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Varelagrene svarer faktisk kun til nogle få ugers forbrug.
In fact, stocks correspond only to a few weeks of supply.
Følgende tabel viser udviklingen i EU-erhvervsgrenens priser, opdelt på det samlede, det bundne og det frie marked.
The following table represents the Union industry's price evolution split between the total, captive and free market.
Gennemsnitsenhedssalgspris på det samlede marked
Average unit selling price total market
Gennemsnitsenhedssalgspris på det bundne marked
Average unit selling price on captive market
Gennemsnitsenhedssalgspris på det frie marked
Average unit selling price on free market
Salgspriserne for det samlede EU-marked faldt med 16 % i den betragtede periode.
Sales prices for the total Union market decreased by 16 % in the period considered.
Salgspriserne faldt på begge markederne, selv om faldet var større på det frie marked (- 23 %) end på det bundne marked (- 8 %).
Sales prices fell in both markets, even if the decrease was sharper in the free market (– 23 %) than in the captive market (– 8 %).
Rentabilitet, likviditet, investeringsafkast, evne til at rejse kapital og investeringer
Profitability, cash flow, return on investment, ability to raise capital and investments
Rentabiliteten for samme vare på det frie marked blev beregnet som nettooverskuddet før skat ved EU-erhvervsgrenens salg af samme vare udtrykt i procent af omsætningen i forbindelse med dette salg.
Profitability for the like product on the free market was established by expressing the pre-tax net profit of the sales of the like product by the Union industry, as the percentage of the turnover of such sales.
Rentabiliteten på det frie marked faldt i den betragtede periode.
The profitability on the free market decreased over the period considered.
I UP blev tabene indberettet for hver måned.
During the IP, losses were reported for each month.
Dette var virkningen af et stort fald både i salgsmængder og i salgspriser.
This was the effect of a strong decrease both in sales volumes and in sales prices.
Det fremgår af nedenstående tabel, at EU-erhvervsgrenen øgede sine investeringer i den pågældende vare, selv da den havde faldende rentabilitet.
The table below demonstrates that the Union industry has increased its investments in the product concerned, even when faced with decreasing profitability.
De foretagne investeringer havde navnlig til formål at forbedre og vedligeholde produktionsteknologien og –processen for at øge effektiviteten.
The investments were mainly made in improving and maintaining production technology and process in order to improve efficiency.
Indeks (2008 = 100)
Index 2008 = 100
Samlede investeringer
Total Investments
Investeringerne voksede med 27 % i løbet af den betragtede periode.
Investments increased by 27 % over the period under consideration.
Trods øgede investeringer gav investeringsafkastet for den pågældende vare ikke det forventede afkast og faldt mellem 2008 og UP.
Despite the increase in investment, the return on investments (ROI) of the product concerned did not meet the expected return and decreased between 2008 and the IP.
Der konstateredes også et fald i likviditeten mellem 2008 og UP, hvilket viser en konstant forringelse af EU-erhvervsgrenens evne til at skabe likviditet og dermed en svækkelse af EU-erhvervsgrenens finansielle situation.
A decrease was observed also in cash flow between 2008 and the IP shows a constant deterioration of the ability of the Union industry to generate cash and consequently, a weakening of the financial situation of the Union industry.
Derfor viste erhvervsgrenen ved at øge sine investeringer stadig evne til at rejse kapital; ikke desto mindre hæmmes denne evne af faldende salg og øgede vanskeligheder ved at skabe likviditet.
Therefore, by increasing its investments, the industry still showed ability to raise capital; nevertheless, this ability is hampered by falling sales and increasing difficulties in generating cash flow.
Analysen af EU-erhvervsgrenens situation viser en nedadgående tendens for alle de vigtigste skadesindikatorer.
The analysis of the situation of the Union industry shows a downwards trend for all the main injury indicators.
I forhold til et relativt stabilt forbrug faldt den samlede produktion med 8 % i den betragtede periode.
Against a relatively stable consumption, overall production fell by 8 % in the period considered.
I samme periode mistede EU-erhvervsgrenen 11 % af den samlede markedsandel og 33 % på det frie marked.
During the same period, the Union industry lost 11 % of the overall market share and 33 % of the free market.
Kapacitetsudnyttelsen faldt med 36 %.
Capacity utilisation decreased by 36 %.
I samme periode voksede importen fra det pågældende land med 48 %.
