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På baggrund af ovenstående fremgår det, at den billige import fra de fire pågældende lande har haft afgørende betydning for forværringen af EF-erhvervsgrenens situation, hvilket navnlig afspejles i den utilstrækkelige udvikling i salgspriserne, faldet i produktionen, salgsmængderne og markedsandele, det bratte fald i rentabiliteten samt faldet i investeringerne.
Based on the above considerations, it would appear that the low-priced imports from the four countries concerned have had a determining role in the deterioration of the situation of the Community industry, which is reflected in particular in the insufficient development of sales prices as well as in the decrease of production, sales volumes, market share, and in the sharp decrease of profitability and diminishing investments.
Fald i Fællesskabets forbrug
Decrease in the EC consumption
Fællesskabets forbrug faldt med 8 % i løbet af den betragtede periode.
Community consumption decreased by 8 % during the period considered.
Faldet i forbruget kan dog ikke alene betragtes som den afgørende årsag til den skade, der er påført EF-erhvervsgrenen, da EF-erhvervsgrenens salg i relative tal faldt mere end forbruget i den betragtede periode (et fald på henholdsvis 16 % og 14 % mellem 2001 og slutningen af undersøgelsesperioden).
However, the decrease in consumption in itself cannot be considered as the determining cause of the injurious situation of the Community industry as sales of the Community industry declined in relative terms more than consumption during the period considered (respectively – 16 % and – 14 % between 2001 and the end of the IP).
Det blev ydermere påvist, at importen fra de pågældende lande steg i den betragtede periode, hvilket viser, at de erobrede markedsandele fra EF-erhvervsgrenen.
Moreover, it was shown that imports from the countries concerned increased in the period considered and were thus taking over the Community industry's lost market share.
Af disse grunde fandt man, at faldet i forbruget ikke kunne have været en afgørende årsag til den skade, som EF-erhvervsgrenen led.
For these reasons, it was found that the decrease of consumption could not have been a substantial cause of the injury suffered by the Community industry.
Import fra andre tredjelande end de fire pågældende lande
Imports originating in third countries other than the four countries concerned
Ifølge Eurostat og de oplysninger, der blev indsamlet i forbindelse med undersøgelsen, er de vigtigste tredjelande, hvorfra der importeres sømløse rør, Japan, Argentina og USA.
According to Eurostat and to the information collected during the investigation, the main third countries from which SPT are imported are Japan, Argentina and the USA.
Importen fra Japan var på 52960 tons i 2001 og faldt med 34 % til 34857 tons i løbet af den betragtede periode.
Imports from Japan amounted to 52960 tonnes in 2001 and decreased by 34 % to 34857 tonnes over the period considered.
Markedsandelen for import af den pågældende vare fra Japan var 2,5 % i 2001 og faldt til 1,8 % i undersøgelsesperioden.
The market share of Japanese imports of the product concerned amounted to 2,5 % in 2001, which declined to 1,8 % in the IP.
Importen fra Japan blev foretaget til priser, som var mindst dobbelt så høje som EF-erhvervsgrenens priser.
Japanese imports were made at prices which at least doubled those of the Community industry.
Det blev derfor vurderet, at importen fra Japan ikke havde haft negativ indvirkning på EF-erhvervsgrenens situation.
Hence imports from Japan were not considered as having had a negative effect on the situation of the Community industry.
Importen fra Argentina steg med 52 % fra 30962 tons i 2001 til 46918 tons i undersøgelsesperioden.
Imports from Argentina increased by 52 %, from 30962 tonnes in 2001 to 46918 tonnes in the IP.
Dette svarer til, at markedsandelen steg med et procentpoint fra 1,4 % i 2001 til 2,4 % i undersøgelsesperioden.
This corresponds to a market share which increased by one percentage point from 1,4 % in 2001 to 2,4 % in the IP.
Prisniveauet for import fra Argentina forblev i hele den betragtede perioden et godt stykke over de fire betragtede landes prisniveau; f.eks. var den gennemsnitlige cif-importpris fra Argentina 660 EUR pr. ton i undersøgelsesperioden, mens de fire pågældende landes vejede, gennemsnitlige cif-pris var 501 EUR pr. ton.
The price level of imports from Argentina remained throughout the period considered well above the one of the four countries considered, e.g. in the IP the average CIF price per tonne of imports from Argentina amounted to EUR 660, whereas the weighted average CIF price of the four countries concerned was EUR 501 per tonne.
