natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
Kommissionen sendte spørgeskemaer til 5 uafhængige importører og 34 brugere.
Several parties claimed that the injury might be self-inflicted as (i) the prices offered by Union producers in 2014 were lower than the quotes such parties received from Chinese exporting producers, as (ii) investments made by the applicants in recent years contradict injury, as large investments are difficult to reconcile with a notion of an industry suffering injury and did not lead to a higher market share for the Union industry, as (iii) investments made by the applicants might have been in the restructuring and installing of additional capacity for the production of the ‘wrong’ filament glass fibre products, for example products for which there is more limited demand, and not for example for chopped strands for which the parties claim there was significant demand and in fact a potential supply shortage in the Union.
2 importører og 13 brugere indsendte fuldstændige besvarelser inden for tidsfristen.
Regarding the first claim on lower prices offered by Union producers, it should be noted that this allegation consists of a post IP event and price levels in 2014 could not be considered.
Desuden gav flere brugere og brugersammenslutninger sig til kende i løbet af undersøgelsen og fremsendte redegørelser, hvori de gjorde indsigelser imod indførelsen af eventuelle foranstaltninger i dette tilfælde.
Moreover, given that furnaces operate 24 hours a day and that it is very costly to slow down production, the Union industry has been trying to keep market share by selling at lower prices and therefore still covering part of its fixed costs.
Den kinesiske regering og CCCLA indsendte også indlæg med indsigelser mod indførelsen af eventuelle foranstaltninger i dette tilfælde.
As regards the large investments done by the Union industry over the recent years, it should be reminded that in this capital intensive industry, furnaces have to be rebuilt every 7 to 10 years and the costs associated with rebuilding a furnace can amount to EUR 8 million — EUR 13 million (range given for reasons of confidentiality).
I den oprindelige antidumpingundersøgelse blev det fastslået, at det ikke var i strid med Unionens interesser at indføre foranstaltninger.
A good part of the other, more structural high investment costs is linked to the alloy consumption from the bushings and the consequent rebuilding of bushings.
Nedenstående analyse vedrører derfor antisubsidieundersøgelsen.
Investments which are dedicated to R & D are also necessary in order to stay in the market and to fulfil the client's needs.
EU-erhvervsgrenens interesser
As to the third claim on allegedly ‘wrong’ investments for other products than chopped strands, it should be noted that (i) the Union industry restructured in view of being able to offer a wide variety of products.
De eksisterende antidumpingforanstaltninger har ikke medført mindre dumpingimport fra Kina og har ikke aflastet EU-erhvervsgrenen.
No evidence was provided that such type of restructuration was not economically viable, and (ii) the ceased production of chopped strands that took place due to restructuring over the recent years was transferred to another production plant that was converted.
Som nævnt ovenfor led EU-erhvervsgrenen fortsat væsentlig skade efter det prisfald, som dumpingimporten fra Kina forårsagede.
The government of the PRC claimed that Union producers were keeping stock of imports from third countries and quoted the 2011 financial statements of one of the Union producers that stated that:
Hvis der ikke træffes foranstaltninger, vil det højst sandsynligt medføre, at den negative tendens for EU-erhvervsgrenens finansielle situation fortsætter.
‘Merchandise inventories (EUR 21,4 million at 31 December 2011) are increasing due to global slowdown experienced in our business during the second half of the year, the stock consisting up to 75 % of finished products imported from companies of the […][our] group outside of Europe, the rest being mainly materials and products necessary for the Fabrics activity’.
De stikprøveudvalgte EU-producenters situation var især præget af et fald i rentabilitet fra +3 % i 2010 til -4 % ved udgangen af UP.
The increase in this Union producer's 2011 reported stock levels is explained by a stock-up to supply one of its non-EU plants when the latter had a furnace rebuild in 2012.
En yderligere nedgang i resultaterne ville i sidste ende føre til produktionsnedskæringer og flere lukninger af produktionsanlæg, hvilket således ville true beskæftigelsen og investeringerne i Unionen.
No imports from other non-EU plants would have been done if those products for the non-EU plant could have been produced in the Union.
Hvis der indføres foranstaltninger, genskabes der loyal konkurrence på markedet.
Following the definitive disclosure, the government of the PRC requested to make clear if such imports were from the PRC or elsewhere and how much the volumes were.
