Safeguard Review on Aluminium Foil from China Terminated on Request of Applicant

[DG Safeguards Notification dated 13.10.2011]

Subject:-Review of Safeguard duty on imports of Aluminum Flat Rolled Products and Aluminum Foil in to India from People’s Republic of China -Final Findings.

Having regard to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002 thereof;

I. Procedure

1. An application was filed before me by M/s. Aluminium Association of India , 118, 1st Floor, Ramanashree Arcade, 18, M.G. Road, Bangalore-560 001 and M/s Hindalco Industries Limited, “Century Bhavan”, 3rd Floor, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli Mumbai for continued imposition of Safeguard duty on imports of Aluminium Flat Rolled Products and Aluminium Foil imported into India from People’s Republic of China to protect the domestic producers of Aluminium Flat Rolled Products and Aluminium Foil against ‘market disruption’ or threat of market disruption caused by the increased imports from People’s Republic of China.

2. Having satisfied that the requirements of Rule 5 were met, the Notice of Initiation of Safeguard investigation concerning imports of Aluminium Flat Rolled Products and Aluminium Foil into India from People’s Republic of China was issued under Rule 6 of Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002 on 14th February, 2011 and was published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary on the same day.

3. A copy of the notice was sent to the Government of People’s Republic of China through their embassies in New Delhi. A copy of Notice of Initiation was also sent to all known interested parties listed below:

(a) Domestic Producers (Aluminum FRP & Foils)

i. M/s Hindalco Industries Limited, “Century Bhavan”, 3rd Floor, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli , Mumbai

ii. M/s Nalco India Limited, NALCO Bhavan, P/1, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar-751 013.

iii. M/s Bharat Aluminium Company Limited, Business Square, “C’ Wing, 2nd Floor, Adheri Kurla Road, Chakala, Andheri (E), Mumbai.

iv. M./s Ess Dee Aluminium, Ess Dee House, Akurli Road, Kandivali (East), Mumbai- 400 101.

v. M/s. P G Foils, Pipalia Kalan, Rajasthan

vi. M/s. Raviraj Foils, 702, Safron, 7th Floor, Pacchwati, Ahmedabad,Gujarat-380 006.

vii. India Foils, 1, Sagore Dutta Ghat Road, Kamarhati, Kolkata, West Bengal-700 058,

viii. M/s. AMCO India Ltd., C-53-54 Sector-57, Phase III, Noida, Uttar Pradesh-01301.

ix. M/s Manaksia Ltd., 8/1, Lalbazar Street, Kolkata - 700 001

x. M/s. Paragon Industries Ltd., Khasra No :168-171, Raipur Bhagwanpur, Roorkee-247667, Uttrakhand

xi. M/s Marudhar Industries, 611 GIDC Phase-IV, Ahmedabad-382445

xii. Jindal Aluminium Foils, Plot No 443 / 442, GIDC Waghodia, Dist. Vadodara –391760, Gujarat

(b) Importers

(1) Aluminum Foil

i. Ess Dee Aluminium Ltd. , Plot No. 124-133, Panchal Udyog Naga Bhimpore, Daman

ii. Jil Pack 8 Purnima , 2nd Flr.,Mahatma Gandhi Rd., Mulund (West), Mumbai, M.S.

iii. Positive Packaging Industries Limited Divn., Positive Packaging Dta, Vill. Ransai, Survey No.51&53

iv. R.S.Foils Pvt Ltd., Shed No. 3 & 4, 181/A, Ranoli -Ipcl Road, Near Cargo Motors, Village – Vadoda

v. Umiya Flexifoam Pvt. Ltd., 40/A, Panchratna Inds. Estate, At Changodar, Tal. Sanand, Dist. Ahmedabad

vi. Nipra Industries Pvt. Ltd., 34 & 44/126, Amli Village, Opp. 66 Kva Station, Silvassa, Dadra & N

vii. Ansa Printpack Pvt. Ltd., 30, Keshavrao Khadye Marg, Byculla West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400011

viii. Bhavani Seals Pvt. Ltd.,R-308, Ttc, Midc Area, Rabale, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra

ix Tetra Pak India Pvt Limited , Village Takave Budruk, Tal: Maval, Dist Pune 412106

x. Oriental Containers Limited, Plot No. A1, Midc, Murbad, Dist. Thane.

xi. Parekh Aluminex Ltd., 601auto Commerce House, Kennedy Bridge, Nana Chowk, Mumbai, Maharashtra

xii. Nagreeka Foils Ltd., 258/3,Near Telephone Exchange, Union Terrritory Of Dadra & Nagar Haveli

xiii. Amco India Ltd , C-53-54, Sector 57, Phase Iii , Noida 201 301

xiv. Eurobond Industries Pvt. Ltd., Epip Kartholi Bari Brahmana, Jammu

(2) Aluminium Flat Rolled Products

i. Manaksia Ltd.( Formerly Hindustan Seals Ltd.), Bikaner Building, 8/1, Lalbazar Street, 3rd Floor, Kolkata 700 001.

ii. Tata Toyo Radiator Ltd., Survey No. 235/245, Village Hinjewadi, Tal. Mulsh Dist., Pune ,Maharasht.

