country markets and trade defence measures in other export markets
3.3.5.5.
Conclusion
4.
INJURY
4.1.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
4.2.
Union consumption
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Review Investigation period |
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Total Union consumption (elements) |
30 000 000 – 32 000 000 |
36 000 000 – 38 000 000 |
32 000 000 – 34 000 000 |
23 000 000 – 25 000 000 |
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Index (2020 = 100) |
100 |
118 |
105 |
78 |
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|
4.3.
Imports from China
4.3.1.
Volume and market share of the imports from China
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Review Investigation period |
||
Volume of imports from China (elements) |
407 356 |
297 909 |
276 081 |
159 913 |
||
Index (2020 = 100) |
100 |
73 |
68 |
39 |
||
Market share (%) |
1 –1,5 |
0,5 –1 |
0,5 –1 |
0,5 –1 |
||
Index (2020 = 100) |
100 |
62 |
65 |
50 |
||
|
4.3.2.
Prices of the imports from China
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Review Investigation period |
||
Import prices from China (EUR per element) |
3,71 |
5,98 |
8,98 |
8,07 |
||
Index (2020 = 100) |
100 |
161 |
242 |
217 |
||
|
4.4.
Imports from third countries other than China
Country |
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Review Investigation period |
||
Iran |
Volume (element) |
723 376 |
1 324 310 |
1 645 479 |
779 900 |
||
|
Index |
100 |
183 |
227 |
108 |
||
|
Market share (%) |
2 –4 |
3 –5 |
5 –7 |
3 –5 |
||
|
Average price (EUR/element) |
2,3 |
2,0 |
3,7 |
4,7 |
||
|
Index |
100 |
89 |
160 |
204 |
||
Türkiye |
Volume (element) |
85 352 |
116 661 |
161 560 |
137 116 |
||
|
Index |
100 |
137 |
189 |
161 |
||
|
Market share (%) |
0 –0,5 |
0 –0,5 |
0,3 –0,8 |
0,3 –0,8 |
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|
Average price (EUR/element) |
8,8 |
18,3 |
17,1 |
18,7 |
||
|
Index |
100 |
207 |
193 |
212 |
||
Other third countries |
Volume (element) |
70 045 |
196 864 |
253 036 |
130 621 |
||
|
Index |
100 |
281 |
361 |
186 |
||
|
Market share (%) |
0 –0,5 |
0 –0,5 |
0,3 –0,8 |
0,3 –0,8 |
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|
Average price (EUR/element) |
23,5 |
18,4 |
20,8 |
39,7 |
||
|
Index |
100 |
78 |
89 |
169 |
||
Total of all third countries except the China |
Volume (element) |
878 773 |
1 637 835 |
2 060 076 |
1 047 637 |
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|
Index |
100 |
186 |
234 |
119 |
||
|
Market share (%) |
2 –4 |
3 –5 |
5 –7 |
3 –5 |
||
|
Average price (EUR/element) |
4,63 |
5,16 |
6,85 |
10,94 |
||
|
Index |
100 |
112 |
148 |
237 |
||
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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
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Review Investigation period |
||
Production volume (elements) |
39 000 000 – 43 000 000 |
47 000 000 – 51 000 000 |
40 000 000 – 44 000 000 |
30 000 000 – 34 000 000 |
||
Index (2020 = 100) |
100 |
120 |
103 |
79 |
||
Production capacity (elements) |
72 000 000 – 77 000 000 |
70 000 000 – 75 000 000 |
70 000 000 – 75 000 000 |
65 000 000 – 70 000 000 |
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Index (2020 = 100) |
100 |
98 |
97 |
91 |
||
Capacity utilisation (%) |
54 –56 |
67 –69 |
58 –60 |
47 –49 |
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Index (2020 = 100) |
100 |
123 |
106 |
87 |
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|
4.5.2.2.
Sales volume and market share
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Review Investigation period |
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Sales volume on the Union market (elements) |
29 000 000 – 31 000 000 |
34 000 000 – 36 000 000 |
30 000 000 – 32 000 000 |
22 000 000 – 24 000 000 |
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Index (2020 = 100) |
100 |
117 |
101 |
77 |
||
Market share (%) |
95 –97 |
94 –96 |
91 –93 |
94 –96 |
||
Index (2020 = 100) |
100 |
99 |
97 |
99 |
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4.5.2.3.
Growth
4.5.2.4.