EU-erhvervsgrenens faldende rentabilitet skyldes de vanskeligheder, den har i konkurrencen med den subsidierede billige import med oprindelse i Kina.
However, the sampled Union producers did not purchase the product concerned from the PRC in the period considered.
Det forventes derfor, at indførelsen af antisubsidieforanstaltninger vil bringe pristrykket og tabet af markedsandele til ophør, og at EU-erhvervsgrenens priser vil begynde at komme sig og dermed forbedre EU-erhvervsgrenens rentabilitet i retning af de niveauer, der vurderes nødvendige for denne kapitalintensive erhvervsgren.
The government of the PRC also claimed that the injury might be self-inflicted as the Union producer 3B Fibreglass decided to rebuild stock for BASF in 2011 at times when there was insufficient production.
Foranstaltningerne ville give EU-erhvervsgrenen mulighed for at komme sig efter den skadevoldende dumping, der blev konstateret i undersøgelsen.
They quote hereby from 3B Fibreglass's 2011 financial statements:
Det konkluderes derfor, at det klart ville være i EU-erhvervsgrenens interesse, at der indføres antisubsidieforanstaltninger.
‘to rebuild our stocks for BASF and to face the repair in cold of oven No 2.’.
Efter den endelige fremlæggelse hævdede en brancheforening, at skærpede foranstaltninger ikke ville være til nogen hjælp for EU-erhvervsgrenen, da de oprindelige foranstaltninger i 2011 tilsyneladende ikke havde haft nogen virkning.
However, it is normal business behaviour to secure stock to be able to fulfil contractual obligations with key accounts.
Kommissionen afviser denne påstand og henviser til ovenstående betragtninger, hvor det konkluderes, at det højst sandsynligt vil føre til en videreførelse af den negative tendens i EU-erhvervsgrenens finansielle situation, hvis der ikke indføres skærpede foranstaltninger.
Moreover, the quote also refers to a planned furnace repair which requires to make stock provisions to be able to supply the customers (and to fulfil 3B's contractual supply agreements to its customers) during the repair.
Importørernes interesser
In view of the above, the claim of self-inflicted injury that would break the causal link between the dumped and subsidised imports and the injury suffered by the Union industry is therefore rejected.
Som anført ovenfor blev der ikke foretaget stikprøveudtagning af de ikke forretningsmæssigt forbundne importører, og to ikke forretningsmæssigt forbundne importører samarbejdede i undersøgelsen ved at indgive en spørgeskemabesvarelse.
Export sales of the Union producers and relocations to be closer to markets
Aktiviteterne vedrørende den pågældende vare udgør kun en mindre del af de to importørers samlede omsætning (under 0,5 %).
The government of the PRC claims that the alleged injury, if any, was caused by the decision to relocate to the location of the user industries.
De var begge imod en eventuel indførelse af antidumpingforanstaltninger, da de var af den opfattelse, at det kunne føre til et ophør af importen af den pågældende vare fra Kina.
They add that this does not only happen at the Union level but also on a global scale.
Samlet set udgjorde den af disse to importører indberettede import en væsentlig andel af hele importen fra Kina i UP og anses følgelig for at være repræsentativ for EU-importørerne.
The Government of the PRC states that the Union producer P+D expanded its activities in Russia and India, the Union producer 3B in Tunisia, the Union producer PPG in the PRC and the Union producer Ahlstrom shifted its production from Europe to the PRC in early 2011 to better serve the growing wind energy markets in Asia and the PRC in particular.
Ingen andre importører har samarbejdet ved at indgive en spørgeskemabesvarelse eller uddybende bemærkninger.
Given that many filament glass fibre producers are multinational companies, it is no surprise that these companies also invest outside the Union when there is a business opportunity.
På det grundlag konkluderes det, at indførelsen af foranstaltningerne, i betragtning af den pågældende vares begrænsede andel af importørernes samlede aktivitet, ikke vil have væsentlige negative virkninger for EU-importørernes overordnede interesser
Setting up plants in these regions does indeed fit into the picture of being close to these customers.
Brugernes interesser
However, a business decision to set up or not a plant outside the Union stands completely separate from the fact that the Union producers are suffering injury.
Den samme vare anvendes til en lang række formål, herunder til bilindustrien, vindmøller, søfart, transport, luftfart og infrastrukturelle anvendelser.
Following the definitive disclosure, the government of the PRC reiterated its claim that large overseas investments have taken production, jobs and export sales away from the Union and therefore caused injury.