I forbindelse med analysen er der blevet taget hensyn til, at en af EF-producenterne er forretningsmæssigt forbundet med en eksporterende producent i Argentina.
In the course of the analysis the fact that one Community producer is related to an exporting producer located in Argentina has been taken into consideration.
Det blev dog påvist, at de sømløse rør, som denne EF-producent importerede fra sit forretningsmæssigt forbundne selskab i Argentina, hverken med hensyn til mængder eller priser var en afgørende årsag til den skade, der blev påført denne bestemte EF-producent eller EF-erhvervsgrenen som helhed.
It was, however, demonstrated that the SPT imported by this Community producer from its related company in Argentina, were neither in terms of quantities nor prices a determining reason for the injurious situation of this particular Community producer and of the Community imports were industry as a whole.
Hvad angår USA, viser Eurostats statistikker, at markedsandelen for import af sømløse rør fra USA steg fra 0,6 % i 2001 til 1,8 % i undersøgelsesperioden.
As to the USA, Eurostat statistics show that the market share of imports of SPT from the USA increased from 0,6 % in 2001 to 1,8 % in the IP.
USA's gennemsnitlige salgspriser lå i begyndelsen af den betragtede periode på 2414 EUR pr. ton, dvs. næsten fire gange højere end EF-erhvervsgrenens priser, og faldt derefter drastisk med 77 % til 797 EUR pr. ton i løbet af undersøgelsesperioden, hvorved de stadig lå 8 % over EF-erhvervsgrenens priser.
Average selling prices of US at the beginning of the period under consideration at EUR 2414 per tonne, i.e. almost four times higher than those of the Community industry and subsequently decreased hugely by 77 % to EUR 797 per tonne during the IP, still exceeding the Community industry's prices by 8 %.
Den øgede import fra USA kan på grund af prisniveauet således ikke betragtes som en afgørende årsag til den skade, som EF-erhvervsgrenen har lidt.
Therefore, despite the increased imports from the USA, given their price level, they cannot be considered as a substantial cause of the injury suffered by the Community industry.
Det blev hævdet, at importen med oprindelse i Argentina og USA er steget støt siden 2001, at de to landes samlede markedsandel var på over 4 % i undersøgelsesperioden, og at USA's priser hele tiden lå under de eksporterende producenters priser i tre af de fire pågældende lande.
It was claimed that imports from Argentina and United States have been steadily increasing since 2001 and that their combined market share exceeded 4 % in the IP and that US prices remained below those charged by exporting producers in three out of the four countries concerned.
Påstanden om, at USA's priser var lavere end tre af de fire pågældende landes priser, kan ikke dokumenteres.
The allegation that US prices were lower than those charged by three out of the four countries concerned is not borne out by the facts.
Mere generelt blev det konkluderet, at navnlig på baggrund af det høje prisniveau kan denne import ikke betragtes som en afgørende årsag til skaden.
More generally, it was concluded that in particular in view of their high price levels, these imports cannot be regarded as a determining cause of the injury.
En af de eksporterende producenter hævdede, at EF-erhvervsgrenen primært var aktiv inden for produktion og salg af varetyper af høj kvalitet (OCTG-rør), som konkurrerer med importen fra Japan, Argentina og USA.
One exporting producer claimed that the Community industry was primarily active in the production and sales of high end product categories (OCTGs) which would compete with imports from Japan, Argentina and the United States.
Det blev gjort gældende, at importen fra disse tre lande samlet set repræsenterede en stigning i markedsandelen på 1,5 procentpoint mellem 2001 og undersøgelsesperioden, og at importen fra disse tre lande erstattede sømløse rør, som blev produceret af EF-erhvervsgrenen, snarere end sømløse rør, som blev importeret fra Rusland og Ukraine.
It was argued that imports from these three countries combined represented an increase of market share of 1,5 percentage points between 2001 and the IP and that imports from these three countries were replacing SPT produced by the Community industry rather than SPT imported from Russia and Ukraine.
Det skal understreges, at EF-erhvervsgrenen, på trods af at den fokuserer mere på produktion af varetyper af høj kvalitet og med en merværdi, fortsat producerer alle de forskellige typer af sømløse rør, herunder også varetyper af ringe kvalitet i betydelige mængder.
It is pointed out that the Community industry despite more putting more emphasis on the production of high end added value products, continues producing all different types of SPT, including low end products in substantial quantities.
OCTG-rør repræsenterer rent faktisk kun en lille del af EF-erhvervsgrenens aktiviteter, dvs. 5 % af den samlede salgsmængde og 7 % af den samlede salgsværdi af samme vare ved salget på markedet i Fællesskabet i undersøgelsesperioden.
