natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
Samtidig er det indlysende, at EU-erhvervsgrenen også er nødt til at være i stand til at producere og sælge store mængder af de mere grundlæggende varetyper (som i øjeblikket konkurrerer med den subsidierede import fra Kina) for at kunne sprede de faste omkostninger og opnå stordriftsfordele.
Stock levels of the sampled Union producers developed as follows over the period considered:
Efter fremlæggelsen af oplysninger hævdede den kinesiske regering, at der ikke var sammenhæng i Kommissionens vurdering, da den fastslog, at investeringerne først og fremmest var foretaget inden for FoU, samtidig med at den også hævdede, at kapaciteten var øget i UP i forventning om øget efterspørgsel.
Table 9
Disse udtalelser er ikke usammenhængende, men komplementære: investeringerne i nye varetyper i samme periode førte uvægerligt også til kapacitetsforøgelse.
Closing stocks (1000 m2)
Dertil kommer, at selv om sådanne investeringer faktisk øger EU-erhvervsgrenens omkostninger, er de også en vigtig indikator for, at industrien gør sit bedste for at forblive konkurrencedygtig.
Stocks increased by 7,3 % between 2011 and the IP and by 15 % between 2009 and the IP, while they dropped by 11,6 % between 2010 and 2011.
Det kan derfor konkluderes, at EU-erhvervsgrenen ikke blot led væsentlig skade i UP, men også aktivt søgte at mindske sin eksponering for den subsidierede import af den pågældende vare ved at udvikle innovative varer, som endnu ikke importeres fra det pågældende land.
After disclosure, the GOC claimed that the trends in stocks are irrelevant since their increase in absolute and relative terms was very low.
I lyset af ovenstående konkluderes det, at EU-erhvervsgrenen led væsentlig skade, jf. grundforordningens artikel 8, stk. 5.
Given the price developments, it is not rational for a producer to keep high stocks, because their value reduces rapidly.
E. ÅRSAGSSAMMENHÆNG
Union producers would therefore be expected to hold limited stocks for the like product.
I henhold til grundforordningens artikel 8, stk. 6 og 7, blev det undersøgt, om den subsidierede import fra det pågældende land havde forvoldt EU-erhvervsgrenen skade i et omfang, der kan betragtes som væsentligt.
Therefore, the increase in stocks for the like product between 2011 and the IP, although quite limited, is a relevant indicator in establishing if the Union industry suffered material injury.
Andre kendte faktorer end den subsidierede import, der samtidig kunne have forvoldt EU-erhvervsgrenen skade, blev også undersøgt for at sikre, at mulig skade forårsaget af disse andre faktorer ikke blev tillagt den subsidierede import.
The high volume of stocks in absolute terms in 2010 has to be seen against the background that sales were much higher in that year than in the IP.
Virkningerne af den subsidierede import
Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
Undersøgelsen viste, at den subsidierede import voksede i mængde med 596 % og i markedsandel med 366 % i den betragtede periode.
Profitability, cash flow, investments and return on investments of the sampled Union producers developed as follows over the period considered:
Der var et klart tidsmæssigt sammenfald mellem stigningen i den subsidierede import og EU-erhvervsgrenens tab af markedsandele.
Profitability, cash flow, investments and return on investments
Undersøgelsen fastslog endvidere, at den subsidierede import underbød EU-erhvervsgrenens priser i UP, jf. afdeling D.4.2 ovenfor.
Profitability
Undersøgelsen viste, at priserne på den subsidierede import faldt med 27,2 % i den betragtede periode, hvilket førte til endnu større forskelle mellem EU-producenternes og de eksporterende producenters priser.
Cash flow (1000 EUR)
Stillet over for dette betydelige pristryk gjorde EU-erhvervsgrenen sig store bestræbelser for at nedbringe sine produktionsomkostninger.
Investments (1000 EUR)
Trods disse bestræbelser tvang de usædvanligt lave priser på den kinesiske import EU-erhvervsgrenen til at sænke sine salgspriser yderligere til urentable niveauer.
Return on investments
Efter fremlæggelsen af oplysninger anfægtede en række interesserede parter Kommissionens konklusion om, at der er en årsagssammenhæng mellem den væsentlige skade, EU-erhvervsgrenen led, og den subsidierede import fra Kina.
Profitability of the sampled Union producers was established by expressing the pre-tax net profit of the sales of the like product to unrelated customers in the Union as a percentage of the turnover of such sales.
De hævdede, at der ikke er noget sammenfald i tid mellem skaden og den øgede import fra det pågældende land.
