natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
De fleste indikatorer er af fortrolighedshensyn angivet i indeks- eller intervalform, fordi analysen kun vedrører to selskaber.
For confidentiality reasons, given that the analysis concerns only two companies, most indicators are presented in indexed form or ranges are given.
EF-erhvervsgrenens produktion steg 5 % i den betragtede periode og produktionskapaciteten 3 % for at udnytte forbrugsstigningen.
The Community industry's production increased by 5 % during the period considered and production capacity also increased by 3 % in order to benefit from the increased consumption.
I den betragtede periode steg kapacitetsudnyttelsen lidt, dvs. med 2 %.
During the period considered capacity utilisation slightly increased by 2 %.
Produktion i tons (intervaller)
Production in tonnes (ranges)
Produktionskapacitet i tons (intervaller)
Production capacity in tonnes (ranges)
Da EF-erhvervsgrenen kun omfatter to producenter og fællesskabsmarkedet for citronsyre kun forsynes fra tre oprindelsessteder/kilder (EF-erhvervsgrenen, Kina og Israel), angives data om EF-erhvervsgrenens markedsandele i indeksform. Det sker af hensyn til de fortrolige data, som EF-erhvervsgrenen har indgivet, jf. grundforordningens artikel 19.
Given that the Community industry comprises only two producers and that the Community market for citric acid is supplied by only three origins/sources (the Community industry, the PRC, Israel), data relating to the market shares of the Community industry are presented in an indexed format in order to preserve the confidentiality of the data submitted in confidence by the Community industry, pursuant to Article 19 of the basic Regulation.
Nedenstående tabel viser EF-erhvervsgrenens resultater i forhold til salget til uafhængige kunder i Fællesskabet.
The table below shows the Community industry's performance in relation to its sales to independent customers in the Community.
Udtrykt i mængde steg EF-erhvervsgrenens salg til uafhængige kunder i Fællesskabet 5 % i perioden fra 2004 til UP.
Sales volumes of the Community industry to independent customers in the Community went up by 5 % from 2004 to the IP.
Det skal ses i lyset af en stigning på 15 % i Fællesskabets forbrug.
This has to be seen in the light of a 15 % increase in Community consumption.
På den baggrund er EF-erhvervsgrenens markedsandel faldet støt i perioden fra 2004 til UP og var sammenlagt fem procentpoint lavere i UP:
Against this background, the market share of the Community industry has been steadily decreasing from 2004 to the IP and in total it was five percentage points lower in the IP.
EF-erhvervsgren
Community Industry
Enhedssalgspriserne udviklede sig som følger:
Unit sales prices developed as follows:
Som det fremgår af tabellen, steg prisen lidt, dvs. med 3 %, i løbet af den betragtede periode.
The table shows that the price increased slightly by 3 % over the period considered.
Det skal bemærkes, at de vigtigste råmaterialer ved produktion af citronsyre er sukker/melasse eller glucose (fra korn).
It is noted that the main raw materials for the production of citric acid are sugar/molasses or glucose (obtained from cereals).
Desuden er energi også en større omkostning ved produktion af citronsyre.
In addition, energy is also a major cost in producing citric acid.
Energiomkostningernes samlede vægt ved produktion af citronsyre er derfor på 16 %, hvorfor en væsentlig ændring i olie- og gaspriserne under normale omstændigheder kan forventes at have en direkte indvirkning på salgspriserne for citronsyre.
The total weight of energy cost in the production of citric acid subsequently amounts to 16 % and therefore, in normal circumstances, a significant change in the oil and gas prices can be expected to have a direct impact on the citric acid sales price.
Det kunne konstateres, at verdensmarkedspriserne på de vigtigste input (sukker/melasse, glucose og energi) steg betydeligt i den betragtede periode, og det medførte væsentligt højere produktionsomkostninger.
It was found that world market prices of the major inputs (sugar/molasses, glucose and energy) increased significantly during the period considered, leading to considerably higher production costs.
Denne udvikling blev ikke genspejlet i EF-erhvervsgrenens salgspriser, for de steg kun 3 % i den samme periode.
This evolution was not reflected in the sales prices of the Community industry as those prices increased only by 3 % during the same period.
For ikke at miste kunder væltede EF-erhvervsgrenen således kun en lille brøkdel af de højere omkostninger over på kunderne.
Thus, in order not to lose customers, the Community industry only passed on a small fraction of its higher costs.
