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Following the notice of initiation, over thirty parties made themselves known and declared their interest in the proceeding.
Po obvestilu o začetku postopka se je javilo več kot trideset strani, ki so izrazile interes za sodelovanje v postopku.
The investigation revealed that the parties who made themselves known were mainly users; some of them importing the product concerned themselves.
Preiskava je razkrila, da so bile strani, ki so se javile, večinoma uporabniki; nekatere od njih so zadevni izdelek uvažale same.
Eleven companies classified themselves as users and filled in questionnaires.
Enajst podjetij se je opredelilo za uporabnike in izpolnilo vprašalnike.
These companies accounted for the vast majority of the imports of the product concerned during the IP and for a significant percentage of total Union consumption.
Ta podjetja so v OP izvajala veliko večino uvoza zadevnega izdelka in prispevala k znatnemu deležu celotne potrošnje Unije.
These users represented almost the complete range of downstream products.
Ti uporabniki so zagotavljali skoraj celoten razpon izdelkov s konca proizvodne verige.
Therefore, they constitute a representative group upon which the impact of measures imposed on imports of the product concerned could be assessed in relation to their business of finished products incorporating the product concerned.
Zato sestavljajo reprezentativno skupino, za katero bi bilo mogoče izvesti oceno učinka ukrepov, uvedenih na uvoz zadevnega izdelka, na njeno poslovanje s končnimi izdelki, ki vsebujejo zadevni izdelek.
The remaining companies were users either directly using the product concerned or using downstream products in which the product concerned is an important component.
Preostala podjetja so bili uporabniki, ki bodisi neposredno uporabljajo zadevni izdelek ali uporabljajo izdelke s konca proizvodne verige, katerih pomembna sestavina je zadevni izdelek.
As users are mainly producing commodity or intermediate products using the product concerned that is then further transformed into finished downstream products by other users, it was considered appropriate to give all companies which made themselves known the opportunity to present their views and submit information, even if they were not direct users.
Ker uporabniki večinoma proizvajajo blago ali vmesne izdelke z uporabo zadevnega izdelka, ki ga v končne izdelke s konca proizvodne verige nadalje preoblikujejo drugi uporabniki, se je štelo za ustrezno, da se vsem podjetjem, ki so se javila, zagotovi možnost predložitve stališč in informacij, tudi če izdelka niso neposredno uporabljala.
Impact on users
Vpliv na uporabnike
Essentially, the users of the product concerned can be divided into two segments: acid derivatives (notably the production of phosphoric acid) and non-acid derivatives (such as phosphorus pentasulfide, phosphorus trichloride, red phosphorus, flame retardants).
Na splošno je mogoče uporabnike zadevnega izdelka razdeliti na dva segmenta: segment kislinskih derivatov (zlasti proizvodnja fosforjeve kisline) in segment nekislinskih derivatov (kot so fosforjev pentasulfid, fosforjev triklorid, rdeči fosfor, zaviralci gorenja).
In addition the downstream users were also considered.
Upoštevani so bili tudi nadaljnji uporabniki.
Acid derivatives segment
Segment kislinskih derivatov
The acid derivatives segment deals mainly with the production of thermal phosphoric acid and its derivatives in food additives.
Segment kislinskih derivatov zadeva predvsem proizvodnjo fosforjeve kisline, izdelane s termičnim postopkom, in njenih derivatov, ki se uporabljajo v živilskih dodatkih.
The share of the product concerned in the finished products of this segment is high in relation to overall turnover.
Delež zadevnega izdelka v končnih izdelkih tega segmenta je velik v primerjavi s celotnim prihodkom.
In addition, the cost of the product concerned in relation to the cost of the finished products was found to be significant.
Poleg tega so bili stroški zadevnega izdelka v primerjavi s stroški končnih izdelkov visoki.
This is due to the fact that the production process of these users requires limited additional input apart from the main raw material, which is white phosphorus.
