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(regummieringsvirksomhed i Unionen) eller Vipal Europa (leverandør af slidbaner) betydning og tog til efterretning, at indførelsen af midlertidige foranstaltninger allerede har udløst en positiv udvikling i sektoren.
Share of ETRMA producers on T3 segment
Navnlig har regummieringsvirksomhederne i en række EU-medlemsstater siden maj 2018 oplevet en øget ordretilgang, og de er af den opfattelse, at disse optimistiske udsigter vil fortsætte, hvis de midlertidige antidumpingforanstaltninger bliver endelige.
On the basis of the above table, estimated 2018 sales of tier 3 new tyres are expected to increase by more than 53 %in comparison with their 2014 levels, while the volumes of sales of tier 1 and 2 tyres remain similar, and are expected to increase by only 6 % compared with their 2014 levels.
ÅRSAGSSAMMENHÆNG
This development must be viewed against the background of a drastic increase of tier 3 competition from exporting producers in the country concerned during the period 2014-2018, as well as financially unviable profit levels in tier 3 for Union producers of the product concerned.
I overensstemmelse med grundforordningens artikel 8, stk. 6, undersøgte Kommissionen, om den subsidierede import fra det pågældende land forvoldte EU-erhvervsgrenen væsentlig skade.
The Commission observed that this shift in Union replacement market has affected the Union producers who would have yielded far higher profit levels in tiers 1 and 2.
Kommissionen sikrede, at en eventuel skade forvoldt af andre faktorer end den subsidierede import fra det pågældende land ikke blev tilskrevet den subsidierede import.
The increase in low-profit tier 3 sales and, thereby, competition in the tier 3 sales segment, showcases that pressure from the reverse-cascading effect to tier 1 and 2 sales was felt by Union producers of the product concerned during the investigation period and beforehand, and that this pressure will increase even during the post-investigation period.
Disse faktorer er: import fra andre tredjelande, EU-producenternes eksportresultater og udviklingen i omkostningerne.
The CRIA and the CCCMC noted that the Commission stated that it had become less possible to retread a high-quality worn out tyre (recital (791)) but had not provided any figures to support that statement.
Virkningerne af den subsidierede import
The Commission considered that the fact that there might be closures of plants and workshops of retreaders does not necessarily mean that there are less possibilities to retread high-quality worn out tyres, as the demand for such high-quality tyres dropped after the economic crisis (recital (789)).
Priserne for den subsidierede import fra Kina underbød i væsentlig grad EU-erhvervsgrenens priser i undersøgelsesperioden, og underbudsmargener på 21 % førte til faldende markedsandele og rentabilitet for EU-erhvervsgrenen (fra henholdsvis 72,4 % til 67,1 % og fra 15,4 % i 2014 til 13,7 % i den betragtede periode).
The CRIA and the CCCMC requested the Commission to disclose the sales figures of tier 1 tyres and the actual capacity of retreading, to allow to assess to which extent the availability of retreading facilities really dropped taking into account the decreasing sales of tier 1 tyres.
I den betragtede periode faldt EU-erhvervsgrenens salgsmængde en smule, mens importen fra Kina steg med 32 %, hvilket reelt betyder, at den tegnede sig for størstedelen af stigningen i EU-forbruget.
The Giti Group noted that the Commission did not present data on market share by tier that would be necessary information to check whether the Commission's reverse-cascading theory is supported by facts.
Generelt blev den markedsandel, EU-erhvervsgrenen tabte (-5,3 procentpoint) i den betragtede periode, overtaget af importen fra Kina (+ 4,2 procentpoint).
This theory was built on the assumption that cheap tier 3 imports put price pressure on and took market share away from Union producers in tier 2 (and tier 1).
Analysen af skadesindikatorerne i betragtning 686-784 viser, at EU-erhvervsgrenens økonomiske situation og navnlig dens finansielle situation er blevet forværret, hvilket falder sammen med fremkomsten af store mængder subsidieret import fra Kina.
However, should market share data by tier show that tier 1 and/or tier 2 Union producers actually managed to maintain (or even increase) their market share, this would fatally undermine this theory.
Priserne på denne import underbød EU-erhvervsgrenens salgspriser og udøvede et betydeligt nedadgående pres på priserne på EU-markedet.
It is not clear to the Giti Group whether the Commission has opted not to disclose information on market share or whether this information has simply not been collected.
De vigtigste faktorer, der skal tages i betragtning i denne sag, er navnlig den voldsomme stigning i importen og det markante prisunderbud.