Lagrene blev reduceret med 28 % for at dække efterspørgslen på markedet.
The level of stocks decreased by 28 % to meet the increasing demand on the market.
Lagre i tons (intervaller)
Stocks in tonnes (ranges)
Lagre (indeks)
Stocks (index)
EF-erhvervsgrenens årlige investeringer i produktionen af samme vare faldt markant i den betragtede periode og var i UP begrænset til vedligeholdelsesarbejde.
The Community industry's annual investments in the production of the like product declined sharply over the period considered and were limited in the IP to solely maintenance works.
Rentabilitet, afkast af investeringer og likviditet
Profitability, return on investment and cashflow
I betragtning af en vigtig EF-producents meget høje ekstraordinære omkostninger til omstrukturering fandtes det ikke rimeligt at fastsætte rentabiliteten på grundlag af nettofortjenesten før skat.
In view of very high and extraordinary restructuring costs incurred by one Community producer, it was not considered reasonable to establish the profitability on the basis of the pre-tax net profit.
Rentabilitet af EF-salg
Profitability on EC sales
(interval)
(range)
Afkast af samlede investeringer (interval)
Return on total investments (range)
Afkast af samlede investeringer (indeks)
Return on total investments (index)
EF-erhvervsgrenens rentabilitet blev væsentligt forværret i den betragtede periode.
Over the period considered, the profitability of the Community industry deteriorated significantly.
Denne indikator udviklede sig i tråd med rentabiliteten og faldt drastisk i løbet af den betragtede periode.
This indicator developed in line with profitability, decreasing significantly over the period considered.
For likviditeten konstateredes en lignende negativ tendens, idet hele EF-erhvervsgrenens økonomiske situation forværredes drastisk i UP.
With regard to the cash flow a similar negative trend was found, resulting in a dramatic overall deterioration of the Community industry's financial situation in the IP.
Antallet af ansatte i EF-erhvervsgrenen, der var beskæftiget med samme vare, faldt med 9 % mellem 2004 og undersøgelsesperioden.
The number of employees of the Community industry involved with the like product diminished by 9 % between 2004 and the IP.
De gennemsnitlige arbejdskraftomkostninger pr. ansat faldt med 11 %.
The average labour cost per employee, declined by 11 %.
Omstruktureringsbestræbelserne for at nedbringe produktionsomkostningerne, rationaliseringerne og nedbringelsen af antallet af ansatte medførte en øget produktivitet pr. ansat (stigning på 15 % i den betragtede periode).
Restructuring efforts aiming to decrease production cost, rationalisation and reduction in number of employees resulted in an increased output per worker (15 % increase over the period considered).
Virkningerne på EF-erhvervsgrenen af den faktiske dumpingmargens størrelse kan ikke anses for ubetydelige i betragtning af mængden og priserne på importen fra det pågældende land.
As concerns the impact on the Community industry of the magnitude of the actual margins of dumping, given the volume and the prices of the imports from the country concerned, this impact cannot be considered to be negligible.
Da der ikke foreligger oplysninger om dumping eller subsidiering forud for den situation, der er vurderet i den aktuelle procedure, anses dette spørgsmål for irrelevant.
In the absence of any information on the existence of dumping prior to the situation assessed in the present proceeding, this issue is considered irrelevant.
I den betragtede periode var en række skadesindikatorer tilsyneladende inde i en positiv udvikling: I sine bestræbelser på at øge effektiviteten lykkedes det EF-erhvervsgrenen at forbedre salgs- og produktionsmængden, produktionskapaciteten, kapacitetsudnyttelsen og produktiviteten og samtidig at reducere lagrene og de årlige arbejdskraftomkostninger.
During the period considered a number of injury indicators experienced apparent positive developments: the Community industry, in an effort to enhance its effectivity, managed to increase its sales and production volume, production capacity, capacity utilisation and productivity while decreasing its stocks and annual labour.
Men på baggrund af det øgede forbrug faldt markedsandelen 9 % i den betragtede periode.
However, against a background of increased consumption, its market share shrunk by 9 % over the period considered.
Endvidere udviklede de økonomiske indikatorer sig i negativ retning. Rentabiliteten faldt støt.
Moreover, its financial indicators developed negatively: profitability decreased continuously.
Situationen vedrørende afkast af investeringer og likviditet udviklede sig også i negativ retning.
The return on investment and cash flow situation developed also negatively.
