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Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/1203 9.6.2026
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2026/1203
of 8 June 2026
imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre
fabrics originating in the People’s Republic of China and the Arab Republic of Egypt as extended to
imports brought to offshore installations, to imports consigned from the Kingdom of Morocco
whether declared as originating in the Kingdom of Morocco or not, and to imports consigned from
Türkiye whether declared as originating in Türkiye or not, following an expiry review pursuant to
Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection
against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union(1)(‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular
Article 11(2) thereof,
Whereas:
1. PROCEDURE
1.1. Previous investigations and measures in force
(1) By Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/492(2), the European Commission (‘the Commission’)
imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics (‘GFF’) originating in
the People’s Republic of China (‘China’) and the Arab Republic of Egypt (‘Egypt’) (‘the original measures’). The
investigation that led to the imposition of the original measures will hereinafter be referred to as ‘the original
investigation’.
(2) By Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/776(3), the Commission imposed definitive countervailing
duties on imports of GFF and amended the level of anti-dumping duties imposed by Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2020/492.
(3) By Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/806(4), the Commission extended the anti-dumping and
countervailing duties to GFF originating in China and Egypt, brought to an artificial island, a fixed or floating
installation or any other structure in the continental shelf of a Member State or the exclusive economic zone
declared by a Member State pursuant to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (‘UNCLOS’).
(1) OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/1036/oj.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/492 of 1 April 2020 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain
woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics originating in the People’s Republic of China and Egypt (OJ L 108, 6.4.2020, p. 1, ELI: http://
data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2020/492/oj).
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/776 of 12 June 2020 imposing definitive countervailing duties on imports of
certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics originating in the People’s Republic of China and Egypt and amending Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/492 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass
fibre fabrics originating in the People’s Republic of China and Egypt (OJ L 189, 15.6.2020, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/
reg_impl/2020/776/oj).
(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/806 of 23 May 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/492 imposing
definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics originating in the People’s Republic of
China and Egypt and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/776 imposing definitive countervailing duties on imports of certain woven
and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics originating in the People’s Republic of China and Egypt and imposing the definitive anti-dumping
duties and the definitive countervailing duties on imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics originating in the
People’s Republic of China and Egypt brought to an artificial island, a fixed or floating installation or any other structure in the
continental shelf of a Member State or the exclusive economic zone declared by a Member State pursuant to UNCLOS (OJ L 145,
24.5.2022, p. 20, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2022/806/oj).
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(4) Following a first anti-circumvention investigation, by Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2022/302(5)
and (EU) 2022/301(6), the Commission extended the anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of GFF
originating in China consigned from the Kingdom of Morocco (‘Morocco’), whether declared as originating in
Morocco or not.
(5) Following an absorption reinvestigation, by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1233(7), the
Commission amended the level of the anti-dumping duties on imports of GFF originating in Egypt.
(6) Following a second anti-circumvention investigation, by Commission Implementing Regulations
(EU) 2022/1477(8) and (EU) 2022/1478(9), the Commission extended the anti-dumping and countervailing
duties to imports of GFF consigned from Türkiye, whether declared as originating in Türkiye or not, with the
exception of those exported by some specific Turkish companies.
(7) Following a partial interim investigation, by Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2023/2169(10) and
(EU) 2023/2158(11), an additional Turkish exporting producer was added to the exemption list of, respectively,
Implementing Regulations (EU) 2022/1477 and (EU) 2022/1478.
(8) Regarding companies in China, the anti-dumping duties currently in force are ranging between 34,0 % and 69,0 %.
(9) Regarding companies in Egypt, the anti-dumping duties currently in force are 33,1 % for all exporting producers.