To je posledica dejstva, da proizvodni postopek teh uporabnikov poleg glavne surovine, tj. belega fosforja, ne zahteva veliko dodatnih surovin.
Considering the above, it could be expected that the imposition of measures would have a substantial impact on the users in this segment.
Glede na zgoraj navedeno bi bilo mogoče pričakovati, da bi uvedba ukrepov bistveno vplivala na uporabnike v tem segmentu.
Although the investigation has shown that users in this segment enjoyed high level profits during the IP, their profitability varied considerably between 2008 and the IP, reaching much lower levels in years prior to the IP.
Čeprav je preiskava pokazala, da so imeli uporabniki v tem segmentu visoko stopnjo dobička v OP, se je njihova dobičkonosnost znatno razlikovala med letom 2008 in OP ter imela v letih pred OP znatno nižjo raven.
Furthermore, it was claimed that any duty cannot be passed on to their customers.
Poleg tega so trdili, da vsake dajatve niso mogli prenesti na svoje stranke.
In view of the above, it is expected that an anti-dumping duty could indeed have a significant effect on the profitability of users in the acid derivate segment which could turn even into losses and ultimately threaten their existence.
Glede na navedeno je pričakovati, da bi protidampinška dajatev res lahko imela znaten učinek na dobičkonosnost uporabnikov v segmentu derivatov kislin, kar bi lahko povzročilo celo izgube in nenazadnje ogrozilo njihov obstoj.
Following the disclosure of the information document, one user claimed that the product produced by the Union industry is of a higher purity than the product normally used in the acid derivatives segment.
Po razkritju opisnega lista je en uporabnik trdil, da ima izdelek, ki ga proizvaja industrija Unije, večjo čistost kot izdelek, ki se običajno uporablja v segmentu kislinskih derivatov.
The product concerned imported from Kazakhstan was of a lesser purity and more apt for the use in the acid derivatives segment.
Zadevni izdelek, uvožen iz Kazahstana, ima manjšo čistost in je primernejši za uporabo v segmentu kislinskih derivatov.
Therefore, the Union industry was not considered as an alternative supplier in this segment.
Zato industrija Unije v tem segmentu ni veljala za alternativnega dobavitelja.
This argument was only put forward at a very late stage of the proceeding.
Ta argument je bil predložen v zelo pozni fazi postopka.
The party concerned did not support the above allegations with any evidence.
Zadevna stran zgoraj navedenih trditev ni podprla z dokazi.
Furthermore, they did not contest that, as concluded above in recitals 13 to 17, white phosphorus produced and sold in the Union by the Union industry and the white phosphorus produced in the country concerned and exported to the Union had the same basic physical, chemical and technical characteristics and uses.
Poleg tega ni nasprotovala dejstvu, da imata beli fosfor, ki ga v Uniji proizvaja in prodaja industrija Unije, in beli fosfor, ki se proizvaja v zadevni državi in izvaža v Unijo, enake osnovne fizikalne, kemične in tehnične lastnosti ter uporabe, kot je bilo ugotovljeno v uvodnih izjavah 13 do 17.
Therefore, this argument was rejected.
Ta argument je bil zato zavrnjen.
Non-acid derivatives segment
Segment nekislinskih derivatov
The non-acid derivatives segment deals with a wider range of products varying in applications such as flame retardants, water treatment, automotive lubricant additives, pharmaceuticals and agricultural chemicals.
Segment nekislinskih derivatov zadeva širši nabor izdelkov z različnimi uporabami, npr. zaviralce gorenja, izdelke za čiščenje vode, aditive za avtomobilska maziva, farmacevtske izdelke in kmetijske kemikalije.
The cost of the product concerned in relation to the total cost of the finished product varies considerably between those users depending on the downstream product manufactured.
Stroški zadevnega izdelka v primerjavi s skupnimi stroški končnega izdelka se med temi uporabniki bistveno razlikujejo, odvisno od proizvedenega izdelka s konca proizvodne verige.