Grunden til denne udvikling er, at den bratte stigning i priserne på råmaterialer kun delvis blev afspejlet i salgspriserne på samme vare.
The reason for this development is that the significant increase in raw material prices was only partially reflected in the sales prices of the like product.
Den beskedne stigning i salgspriserne var ikke tilstrækkelig til, at EF-erhvervsgrenen kunne opretholde fortjenstmargenen.
The small increase in sales prices was insufficient for the Community industry to maintain its profit margin.
Den væsentlige stigning i dumpingimportens omfang med 37 % mellem 2004 og UP og forøgelsen af den tilsvarende andel af fællesskabsmarkedet med 7 procentpoint samt det konstaterede betydelige prisunderbud (mellem 15 % og 21 % i UP) faldt sammen med forværringen af EF-erhvervsgrenens økonomiske situation, samtidig med at gennemsnitspriserne for samtlige eksporterende producenter i Kina faldt med 6 %.
The significant increase in the volume of the dumped imports by 37 % between 2004 and the IP and of its corresponding share of the Community market, i.e. by 7 percentage points, as well as the significant undercutting found (between 15 % and 21 % during the IP) coincided with the deterioration of the economic situation of the Community industry, while average prices of all exporting producers in the PRC decreased by 6 %.
Som følge af denne illoyale prispolitik i forbindelse med dumpingimporten fra Kina blev priserne på fællesskabsmarkedet derfor trykket, og EF-erhvervsgrenen mistede markedsandele til dumpingimporten.
Therefore, the effect of this unfair pricing behaviour of the dumped imports from the PRC was that the prices on the Community market were suppressed and that the Community industry lost market share to the dumped imports.
For ikke at miste flere markedsandele måtte EF-erhvervsgrenen undlade at vælte de øgede inputpriser over på kunderne i det omfang, det ville have været nødvendigt for at forblive rentabel.
The Community industry in order not to lose more market share was unable to pass on its increased input prices to its customers to an extent that would have been necessary to remain profitable.
I betragtning af det klart dokumenterede sammenfald i tid mellem på den ene side væksten i dumpingimporten til væsentligt lavere priser end EF-erhvervsgrenens og på den anden side forringelsen af EF-erhvervsgrenens rentabilitet og forværringen af de øvrige økonomiske indikatorer, konkluderes det foreløbigt, at dumpingimporten spillede en afgørende rolle for den skade, der er forvoldt EF-erhvervsgrenen.
In view of the clearly established coincidence in time between, on the one hand, the surge of dumped imports at prices significantly undercutting the Community industry's prices and, on the other hand, the Community industry's decrease of profitability and deterioration of the other financial indicators, it is provisionally concluded that the dumped imports played a determining role in the injurious situation of the Community industry.
Ifølge Eurostat er det vigtigste tredjeland for import af citronsyre Israel.
According to Eurostat, the main third country from which citric acid is imported is Israel.
Men markedsandelen for import fra Israel er begrænset og faldt i den betragtede periode fra 5 % i 2004 til kun 3 % i UP.
However, the market share held by imports from Israel is limited and declining over the period considered, from 5 % in 2004 to only 3 % during the IP.
Endvidere lå gennemsnitpriserne for import fra Israel på samme eller endog et højere niveau end EF-priserne i den betragtede periode.
In addition, average prices of imports from Israel are at the same level or even exceeding Community prices over the period considered.
Ud over importen fra Israel er der ingen væsentlig import fra andre lande.
Further to the imports from Israel, there are no significant imports from other countries.
På grundlag af resultaterne vedrørende denne import kan det derfor foreløbigt konkluderes, at importen fra andre tredjelande end Kina ikke bidrog til den væsentlige skade, som EF-erhvervsgrenen har lidt.
On the basis of the findings with regard to these imports, it can thus provisionally be concluded that imports other than from the PRC did not contribute to the material injury suffered by the Community industry.
Stigende omkostninger til råmaterialer som følge af reformen af EU's markedsordning for sukker
Rise in the costs of raw materials due to the EU sugar market reform
Visse interesserede parter hævdede, at den skade, EF-erhvervsgrenen havde lidt, var forbundet med stigningen i prisen på sukker — det vigtigste råmateriale ved produktion af samme vare — som følge af reformen af EU's markedsordning for sukker og den efterfølgende afskaffelse af produktionsrestitutioner til den kemiske industri.
