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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1923 of 10 July 2024 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of titanium dioxide originating in the People’s Republic of China

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/1923
of 10 July 2024
imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of titanium dioxide originating in the People’s Republic of China
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Initiation
1.2.
Registration
1.3.
Interested parties
1.4.
Comments on initiation
1.5.
Sampling
1.6.
Individual examination
1.7.
Questionnaire replies and verification visits
1.8.
Investigation period and period considered
2.
PRODUCT UNDER INVESTIGATION, PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product under investigation
2.2.
Product concerned
2.3.
Like product
2.4.
Claims regarding product scope
2.4.1.
Masterbatch White
2.4.2.
Claims on the PCN structure
2.4.3.
Product exclusion requests
2.4.3.1. Laminate-grade TiO
2
2.4.3.2. TiO
2
of purity of 99,9 % or more
2.4.3.3. Graphic TiO
2
2.4.3.4. Uncoated TiO
2
for non-white pigments
2.4.3.5. Food-grade TiO
2
2.4.3.6. Exclusion of TiO
2
produced using the Chloride process
3.
DUMPING
3.1.
Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation
3.2.
Normal value
3.2.1.
Existence of significant distortions
3.2.2.
Significant distortions affecting the domestic prices and costs in China
3.2.3.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), first indent of the basic Regulation: the market in question being served to a significant extent by enterprises which operate under the ownership, control or policy supervision or guidance of the authorities of the exporting country
3.2.4.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), second indent of the basic Regulation: state presence in firms allowing the state to interfere with respect to prices or costs
3.2.5.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), third indent of the basic Regulation: public policies or measures discriminating in favour of domestic suppliers or otherwise influencing free market forces
3.2.6.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), fourth indent of the basic Regulation: the lack, discriminatory application or inadequate enforcement of bankruptcy, corporate or property laws
3.2.7.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), fifth indent of the basic Regulation: wage costs being distorted
3.2.8.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), sixth indent of the basic Regulation: access to finance granted by institutions which implement public policy objectives or otherwise not acting independently of the state
3.2.9.
Systemic nature of the distortions described
3.2.10.
Conclusion
3.3.
Representative country
3.3.1.
General remarks
3.3.2.
A level of economic development similar to the PRC
3.3.3.
Readily available data in the representative country
3.3.4.
Level of social and environmental protection
3.3.5.
Conclusion
3.4.
Sources used to establish undistorted costs and benchmarks
3.4.1.
Factors of production
3.4.2.
Raw materials
3.4.3.
Labour
3.4.4.
Electricity
3.4.5.
Natural gas
3.4.6.
Steam
3.4.7.
Manufacturing overhead costs, SG&A and profits
3.4.8.
Calculation
3.5.
Export price
3.6.
Comparison
3.6.1.
Adjustments made to the normal value
3.6.2.
Adjustments made to the export price
3.7.
Dumping margins
4.
INJURY
4.1.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
4.2.
Determination of the relevant Union market
4.3.
Union consumption
4.4.
Imports from the country concerned
4.4.1.
Volume and market share of the imports from the country concerned
4.4.2.
Prices of the imports from the country concerned and price undercutting
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
4.5.2.2. Sales volume and market share
4.5.2.3. Growth
4.5.2.4. Employment and productivity
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
4.5.3.2. Labour costs
4.5.3.3. Inventories
4.5.3.4. Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
4.5.4.
Conclusion on injury
4.5.4.1. Comments by the parties
5.
CAUSATION
5.1.
Effects of the dumped imports
5.2.
Effects of other factors
5.2.1.
Cyclicality of the TiO
2
market
5.2.2.
Demand in the Union market
5.2.3.
Imports from third countries
5.2.4.
Export performance of the Union industry
5.2.5.
Rising cost of production
5.2.6.
Market intelligence predicting recovery
5.3.
Conclusion on causation
6.
LEVEL OF MEASURES
6.1.
Injury margin
6.2.
Examination of the margin adequate to remove the injury to the Union industry
6.3.
Conclusion on the level of measures
7.
UNION INTEREST
7.1.
Interest of the Union industry
7.2.
Interest of unrelated importers and traders
7.3.
Interest of users
7.3.1.
Users who submitted questionnaire replies
7.3.2.
Other users
7.4.
Conclusion on Union interest
8.
PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
9.
REGISTRATION
10.
INFORMATION AT PROVISIONAL STAGE
11.
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
ANNEX
People’s Republic of China’s cooperating exporting producers not sampled