After the disclosure of the information document, some users provided a more detailed breakdown of their costs and in particular the cost of the product concerned in their overall costs.
Po razkritju opisnega lista so nekateri uporabniki predložili bolj podrobno razčlenitev stroškov, zlasti stroške zadevnega izdelka glede na skupne stroške.
The figures provided in the questionnaire were reported on an aggregated basis and showed that white phosphorus represented from under 5 % to approximately 30 % of the cost of the finished products.
Podatki iz vprašalnika so bili sporočeni na zbirni osnovi in so pokazali, da beli fosfor predstavlja od manj kot 5 % do približno 30 % stroškov končnih izdelkov.
However, the information provided after disclosure indicated that for some specific product types these costs could be considerably higher.
Vendar so informacije, predložene po razkritju, pokazale, da bi lahko bili ti stroški za nekatere posebne vrste izdelka znatno višji.
Users in this segment had a larger variety of suppliers and were not exclusively sourcing white phosphorus from Kazakhstan.
Uporabniki v tem segmentu so imeli več dobaviteljev in belega fosforja niso pridobivali le iz Kazahstana.
Users in this segment also produced a more varied range of products and the importance of finished products incorporating white phosphorus in the overall business varied therefore between below 5 % and over 75 %.
Prav tako so uporabniki v tem segmentu proizvajali večji nabor izdelkov, zato se je pomen končnih izdelkov, ki vsebujejo beli fosfor, v splošnem poslovanju razlikoval v razponu od manj kot 5 % do več kot 75 %.
The profitability of the finished product incorporating white phosphorus varied and reached up to over 10 %.
Dobičkonosnost končnega izdelka, ki vsebuje beli fosfor, se je razlikovala in dosegla do več kot 10 %.
It is generally observed that for the companies where the profit levels were lower the importance of the products incorporating white phosphorus in relation to the total turnover of the overall business was also low.
Na splošno je bilo ugotovljeno, da je bil pri podjetjih z nižjimi stopnjami dobička majhen tudi pomen izdelkov, ki vsebujejo beli fosfor, v primerjavi s skupnim prihodkom celotnega poslovanja.
It follows that in such cases the impact of the imposition of measures was expected to be limited, though not negligible assuming that users in this segment would not be able to pass any price increase on to their downstream customers and that Kazakhstan will be their sole supplier.
Iz tega sledi, da naj bi bil po pričakovanjih učinek uvedbe ukrepov v takih primerih omejen, čeprav ne zanemarljiv, tudi če predpostavljamo, da uporabniki v tem segmentu ne bi mogli povišati cen za stranke na koncu proizvodne verige in da bi bil Kazahstan njihov edini dobavitelj.
The impact of the duty on the downstream users will be further diluted as it only has a marginal impact on the cost of production.
Učinek dajatve na nadaljnje uporabnike bo dodatno oslabljen, saj ima le zanemarljiv vpliv na proizvodne stroške.
The investigation has also shown that cooperating downstream users had profit margins up to over 15 %.
Preiskava je tudi pokazala, da so sodelujoči nadaljnji uporabniki dosegli več kot 15-odstotno stopnjo dobička.
Furthermore, given that the direct users have claimed that they will not be able to pass on any price increase to their downstream customers, it is uncertain whether there will be an impact at all.
Glede na to, da so neposredni uporabniki trdili, da ne bodo mogli uvesti višjih cen za stranke na koncu proizvodne verige, je negotovo, ali bo učinek sploh viden.
Following the disclosure of the information document, one downstream user claimed that, in contrast to the conclusions in recital 169 above, the imposition of anti-dumping duties would effect them as their suppliers would pass on the cost increase to them.
Po razkritju opisnega lista je en nadaljnji uporabnik trdil, da bi v nasprotju z ugotovitvami iz uvodne izjave 169 uvedba protidampinških dajatev nanje vplivala, saj bi njihovi dobavitelji povišanje stroškov prenesli nanje.