Some interested parties claimed that any injury suffered by the Community industry was linked to the rise of sugar price, used as the main raw material for the production of the like product, due to the reform of sugar regime in the EU and the subsequent abolition of the production refund granted to the chemical industry.
I den forbindelse skal det bemærkes, at en af EF-producenterne hovedsagelig anvender melasse som vigtigste råmateriale. Melasse har aldrig været genstand for produktionsrestitutioner, selv om råmaterialet formelt henhører under den fælles markedsordning for sukker.
In this respect it is noted that one Community producer uses as main raw material mainly molasses, which were never subject to production refunds although formally falling under the common agricultural policy for sugar.
Undersøgelsen viste, at for så vidt angår EF-erhvervsgrenens brug af sukker som råmateriale, var erhvervsgrenen ganske rigtigt berettiget til produktionsrestitutioner under den fælles markedsordning for sukker som en hjælp til at bevare konkurrenceevnen på verdensmarkedet.
The investigation showed that in respect of their usage of sugar as raw material, the Community industry was indeed entitled to a production refund under the Common market organisation for sugar to help maintain its competitiveness on the world market.
Produktionsrestitutionerne svarede til forskellen mellem EU's interventionspris for sukker efter fradrag verdensmarkedsprisen for sukker plus det faste beløb svarende til forsendelsesomkostningerne ved eksport af EF-sukker.
The production refunds corresponded to the difference between EU sugar intervention price after deducting sugar world market price plus the standard amount corresponding to the forwarding costs for exporting Community sugar.
På den måde fik EF-erhvervsgrenen sukkerforsyningerne til verdensmarkedspriser.
Thereby the Community industry obtained its supplies of sugar at world market prices.
Siden juli 2006 er ordningen blevet ændret, idet sukkersektorens beskyttelse nedtrappes.
Since July 2006 this system has been reformed by downscaling the protection for the sugar sector.
I henhold til den nye ordning, jf. Rådets forordning (EF) nr. 318/2006 af 20. februar 2006 om den fælles markedsordning for sukker [3], har den kemiske industri for det første mulighed for frit at forhandle mængder og priser for industrisukker med sukkerproducenter og sukkerroeavlere, dvs. der er givet afkald på metoden med referencepriser og kvoter i denne sektor.
According to the new system, as stipulated in Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector [3], firstly the chemical industry is allowed to freely negotiate quantities and prices of industrial sugar with sugar producers and beet farmers, i.e. the reference price methodology and the quotas have been dropped in this sector.
For det andet kan EF-erhvervsgrenen også købe visse mængder industrisukker på verdensmarkedet toldfrit.
Secondly, the Community industry can also buy certain quantities of industrial sugar on the world market free of duty.
Endelig er den kemiske industri berettiget til at anmode om tildeling af produktionsrestitutioner, hvis der ikke foreligger sukker til en pris, som svarer til verdensmarkedsprisen.
Finally, should there be no sugar available at a price corresponding to the world price of sugar, the chemical industry would be entitled to request the grant of a production refund.
Siden juli 2006 er der ikke tildelt produktionsrestitutioner, selv om ordningen stadig findes.
The provision for those production refunds, although still existing, has since July 2006 not been used.
Det kan betragtes som et ret sikkert tegn på, at der forelå tilstrækkelige mængder sukker til verdensmarkedspriser.
This can be considered as a strong indication that there were sufficient quantities of sugar available at world market prices.
Endvidere viste analysen, at afhængig af fordelingen af de råmaterialer, som EF-erhvervsgrenen anvendte til at fremstille samme vare, udgjorde sukker 6-21 % (angivet i intervalform af fortrolighedshensyn) af fremstillingsomkostningerne fra januar til juni 2006, og stigningen i UP var ikke kraftigere end stigningen i verdensmarkedspriserne for sukker.
Moreover, the analysis showed that depending on the raw material split of the Community industry used to manufacture the like product, sugar made up from 6 to 21 % (range is given for confidentiality reasons) of its cost of manufacturing from January until June 2006 and this did not increase during the IP further than the increase of the world market prices for sugar.
Undersøgelsen har derfor vist, at reformen af markedsordningen for sukker ikke havde nogen væsentlig indvirkning på EF-erhvervsgrenens omkostninger.
Thus, the investigation has shown that the reform of the sugar market had no considerable impact on the cost situation of the Community industry.
På baggrund af ovenstående konkluderes det foreløbigt, at reformen af markedsordningen for sukker ikke bidrog til den væsentlige skade, der blev påført EF-erhvervsgrenen.
