China Starts Anti-dumping Investigation on TDI from EU

The Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China received on February 3, 2012 the application for anti-dumping investigation formally presented by Cangzhou Dahua TDI Co., Ltd., Gansu Yinguang Juyin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Gansu Yinda Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Liaoning Northern Jinhua Polyurethane Corporation and Juhai Subsidiary of Cangzhou Dahua Stock Corporation, on behalf of domestic TDI industry. The applicants requested an investigation of anti-dumping against TDI80/20 imports from the EU.

In accordance with the Regulations on Anti-dumping of the People’s Republic of China, the Ministry of Commerce reviewed the qualifications of the applicants, the subject product, like products in China, impact on the domestic industry of the product and the country involved. The Ministry of Commerce reviewed the evidence provided by the application involving dumping, injury and the causal link between dumping and injury. Primary evidence provided by the applicants suggests that, after excluding the domestic producers that relates to export or import in domestic industry, the aggregate TDI output of the applicants, Cangzhou Dahua TDI Co., Ltd., Gansu Yinguang Juyin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Gansu Yinda Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Liaoning Northern Jinhua Polyurethane Corporation and Juhai Subsidiary of Cangzhou Dahua Stock Corporation took up more than 50% of the total output of like products in the Chinese mainland in 2009, 2010 and 2011, which accords with Article 11, Article 13 and Article 17 of the Regulations on Anti-dumping of the People’s Republic of China on the application for anti-dumping investigation by domestic industry. Meanwhile, the application includes the contents and related evidence required for anti-dumping investigation by Article 14 and Article 15 of the Regulations on Anti-dumping of the People’s Republic of China.

According to the outcome of the review and Article 16 of the Regulations on Anti-dumping of the People’s Republic of China, the Ministry of Commerce decided on March 23, 2012 to initiate an anti-dumping investigation against TDI80/20 imports from the EU, and announced the following:

I. Case-filing and the investigation period

Upon the release of this announcement, the Ministry of Commerce initiates an anti-dumping investigation against TDI (TDI80/20) imports from the EU. The dumping period for the investigation is from January 1st, 2011 to December 31, 2011, and the period for industry injury investigation is from January 1st, 2008 to December 31, 2011.

II. Investigated product and investigation scope

Scope of Investigation: TDI80/20 imports from the EU

Name of the investigated product: Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI for short)

The tariff line of the investigated product is 29291010 according to the Customs Import and Export Tariff of the People’s Republic of China.

III. Registration for responding

The interested party for responding to the anti-dumping investigation shall, within 20 days after the promulgation of this announcement, register with the Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports, Ministry of Commerce, and the responding exporters or manufacturers shall also supply to the Ministry of Commerce the volume and value of the investigated product exported to China between January 1st, 2011 to December 31, 2011. The Reference Format for Responding to Anti-dumping Investigation can be downloaded from the Public Notice section at http://gpj.mofcom.gov.cn.

The interested party for responding to the industry injury investigation shall, within 20 days after the promulgation of this announcement, register with the Bureau of Industry Injury Investigation, Ministry of Commerce, and shall supply to the Ministry of Commerce production capacity, output, inventory, plans for expansion and construction and the volume and value of the investigated products exported to China. The Registration Form for Industry Injury Investigation Responding can be downloaded at www.cacs.gov.cn.

IV. Failure to register for responding

If any interested party fails to register for responding to the investigation within the time limit, the Ministry of Commerce shall have the right to reject relevant materials submitted by the party, and make a decision based on available existing materials.

V. Rights of the interested parties

If any interested party has objections regarding the scope of this investigated product, qualifications of the applicants, investigated country and other related issues, they can submit written comments to the Ministry of Commerce within the registration period.

Any interested party has access to the non-confidential text of the application submitted by the applicants in the anti-dumping public information search room within the registration period. (Tel: 86 -10-65197878).

VI. Method of investigation

Investigation authorities can adopt the methods of questionnaire, sampling, hearing or on-site verification to obtain information form interested parties to proceed with the investigation.

VII. The investigation shall be started on March 23, 2012, and completed by March 23, 2013. It may be extended to September 23, 2013 under special circumstances.

VIII. Contacts:

Add: No 2, Dong Chang’an Avenue, Beijing, Postcode: 100731
Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports, Ministry of Commerce:
Tel: (8610) 65198473, 85093406
Fax: (8610) 65198164

Bureau of Industry Injury Investigation, Ministry of Commerce:
Tel: (8610) 65198070, 65198190
Fax: (8610) 65197583