As a matter of fact, OCTGs only represent a small share of the Community industry's activities, namely 5 % of the total sales volume and 7 % of the total sales value of the like product sold on the Community market during the IP.
Hvis der overhovedet er sammenhæng, hænger stigningen i Japans, Argentinas og USA's samlede markedsandel på 1,5 procentpoint fra 4,5 % i 2001 til 6,0 % i undersøgelsesperioden kun i mindre grad sammen med EF-erhvervsgrenens mere udtalte tab af markedsandele i samme periode, dvs. fra 40,1 % til 36,7 %.
The increase of the combined market share of Japan, Argentina and the United States by 1,5 percentage points from 4,5 % in 2001 to 6,0 % in the IP can, if at all, only be linked to a minor degree to the more pronounced loss of market share of the Community industry during the same period, i.e. from 40,1 % to 36,7 %.
Følgelig må påstanden om, at importen fra disse tre lande forårsagede væsentlig skade for EF-erhvervsgrenen, afvises.
Consequently, the claim that imports of these three countries caused material injury to the Community industry has to be rejected.
En af de eksporterende producenter hævdede, at Kommissionens tjenestegrene forsømte at tage hensyn til virkningerne af importen af sømløse rør fra de nye medlemsstater.
One exporting producer claimed that the Commission services omitted to take into account the impact of SPT imports from the new Member States.
Navnlig hvad angår Slovakiet, blev det hævdet, at det tidligere var blevet konstateret, at denne import til Fællesskabet var blevet foretaget til skadevoldende dumpingpriser.
Mainly for Slovakia, it was argued that these imports were previously found to have been made into the EC at injurious dumped prices.
Denne import havde været pålagt en antidumpingtold, som udløb i midten af undersøgelsesperioden på grund af udvidelsen.
Such imports were subject to anti-dumping duties which lapsed as a result of enlargement in the middle of the IP.
Det blev også hævdet, at denne import var årsagen til EF-erhvervsgrenens tab af markedsandele.
It was also claimed that such imports were the cause of the loss in market share of the Community industry.
Det skal dog bemærkes, at EF-erhvervsgrenens og andre europæiske producenters (herunder Slovakiets) salgsmængde faldt med henholdsvis ca. 133000 tons og 112000 tons mellem 2001 og 2004, mens importen fra de fire pågældende lande samtidigt steg med ca. 120000 tons [13].
However, it is noted that sales volume from the Community industry and from other European producers (including Slovakia) decreased respectively by around 133000 tonnes and by 112000 tonnes between 2001 and 2004, whereas, at the same time, the imports from the four countries concerned increased by around 120000 tonnes [13].
Hvad angår importen fra Slovakiet før udvidelsen, kan det ikke hævdes, at denne import kunne være årsag til skadevoldende dumping for EF-erhvervsgrenen i perioden fra 2001 og indtil udvidelsen (dvs. den 1. maj 2004), da denne import var pålagt en antidumpingtold, som sikrede retfærdige vilkår for EF-erhvervsgrenen.
As to the imports from Slovakia before enlargement, it cannot be claimed that such imports could cause injurious dumping to the Community Industry for the period 2001 until enlargement (i.e. 1st May 2004) since they were subject to anti-dumping duties re-establishing a level playing field with the Community Industry.
Eventuelle virkninger af dette salg inden for EU-25 fra den 1. maj 2004 betragtes ikke som værende af en karakter, der kan ændre konklusionerne vedrørende skade eller bryde årsagssammenhængen mellem dumpingimport fra de fire lande, der er genstand for undersøgelsen, og den skade, som EF-erhvervsgrenen har lidt.
Any possible effect of these sales inside the EU-25 as from 1st of May is not considered such as to reverse the injury findings or break the causal link between the dumped imports from the four countries under investigation and the injury suffered by the Community Industry.
En analyse af importen af den pågældende vare fra Slovakiet til markedet i Fællesskabet før og efter udvidelsen, som er baseret på Eurostats data, viste rent faktisk, at i tiltrædelsesåret steg importen af den pågældende vare i resten af Fællesskabet (EU-24) med 7 % eller 5911 tons sammenlignet med året før tiltrædelsen.
Indeed, an analysis of imports of the product concerned from Slovakia into the Community market before and after enlargement based on Eurostat showed that in the year of accession, these imports of the product concerned in the rest of the Community market (EU-24) increased by 7 % or 5911 tonnes compared to the year before accession.