In the same period, imports from the country concerned increased by 48 %.
I løbet af den betragtede periode faldt EU-erhvervsgrenens samlede salgsmængde med 12 %.
Over the period under consideration, the overall Union industry's sales volume decreased by 12 %.
Der kunne konstateres en stærkere nedadgående tendens i salgsmængden, hvis man observerede tendenserne for det frie marked, som udviste et fald på 33 % i den betragtede periode.
A stronger downward trend in sales volumes could be observed when looking at trends related to the free market which saw a 33 % decrease over the period under consideration.
EU-erhvervsgrenens fald i salgsmængden ledsagedes af et samlet pristryk på 16 %.
The decrease in sales volumes of Union industry was accompanied by a 16 % overall price depression.
Som det var tilfældet for salgsmængden, var situationen værre på det frie marked, hvor der blev observeret et pristryk på 23 %.
As was the case for sales volume, the situation was even worse in the free market where a price depression of 23 % was recorded.
Faldende salgsmængder sammenholdt med faldende priser havde en indvirkning på fortjenstniveauerne og førte til tab for hver måned i UP.
The loss of sales volume along with the decrease in prices had an effect on profit levels and led to losses for each month of the IP.
De eneste indikatorer, der udviste en positiv tendens var investeringerne, som voksede med 27 %, og det gjorde også evnen til at rejse kapital.
The only indicators which recorded a positive trend were investments which increased by 27 % and so did the ability to raise capital.
Investeringerne levede imidlertid ikke op til det forventede afkast og faldt mellem 2008 og UP.
However, the investments did not meet the expected return and decreased between 2008 and the IP.
I betragtning af ovenstående bekræftede undersøgelsen, at de tab, der konstateredes i løbet af undersøgelsen sandsynligvis ville føre til indstilling af enhver produktion af en vis størrelse af vinylacetat til det frie marked fra EU-erhvervsgrenens side, hvis situationen fortsatte.
In view of the above, the investigation confirmed that should the situation continue, losses seen in the course of the investigation would be likely to lead to the discontinuation of any sizeable Union Industry production of vinyl acetate destined for the free market.
Ud fra ovenstående har EU-erhvervsgrenen lidt væsentlig skade i UP.
Due to the circumstances presented above, the Union industry has suffered material injury during the IP.
I overensstemmelse med grundforordningens artikel 3, stk. 6 og 7, blev det undersøgt, om den betydelige skade, som EU-erhvervsgrenen havde lidt, skyldtes dumpingimporten fra det pågældende land.
In accordance with Article 3(6) and (7) of the basic Regulation it was examined whether the material injury suffered by the Union industry has been caused by the dumped imports from the country concerned.
Virkningerne af importen fra USA
Impact of the imports from the USA
Der er et tydeligt tidsmæssigt sammenfald mellem stigningen i dumpingimporten mellem 2007 og UP og et lignende tab af markedsandel for EU-erhvervsgrenen i samme periode.
There is a clear coincidence in time between the increase of dumped imports between 2007 and the IP, along with a parallel loss of market share by the Union industry over the same period.
Undersøgelsen har også påvist, at dumpingimporten havde en negativ indvirkning på priserne, da den konstant underbød EU-virksomhedernes priser og dermed nedbragte deres rentabilitet.
The investigation has also established the existence of negative price effects of dumped imports which continuously undercut prices of Union industries and consequently pushed down their profitability.
Visse parter påstod, at stigningen i importen ganske enkelt erstattede den import, som tidligere foretoges af andre importerende lande, og/eller skyldtes en stigende efterspørgsel på EU-markedet.
Some parties claimed that the increase in imports was simply replacing the imports previously made by other importing countries and/or due to the increasing demand on the EU market.
Hverken importtallene (se tabel 2) eller forbrugstallene (se tabel 1) kan imidlertid bekræfte denne påstand. I den forbindelse mindes der om, at forbruget, jf. betragtning 43, var ret stabilt og endog faldt en smule i den betragtede periode, hvorimod importen fra USA voksede med 48 %.
However, neither the import figures (see table 2), nor the consumption figures (see table 1) can confirm this claim, In this context it is recalled as seen in recital (43), that consumption was rather stable and even decreased slightly in the period considered while the imports from the USA increased by 48 %.