However, this company did not provide any data which could have confirmed this allegation and therefore this claim was rejected.
Vendar pa ta družba ni predložila nobenih podatkov, ki bi lahko potrdili to trditev, zato je bila ta trditev zavrnjena.
On this basis, it was concluded that anti-dumping duties would only have a very limited impact, if any at all, on the profitability of downstream users.
Na tej podlagi je bilo ugotovljeno, da bi imele protidampinške dajatve le zelo omejen ali celo ničen vpliv na dobičkonosnost nadaljnjih uporabnikov.
Competition in the derivatives market
Konkurenca na trgu z derivati
A number of users claimed that should measures be imposed, they would lose competitiveness with regard to imports of derivatives from the People’s Republic of China.
Številni uporabniki so trdili, da bi z uvedbo ukrepov izgubili konkurenčnost v zvezi z uvozom derivatov iz Ljudske republike Kitajske.
However, no concrete evidence was provided in this regard.
Vendar v zvezi s tem ni bilo predloženih nobenih konkretnih dokazov.
In this respect, it is noted that an anti-dumping duty aims to restore the level playing field in the white phosphorus market in the Union.
V zvezi s tem je treba opozoriti, da je namen protidampinške dajatve ponovno vzpostaviti enake konkurenčne pogoje na trgu Unije z belim fosforjem.
No supporting evidence was available that imports of white phosphorus derivatives from the People’s Republic of China had increased considerably over the past years or would increase in the near future.
Predložen ni bil noben dokaz, da bi se uvoz derivatov belega fosforja iz Ljudske republike Kitajske v preteklih letih znatno povečal ali da naj bi se povečal v bližnji prihodnosti.
In addition, there was no evidence in the file to which conditions such imports would be made or at which price levels.
Prav tako v dokumentaciji ni bilo nobenih dokazov, ki bi navajali pod katerimi pogoji ali po kakšni ceni naj bi tak uvoz potekal.
On this basis, this argument was rejected.
Ta trditev se je zato zavrnila.
Certain interested parties claimed that the number of workers employed in the user industry as a whole outweighs that of the Union industry and that therefore the imposition of anti-dumping measures would be against the overall Union interest.
Nekatere zainteresirane strani so trdile, da je število zaposlenih v celotni industriji uporabnikov višje od števila zaposlenih v industriji Unije in da bi bila zato uvedba protidampinških ukrepov v nasprotju s splošnim interesom Unije.
It is noted that the Union interest analysis is not limited to a simple comparison of the number of employees of the Union industry on the one hand and the users industry on the other hand.
Treba je opozoriti, da analiza interesa Unije ni omejena samo na enostavno primerjavo med številom zaposlenih v industriji Unije na eni strani in številom zaposlenih v industriji uporabnikov na drugi strani.
Therefore, the fact that users have a higher number of employment on its own is not sufficient to conclude that measures would be against the overall Union industry.
Zato zgolj dejstvo, da imajo uporabniki večje število zaposlenih, ne zadostuje za zaključek, da ukrepi nasprotujejo celotni industriji Unije.
Rather, the impact of the imposition or non-imposition of measures on the business activities and profitability of the users concerned on the one hand and the Union industry on the other hand is investigated.
Namesto tega se preučuje učinek uvedbe ali neuvedbe ukrepov na poslovne dejavnosti in dobičkonosnost zadevnih uporabnikov na eni strani ter industrije Unije na drugi strani.
The above analysis has shown that the imposition of measures would affect users in both segments, however to a lesser extent in the non-acid derivatives segment.
Zgornja analiza je pokazala, da bi uvedba ukrepov vplivala na uporabnike v obeh segmentih, vendar v manjši meri v segmentu nekislinskih derivatov.