Mange forskellige brugere samarbejdede, og disse blev inddelt efter erhvervsgren:
This claim is not substantiated.
producenter af sammensatte materialer, producenter af kompositmaterialer, fleraksiale tekstilvævere og vindmølleproducenter.
Filament glass fibre producers operate according to a regional proximity model where clients are supplied by production plants in their respective region.
Det gjorde det muligt for Kommissionen at vurdere virkningerne af skærpede foranstaltninger på forskellige typer brugere.
The indicators related to capacity and employment do not show that potential large overseas investments were made to the detriment of the Union operations.
De samarbejdsvillige brugere købte ca. 13 % af den pågældende vare fra Kina i UP.
The government of the PRC also claimed that the decreases in the Union industry's export sales had serious negative effects which were not analysed by the Commission.
Langt størstedelen af den samme vare blev købt fra andre kilder, såsom tredjelande og EU-erhvervsgrenen.
In the present investigations, the weight of the export sales of the Union industry (to related and unrelated customers) accounted between 11 % and 13 % of the total sales of the Union industry (to related and unrelated customers) over the period 2010 till the end of the IP.
Kun nogle enkelte købte udelukkende den pågældende vare fra Kina.
Similarly, during the original anti-dumping investigation this weight fluctuated between 10 % and 14 % from 2006 till September 2009.
En lang række aftagerindustrier anvender den samme vare, og de varierer også i størrelse, fra virksomheder med verdensomspændende aktiviteter til SMV'er.
Given that the fluctuations of the export volumes are not significant and in line with export volumes of the previous anti-dumping investigation, the evolution of export sales did not have serious negative effects as claimed above.
Det fremgår yderligere af de oplysninger, der blev indgivet i løbet af undersøgelsen, at EU-brugerindustrien beskæftiger et betydeligt antal personer, anslået til 100000, selv om der dog ikke er forelagt detaljerede og dokumenterede oplysninger.
For the above reasons, export sales of the Union producers and relocations did not contribute to the injury and therefore cannot break the causal link between dumped and subsidised imports and the injury suffered by the Union industry.
Mulige virkninger af foranstaltningerne for brugernes rentabilitet
EUR/USD exchange rate
Ud fra spørgeskemabesvarelserne vurderedes brugerindustrierne af glasfiberfilamenter at være relativt godt kørende.
The government of the PRC claimed that Chinese supplies involve risks linked to higher logistics complexity and exchange rate fluctuations and that therefore customers are reluctant to become overly exposed to such risks.
De fleste samarbejdsvillige brugere indberettede indtjening på salg af deres produkter, hvortil den pågældende vare var anvendt, i hele den betragtede periode.
One user stated that Chinese filament glass fibre product prices are strongly dependent on the exchange rate between EUR and USD.
Mens kun få brugere indberettede tab på disse aktiviteter i UP, havde de fleste andre brugere en indtjening på mellem 2 % og 22 %.
Given that the USD has gradually become weaker in comparison to the EUR since the 2000, allegedly this could have broken the causal link.
Brugerindustrierne kunne således, selv med de nuværende foranstaltninger, opnå indtjening.
Indeed, in early 2000, the EUR was weaker as compared to the USD than today.
På grundlag af de modtagne oplysninger blev der foretaget en analyse af konsekvenserne for hver brugergruppe.
However, it should be noted that the EUR/USD exchange rate was fairly stable over the period considered.
Undersøgelsen viste, at brugerindustriernes evne til at vælte højere told over på kunderne afhænger af deres karakteristika, og derfor vil virkningerne af en højere told på fortjenstmargenen være forskellig for hver brugerindustri.
During the period considered the profitability of the sampled Union producers decreased nevertheless considerably from 3 % to -4 %.
Indførelsen af kombinerede foranstaltninger ville altså medføre et tab i brugernes fortjeneste på under et procentpoint for langt de fleste brugerindustriers vedkommende, med undtagelse af erhvervsgrenen for fleraksial vævning.
Even if the EUR/USD exchange rate could be considered as contributing to the injury, this cannot in any way diminish the damaging injurious effects of low priced dumped imports from the PRC in the Union market over the period 2011 till the end of the IP.
For denne er den pågældende vares andel af produktionsomkostningerne større end for de andre betragtede brugerindustrier.