Virkningerne af importen fra andre tredjelande
Impact of imports from other third countries
Virkningerne af importen fra Saudi-Arabien
Impact of imports from Saudi Arabia
En række interesserede parter hævdede, at importen af VAM fra Saudi-Arabien er årsag til den skade, EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt.
Some interested parties have claimed that imports of VAM from Saudi Arabia are the cause of the injury of the Union industry.
Saudi-Arabien er faktisk, jf. betragtning 53, den næststørste eksportør af VAM til EU efter USA.
Saudi Arabia is indeed, as stated in recital (53) above, the second largest exporter of VAM to the Union after the USA.
Importen fra Saudi-Arabien kom først ind på markedet i UP.
Imports from Saudi Arabia entered the market only during the IP.
Tallene fra Eurostat i tabel 11 nedenfor viser priserne på importen fra Saudi-Arabien og andre tredjelande.
Eurostat figures presented in table 11 below show the prices of imports from Saudi Arabia and other third countries.
Salgspris på eksport fra andre tredjelande
Sales price of exports from other third countries
Euro pr. ton
EURO/MT
Indeks (2007 = 100)
(Index IP = 100)
Tabellen viser, at gennemsnitsprisen på importen fra Saudi-Arabien på 636 EUR var sammenlignelig med prisen på importen fra andre tredjelande, som i gennemsnit var på 633 EUR, hvorimod den var 11 % højere end gennemsnitsprisen på importen fra USA, der var på 573 EUR.
The table shows that the average price of imports from Saudi Arabia at 636 EUR was comparable with those of imports from other third countries which were on average 633 EUR, while they were 11 % higher than the average US price of 573 EUR.
Den kendsgerning, at importørerne fra Saudi-Arabien opererer i samme prissegment som andre importører med en betydelig prisforskel i forhold til eksporten fra USA, viser, at de eksporterende producenter fra Saudi-Arabien opfører sig anderledes end eksportørerne fra USA, for så vidt angår prissætning og mulig indvirkning på EU-producenterne.
The fact that the Saudis are operating in the same price segment as other importers with a significant price differential in comparison to US exports shows that the Saudi exporting producers behave differently from the US in terms of the price setting and in terms of the possible impact on the Union producers.
Det må på grundlag af ovenstående foreløbigt konkluderes, at importen fra Saudi-Arabien ikke bryder årsagssammenhængen mellem dumpingimporten fra USA og den skade, EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt.
On these grounds, it can be provisionally concluded that imports from Saudi Arabia do not break the causal link between dumped imports from the USA and the injury suffered by the Union industry.
Visse interesserede parter hævdede, at EU-erhvervsgrenens fald i produktions- og salgsmængde burde tilskrives det faldende forbrug.
Some interested parties claimed that the decrease in production and sales volume of the Union industry should be attributed to the decreasing consumption.
Disse parter hævdede også, at den nedadgående tendens i de gennemsnitlige salgspriser skyldtes den globale økonomiske krise.
These parties also claimed that the downward trend in average sales prices was caused by the world wide economic crisis.
Andre interesserede parter hævdede, at alle petrokemiske producenter, herunder VAM-producenter, led betydelige tab under den økonomiske krise, og at EU-erhvervsgrenens tab derfor ikke burde tilskrives dumpingimporten fra det pågældende land.
Other interested parties claimed that during the economic crisis, all petro-chemical producers, including VAM producers, suffered serious losses and that therefore the losses suffered by the Union industry should not be attributed to the dumped imports from the country concerned.
Denne undersøgelse viste imidlertid, jf. betragtning 41-43, at faldet i EU-forbruget på det frie marked var ubetydeligt i den betragtede periode.
However, the present investigation, as mentioned in recitals (41) to (43) showed that the decrease of Union consumption on the free market was negligible during the period considered.
Derfor kunne virkningen af den økonomiske krise i retning af et fald i forbruget ikke have været årsag til det bratte fald i salgsmængden, jf. betragtning 62-64.
Therefore, the impact of the economic crisis in terms of a decrease in consumption could not have been responsible for the steep decrease in sales volume as shown in recitals (62) to (64).
Analysen af EU-erhvervsgrenens rentabilitetstal på det frie marked afslørede, at især VAM-industrien led tab, når man sammenlignede med andre lignende kemiske varer.
The analysis of the profitability figures of the free market of Union industry has revealed that the VAM business suffered particular losses when compared to other similar chemical products manufactured.