iii. Alcan Composites India Pvt. Ltd., Unit 321, Building 3, 2^nd Floor, Solitaire Corporate Park, Mumbai 400 093.

iv. Alstrong Enterprises, 95, Khirki Village, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi-110017.

v. V.L. Estates Pvt.Ltd., 204, Neelgiri Appartments, Barakambha Road, New Delhi – 110 001, (India).

vi. Bhaiya Fibres Ltd., Aludecor Lamination (P) Ltd., 209, Kapadia Chambers, 599, Jss Road, Marine Lines (E), Mumbai –400002.

vii. Lallubhai Amichand Limited, 48/50, Kansara Chawl, Kalbadevi Road, Bombay 400 002, Maharashtra, India.

viii. Sterlite Technologies Ltd., Survey No.209, Phase 2, Piparia Industrial Estate, Silvassa - 394240, Haveli, India.

ix. Durabuild Technologies Pvt. Ltd., 76/79, Makwana Lane, Takpada, Marol, Off Andheri Kurla Road, AndheriEast,Mumbai-59.

x. Alupan Composite Panels Pvt. Ltd., Flat No. 7-D, 7th Flr., Hansalaya Bldg.,15, Barakhamba Rd.,Connaught Place, ND.

xi. GEI Industrial Systems Ltd., 26/A, Industrial Area, Govindpura, Bhopal, M.P.

xii. Banco Products (India) Limited, Bil, Near Bhaili Railway Station, Padra Road, District Baroda - 391 410, Gujarat.

xiii. Glazetech Alupanel Pvt. Ltd., 103, Riddhi Siddhi Complex, Ahinsa Circle, C- Scheme., Jaipur

(c) Exporters

(1) Aluminium Foil

i. Dingsheng Aluminium Industrial Co., Ltd. Jingkou science&tech industrial area, Jingkou Zone, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China PR

ii. Xiashun Aluminium Foil Co., Ltd., No. 388, Qingyang Yangguan Road, Haicang, Xiamen, Fujian, China PR.

iii. Jiangsu alcha aluminium co., ltd., West Baimao of Guli country, Changshu city, Jiangsu province, China PR

iv. Hebei North China Aluminium Co. Ltd., City ZhuoZhou, Hebei, China PR . Post Code: 072750

(2) Aluminium Flat Rolled Products

i. Alcan Composites Ltd. , Shanghai 298 East Kangqiao Road , 201319 Pudon G Shanghai, China.

ii. Sapa Heat Transfer (Shanghai) Ltd, No.1111, Jiatang Road, Shanghai China PR.

iii. Shanghai Wangxun New Material Co., Ltd., No.1299, Ping An Rd, South of Yuanjiang Industrial Zone, 2 China PR.

iv. Hangzhou Huangshun Industrial Corp. 9/F, Qiushi Building, 6 Jiaogong Road, Hangzhou China.

v. Wuxi Quantong Cable Material Co.Ltd, Nanhu Zhonglu Binhu Town, Binhu District , Wuxi Jiangsu China.

vi. Zhenjiang Dingsheng Aluminium Industries Corpn., Jingkou Science And Tech.Industrl. Area, Zhenziang C China.

vii. Xiamen C And D Inc, 17th Floor Seaside Bldg Xiamen , China.

viii. Shanghai Grace Trading Co.Ltd., No.148, Hangtou Road, Hangtou Town, Nanhui District, Shanghai, China.

ix. Donge Blue Sky And Seven Color, daqiao tawn,donge country, liaocheng , Shandong, China,252218

x. Changzhou Lidao Metallic Material, South New Jichang Road, Xinzha Town, Zhonglou, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China 213000

xi. Wuxi Yingbang Nternational Trading Co.,Ltd, No.100 Erquan East Road, Ding Ting, China.

xii. Shandong Fuhai Industrial Co., Ltd., No.18 Renhe Street, Yantai, P.R.of China.

xiii. Hefei Foreign Investment And Trade Service Co Ltd , 9f Hefei Building No.83 , Huayuan , China

xiv. Foshan Yinglu Trading Co.,Ltd., Lanshi Guangdong, China 528000

xv. North China Aluminium Co Ltd, Zhuozhou , Hebei , China.

xvi. M/S.Dodo Aluminium (Suzhou) Co., Lt D., Dayi Industrial Zone, Chang Shu City, Iangsu Province, 215557, China.

xvii. CNBM International Corporation., 5/F Longbo Building, 3 South Lishi, Beijing, China (mainland) 100037

II FACTS

The applicants M/s. Aluminium Association of India & the consultant of the applicant M/s TPM vide their letters dated 11th October,2011 have requested for withdrawal of the application with request to terminate the present investigation , with a liberty to the domestic industry to resubmit the same in due course.

III ORDER

The request of the applicant was considered and the investigation was found to have become infructuous upon request for withdrawal of the application.

Accordingly, the review safeguard investigation initiated under Rule 6 of the Customs Tariff( Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules,2002 on 14^th February,2011 concerning imports of Aluminum Flat Rolled Products and Aluminum Foil in to India from People’s Republic of China is hereby terminated.