Therefore, the EUR/USD exchange rate did not contribute to the injury and could not break the causal link between dumped imports and the injury suffered by the Union industry.
Følgelig vil disse brugere blive påvirket i højere grad end de andre undersøgte brugere.
Conclusions on causation
Ud fra ovenstående analyse er det yderst sandsynligt, at brugerne i industrierne for sammensatte materialer, kompositmaterialer og vindmøller kan absorbere en del af eller hele omkostningsstigningen.
In conclusion, the above analysis has demonstrated that there was an increase in the volume and market share of the dumped and subsidised imports from the PRC.
Endvidere kan de eventuelt også vælte en del af de øgede omkostninger over på kunderne.
The pressure exercised by the increase of the dumped and subsidised imports on the Union market did not allow the Union industry to set its sales prices in line with normal market conditions and the recorded cost increases.
I denne forbindelse bemærkede en større bruger, der er aktiv i vindmølleindustrien, at virksomheden har affundet sig med resultaterne af undersøgelsen, og at den vil absorbere tolden.
Even after lowering its sales price, the sampled Union producers did not succeed in maintaining market share.
Denne overordnede set begrænsede virkning for rentabiliteten betyder også, at beskæftigelsen i brugerindustrien ikke bringes i fare på grund af den foreslåede forøgelse af tolden, i det omfang som flere brugere har påstået.
This price decrease was at the expense of profitability, leading to a non-sustainable loss-making situation.
Under alle omstændigheder ville eventuelle negative virkninger blive afbødet af brugernes fortsatte adgang til import fra tredjelande.
The analysis above has properly distinguished and separated the effects of all known factors on the situation of the Union industry from the injurious effects of the dumped imports.
Indførelsen af foranstaltninger forhindrer ikke brugerne i at købe fra forskellige leverandører.
Based on this analysis, the conclusion is that the dumped and subsidised imports from the PRC have caused material injury to the Union industry within the meaning of Article 3(6) of the basic anti-dumping Regulation and Article 8(5) of the basic anti-subsidy Regulation.
Efter den endelige fremlæggelse påstod en række brugere, at brugernes argumenter blev afvist udelukkende på grundlag af kvalitative udsagn.
The known factors other than the dumped and subsidised imports have been assessed in line with Article 3(7) of the basic anti-dumping Regulation and Article 8(6) of the basic anti-subsidy Regulation.
De hævdede også, at nedgangen i deres fortjenstmargen er langt højere end ét procentpoint som nævnt i betragtning 398, især hvis man bedømmer den for hver enkel vare.
None of these factors, analysed both individually and cumulatively, were found to break the causal link between the dumped and subsidised imports and the injury suffered by the Union industry.
Disse påstande blev afvist af følgende grunde:
Following the definitive disclosure, the government of the PRC claimed that the Commission only dismissed the arguments of the interested parties instead of examining all known factors other than the dumped imports which are causing injury to the Union industry.
På grundlag af oplysninger fra brugerne foretog Kommissionen detaljerede beregninger for at vurdere, hvilke kvantitative virkninger skærpede foranstaltninger ville have for brugerens rentabilitet.
The Commission has looked into the effect of the following other factors:
De erhvervsgrene, der bruger den pågældende vare, er forskelligartede og adskiller sig væsentligt fra hinanden med hensyn til størrelse (fra SMV'er til multinationale virksomheder), deres afhængighed af den pågældende vare og anvendelserne af deres endelige produkt og deres kundegrundlag (fra små til store virksomheder, salg i Unionen eller eksportsalg).
imports from other countries, cost of production, development of consumption, production capacities and stocks, economic crisis, competitiveness of imports from the PRC, self-inflicted injury, export sales of the Union producers and relocations, and EUR/USD exchange rate.
Som allerede forklaret i betragtning 398 erkender Kommissionen, at nogle brugersegmenter vil blive mere berørt end andre.
The investigation did not reveal any other factors that could possibly break the causal link.
Ud fra oplysningerne fra de samarbejdsvillige brugere at dømme var andelen af den forbrugte pågældende vare, der blev købt fra Kina, begrænset (mindre end 13 % — jf. betragtning 393).
F. UNION INTEREST
Endvidere var andelen af den pågældende vare fra Kina i de samlede produktionsomkostninger i gennemsnit også begrænset, dvs. under 4 %.