Rentabiliteten af disse andre varer rettede sig endvidere efter krisen, hvorimod VAM-industrien fortsatte sin nedadgående tendens.
Moreover, the profitability of these other products recovered after the crisis, whereas the VAM business has continued to deteriorate.
Dette fører til den foreløbige konklusion, at skønt VAM-industrien var mest udsat for at blive påvirket af den økonomiske krise, bør man sondre mellem den og de andre petrokemiske sektorer på grund af de vedholdende tab, som klageren led, som fortsatte efter krisen, og som var direkte forbundet med lavprisimporten fra USA.
This leads to the provisional conclusion that while the VAM business was most likely to be affected by the economic crisis, it should be distinguished from other petro-chemical sectors, because of persistent losses suffered by the Complainant that continued post-crisis which was directly linked to low priced imports from the USA.
Påstanden afvises derfor foreløbigt.
The claim is therefore provisionally rejected.
I lyset af ovenstående konkluderes det foreløbigt, at den økonomiske krise ikke har bidraget til den skade, EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt, i et omfang, der kan bryde årsagssammenhængen mellem den skade, EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt, og dumpingimporten fra USA.
In the light of the above, it is provisionally concluded that the economic crisis has not contributed to the injury suffered by the Union industry to the extent that it would break the causal link between the injury suffered by the Union industry and the dumped imports from the USA.
En række interesserede parter hævdede, at klageren havde bidraget til sin vanskelige situation ved at opbygge yderligere produktionskapacitet under recessionen.
Several interested parties claimed that the Complainant had contributed to its precarious situation by building additional production capacity during the recession.
Det blev hævdet, at faldet i salg og fortjeneste derfor skyldtes en kombination af recession og dårlige forretningsbeslutninger fra klagerens side.
It was alleged that any decrease in sales and profit therefore was caused by the combination of the recession and poor business decision on behalf of the Complainant
En række interesserede parter hævdede endvidere, at den teknologi, der benyttes på klagerens anlæg, er den væsentligste årsag til skaden.
Several interested parties have furthermore claimed that the technology used in the Complainant's plant is the main cause of injury.
I den betragtede periode har klageren været ude for adskillige afbrydelser og force majeure-situationer, og det blev hævdet, at faldet i klagerens salg burde tilskrives de talrige afbrydelser, og ikke dumpingimporten fra USA.
Over the period considered, the Complainant has suffered several outages and force majeure situations and it was claimed that the decrease in the Complainant's sales should be attributed to the numerous stoppages and not to the dumped imports from the USA.
Der fremkom lignende argumenter i forbindelse med klagerens rentabilitet.
Similar arguments were raised in relation to the Complainant's profitability.
For så vidt angår den påstand, at klageren ikke skulle have udvidet produktionskapaciteten under den globale økonomiske krise, mindes der om, at klageren ikke erhvervede ny kapacitet, men ganske enkelt udvidede sin produktionskapacitet gennem optimering af eksisterende processer.
As for the claim that the Complainant should not have expanded the production capacity during the world economic downturn, it is recalled that the Complainant did not procure any new capacity but simply expanded its production capacity through the optimisation of existing processes.
Dette må betragtes som en fornuftig erhvervsbeslutning på et marked, hvor det samlede forbrug er stabilt, men salget er faldende på grund af konkurrence fra lavprisimport.
This must be considered a reasonable business decision in a market where total consumption is stable but sales are falling because of the competition of low priced imports.
Denne påstand afvises derfor foreløbigt.
This claim is therefore provisionally rejected.
For så vidt angår påstanden om, at det var afbrydelser som følge af tekniske problemer hos klageren, der førte til den skade, som klageren led, viste undersøgelsen, at produktionsprocessen for VAM kræver periodisk vedligeholdelse og lukning af anlægget med jævne, planlagte intervaller.
As concerns the claim that it was outages caused by technical problems with the complainant that led to the injury suffered by the complainant, the investigation showed that the production process for VAM requires a cyclic maintenance and closure of the plant at regular, planned intervals.
Derfor bør tre ud af fire afbrydelser ses som led i den vanlige drift af et VAM-anlæg.
Therefore, three out of five stoppages must be considered as part of the regular running of a VAM plant.
Endvidere konstateredes det, at alle tre planlagte afbrydelser skete ud fra bevidste beslutninger fra klagerens side om at stoppe produktionen på tidspunkter, hvor pristrykket på grund af dumpingimporten var så stærkt, at klageren ikke var i stand til at levere til bæredygtige prisniveauer.