In any event, the Giti Group urged the Commission to disclose (and if necessary collect) this information to check the correctness of the Commission's reverse-cascading theory.
De kinesiske eksportører var i stand til at øge deres markedsandele betydeligt på bekostning af EU-erhvervsgrenen.
Moreover, the Giti Group requested to have the macro-indicators analysed per tier.
I undersøgelsesperioden var størstedelen af den samlede mængde af subsidieret import fra Kina rettet mod segment 3, hvilket tvang flere EU-producenter i dette segment — især små og mellemstore regummieringsvirksomheder — til at forlade markedet.
The Commission explained in recital (697), that it was appropriate to analyse the economic situation of the Union industry as a whole.
Desuden fastslog Kommissionen, at sådanne store mængder til subsidierede priser har påvirket prisfastsættelsen.
There was capacity, production and imports in all tiers.
Førhen blev prisfastsættelsen etableret i segment 1, dvs. at prisen i segment 2 blev fastsat ud fra prisen i segment 1, og prisen i segment 3 blev fastsat ud fra prisen i segment 2.
Tier 3, where most of Chinese imports take place, were dragging down the industry as a whole.
Denne tendens er nu vendt rundt: prisen i segment 2 fastsættes ud fra prisen i segment 3, og prisen i segment 1 fastsættes ud fra prisen i segment 2.
Chinese subsidised prices significantly undercut the prices of the Union industry in all tiers during the investigation period.
Dette førte til et fald i salgspriserne i alle segmenter.
Over the period considered, the overall performance of the Union industry deteriorated.
Kommissionen konkluderede derfor, at den kraftige stigning i den subsidierede import fra Kina har haft en afgørende indflydelse på den væsentlige skade, som EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt.
Some plants that produced different tiers had to close and many retreaders had to stop production.
Visse interesserede parter påstod, at Kommissionen ikke påviste, hvordan mængden af og priserne på importen af kinesiske dæk i væsentlig grad har påvirket EU-erhvervsgrenen, hverken individuelt eller i fællesskab.
The Commission established that at least 85 SMEs stopped production, which reduced the retreading capacity, as explained in recital (791).
De påstod, at selv om importen fra de kinesiske eksportører til Unionen steg med 1124101 enheder i den betragtede periode, steg forbruget i Unionen også med 1341615 enheder.
Therefore, the Commission rejected the claim.
Stigningen i den kinesiske import til konkurrencedygtige priser kunne således ikke i sig selv skade EU-erhvervsgrenens salg på markedet.
The CRIA and the CCCMC claimed that the Commission's allegation that ‘Union producers of new tyres have no option but to strengthen their presence in tier 3, too’ (recital (791)) was difficult to understand, as the Commission itself explained that all integrated retreaders (thus, producers of new tyres who also do retreading) would be part of tier 2 (recital (90)).
Desuden betyder det forhold, at nogle EU-producenter var nødt til at forlade et markedssegment, og at prisfastsættelsen ændrede sig på EU-markedet, ikke nødvendigvis, at importen fra Kina er ansvarlig for at forvolde EU-erhvervsgrenen væsentlig skade.
The parties reiterated a similar claim after the final disclosure.
Det forhold, at de kinesiske eksportørers priser var lavere end EU-erhvervsgrenens priser, og at EU-producenterne ikke kunne udnytte stigningen i forbruget og måtte sænke deres priser for at være mere konkurrencedygtige, er ikke tilstrækkeligt til at bevise, at importen fra Kina er skyld i den skade, som EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt.
The Commission noted that in the Note with the mapping of new and retreaded tyres by brand, there were brands of Union producers of new tyres classified in tier 3.
Kommissionen gentog, at de kinesiske subsidierede priser i høj grad underbød EU-erhvervsgrenens priser i alle segmenter i undersøgelsesperioden.
The Commission stated that ‘information available to the Commission showed’ that the pricing trend changed and that now allegedly tier 3 prices inversely affect tier 1 prices (recital (795)).
De var i gennemsnit betydeligt lavere i hele den betragtede periode.
The CRIA and the CCCMC requested that this information was made available to interested parties.
Det forhold, at importpriserne forblev stabile mellem 2014 og 2015, faldt i 2016 og forblev på det samme lave niveau i undersøgelsesperioden (jf. betragtning 650), kan ikke forklares ved udviklingen i råmaterialepriserne.
The Commission considered that the interconnection between tiers also encompassed a rationale of price setting across tiers.
