G/SG/N/6/IND/28/Suppl.1  
 
11 September 2013  
(13-4784)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION ON INITIATION OF AN  
INVESTIGATION AND THE REASONS FOR IT 
(EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING MEASURE) 
INDIA 
(Rubber chemicals N1, 3-dimethyl butyl-N'Phenylenediamine, 
also known as PX-13 or 6-PPD) 
Supplement 
The following communication, dated 3 September 2013,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of India.1 
 
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1.  Evidence of Serious Injury and thre at thereof caused by increased import 
The increased imports of PX-13 (as referred above) have caused and are threatening to cause 
serious injury to the domestic producers of PX-13 as indicated by the following factors: 
 
a. The production of domestic industry has fallen to 4732 MT in the year 2012-13 from 
5408 MT in the year 2011-12. 
b. Capacity utilization of the Domestic Industry has fallen to 56% in the year 2012-13 from 
64% in the year 2011-12. Therefore, despite le vy of safeguard duty on imports during 
this period, the capacity utilization has not improved. 
c. The share of domestic industry in domestic consumption of PX-13 has fallen to 21% in 
2012-13 from 23% in 2011-12.  
d. The inventories have improved to 238 MT in the year 2012-13 from 257 MT in the year 
2011-12. 
2.  Information on whether ther e is an absolute increase in im port or increase in import 
relative to domestic production.  Injury statement: The data for import of rubber chemical i.e. PX-13 (6PPD) is hereinafter called 
PX-13 and other injury parameters as provided by  the petitioner in their review petition dated 
31.07.2013 is given below.  
                                               
1 In continuation of notification G/SG/N/8/IND/21/Suppl.1-G/SG/N/10/IND/12/Suppl.1-
G/SG/N/11/IND/7/Suppl.1 dated 6 September 2011. G/SG/N/6/IND/28/Suppl.1 
 
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Financial Year 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 
Total Import (MT) 10090  10607  9735 11664  
Production of DI (MT) 7264  6672 5408 4732  
Sale of DI (MT) 3516  3697 3641 3701  
Total consumption (MT) 14705  15949  15954 18315  
Market Share of DI (%) 24  24 23 21  
Market Share of Import (%) 68  65 61 63  
Installed Capacity (MT) 8500  8500  8500 8500  
Capacity utilisation (%) 87  78 64 56  
Employment (Nos) 18  18 18 16  
Productivity Per Day (MT) 21  19 15 14  
INVENTORY (MT) 328  532 257 238  
 
 
The Imports have increased from 9735 MT in the year 2011-12 to 11664 MT in the year 2012-13 
which shows an increase of 20%. Further, imports as a percentage to domestic production have 
increased from 180% in the year 2011-12 to 246% in the year 2012-13.  
3.  Precise description of the product involved 
 The product involved is "Rubber Chemicals N-1, 3-dimethyl butyl-N'Phenylenediamine also known 
as PX-13 or 6-PPD", classified under Customs sub-heading 3810, 3812 as well as under 2921, 
2925, 2934 and 2942 (at six digit levels) of the Customs Tariff Act 1975. 
 4.  Further information 
 
The notice of initiation of safeguard investigation was published in gazette of India on 29
 August 2013. 
 
5. All interested parties may make their views known within a period of 30 days from the date 
of this notice to:  
 
The Directorate General (Safeguards) 
Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan: 2nd Floor, 
Bhai Vir Singh Marg, 
Gole Market,New Delhi -110001, INDIA 
FAX:011-23741542 
e-mail: dgsafeuards@nic.in  
 
6. Any other party to the investigation who wishes to be considered as an interested party may 
submit its request so as to reach the Director General (Safeguards) on the aforesaid address within 15 days from the date of this notice. 
 
 
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