(5) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/302 of 24 February 2022 extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/492, as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/776, on imports of certain woven and/
or stitched glass fibre fabrics (‘GFF’) originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘the PRC’) to imports of GFF consigned from
Morocco, whether declared as originating in Morocco or not, and terminating the investigation concerning possible circumvention of
the anti-dumping measures imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/492 on imports of GFF originating in Egypt by imports
of GFF consigned from Morocco, whether declared as originating in Morocco or not (OJ L 46, 25.2.2022, p. 49, ELI: http://data.
europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2022/302/oj).
(6) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/301 of 24 February 2022 extending the definitive countervailing duty imposed by
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/776 on imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics (‘GFF’) originating in the
People’s Republic of China (‘the PRC’) to imports of GFF consigned from Morocco, whether declared as originating in Morocco or not,
and terminating the investigation concerning possible circumvention of the countervailing measures imposed by Implementing
Regulation (EU) 2020/776 on imports of GFF originating in Egypt by imports of GFF consigned from Morocco, whether declared as
originating in Morocco or not (OJ L 46, 25.2.2022, p. 31, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2022/301/oj).
(7) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1233 of 18 July 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/492
imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics originating in the People’s
Republic of China and Egypt (OJ L 190, 19.7.2022, p. 70, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2022/1233/oj).
(8) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1477 of 6 September 2022 extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/492, as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/776, on imports of certain woven and/
or stitched glass fibre fabrics originating in the People’s Republic of China and Egypt to imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass
fibre fabrics consigned from Turkey, whether declared as originating in Turkey or not (OJ L 233, 8.9.2022, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.
eu/eli/reg_impl/2022/1477/oj).
(9) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1478 of 6 September 2022 extending the definitive countervailing duty imposed by
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/776, on imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics originating in the People’s
Republic of China and Egypt to imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics consigned from Turkey, whether declared
as originating in Turkey or not (OJ L 233, 8.9.2022, p. 18, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2022/1478/oj).
(10) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2169 of 17 October 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1477
extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/492, as amended by Implementing
Regulation (EU) 2020/776, on imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics originating in the People’s Republic of
China and Egypt to imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics consigned from Turkey, whether declared as
originating in Turkey or not (OJ L, 2023/2169, 18.10.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2169/oj).
(11) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2158 of 17 October 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1478
extending the definitive countervailing duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/776, on imports of certain woven and/
or stitched glass fibre fabrics originating in the People’s Republic of China and Egypt to imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass
fibre fabrics consigned from Turkey, whether declared as originating in Turkey or not (OJ L, 2023/2158, 18.10.2023, ELI: http://data.
europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2158/oj).
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1.2. Request for an expiry review
(10) Following the publication of a notice of impending expiry(12), the Commission received a request for a review (or
‘the request’) pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation.
(11) The request for review was submitted on 3 January 2025 by Tech-Fab Europe e.V. (‘the applicant’) on behalf of the
Union industry of GFF in the sense of Article 5(4) of the basic Regulation. The request for review was based on the
grounds that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in continuation of dumping and recurrence of
injury to the Union industry.
1.3. Initiation of an expiry review
(12) Having determined, after consulting the Committee established by Article 15(1) of the basic Regulation, that
sufficient evidence existed for the initiation of an expiry review, on 3 April 2025 the Commission initiated an
expiry review with regard to imports into the Union of GFF originating in China and Egypt (‘the countries
concerned’) on the basis of Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation. It published a Notice of Initiation in the Official
Journal of the European Union(13)(‘the Notice of Initiation’).
(13) On 13 June 2025, the Commission initiated an expiry review(14) of the anti-subsidy measures applicable to
imports of GFF originating in China and Egypt.
1.4. Review investigation period and period considered
(14) The investigation of continuation or recurrence of dumping covered the period from 1 January 2024 to
31 December 2024 (‘review investigation period’). The examination of trends relevant for the assessment of the
likelihood of a continuation and/or recurrence of injury covered the period from 1 January 2021 to the end of the
review investigation period (‘the period considered’).