Sidstnævnte faldt i begyndelsen af den betragtede periode, men steg i undersøgelsesperioden.
In fact, Union new tyre manufacturers following a multi-brand strategy indicated that a price change on one tier necessarily triggered an adjustment of the price on the overall portfolio and one of the sampled Union producer provided a substantiated explanation.
Ikke desto mindre forhøjede de kinesiske eksporterende producenter ikke deres priser.
These elements were all considered by the Commission for the conclusion on the price pressure across tiers and were disclosed to interested parties.
Dette viste, at de ønskede at vinde og faktisk vandt yderligere markedsandele på bekostning af EU-erhvervsgrenen.
Therefore, the Commission rejected the request by CRIA and the CCCMC.
En af de eksporterende producenter hævdede, at der ikke er nogen årsagssammenhæng mellem importen fra Kina og den skade, der blev forvoldt EU-erhvervsgrenen, da den kinesiske eksport hovedsagelig er til stede på markedet for segment 3, mens størstedelen af EU-producenterne sælger varer i segment 1 og 2.
Some interested parties claimed that the evolution of profitability of tier 1, tier 2 and tier 3 did not correlate with the interconnection between the tiers.
Dette udsagn er faktuelt ukorrekt.
They pointed out that the profitability of tier 1 of Union producers during the investigation period (at 17,5 %) is higher than the target profit (namely the profit that could be expected in the absence of subsidized imports) as preliminarily established by the Commission in the parallel anti-dumping investigation (at 15,6 %) (as described in recital (770) the profitability was revised in the meantime at 15,4 %).
Varer henhørende under segment 1 og segment 2 tegner sig for ca. 32 % af den samlede kinesiske import.
Similarly, the profitability of tier 2 Union producers during the investigation period (at 15,3 %) was essentially the same as that target profit.
Som forklaret i afsnit 4.3 vedrørende indbyrdes forbindelser mellem nye og regummierede dæk og mellem de forskellige segmenter er der desuden et symbiotisk forhold mellem de forskellige segmenter, som tilsammen danner en enkelt vare.
Moreover, if profitability of Union producers in tier 1 and tier 2 was (indirectly) affected by cheap tier 3 imports, one would expect to see a similar evolution in profitability as for tier 3 Union producers.
Pris- og mængdepresset fra billige kinesiske dæk i segment 3 påvirker også prisen i de andre segmenter, hviklet dermed påvirker EU-erhvervsgrenen som helhed.
The Commission considered that is not the case.
Den samme eksporterende producent hævdede desuden, at skadesanalysen og dermed analysen af årsagssammenhængen bør foretages under hensyntagen til, at prisen på dæk i segment 3 var lavere, da de har en betydeligt kortere levetid end dæk i segment 1 og 2.
While profitability of tier 3 dropped from 6,1 % to 0,6 % in 2015 (as described in recital (785) the profitability was revised after disclosure from 5,9 % to 0,5 %), between 2014 and 2015, the profitability of tier 1 producers actually increased from 17,9 % to 21,8 %.
Markedsandelen bør vurderes ved at sammenligne markedsandelen udtrykt i værdi og ikke i mængde.
Conversely, while profitability of tier 1 and 2 dropped between 2015 and 2016, during the same period profitability of tier 3 producers quadrupled from 0,5 % to 2,7 %.
Hvis der tages højde for dette, er faldet i EU-erhvervsgrenens markedsandel og stigningen i den kinesiske eksporterende producents markedsandel meget mindre udtalt.
In short, those parties claim that there was no correlation in the development of the profitability of tier 3 and the profitability of tier 1 and tier 2.
Kommissionen anerkendte, at dæks levetid er et vigtigt aspekt af analysen, som viser den indbyrdes forbindelse mellem segmenterne.
Moreover, the Commission noted that the only period in which there was a correlation in the development of profitability was between 2016 and the investigation period.
Kommissionen var dog ikke enig i, at dette aspekt ville være til hinder for, at der blev konstateret en årsagssammenhæng.
The slight decrease in profitability during the investigation period can however be explained by a sudden increase in raw material costs that had not translated yet into higher sales prices.
Selv om markedsandelen for kinesiske dæk i Unionen ganske vist er lavere udtrykt i værdi som følge af »kortere levetid« end »pr. enhed«, ændrer det ikke det forhold, at EU-erhvervsgrenen netop er kommet under pres og har lidt væsentlig skade, fordi det er blevet mere attraktivt for forbrugerne at købe »billige dæk med lavt kilometertal« fra Kina.
