Announcement No. 14 of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China on the Anti-dumping Investigation of Imported Diisocyanates Originating in the European Union

[Release unit] People's Republic of China Ministry of Commerce [Published Document] Announcement No. 14 of 2012 【Publishing date】2012-03-23

On February 3, 2012, the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China received Ganzhou Dahua TDI Co., Ltd., Gansu Yinguang Juyin Chemical Co., Ltd., Gansu Yinda Chemical Co., Ltd., Liaoning North Jinhua Polyurethane Co., Ltd. and Zhangzhou Dahua Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. Juhai Subsidiary Co., Ltd. on behalf of the domestic anti-dumping investigation filed by the domestic diisocyanate industry, the applicant requested an anti-dumping investigation on imported diisocyanate (model TDI80/20) originating in the EU.

The Ministry of Commerce shall, based on the relevant provisions of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Anti-dumping, examine the qualifications of applicants, relevant conditions of applications for investigation of products, the relevant conditions of similar products in China, the impact of applications for investigation of products on domestic industries, and the relevant conditions of the areas under investigation. Reviewed. At the same time, the Ministry of Commerce reviewed the evidence provided in the application concerning dumping, damage, and the causal relationship between dumping and damage. The preliminary evidence provided by the applicant indicates that after the domestic producers that are related to exporters or importers are excluded from the domestic industry, the applicants Ganzhou Dahua TDI Co., Ltd., Gansu Yinguang Juyin Chemical Co., Ltd. , Gansu Yinda Chemical Co., Ltd., Liaoning North Jinhua Polyurethane Co., Ltd. and Cangzhou Dahua Co., Ltd. Poly Hai Branch Co., Ltd. ** Diisocyanate production in 2009, 2010 and 2011 accounted for 50% of China's total output of similar products for the same period Above, the provisions of Article 11, Article 13, and Article 17 of the "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Anti-dumping Regulations" concerning the application of anti-dumping investigations filed by domestic industries. At the same time, the application contains the contents required for the anti-dumping investigation and the relevant evidence provided for in Article 14 and Article 15 of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China.

Based on the above review results and Article 16 of the Anti-Dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Commerce decided to initiate anti-dumping filing against imported diisocyanate (model TDI80/20) originating in the European Union starting on March 23, 2012. survey. The relevant matters are now announced as follows:

I. Case investigation and investigation period Since the date of this announcement, the Ministry of Commerce has conducted anti-dumping investigations on imported diisocyanate (model number TDI80/20) originating in the EU. The dumping investigation period determined in this investigation is 2011. From January 1 to December 31, 2011, the industrial damage investigation period was from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2011.

II. Surveyed products and scope of investigation Scope of investigation: Imported diisocyanate (Model TDI80/20) originating in the European Union

Surveyed product name: ** diisocyanate, English name: Toluene Diisocyanate (referred to as "TDI").

Specification Model: TDI80/20

Molecular formula: C9H6N2O2

Physical and chemical characteristics: Isocyanates under nitrogen-containing compounds in organic chemistry, white or light yellow liquids at room temperature, pungent odor, miscible with **, ethers, easy to contain active hydrogen Atomic compounds such as amines, water, alcohols, acids, and alkalis react and decompose, and are prone to explosion when exposed to heat.

The main purpose: ** Diisocyanate is the main raw material for the production of polyurethane products, used in the manufacture of polyurethane products such as soft foam, elastomers, coatings, adhesives, etc. It can also be used for vinyl polymer film, natural rubber surface processing, Coatings for chemical resistance additives, textile processing, etc., are widely used in petroleum, chemical, mining, metallurgy and automotive industries and railway transportation.

The product is classified in "The People's Republic of China Import and Export Tariff".

3. The registration responds to a dumping investigation. Any interested party may apply to the Import and Export Fair Trade Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce to participate in the respondent within 20 days from the date of this announcement. The participating exporter or manufacturer involved in the respondent shall provide From January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011, the quantity and amount of products that were investigated in China were exported to China. The “Dumping Investigation Response Registration Reference Format” can be downloaded from the “Announcement” section of the website of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China on the website of the Import and Export Fair Trade Bureau.

In the case of industrial damage investigation, the interested party may register with the Industrial Damage Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce within 20 days from the date of this announcement, and shall provide the production capacity, output, inventory, construction and expansion during the industrial damage investigation period. Plans and instructions for exporting the quantity and amount of the product to China. The “Industrial Damage Investigation Response Registration Form” can be downloaded from the China Relief Information Website (http://www.cn.cn/gov.cn/).

IV. Not registering and responding If an interested party fails to register with the Ministry of Commerce within the time stipulated in this announcement, the Ministry of Commerce has the right to refuse to accept the relevant materials submitted by the Ministry of Commerce and has the right to make decisions based on the available materials. .

V. Interests of interested parties The interested parties may submit their opinions to the Ministry of Commerce in writing during the above-mentioned period of suit if they have any objections to the scope of the survey, qualifications of the applicant, the country under investigation, and other related issues.

Interested parties may look up the unclassified copy of the application submitted by the applicant in the case of the Trade Remedy Public Information Search Office of the Ministry of Commerce during the above period.

VI. Investigation Methods The investigation authority may use information such as questionnaires, samples, hearings, and on-site inspections to obtain information from relevant stakeholders and conduct investigations.

7. This survey will start on March 23, 2012. It should normally be completed before March 23, 2013. In special circumstances, it may be extended to September 23, 2013.