Furthermore, it was found that all three planned outages were based on conscious decisions by the Complainant to stop production at times when price pressure caused by dumped imports was so strong that the Complainant was not in the position to deliver at sustainable price levels.
Under disse afbrydelser havde klageren tilstrækkelige lagerbeholdningsniveauer til at levere de små efterspurgte mængder, som enten blev solgt pr. kontrakt eller på spotmarkedet.
During these stoppages, the Complainant had sufficient stock levels to deliver the low volumes demanded which were either agreed by contract or earned through spot sales.
Endvidere bekræfter de faldende lagerbeholdninger, jf. betragtning 72, at der blev foretaget jævnlige leverancer i den betragtede periode.
Moreover, the decreasing stock levels, as stated in recital (72), confirm that constant deliveries were made over the period considered.
På grundlag af ovenstående konstateredes det, at den samlede indvirkning af klagerens afbrydelser ikke var af et omfang, der kan bryde årsagssammenhængen.
On these grounds, it was found that the overall impact of the outages of the Complainant was not such as to break the causal link.
Derfor blev de interesserede parters argumenter vedrørende selvforskyldt skade afvist.
Therefore, the arguments raised by the interested parties with regards to the self-inflicted injury were rejected.
Adgang til råmaterialer: den naturlige konkurrencemæssige fordel hos producenter i det pågældende land
Access to raw material: The natural competitive advantage by producers in the country concerned
En række interesserede parter hævdede, at klagerens afhængighed af eksterne leverancer af råmaterialer snarere end dumpingimporten burde betragtes som en af hovedkilderne til dennes problemer.
Several interested parties claimed that the Complainant's dependency on external supplies of raw material, rather than the dumped imports should be considered as one of the main sources of its problems.
Det blev også hævdet, at eksportører fra USA har en naturlig konkurrencefordel, fordi de har adgang til billigere råmaterialer, nemlig ethylen og eddikesyre.
It was also alleged that US exporters have a natural competitive advantage as they have access to cheaper raw materials, i.e. ethylene and acetic acid.
For så vidt angår de påståede problemer med klagerens tilgængelige kilder til råmaterialer, kunne ovennævnte argument ikke fastholdes, da det konstateredes, at klageren også har let adgang til materialer fra sin leverandørs fabrik og fra et søsterselskab.
In terms of the alleged problems of the raw material sources available to the Complainant, the argument raised above could not be upheld as it was found that the Complainant also benefits from preferential channels, materials sourced from its supplier's on-site plant as well as from a sister company.
Derfor var priserne på de vigtigste råmaterialer sammenlignelige med priserne på dem, som var tilgængelige på markedet i det pågældende land.
Accordingly, prices of the main raw materials were thus comparable with those available to the market of the country concerned.
Heraf følger, at – skønt de generelle priser på råmaterialer til fremstilling af VAM faktisk kan have været lavere i USA end på EU-markedet – havde dette ikke nogen indvirkning på klagerens omkostninger.
It follows that while the general prices of the main raw material used for production of VAM indeed may have been lower in the USA than on the Union market this did not have an impact on the costs of the Complainant.
Den kendsgerning, at forskellen i råmaterialepris kun kunne have haft en delvis indflydelse på de problemer, som klageren var udsat for, støttedes endvidere af den kendsgerning, at rentabilitetstallene for andre varer fremstillet af klageren, som indeholdt de samme råmaterialer, var betydeligt bedre.
The fact that the raw material price difference could only have had partial impact on the problems experienced by the Complainant was furthermore supported by the fact that significantly better profitability figures were recorded for other products produced by the Complainant that contained the same raw materials.
Det må på grundlag af ovenstående foreløbigt konkluderes, at indvirkningen af råmaterialepriserne ikke var af et omfang, der kan bryde årsagssammenhængen mellem dumpingimporten fra USA og den væsentlige skade, som EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt.
On these grounds, it is provisionally concluded that the impact of raw material prices was not such as to break the causal link between the dumped imports from the USA and the material injury suffered by the Union industry.
Det blev således konkluderet, at der er en årsagssammenhæng mellem den skade, som EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt, og dumpingimporten fra USA.
It was thus concluded that there is a causal link between the injury suffered by the Union industry and the dumped imports from the USA.