In particular, white phosphorus constitutes a major part of the production cost of the acid derivatives segment and therefore any duty would have a significant effect on their costs and profitability.
Beli fosfor predstavlja predvsem velik del proizvodnih stroškov v segmentu kislinskih derivatov in zato bi imela vsaka dajatev znaten učinek na njegove stroške in dobičkonosnost.
The investigation has also shown that the existence of the users in this segment would be at stake should measures be imposed.
Preiskava je prav tako pokazala, da bi bili v primeru uvedbe ukrepov uporabniki v tem segmentu ogroženi.
THE EUROPEAN UNION’S RAW MATERIAL INITIATIVE
POBUDA EVROPSKE UNIJE ZA SUROVINE
Certain interested parties claimed that the imposition of measures would be in contradiction to the European Union’s ‘raw materials initiative’ [3] put in place to promote amongst others the sustainable supply of raw materials as well as resource efficiency.
Nekatere zainteresirane strani so trdile, da bi bila uvedba ukrepov v nasprotju s „pobudo Evropske unije za surovine“ [3], ki je bila oblikovana zato, da bi med drugim spodbujala trajnostno preskrbo s surovinami in učinkovito rabo virov.
The raw materials initiative is, however, not a bar to the imposition of anti-dumping measures that aim at restoring a level playing field and thus addresses unfair competition caused by dumping practices.
Vendar pobuda za surovine ne prepoveduje uvedbe protidampinških ukrepov, namenjenih ponovni vzpostavitvi enakih konkurenčnih pogojev, ampak si prizadeva za odpravo nepoštene konkurence, ki jo povzroča damping.
In any event, it would appear that in a market which is characterised by few producers worldwide, maintaining the existence of Union production of an important raw material would be fully in line with the objective to ensure sustainable supply of raw materials to the Union market.
V vsakem primeru se zdi, da bi bilo na trgu, ki ga sestavlja majhno število proizvajalcev s celega sveta, ohranjanje proizvodnje pomembne surovine v Uniji v celoti v skladu s ciljem zagotavljanja trajnostne preskrbe trga Unije s surovinami.
COMPETITION ISSUES
TEŽAVE V ZVEZI S KONKURENCO
Certain interested parties claimed that the imposition of measures would lead to the abuse of a dominant position by the Union industry since the Union market would be closed to supply from other sources.
Nekatere zainteresirane strani so trdile, da bi uvedba ukrepov povzročila, da bi industrija Unije zlorabila vodilni položaj, saj bi bil trg Unije zaprt za preskrbo od drugih virov.
This claim was supported by the allegation that in the past the Union industry had used the introduction of the Chinese export restrictions to raise their prices in the Union market.
To trditev so podprle z navedbo, da je industrija Unije v preteklosti izkoristila uvedbo omejitev izvoza iz Kitajske za povišanje cen na trgu Unije.
No factual evidence of abuse of dominant position was, however, provided.
Vendar ni bilo predloženih nobenih dejanskih dokazov o zlorabi vodilnega položaja.
From recital above, it is recalled that the Union industry’s market share decreased considerably over the period considered.
V zgornji uvodni izjavi je navedeno, da se je tržni delež industrije Unije v obravnavanem obdobju bistveno zmanjšal.
On the contrary, the market share of the exporting producer in the free market increased substantially which is currently by far the largest supplier in the Union market.
Nasprotno se je na prostem trgu bistveno povečal tržni delež proizvajalca izvoznika, ki je trenutno največji dobavitelj na trgu Unije.
Furthermore, the undercutting levels calculated in this investigation (71) were higher than the level of dumping found, (recital 48 above) which indicated that even with the imposition of anti-dumping measures, by applying the lesser duty rule, the price levels of the imports from Kazakhstan are likely to remain below the sales prices of the Union industry.
