On Monday 30 April, the European Commission reopened an anti-dumping investigation targeting imports into the EU of tubes and pipes of ductile cast iron (also known as spheroidal graphite cast iron) originating in India.
A request was lodged at the Commission on 16 March by three subsidiaries of the Saint-Gobain group and the Duktus group, which represent more than 90% of the total EU production of tubes and pipes of ductile cast iron. Their request was for the Commission to examine whether the anti-dumping measures set up in 2016 against imports of these products from India – a definitive anti-dumping duty and a definitive countervailing duty – have had an effect on export prices, resale prices or subsequent selling prices in the EU.
The applicant companies have submitted sufficient evidence showing that, after the original investigation period and prior to and following the imposition of the anti-dumping duties on imports from India of the product under investigation, resale prices to non-related customers in the EU have decreased. This has impeded the intended remedial effects of the measures in force. Furthermore, the decrease in resale prices cannot be explained by other factors such as changes in raw material prices, the Commission states.
In order to obtain the necessary information for its new investigation, the Commission will send a questionnaire to the Indian group Jindal and its related companies, which are the only ones exporting to the EU and are subject to the anti-dumping measures, but other producers/exporters are asked to come forward and will thus also be covered by the investigation, if necessary. (Original version in French by Emmanuel Hagry)