Employment and productivity
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Review Investigation period |
||
Number of employees (Full Time Equivalent) |
1 700 –1 750 |
1 700 –1 750 |
1 600 –1 650 |
1 400 –1 450 |
||
Index (2020 = 100) |
100 |
100 |
95 |
82 |
||
Productivity (elements/employee) |
23 950 |
28 733 |
25 987 |
22 881 |
||
Index (2020 = 100) |
100 |
120 |
109 |
96 |
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|
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
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Review Investigation period |
||
Average unit sales price in the Union on the total market (EUR/element) |
5,8 |
6,4 |
8,1 |
8,6 |
||
Index (2020 = 100) |
100 |
111 |
140 |
148 |
||
Unit cost of production (EUR/element) |
5,6 |
6,0 |
8,2 |
8,3 |
||
Index (2020 = 100) |
100 |
107 |
145 |
147 |
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|
4.5.3.2.
Labour costs
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Review Investigation period |
||
Average labour costs per employee (EUR) |
43 793 |
49 541 |
48 400 |
48 417 |
||
Index (2020 = 100) |
100 |
113 |
111 |
111 |
||
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4.5.3.3.
Inventories
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Review Investigation period |
||
Closing stocks (elements) |
4 490 439 |
6 143 741 |
6 205 232 |
5 582 276 |
||
Index (2020 = 100) |
100 |
137 |
138 |
124 |
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Closing stocks as a percentage of production (%) |
18 |
20 |
23 |
27 |
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Index (2020 = 100) |
100 |
109 |
129 |
147 |
||
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4.5.3.4.
Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Review Investigation period |
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Profitability of sales in the Union to unrelated customers (% of sales turnover) |
4,9 |
9,9 |
3,9 |
6,0 |
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Index |
100 |
201 |
80 |
122 |
||
Cash flow (EUR) |
14 476 501 |
10 501 435 |
14 341 443 |
26 805 078 |
||
Index |
100 |
73 |
99 |
185 |
||
Investments (EUR) |
10 118 462 |
14 725 090 |
14 135 637 |
8 561 399 |
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Index |
100 |
146 |
140 |
85 |
||
Return on investments (%) |
8,1 |
19,2 |
9,2 |
15,2 |
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Index |
100 |
237 |
114 |
188 |
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4.6.
Conclusion on injury
5.
LIKELIHOOD OF RECURRENCE OF INJURY
5.1.
Spare capacity in China and attractiveness of the Union market
5.2.
Likely price levels of imports from China and their impact on the Union industry
5.3.
Conclusion
6.
UNION INTEREST
6.1.
Interest of the Union industry
6.2.
Interest of unrelated importers
6.3.
Interest of users
6.4.
Conclusion on Union interest
7.
ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
Article 1
Company |
Anti-dumping duty |
TARIC additional code |
Zhejiang Flyhigh Metal Products Co., Ltd. |
12,6 % |
B272 |
Metal Group Co. Ltd. |
56,2 % |
B273 |
Sira (Tianjin) Aluminium Products Co. Ltd. |
14,9 % |
B279 |
Sira Group (Tianjin) Heating Radiators Co. Ltd. |
14,9 % |
B280 |
Companies listed in Annex |
21,2 % |
|
All other companies |
61,4 % |
B999 |
Article 2
ANNEX
Company Name |
TARIC additional code |
Jinyun Shengda Industry Co., Ltd |
B274 |
Ningbo Ephraim Radiator Equipment Co., Ltd |
B275 |
Ningbo Everfamily Radiator Co., Ltd |
B276 |
Ningbo Ningshing Kinhil Industrial Co., Ltd |
B277 |
Ningbo Ninhshing Kinhil International Co., Ltd |
B278 |
Yongkang Jinbiao Machine Electric Co., Ltd |
B281 |
Yongkang Sanghe Radiator Co., Ltd |
B282 |
Zhejiang Aishuibao Piping Systems Co., Ltd |
B283 |
Zhejiang Botai Tools Co., Ltd |
B284 |
Zhejiang East Industry Co., Ltd |
B285 |
Zhejiang Guangying Machinery Co., Ltd |
B286 |
Zhejiang Kangfa Industry & Trading Co., Ltd |
B287 |
Zhejiang Liwang Industrial and Trading Co., Ltd |
B288 |
Zhejiang Ningshuai Industry Co., Ltd |
B289 |
Zhejiang Rongrong Industrial Co., Ltd |
B290 |
Zhejiang Yuanda Machinery & Electrical Manufacturing Co., Ltd |
B291 |