As concerns the development of sales prices, even if it was correct that the data provided in the Information Document showed a decrease in sales prices of 9 % (for tier 1) and 12 % (for tier 2) over the period considered.
Kommissionen mener derfor, at stigningen i markedsandelen for importen fra Kina, enten på grundlag af værdi eller mængde, bekræfter konklusionen om årsagssammenhæng.
This downward trend cannot be attributed to tier 3 Chinese imports for the following reasons.
En af de interesserede parter hævdede, at prisfaldet på importen fra Kina skyldes en ændring i varesortimentet som følge af den stigende efterspørgsel efter mindre dæk.
First, as the Commission acknowledged in other sections of the Information Document – but appeared to have ignored when developing its reverse-cascading theory – the cost of production (because of a decline in raw material prices) decreased during the investigation period.
Der forelå dog ingen dokumentation for denne påstand.
For tier 1, the cost of production decreased by 9 %, exactly the same decrease as the one observed for the sales prices.
Selv om størrelsen kunne have haft en indvirkning på udviklingen i gennemsnitspriserne, underbød den kinesiske import under alle omstændigheder også EU-erhvervsgrenens priser for de samme størrelser, da sammenligningen altid foretages pr. varetype.
Similarly, for tier 2, the cost of production dropped by 9 %.
Kommissionen afviste derfor påstanden.
In other words, those interested parties alleged that the decrease in prices that the Commission observed is fully (for tier 1) and for 75 % (for tier 2) explained by the drop in the cost of production.
Andre faktorer, der blev undersøgt i årsagssammenhængsanalysen, jf. grundforordningens artikel 8, stk. 7, var: importen fra andre lande, EU-erhvervsgrenens eksportresultater og udviklingen i EU-erhvervsgrenens omkostninger.
They claim that that is also evident from the fact that once the cost of production increased between 2016 and the investigation period, so did sales prices.
Import fra tredjelande
Second, there was a shift towards smaller tyres on the Union market.
Importmængden fra andre tredjelande udviklede sig som følger i den betragtede periode:
The unit price of smaller tyres is lower than for bigger tyres and this explains part of the decrease in the sales prices over the period considered.
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Those interested parties claim that the Commission did not take this development in consideration.
Kilde: Eurostat
The Commission considered that the lack of correlation on the development of the profitability of the different tiers can be explained by the way the purchasing decisions were taken.
Land
There is a time lag given the nature of the product and the range of options the user has depending on the situation.
Tyrkiet
Indeed, the range of options the user has will depend on whether it has a tyre, and if so, whether the tyre it has could be further retreadable or not, the relative price of the available options, etc.
Importmængde fra Tyrkiet
For example, if the user needs to purchase a tyre, it will probably decide based on the whole range available.
Indeks (2014 = 100)
However, if the user has a retreadable tyre already, the cost of retreading the tyre it has will probably compete with the cost of purchasing a new tier 3 net of the income of selling the carcass.
Enhedsimportpriser fra Tyrkiet
Additionally, the information gathered by the Commission concerning different sizes commercialised in the Union market over the period considered did not support the argument that prices and costs were lower because of the relatively stronger presence of smaller tyres on the market.
Andel af den samlede importmængde til Unionen
The data showed indeed that the product mix on the market was stable and remains concentrated on the main dimensions.
Sydkorea
Moreover, such a reduction of the average size of the product could not be found in the Eurostat data for Chinese imports, revealing that, on the contrary the weight of the imported tyres from China increased by 3 % between 2014 and the investigation period.
Importen fra Sydkorea
Conversely, the Commission noted overall structural adaptations made by the Union industry in order to reduce costs, as a result of the ‘knock-on effect’ on the different tiers at play.
Enhedsimportpriser fra Sydkorea
Some interested parties claimed that there were substantial imports (accounting for a market share of 11,9 %; up by more than 1 % compared to 2014) from other countries and these were made at decreasing prices (over the period considered, the average import price dropped by 17 %).
Importmængde fra Japan
Their pricing also indicated that these imports were aimed at the tier 1 and/or tier 2 segment of the market.
Enhedsimportpriser fra Japan
The imports from Turkey, Thailand, Japan, South Korea as well as other countries (excluding Russia) have consistently undercut prices of Union producers in tier 1 in a range between 10 %-25 %.
Rusland
The Giti Group claimed that the price decreases in tier 1 and tier 2 may have been caused by imports of tier 1 and tier 2 tyres from other countries and not by price pressure from Chinese tier 3 tyres.
