Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/4 of 17 December 2024 imposing a def... (32025R0004)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/4 of 17 December 2024 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of titanium dioxide originating in the People’s Republic of China
- COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/4
- of 17 December 2024
- imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of titanium dioxide originating in the People’s Republic of China
- 1.
- PROCEDURE
- 1.1.
- Initiation
- 1.2.
- Registration
- 1.3.
- Provisional measures
- 1.4.
- Subsequent procedure
- 1.5.
- Claims on initiation
- 1.6.
- Sampling
- 1.7.
- Individual examination
- 1.8.
- Questionnaire replies and verification visits
- 1.9.
- Investigation period and period considered
- 2.
- PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
- 2.1.
- Claims regarding product scope
- 2.1.1.
- Masterbatch White
- 2.1.2.
- Claims on the PCN structure
- 2.1.3.
- Product exclusion requests
- 2.1.3.1.
- Requests that were not considered at the provisional stage
- 2.1.3.1.1. Uncoated TiO
- 2
- for non-white pigments
- 2.1.3.1.2. Food-grade TiO
- 2
- 2.1.3.1.3. Exclusion of TiO
- 2
- produced applying the chloride process
- 2.1.3.1.4. Exclusion of anatase TiO
- 2
- 2.1.3.1.5. TiO
- 2
- used in sunscreens
- 2.1.3.2.
- Requests that were considered at the provisional stage
- 2.1.3.2.1. Laminate-grade TiO
- 2
- 2.1.3.2.2. TiO
- 2
- of purity of 99,9 % or more
- 2.1.3.2.3. Graphic TiO
- 2
- 3.
- DUMPING
- 3.1.
- Normal value
- 3.2.
- Sources used to establish costs and benchmarks
- 3.2.1.
- Sources used to establish the reasonable and undistorted amounts for SG&A costs and for profit
- 3.2.2.
- Export price
- 3.2.3.
- Comparison
- 3.2.4.
- Dumping margins
- 4.
- INJURY
- 4.1.
- Definition of the Union industry and Union production
- 4.2.
- Determination of the relevant Union market
- 4.3.
- Union consumption
- 4.4.
- Imports from the country concerned
- 4.4.1.
- Volume and market share of the imports from the country concerned
- 4.4.2.
- Prices of the imports from the country concerned and price undercutting
- 4.5.
- Economic situation of the Union industry
- 4.5.1.
- General remarks
- 4.5.2.
- Macroeconomic indicators
- 4.5.2.1.
- Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
- 4.5.2.2.
- Sales volume and market share
- 4.5.2.3.
- Growth
- 4.5.2.4.
- Employment and productivity
- 4.5.2.5.
- Magnitude of the dumping margin and recovery from past dumping
- 4.5.3.
- Microeconomic indicators
- 4.5.3.1.
- Prices and factors affecting prices
- 4.5.3.2.
- Labour costs
- 4.5.3.3.
- Inventories
- 4.5.3.4.
- Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
- 4.6.
- Conclusion on injury
- 5.
- CAUSATION
- 5.1.
- Effects of the dumped imports
- 5.2.
- Effects of other factors
- 5.2.1.
- Cyclicality of the TiO
- 2
- market
- 5.2.2.
- Demand in the Union market
- 5.2.3.
- Rising production costs
- 5.2.4.
- Imports from third countries
- 5.2.4.1.
- Imports from the United Kingdom
- 5.2.4.2.
- Imports from Mexico and the USA
- 5.2.5.
- Export performance of the Union industry
- 5.2.6.
- Intra-Union industry competition
- 5.3.
- Conclusion on causation
- 6.
- LEVEL OF MEASURES
- 6.1.
- Injury margin
- 6.2.
- Examination of the margin adequate to remove the injury to the Union industry
- 6.3.
- Conclusion on the level of measures
- 7.
- UNION INTEREST
- 7.1.
- Interest of the Union producers
- 7.2.
- Interest of unrelated importers and traders
- 7.3.
- Interest of users
- 7.3.1.
- General
- 7.3.2.
- Masterbatch White (MW)
- 7.3.3.
- Paints and coating industry
- 7.3.4.
- Decor paper producers
- 7.3.4.1.
- Particularity of the product
- 7.3.4.2.
- Availability of supply
- 7.3.4.3.
- Impact of duties on the users and impact of the exemption on effectiveness of the duties
- 7.3.5.
- Graphic inks producers
- 7.3.6.
- Other factors
- 7.4.
- Conclusion on Union interest
- 8.
- DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
- 8.1.
- Definitive measures
- 8.2.
- Form of the measures
- 8.3.
- Definitive collection of the provisional duties
- 8.4.
- Retroactive collection
- 9.
- FINAL PROVISION
- Article 1
- Article 2
- Article 3
- Article 4
- Article 5
- ANNEX
- People`s republic of China`s cooperating exporting producers not sampled
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