In accordance with Article 31 of the basic anti-subsidy Regulation, the Commission examined whether, despite the conclusion on injurious subsidisation, compelling reasons existed for concluding that it was not in the Union interest to adopt measures in this particular case.
Sidstnævnte er dog væsentligt højere for erhvervsgrenen for fleraksial vævning.
The determination of the Union interest was based on an appreciation of all the various interests involved, including those of the Union industry, importers and users.
Virkningen af en forhøjelse af tolden blev beregnet under den antagelse, at en lignende mængde glasfiber ville blive købt fra Kina som den registreret i UP, og at priserne på den kinesiske import ville være undergivet told på 30 %, selv om størstedelen af de kinesiske eksporterende producenter vil være omfattet af lavere toldsatser.
All interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known pursuant to Article 31(2) of the basic anti-subsidy Regulation.
Ud fra disse antagelser viste beregningerne, at virkningerne på rentabiliteten af en stigning i priserne på den pågældende vare med oprindelse i Kina i gennemsnit for alle samarbejdsvillige brugere vil være mindre end ét procentpoint som nævnt ovenfor.
The Commission sent questionnaires to 5 independent importers and to 34 users.
Manglende udskiftelighed
Eventually, 2 importers and 13 users submitted a complete questionnaire reply within the time limits set.
En række brugere gjorde gældende, at mange af de varer af glasfiberfilamenter, som brugerindustrien havde behov for, ikke kunne købes direkte fra lager.
In addition, several users and associations of users came forward in the course of the investigation with letters expressing opposition to any possible measures in this case.
Det var derimod nødvendigt for leverandører at gennemgå en langvarig og kompliceret kvalifikationsprocedure på mellem 6 og 12 måneder, uden nogen garanti for succes.
The government of the PRC and the CCCLA also brought submissions forward with claims against any possible measures in this case.
At skifte leverandør for at undgå at betale told ville derfor medføre en del omkostninger, være umuligt på kort sigt og alt for risikabelt ud fra et teknologisk synspunkt.
In the original anti-dumping investigation the imposition of measures was considered not to be against the interest of the Union.
Det anerkendes i denne henseende, at den pågældende vares egenskaber med hensyn til bestemte anvendelser kan medføre en langvarig kvalifikationsprocedure, der omfatter prøvning.
As the interim review is limited to injury, the Union interest findings at the time remain valid.
Det kan på grundlag af bemærkningerne fra adskillige brugere imidlertid konstateres, at der på nuværende tidspunkt i de fleste tilfælde findes forskellige forsyningsmuligheder.
The below analysis therefore concerns the anti-subsidy investigation.
Undersøgelsen fandt endvidere, at brugerne sædvanligvis har flere leveringsmuligheder som en nødløsning og ofte har godkendt varen fra flere leverandører for ikke at være afhængige af blot én leverandør.
Interest of the Union industry
Det skal ligeledes bemærkes, at hensigten med foranstaltningerne ikke er at forhindre visse leverandører i at få adgang til EU-markedet, eftersom eventuelle foranstaltninger kun har til formål at genskabe redelige handelsvilkår og rette op på en forvredet markedssituation.
The existing anti-dumping measures have not led to a reduction in dumped imports from the PRC and have not offered relief to the Union industry.
Det er derfor usandsynligt, at indførelsen af foranstaltninger for den pågældende vare fra Kina vil medføre et midlertidigt ophør af leveringen af råmaterialer til brugerindustrien.
As mentioned above, the Union industry continued suffering material injury following the price erosion caused by dumped imports from the PRC.
Manglende mulighed for at overvælte kostprisstigninger og øget konkurrence fra ikke-EU-varer i efterfølgende produktionsled
Not imposing measures would most likely lead to a continuation of the negative trend of the financial situation of the Union industry.
Flere brugere hævdede, at de er udsat for hård konkurrence fra ikke-EU-producenter og derfor ikke vil kunne vælte prisstigningerne på den pågældende vare over på kunderne, da det vil medføre fald i salgsmængden.
The situation of the sampled Union producers was particularly marked by a decrease in profitability from + 3 % in 2010 to – 4 % by the end of the IP.
I betragtning af den store mangfoldighed blandt brugervirksomhederne vil evnen til at vælte eventuelle omkostningsstigninger over på kunderne variere mellem de forskellige typer brugere.
Any further decline in performance would ultimately lead to cuts in production lines and more closures of production sites, which would therefore threaten employment and investments in the Union.