Denne stigning i mængden er meget beskeden sammenlignet med udviklingen i importen fra de fire pågældende lande.
This increase in volume is very small as compared to the development of imports from the four countries concerned.
På grundlag af ovenstående konkluderes det, at EF-erhvervsgrenens markedsandel ikke faldt som følge af konkurrence inden for Fællesskabet.
Given the above, it is concluded that the market share of the Community industry did not diminish as a result of intra-Community competition.
Påstanden om, at konkurrence inden for Fællesskabet kunne være årsagen til EF-erhvervsgrenens tab af markedsandele, afvises derfor.
Therefore, the claim that intra-community competition could be the cause of the decrease of loss of market share of the Community industry is hereby rejected.
Cykliske markedsudsving og valutakurser
Market cyclicality and exchange rates
Som følge af forelæggelsen af de endelige resultater anførte en af de eksporterende producenter, at der ikke var blevet taget hensyn til de cykliske udsving på stålmarkedet som krævet i grundforordningens artikel 3, stk. 7.
In reaction to the disclosure of definitive findings, one exporting producer stated that the factor of cyclicality of the steel market had not be taken into account as required by Article 3(7) of the basic Regulation.
I den forbindelse skal det bemærkes, at den eksporterende producent ikke forelagde dokumentation for påstanden om, at de cykliske udsving på stålmarkedet var årsag til, at EF-erhvervsgrenen var blevet forvoldt skade.
In this respect it is noted that the exporting producer did not submit any evidence to substantiate the claim that the cyclicality of the steel market has caused the injurious situation of the Community industry.
Derudover skal det bemærkes, at de cykliske udsving på stålmarkedet burde have virkninger for både EF-erhvervsgrenen og de eksporterende producenter.
In addition, it is noted that the cyclicality of the steel market should have an impact on the Community industry and exporting producers alike.
Negative udsving på markedet for sømløse rør, som angiveligt havde negative virkninger for EF-erhvervsgrenens situation, burde således også have haft negative virkninger for importmængden af sømløse rør, dvs. der burde have været et fald i importmængderne fra de fire pågældende lande.
Hence, a downward cycle in the SPT market which allegedly had a negative impact on the state of the Community industry should have also had a negative impact on the volume of SPT imports, i.e. import volumes from the four countries concerned should have decreased.
Som beskrevet i betragtning 151 forøgedes de kumulerede importmængder fra de fire pågældende lande hvert år fra 2001 til 2004.
However, as described in recital (151), cumulated import volumes of the four countries concerned increased every single year from 2001 to 2004.
Det konkluderes derfor, at de cykliske udsving på stålmarkedet ikke kan anses at have været årsag til den skade, der forvoldtes EF-erhvervsgrenen.
Therefore, it is concluded that the cyclicality of the steel market cannot be considered as having caused the injury suffered by the Community industry.
Et selskab hævdede, at faldet i værdien af USD over for EUR fra 2001 til undersøgelsesperioden havde haft virkninger for EF-erhvervsgrenens situation, men forelagde ikke dokumentation for, at disse valutakursudsving rent faktisk havde haft negative virkninger for EF-erhvervsgrenens resultater.
One company claimed that the fall in the value of the USD versus the EUR from 2001 to the IP had an impact on the situation of the Community industry without providing any evidence that these exchange rate fluctuations actually had a negative impact on the performance of the Community industry.
Da der ikke foreligger dokumentation for, at den skadevoldende situation for EF-erhvervsgrenen er blevet påvirket af opskrivningen af EUR over for USD, konkluderes det, at valutakursudsvinget ikke brød årsagssammenhængen mellem dumpingimport og den skade, som forvoldtes EF-erhvervsgrenen.
In the absence of any substantiated information showing that the injury situation of the Community industry has been influenced by a appreciation of the EUR against the USD, it is concluded that exchange rate fluctuation did not break the causal link between dumped imports and the injurious situation of the Community industry.
Analysen af EF-erhvervsgrenen var ydermere baseret på de finansielle resultater i forbindelse med fremstilling og salg af samme vare på markedet i Fællesskabet.
Moreover, the analysis of the Community industry was based on the financial performance of the like product produced and sold in the Community market.
Da langt størstedelen af salget af samme vare på markedet i Fællesskabet blev faktureret i EUR, og da alle større produktionsomkostninger også primært blev afholdt i EUR, havde valutakursudsvingene under alle omstændigheder ingen større virkninger for den skadevoldende situation for EF-erhvervsgrenen.