Poleg tega so bile stopnje nelojalnega nižanja prodajnih cen, izračunane v tej preiskavi (uvodna izjava 71), višje od stopnje ugotovljenega dampinga (uvodna izjava 48), kar pomeni, da bi tudi v primeru uvedbe začasnih protidampinških ukrepov v skladu s pravilom nižje dajatve ravni cen uvoza iz Kazahstana verjetno ostale pod prodajnimi cenami industrije Unije.
It is therefore not likely that imports would cease as a consequence of the measures.
Zato ni verjetno, da bi se zaradi uvedbe ukrepov uvoz prenehal izvajati.
It is also recalled that white phosphorus from the People’s Republic of China and Vietnam was imported into the Union market throughout the period considered, despite the export restrictions in place in the People’s Republic of China, and will likely continue.
Prav tako je bila izražena trditev, da se je v celotnem obravnavanem obdobju beli fosfor iz Ljudske republike Kitajske in Vietnama uvažal na trg Unije kljub omejitvam izvoza iz Ljudske republike Kitajske, ta uvoz pa naj bi se verjetno izvajal še naprej.
Following the disclosure of the information document, several interested parties claimed that the imposition of duties would increase the cost of the users while the Union industry in the derivatives market (captive use) would not be affected to the same extent by the duty.
Po razkritju opisnega lista je več zainteresiranih strani trdilo, da bi uvedba dajatev povečala stroške za uporabnike, medtem ko dajatev industrije Unije na trgu z derivati (lastna uporaba) ne bi prizadela v enaki meri.
This would create a competitive advantage for the Union industry in the derivatives market and likely, lead to a dominant position of the Union industry in the downstream market.
To bi ustvarilo konkurenčno prednost za industrijo Unije na trgu z derivati, kar bi verjetno povzročilo prevladujoč položaj industrije Unije na podrejenem trgu.
However, as it was already described above in recital 181, the undercutting levels calculated in this investigation were higher than the level of dumping found, which indicated that even with the imposition of anti-dumping measures, by applying the lesser duty rule, the price levels of the imports from Kazakhstan are likely to remain below the sales prices of the Union industry in free and captive market.
Vendar pa so bile, kot je bilo že navedeno v uvodni izjavi 181, stopnje nelojalnega nižanja prodajnih cen, izračunane v tej preiskavi, višje od stopnje ugotovljenega dampinga, kar pomeni, da bi tudi v primeru uvedbe protidampinških ukrepov v skladu s pravilom nižje dajatve ravni cen uvoza iz Kazahstana verjetno ostale pod prodajnimi cenami industrije Unije na prostem in omejenem trgu.
As a result, the claim that the imposition of measures would lead to the abuse of a dominant position by the Union industry in the derivatives market, has to be rejected.
Zato je trditev, da bi uvedba ukrepov povzročila zlorabo prevladujočega položaja industrije Unije na trgu z derivati, treba zavrniti.
Given the above considerations, it could therefore be concluded that the imposition of anti-dumping measures would not have a distorting effect on the Union market.
Glede na zgoraj navedeno bi bilo mogoče skleniti, da uvedba protidampinških ukrepov ne bi izkrivila razmer na trgu Unije.
TRADE BALANCE BETWEEN KAZAKHSTAN AND THE UNION
TRGOVINSKA BILANCA MED KAZAHSTANOM IN UNIJO
The cooperating exporting producer claimed to be a major importer of equipment and machinery for the production of the product concerned from the Union.
Sodelujoči proizvajalec izvoznik je trdil, da je glavni uvoznik opreme in strojev za proizvodnjo zadevnega izdelka iz Unije.
In this regard, it was argued that if anti-dumping measures were imposed, this would affect the trade balance between the Union and Kazakhstan as the cooperating exporting producer would stop importing such equipment from the Union.
V zvezi s tem je bila izražena trditev, da bi uvedba protidampinških ukrepov vplivala na trgovinsko bilanco med Unijo in Kazahstanom, saj bi sodelujoči proizvajalec izvoznik prenehal uvažati to opremo iz Unije.