Importmængde fra Rusland
Again, such a situation would fatally undermine the Commission's theory.
Importmængde fra Thailand
With regard to that claim, the Commission found that the analysis advanced by the Giti Group was flawed as it was considering that all imports were sold directly to the first independent customers in the Union.
Enhedsimportpris fra Thailand
That theory disregards that average prices may be affected by the fact that of some of these imports are sold to interested related parties.
Andre tredjelande
Moreover, imports statistics did not provide an average price per tier, so that the Commission was not in a position to examine import prices on a tier basis, as was requested by the Giti Group.
Importmængder fra alle andre lande
Therefore, the analysis proposed cannot be carried out with the information that the Commission was able to collect so far during the investigation, or that which was received from interested parties, and was rejected accordingly.
Enhedsimportpriser fra alle andre lande
Therefore, the Commission rejected the claims brought forward by interested parties and confirmed its initial findings.
I alt — alle andre tredjelande end Kina
Conclusion on injury
Importen fra andre tredjelande viste en svag stigning i deres markedsandel fra 10,8 % til 11,9 % i den betragtede periode.
Overall, the injury indicators show that the Union industry as a whole has been under intensive pressure.
Ud af den samlede import fra andre tredjelande var det kun importen fra Rusland, der havde gennemsnitlige priser svarende til importen fra Kina.
There was a reduction of production capacity, investment and employment over the period of investigation and a significant loss of market share despite decreasing sales prices.
De gennemsnitlige priser på importen af den pågældende vare var klart højere end de gennemsnitlige priser på importen fra Kina.
Market share was gained by imports of the product concerned at the expense of the Union industry, irrespective of segmentation, resulting in over 4200 jobs lost.
Markedsandelen for importen af den pågældende vare fra Rusland steg fra 0,9 % til 1,3 % i den betragtede periode.
While still around 14 % for the industry as a whole, profitability declined by 1,7 percentage points between 2014 and the investigation period and by 3,2 percentage points between 2015 and the investigation period.
De begrænsede mængder af import fra Rusland svækker dog ikke årsagssammenhængen mellem den subsidierede import og den skade, som EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt.
It was also established that Chinese imports were substantially undercutting the Union industry prices, which, in turn, pointed to a direct and significant impact on the deteriorating performance and declining capacity, production, employment and other injury indicators of the Union industry.
Kommissionen konkluderede derfor foreløbigt, at selv om importen fra andre tredjelande kan have haft en begrænset indvirkning på EU-erhvervsgrenens situation, forblev den subsidierede import fra Kina den væsentligste årsag til skaden.
The negative development was most felt in the tier 3 where many SMEs retreaders exited the market and could not benefit from the economic recovery in the sector, which was ultimately captured by the low-priced imports.
En række interesserede parter påstod, at Kommissionen burde foretage en yderligere analyse af virkningerne af importen fra Rusland, som er prissat på samme niveau som importen fra Kina.
It is recalled that the companies mostly active in tier 3 account for around 20 % of the total Union production.
Kommissionen fandt, at der er en afgørende forskel mellem de importerede mængder.
The losses of tier 3 are not sustainable and put the survival of the entire retreading activity in the Union at risk.
Mens den kinesiske import steg fra 3,5 mio. dæk i 2014 til 4,6 mio. dæk (dvs. med 1100000 enheder) i undersøgelsesperioden, steg den russiske import fra 0,2 mio. dæk til 0,3 mio. dæk (dvs. med blot 100000 enheder) i samme periode.
Moreover, the effects of the price pressure also affected the prices of the higher tiers.
Som følge af de begrænsede mængder fra Rusland (de udgør kun 6 % af den samlede importmængde fra Kina og har kun en markedsandel på 1,3 % på EU-markedet) til sammenlignelige priser, kan denne import ikke svække årsagssammenhængen mellem den kinesiske import og den skade, som EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt.
The growing price pressure from tier 3 tyres resulting from low-priced imports, mostly relating to tier 3 tyres, has triggered a similar development in tier 2, where sales prices fell by 12 % in the period considered, and even the prices for tier 1 tyres had to be lowered by 9 % to remain competitive.
Andre interesserede parter hævdede, at importen fra andre lande som f.eks. Japan, Sydkorea og Tyrkiet havde et betydeligt omfang og var til lavere priser end EU-erhvervsgrenens priser.
Indeed, given the price interconnection between the tiers, even the best-performing tier 1 was suffering from the reverse-cascading price pressure across the three tiers explained in the previous chapter.