On the basis of the above, it is provisionally concluded that the sugar market reform did not contribute to the material injury suffered by the Community industry.
Stigende energipriser
Rising energy prices
Visse interesserede parter hævdede, at den skade, EF-erhvervsgrenen havde lidt, var forbundet med stigningen i energiomkostningerne.
Some interested parties claimed that any injury suffered by the Community industry was linked to the rise in costs of energy.
I den forbindelse skal det bemærkes, at produktionen af citronsyre er yderst energikrævende, og energiomkostningerne udgør sammenlagt 16 % af produktionsomkostningerne (jf. betragtning 69).
In this respect it is noted that the production of citric acid is energy intensive where the total weight of energy cost in the production amounts to 16 % (see recital (69) above).
Energiomkostningerne udviste faktisk en relativt moderat stigning i hele den betragtede periode, hvilket også fremgår af produktionsomkostningerne.
The cost of energy has indeed risen relatively moderately throughout the period considered and this was reflected in the cost of production.
Under alle omstændigheder havde stigningen i energiomkostningerne ikke en negativ indvirkning på EF-erhvervsgrenens økonomiske situation som sådan. Problemet var derimod, at EF-erhvervsgrenen ikke kunne vælte de højere energiomkostninger over på kunderne i tilstrækkeligt omfang på grund af det pristryk, der opstod som følge af de betydelige dumpingimportmængder.
In any event, it is not the increase in the cost of energy as such that had a negative impact on the financial situation of the Community industry, but the inability to pass on those increased energy costs to the necessary extent to their customers due to the price depression caused by the significant volumes of dumped imports.
Endvidere hævdedes det, at de højere energipriser også ville påvirke produktionen af citronsyre indirekte, for den europæiske citronsyreindustri ville skulle konkurrere med biobrændselsindustrien om kulhydrater, som er et af de stoffer, der anvendes til at producere citronsyre.
Furthermore, it was alleged that the risen energy prices would also indirectly affect the production of citric acid as the European citric acid industry would compete with the biofuel industry for carbohydrates which is one of the compounds used for the production of citric acid.
Da efterspørgslen efter energi og dermed også biobrændsel stiger, ville biobrændselsproducenterne være i stand til at betale mere for de pågældende kulhydrater (dvs. sukker og restmelasse heraf, glucose).
As the demand for energy is increasing and therefore the demand for biofuels as well, biofuel producers would be in a position to pay more for those carbohydrates (i.e. sugar and its residual molasses, glucose).
Det ville øge EF-erhvervsgrenens omkostninger til disse kulhydrater.
This would drive the cost for those carbohydrates up for the Community industry.
Men som analysen af EF-erhvervsgrenens produktionsomkostninger har vist (jf. betragtning 69 og 92, var stigningerne i produktionsomkostningerne for sukker eller melasse alle forbundet med den generelle stigning i priserne for sukker på verdensmarkedet.
However, as the analysis of the cost of manufacturing of the Community industry has shown, see recitals (69) and (92) above, there has been no increase in the cost of manufacturing for sugar or molasses which was not linked to the general increase of sugar on the world market.
Derfor kunne det ikke konstateres, at biobrændselsindustrien havde en indirekte indvirkning på producenterne af citronsyre.
Therefore, no indirect impact of the biofuel industry to the producers of citric acid could be established.
På baggrund af ovenstående konkluderes det foreløbigt, at følgerne af stigningen i energiomkostningerne ikke bidrog til den væsentlige skade, der blev påført EF-erhvervsgrenen.
On the basis of the above, it is provisionally concluded that the consequences of the rise in energy costs did not contribute to the material injury suffered from the Community industry.
EF-erhvervsgrenens priskartel
Price cartel of Community industry
Visse interesserede parter hævdede, at de europæiske producenters tab af markedsandel var selvforskyldt på grund af citronsyrekartellet (1991-1995), som både klageren og de øvrige europæiske producenter deltog i under det tidligere ejerskab.
Some interested parties claimed that the loss of market share for the European producers was self-inflicted because of the citric acid cartel (1991-1995) in which both the complainant and the other European producer, under its former ownership, participated.
De hævdede, at på grund af de konkurrencebegrænsende metoder var salgspriserne kunstigt høje, og det tillod de kinesiske producenter at komme ind på markedet.
They claim that due to the anti-competitive practices, the sales price was artificially high and allowed the Chinese producers to enter the market.