In 2009 most of the sampled Union producers incurred losses, which, as explained in section D.7, were mainly due to the fact they started their production of the like product at that time.
Dette skyldes, at mellem 2009 og 2011 voksede importen fra Kina betragteligt.
In 2010 the average profit was already 8,31 %.
Desuden var gennemsnitsprisen på den kinesiske import i 2011 på 4,96 EUR/m2, et beløb tæt på det i 2012 (4,38 EUR/m2).
Subsequently the profitability slightly decreased in 2011 when the subsidised imports started increasing.
De samme parter anførte, at konklusionen om, at den skade, EU-erhvervsgrenen led, burde tillægges den kinesiske import i 2012, er i strid med dens konklusioner om, at den kinesiske import angiveligt ikke havde nogen negativ indvirkning året før, selv om den gennemsnitlige importpris var på samme niveau.
Finally, the industry suffered significant losses during the IP, notably a drop by 276,6 % in comparison with 2011.
Parterne hævdede også, at det tidsmæssige sammenfald mellem den væsentlige skade og den subsidierede kinesiske import ikke kan vurderes ud fra hele den betragtede periode fra 2009 til udgangen af UP uden hensyntagen til de mellemliggende tendenser i denne periode.
The trend in net cash flow, which is the ability of the sampled Union producers to self-finance their activities, had a pronounced drop of 81 % between 2011 and the IP.
Fra begyndelsen af den betragtede periode til udgangen af UP voksede importen med 596 % med en vækst på 321 % i dens markedsandel.
It was increasing progressively as from 2010 and overall it increased over the period considered.
Importpriserne faldt med 27,2 % i den betragtede periode.
The return on investments was expressed as the profit in percentage of the net book value of investments.
I UP faldt forbruget ganske rigtigt med lidt over 19 %, men mængden af kinesisk import voksede med over 35 %.
Table 10 shows that after the start-up phase in 2009 when industry made major investments in the like product, investments constantly decreased between 2009 and 2011 and then increased in the IP.
Dette viser klart det tidsmæssige sammenfald mellem den væsentlige skade, EU-erhvervsgrenen led i UP, og den stærke vækst i den subsidierede import fra Kina.
However, investments remained at low level in the IP in comparison with 2009 levels.
Desuden tager det logisk set en vis tid, før EU-producenterne mærker nogle af de negative virkninger af den voksende subsidierede import (f.eks. tab af kunder, tab, mindsket investeringsafkast og likviditet osv.).
The investments made in the IP were mainly linked to R & D as well as improving and maintaining production technology and process in order to improve efficiency.
Derfor afvises påstanden.
In particular, the industry invested in new product types that are not imported from the PRC during the same period and that are research and innovation intensive.
Kommissionen analyserede også de mellemliggende tendenser i den betragtede periode.
By contrast, the return on investments decreased by 34 % between 2009 and 2012.
Det forhold, at EU-erhvervsgrenen i 2011 faktisk stadig var rentabel, selv om den kinesiske import allerede voksede det år, påvirker ikke den konklusion, at der i UP var et tidsmæssigt sammenfald mellem den skade, EU-erhvervsgrenen led, og den fortsatte vækst i den subsidierede import fra Kina.
However, it constantly increased before the IP, in other words, it increased by 293 % between 2009 and 2011, but it dropped by 186 % during the IP in comparison with 2011.
I UP faldt forbruget med lidt over 19 %, mens de kinesiske eksporterende producenter:
The drop in 2012 is a logical consequence of the fact that the Union industry suffered a loss during the IP.
forøgede deres markedsandel med 12,4 procentpoint i forhold til 2011, mens EU-erhvervsgrenens markedsandel faldt med 12,3 procentpoint,
As far as the ability to raise capital is concerned, it has been found that there was a constant deterioration of the ability of the Union industry to generate cash for the like product and, consequently, a weakening of the financial situation of the Union industry.
øgede mængden af import fra Kina med over 35 % mod et fald på 32 % i EU-erhvervsgrenens salg og
Conclusion on injury
nedsatte deres allerede meget lave eksportpriser med over 10 %, underbød EU-erhvervsgrenens priser med op til 26,7 % og dermed bidrog til de tab, EU-erhvervsgrenen led i UP.
The analysis of the situation of the Union industry shows a clear downward trend of most of the injury indicators.
Ud fra ovenstående analyse konkluderer Kommissionen, at tilstedeværelsen af subsidieret import og den betydelige vækst i dens markedsandel til priser, der konstant underbød EU-erhvervsgrenens priser, var årsag til den væsentlige skade, EU-erhvervsgrenen led.
Against a generally increasing consumption, overall production increased in the period considered.