As the vast majority of sales of the like product in the Community market was invoiced in EUR and as all major production expenses were also primarily made in EUR, exchange rate fluctuations did in any case not have a major impact on the injurious situation of the Community industry.
På baggrund af den ovenfor beskrevne udvikling i mængder, priser og markedsandele for import med oprindelse i andre tredjelande, konkluderes det, at den væsentlige skade, som EF-erhvervsgrenen blev forvoldt, ikke kan tilskrives denne import.
In view of the above described evolution of volumes, price and market shares of imports originating in other third countries, it is concluded that the material injury suffered by the Community industry cannot be attributed to these imports.
Stigning i råmaterialepriserne
Increase of raw material prices
To eksporterende producenter hævdede, at faldet i rentabiliteten var en følge af stigningen i råmaterialepriserne og derfor ikke kunne kædes sammen med dumpingimporten fra de pågældende lande.
It has been claimed by two exporting producers that the decrease in profitability was a result of the rise in raw material cost and could therefore not be linked with dumped imports from the countries concerned.
Priserne på skrot eller knipler, som er de vigtigste råmaterialer til fremstillingen af sømløse rør, steg rent faktisk betydeligt i løbet af den betragtede periode.
Indeed, the cost for scrap or billets which are the main raw materials for the production of SPT increased significantly over the period considered.
Én EF-producent forelagde dokumentation for en prisstigning på 66 % og en anden for en prisstigning på 77 % på skrot mellem sidste kvartal i 2003 og sidste kvartal i undersøgelsesperioden.
It was evidenced by two Community producers that the price of scrap increased between the last quarter of 2003 and the last quarter of the IP by 66 % and 77 % respectively.
En af EF-producenterne påviste, at i løbet af hele den betragtede periode, fra 2001 til undersøgelsesperioden, blev skrotprisen mere end fordoblet fra 99 EUR pr. ton i 2001 til 253 EUR pr. ton i undersøgelsesperioden.
One Community producer demonstrated that over the whole period considered, from 2001 until the IP, the scrap price more than doubled from EUR 99 per tonne in 2001 to EUR 253 per tonne in the IP.
Der kunne konstateres en lignende tendens for gennemsnitsprisen på knipler.
A similar price trend could be observed with regard to average prices of billets.
EF-erhvervsgrenen blev dog ikke forvoldt væsentlig skade på grund af de øgede råmaterialepriser som sådan, men som beskrevet i betragtning 168 fordi EF-erhvervsgrenen var ude af stand til at overvælte de højere omkostninger på kunderne.
However, material injury to the Community industry was not caused by the increased raw material prices as such, but as explained in recital (168), by the fact that the Community industry was unable to pass on these higher costs to the customers.
På grund af dumpingimporten fra de pågældende lande, i forbindelse med hvilken EF-erhvervsgrenens priser blev underbudt i betydelig grad, kunne den rent faktisk ikke øge sine salgspriser i et omfang, som fuldt ud afspejlede stigningen i råmaterialepriserne.
Indeed, due to the dumped imports from the countries concerned which substantially undercut the Community industry's prices, the Community industry could not increase its sales prices to an amount which would have duly reflected the increase of raw material prices.
Efter forelæggelsen af de endelige resultater gjorde en af de eksporterende producenter gældende, at det var ukorrekt at hævde, at rentabiliteten blev forværret i undersøgelsesperioden, som følge af at EF-producenterne på grund af pristryk fra dumpingimporten var ude af stand til at øge priserne så meget, at de kunne dække stigningen i råmaterialeprisen.
Following the disclosure of definitive findings, one exporting producer claimed that it was incorrect to state that profitability decreased in the IP because Community producers were unable, due to the price pressure from dumped imports, to increase prices at such levels as to cover the increase in raw materials.
Ifølge dette selskab steg prisen på råmaterialer (skrot) med 15,8 % i undersøgelsesperioden.
According to this company, the price of raw materials (scrap) in the IP increased by 15,8 %.
Det blev påstået, at priserne på dumpingimport steg mere end råmaterialepriserne.
It was argued that prices of dumped imports increased in excess of the increase of the costs of raw materials.
Derfor opretholdes argumentet om, at EF-producenterne var ude af stand til at øge priserne og gøre salget rentabelt på grund af pristrykket fra dumpingimport.
Therefore, the argument is maintained that due to the price pressure from dumped imports, the Community producers were unable to increase prices and render sales profitable.
Visse EF-producenters konkurrencebegrænsende adfærd
Anti-competitive behaviour of certain Community producers