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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1784 of 8 October 2021 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of aluminium flat-rolled products originating in the People’s Republic of China

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1784
of 8 October 2021
imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of aluminium flat-rolled products originating in the People’s Republic of China
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Initiation
1.2.
Provisional measures
1.3.
Subsequent procedure
1.4.
Sampling
1.5.
Request for anonymity
1.6.
Individual examination
1.7.
Verification visit
1.8.
Investigation period and period considered
1.9.
Change of geographical scope
2.
PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Change of the product scope in order to avoid applying two different anti-dumping duties on the same product
2.2.
Claims regarding the product scope
2.2.1.
Automotive HEX AFRPs
2.2.1.1.
Procedural aspects
2.2.1.2.
Analysis of the claims
2.2.2.
Aluminium coils for the production of coated coils and ACP
2.2.3.
Lithographic sheets and battery foils
2.2.4.
ACF-30-60
2.2.5.
AFRPs for use in the manufacture of slats for venetian blinds
2.2.6.
AFRPs for use in transformers
2.2.7.
AFRPs for use in aluminium electrolytic capacitors
2.2.8.
Foil stock
2.3.
Claims regarding the product control number (‘PCN’)
2.4.
Conclusion
3.
DUMPING
3.1.
Normal value
3.1.1.
Significant distortions
3.1.2.
Representative country
3.1.3.
Sources used to establish undistorted costs for factors of production
3.1.3.1.
Raw material
3.1.3.2.
Labour
3.1.3.3.
Electricity
3.1.3.4.
Gas
3.1.3.5.
Water
3.1.3.6.
SG&A and profits
3.1.4.
Factors of production and sources of information
3.1.5.
Calculation of the normal value
3.2.
Export price
3.3.
Comparison
3.4.
Dumping margins
4.
INJURY
4.1.
Preliminary remark
4.2.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
4.3.
Determination of the relevant Union market
4.4.
Union consumption
4.4.1.
Free market consumption in the Union
4.5.
Imports from the country concerned
4.5.1.
Volume and market share of the imports from the country concerned
4.5.2.
Prices of the imports from the country concerned and price undercutting
4.6.
Economic situation of the Union industry
4.6.1.
General remarks
4.6.2.
Macroeconomic indicators
4.6.2.1.
Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
4.6.2.2.
Sales volume and market share
4.6.2.3.
Growth
4.6.2.4.
Employment and productivity
4.6.2.5.
Magnitude of the dumping margin and recovery from past dumping
4.6.3.
Microeconomic indicators
4.6.3.1.
Prices and factors affecting prices
4.6.3.2.
Labour costs
4.6.3.3.
Inventories
4.6.3.4.
Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
4.7.
Conclusion on injury
5.
CAUSATION
5.1.
Effects of the dumped imports
5.2.
Effects of other factors
5.2.1.
Contraction in demand
5.2.2.
COVID-19 pandemic
5.2.3.
Imports from third countries
5.2.4.
Commercial strategy of the Union industry
5.2.5.
Export performance of the Union industry
5.2.6.
Efficiency of the Union industry
5.2.7.
Imports by the Union industry
5.2.8.
LME Aluminium price
5.3.
Conclusion on causation
6.
UNION INTEREST
6.1.
Interest of the Union industry
6.2.
Interest of unrelated importers
6.3.
Interest of users
6.3.1.
Building and construction
6.3.2.
Foil stock
6.3.3.
Aluminium heat exchangers (AHEX AFRPs)
6.3.4.
Other industries
6.3.5.
Conclusion on interest of users
6.4.
Other interests
6.5.
Conclusion on Union interest
7.
DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
7.1.
Injury elimination level
7.2.
Raw material distortions
7.3.
Definitive measures
7.4.
Definitive collection of the provisional duties
8.
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
Article 5
ANNEX
Cooperating exporting producers not sampled