Virkningerne af andre faktorer
Although the volume of sales increased, the market share of the Union industry shrank in the period considered due to stronger increase of consumption during that period.
Import fra tredjelande
Average sales price fell sharply during the period considered, negatively impacting all the financial performance indicators such as profitability, cash flow, return on investments and ability to raise capital.
Importmængden fra andre tredjelande udviklede sig således i den betragtede periode:
Over the period considered, the overall Union industry’s sales volume increased.
Tabel 11
However, the increase in sales volumes of the Union industry was accompanied by a significant decrease in average sales price, as well as in the Union industry’s market share.
Import fra tredjelande (1000 m2)
In view of the above, the investigation confirmed in particular the fact that the Union industry’s sales prices are below their production costs during the IP, thus having a negative effect on the Union industry’s profitability, reaching significant negative levels during the IP.
Kilde: Glass for Europe og klagen
However, capacity developed positively between 2009 and the IP.
Tredjelande
In addition, although investments did decrease between 2009 and the IP, they increased between 2011 and the IP.
Gennemsnitspris EUR/m2
At the same time, it is evident that the Union industry also needs to be able to produce and sell the high volumes of the more basic product types (which are currently in competition with the subsidised imports from the PRC) in order to dilute fixed costs and achieve economies of scale.
Importmængden fra andre tredjelande voksede i den betragtede periode med 46 % i tråd med væksten i EU-forbruget.
After disclosure, the GOC claimed that there is inconsistency in the Commission’s assessment as it stated that investments were mainly in R & D while it also argued that capacity was increased in the IP in anticipation of the increased demand.
Dens markedsandel faldt en smule i UP i forhold til i 2011 (3,7 %), men forblev alt i alt stabil i den betragtede periode.
These statements are not inconsistent but complementary: the investments in new product types during the same period inevitably also lead to the increase in capacity.
Tyrkiet er den næststørste eksportør efter Kina efterfulgt af Indien.
In addition, even though such investments indeed increase the costs of the Union industry, they are also an important indicator that the industry is doing its best to remain competitive.
De foreliggende oplysninger vedrørende importen fra alle tredjelande viser, at den gennemsnitlige importpris var højere end den gennemsnitlige kinesiske importpris.
Consequently, it can be concluded that the Union industry not only suffered material injury during the IP, but also actively sought ways to reduce its exposure to the subsidised imports of the product concerned by developing innovative products which are not yet imported from the country concerned.
Dette gælder også for enhedsprisen pr. bestemt type af den pågældende vare.
In the light of the foregoing, it is concluded that the Union industry suffered material injury within the meaning of Article 8(5) of the basic Regulation.
På den anden side var tredjelandenes gennemsnitlige importpris på niveau med eller højere end EU-erhvervsgrenens gennemsnitspris.
E. CAUSATION
I betragtning af den lave samlede importmængde og -markedsandel fra tredjelande og prisniveauet konkluderer Kommissionen, at importen fra tredjelande ikke kunne bryde årsagssammenhængen mellem den subsidierede import og den skade, EU-erhvervsgrenen led.
In accordance with Article 8(6) and (7) of the basic Regulation, it was examined whether the subsidised imports from the country concerned have caused injury to the Union industry to a degree that may be considered as material.
De stikprøveudvalgte EU-producenters eksportmængde udviklede sig således i den betragtede periode:
Effect of the subsidised imports
Tabel 12
The investigation showed that subsidised imports increased over the period considered, increasing their volumes by 596 % and their market share by 366 %.
De stikprøveudvalgte EU-producenters eksportresultater
Therefore, it is confirmed that both the volume and market share of imports for the product concerned increased considerably during the period considered.
Kilde: EU-producenternes spørgeskemabesvarelser
There was a clear coincidence in time between the increase in subsidised imports and the loss of market share of the Union industry.
Eksportsalgsværdi (1000 EUR)
In other words: imports grew considerably faster than the Union market and Union producers lost market share to Chinese subsidised imports.
Eksportsalgsmængde (1000 m2)
The investigation also established that as mentioned in Section D.4.2 above, the subsidised imports undercut the prices of the Union industry during the IP.
Gennemsnitspris (EUR/m2)
The investigation showed that the prices of the subsidised imports decreased by 27,2 % during the period considered and led to even higher differences between the prices of the Union producers and those of the exporting producers.
De stikprøveudvalgte EU-producenters eksportsalg voksede mellem 2009 og 2011, men faldt pludseligt i UP med 74 % i værdi og 71,9 % i mængde.
Against this significant price pressure, the Union industry underwent considerable effort to decrease its production costs.
Ud fra de stikprøveudvalgte kinesiske eksportørers besvarelser lader dette til at skyldes de meget lave priser på den kinesiske eksport til EU-erhvervsgrenens vigtigste eksportmarkeder (nemlig USA og Canada).
Despite these efforts the exceptionally low level of Chinese import prices forced the Union industry to further decrease its sales price to unprofitable levels.
De stikprøveudvalgte EU-producenters eksportsalg udgjorde 20 % af deres samlede salg i mængde i 2009 (i opstartsfasen), i 2010 11 %, og da det var på sit højeste i 2011 kun 14 %.
After the start-up phase in 2009, the Union producers achieved stable profit levels in 2010 and 2011.
I 2012 skete der et yderligere fald til 5 %.
During the IP, however, Union producers recorded significant losses.
EU-markedet, der er et af de største i verden, og ikke markeder i tredjelande, er det vigtigste marked for EU-erhvervsgrenen.
After disclosure, several interested parties contested the Commission’s conclusion that there is a causal link between the material injury suffered by the Union industry and the subsidised imports from the PRC.
Da solcelleglas er relativt tungt og skrøbeligt, medfører det ekstraomkostninger, når det transporteres over store afstande (på grund af brud og korrosion).
They claimed that there is no coincidence in time between the injury and the increased imports from the country concerned.
Undersøgelsen bekræftede også, at de svækkede eksportresultater hovedsagelig skyldes konkurrencen fra den kinesiske lavpriseksport også på tredjelandsmarkeder.
This is due to the fact that between 2009 and 2011 Chinese imports increased significantly.
Derfor kan Kommissionen ikke konkludere, at de stikprøveudvalgte EU-producenters svækkede eksportresultater bryder årsagssammenhængen mellem den subsidierede import og den skade, EU-erhvervsgrenen led.
Furthermore, the average price of Chinese imports in 2011 was 4,96 EUR/m2, an amount near to that of 2012 (4,38 EUR/m2).
Efter fremlæggelsen af oplysninger anfægtede flere parter Kommissionens konklusioner om, at faldet i eksportsalget hos EU-producenterne i stikprøven i UP højst sandsynligt skyldtes meget lave priser på den kinesiske eksport til EU-erhvervsgrenens vigtigste eksportmarkeder (nemlig USA og Canada).
The same parties contended that the conclusion that the injury suffered by the Union industry should be attributed to the Chinese imports in 2012 is at odds with its findings that the Chinese imports had allegedly no negative impact the year before, even though the average import price was very similar.
Derfor hævdede parterne, at faldet i EU-erhvervsgrenens eksportsalg i UP bidrog yderligere til den forvoldte skade.
The parties also claimed that the coincidence in time between the material injury suffered and the subsidised Chinese imports cannot be assessed on the basis of the whole period considered from 2009 to the end of the IP, without taking into account the intervening trends observed during this period.
Kommissionen afviser disse påstande af følgende årsager.
From the start of the period considered to the end of the IP, imports rose by 596 %, with an increase by 321 % in their market share.
EU-markedet er stadig det vigtigste marked for EU-erhvervsgrenen og ikke tredjelandsmarkeder.
Import prices dropped by 27,2 % over the period considered.
Desuden kan der kun kompenseres for de supplerende omkostninger ved transport over en afstand (på grund af brud og korrosion), hvis prisniveauet i tredjelande er tilstrækkelig højt.
It is correct that the Union industry’s profit margin in 2011 was only slightly lower than in 2010, despite the high increase of imports from the PRC already in 2011.
Dette synes ikke at være tilfældet.
However during 2011 the Union consumption of solar glass increased significantly, that is to say by 20,4 % between 2010 and 2011, while imports from the PRC increased by 150 % over the same period.
De samme parter hævdede også, at undersøgelsen vedrørte EU-markedet og ikke gav sig af med at vurdere angiveligt illoyal prisfastsættelse på tredjelandsmarkeder.
In the IP, whereas consumption indeed dropped by slightly more than 19 %, the volume of Chinese imports further increased by more than 35 %.
Desuden tillagde EU-institutionernes konklusioner, selv ud fra en antagelse af, at de var korrekte, angiveligt den subsidierede import til Unionen skade forårsaget af andre faktorer.
This clearly shows the coincidence in time between the material injury suffered by the Union industry in the IP and the strong increase of the subsidised Chinese imports.
Dermed var den kinesiske eksport til tredjelande — angiveligt til lave priser eller subsidieret — ikke den subsidierede import til EU og udgjorde som sådan en anden faktor, hvis skadelige virkninger ikke kunne tillægges den subsidierede import.
Also, logically it takes some time before some of the negative effects of the increased subsidised imports are felt by the Union producers (for example loss of clients, incur of losses, reduction of return on investments and cash flow, etc.).
Kommissionen afviser denne påstand.
Therefore, the claim is rejected.
Den undersøgte ikke, om priserne på importen fra Kina til tredjelande er dumpingpriser og/eller subsidierede.
The Commission also analysed the intervening trends during the period considered.
Den fastslog blot ud fra de eksportpriser til tredjelande, som de eksporterende producenter i stikprøven havde fremlagt, at disse priser har været konstant faldende i de senere år.
The fact that indeed in 2011 the Union industry was still profitable, even though Chinese imports already increased in that year, does not affect the conclusion that in the IP there was a coincidence in time between the injury suffered by the Union industry and the continuing increase in subsidised Chinese imports.
I samme ånd analyserede Kommissionen prisfaldet på importen fra Kina til tredjelande som en særskilt faktor og tillagde det ikke den subsidierede import til Unionen.
In the IP, whereas consumption dropped by slightly more than 19 %, the Chinese exporting producers:
Dette forhold blev kun anvendt som en mulig forklaring på den svækkede eksport fra EU-erhvervsgrenen til dens vigtigste tredjelandsmarkeder ud fra den betragtning, at disse markeder ikke var og aldrig har været de vigtigste markeder for EU-erhvervsgrenen.
increased their market share by 12,4 percentage points compared to 2011 while the Union industry’s market share dropped by 12,3 percentage points;
Selv da EU-erhvervsgrenen var på sit højeste i 2010 og 2011, foregik over 85 % af dens salg på EU-markedet.
increased the volumes of Chinese imports by more than 35 % against a drop of 32 % in the sales of the Union industry; and
Derfor konkluderer Kommissionen, at de stikprøveudvalgte EU-producenters svækkede eksportresultater ikke kan bryde årsagssammenhængen mellem den subsidierede import og den skade, EU-erhvervsgrenen led.
reduced further their already very low export prices by more than 10 % and undercut the Union industry prices by up to 26,7 % thereby contributing to the losses suffered by the Union industry in the IP.
Udviklingen i forbruget og kapaciteten
Based on the above analysis, the Commission concludes that the presence of subsidised imports and the considerable increase of their market share at prices constantly undercutting those of the Union industry caused the material injury suffered by the Union industry.
EU-forbruget voksede som nævnt i afdeling D.3 ovenfor mellem 2009 og UP med 65 %.
Effects of other factors
Dens samlede salg voksede betydeligt frem til 2011, men langsommere end markedet.
Imports from third countries
Det faldt derefter også samlet set i UP.
The volume of imports from other third countries developed as follows over the period considered:
Dens markedsandel faldt konstant i den betragtede periode og nåede et fald på 25,7 % i UP i forhold til 2009 (– 15,8 % i forhold til 2011).
Table 11
Derimod voksede både den kinesiske markedsandel og salgsmængde betydeligt, selv da forbruget faldt mellem 2011 og UP, hvilket førte til en vækst på 68,4 % mellem 2011 og UP og en samlet vækst på 321 % i hele perioden.
Imports from third countries (1000 m2)
Væksten i den kinesiske import var på 596 % i den betragtede periode.
Source: Glass for Europe and the complaint.
Da EU-forbruget voksede i den betragtede periode, er dets udvikling af et sådant omfang, at det styrker årsagssammenhængen mellem den voksende subsidierede import og den skade, EU-erhvervsgrenen led, og forbruget er ikke i sig selv årsag til EU-erhvervsgrenens skade.
Third Countries
Desuden var den kinesiske subsidierede import, selv i UP, hvor forbruget faldt, i stand til at øge sin markedsandel yderligere på bekostning af EU-erhvervsgrenen.
Volume (m2)
Efter fremlæggelsen af oplysninger hævdede en række parter, at den skade, EU-erhvervsgrenen led, skyldtes faldet i EU-forbruget.
Average price EUR/m2
Dette er angiveligt den eneste faktor, som syntes at udvise et fald for første gang i 2012, og som skaden med rimelighed kan kædes sammen med, hvorimod den kinesiske import allerede startede i 2011 til priser svarende til priserne i 2012.
The volume of imports from other third countries during the period considered increased by 46 %, in line with increase in Union consumption.
Forbruget faldt ganske rigtigt i 2012 i forhold til de tidligere år.
Their market share slightly decreased during the IP in comparison with 2011 (3,7 %) but overall it remained stable over the period considered.