1.5. Interested parties
(15) In the Notice of Initiation, interested parties were invited to contact the Commission in order to participate in the
investigation. In addition, the Commission specifically informed the applicant, other known Union producers, the
known producers in China and Egypt, known importers, distributors and users about the initiation of the expiry
review and invited them to participate.
(16) Interested parties had an opportunity to comment on the initiation of the expiry review and to request a hearing
with the Commission and/or the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings.
1.6. Comments on initiation
(17) The Government of Egypt (‘GOE’) argued that the investigation should not have been initiated, claiming that there
were deficiencies with the open version of the request for review as well insufficient evidence on dumping, injury,
and causation.
(18) First, the GOE argued that the assertion that the request for review was supported by producers representing over
50 % of the Union production was not verifiable, as volumes of production and sale in the open version of the
request for review were presented as indexes only.
(19) The Commission disagreed with this claim, as it had carried out a standing examination before initiation. For this
purpose, all Union producers mentioned in the request for review and otherwise known to the Commission
before initiation have been contacted and taken into consideration in the calculation of representativeness of the
applicant.
(12) OJ C, C/2024/4357, 9.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4357/oj.
(13) Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre
fabrics originating in the People’s Republic of China and Egypt (OJ C, C/2025/2022, 3.4.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/
2022/oj).
(14) Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-subsidy measures applicable to imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre
fabrics originating in the People’s Republic of China and Egypt (OJ C, C/2025/3223, 13.6.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/
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(20) In the context of this exercise, 11 Union producers submitted standing replies. In the open version of their standing
replies, all of them indicated that they were in favour of the initiation. Those open versions of the standing replies
also contained production volumes for each of those Union producers, usually expressed as ranges, thus
permitting reasonable understanding of their relative size.
(21) The Note on Standing, published on the open file on 27 March 2025(15), indicated the total estimated Union
production of the product under review based on these standing replies. The GOE did not make any comments on
this note. Based on this information, it was possible to reasonably conclude that the Union producers had standing.
The claim was therefore dismissed.
(22) Second, the GOE claimed that the applicant should have used either the domestic prices in Egypt or the export
prices to third countries, instead of constructing the normal value. The GOE added that the normal value was in
any event constructed in violation of Article 2.2 and Article 2.2.1.1 of the Agreement on Implementation of
Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 (‘ADA’). According to the GOE, the
applicant relied on consumption ratios of the Union producers and the data from public sources to estimate key
cost elements (including costs of raw materials, labour, and electricity). Selling, general, and administrative
expenses (‘SG & A’) and profit margins were also taken from publicly available records of companies in third
countries. The GOE claimed that actual costs, SG & A, and profit of Egyptian producers should have been used
instead.
(23) As an additional point, the GOE added that the applicant used deficient data on export prices, which resulted in
unfair comparison of the constructed normal value and export prices. The GOE took issue with the fact that the
applicant used a variety of publicly available data (such as Eurostat, the Global Trade Atlas (‘GTA’), and price
quotations from market intelligence), which were improperly adjusted, to make several calculations of the
dumping margins. The GOE claimed that the applicant thus overstated the dumping margins in its request for
review.
(24) As a preliminary point, the Commission highlighted that the legal standard of evidence required for a request for
review under Article 11 of the basic Regulation (i.e. ‘sufficient to justify the initiation of an investigation’) makes it
clear that the quantity and quality of information in the request for review is not the same as the one on which the
Commission bases its findings at the end of an investigation. In fact, the request for review needs to include
sufficient evidence of likelihood of continuation of dumping and injury which is reasonably available to the
applicant.
(25) In the present case, the Commission’s analysis of the evidence provided by the applicant, in accordance with
Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, has shown that the request for review contained sufficient evidence of
likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury, as well as of a causal link between the allegedly
dumped imports and the alleged injury for the proceeding to be initiated.
(26) As concerns sales prices, costs of production, SG & A and profit levels of exporting producers of GFF in China and
Egypt, the Commission pointed out that the applicant has in fact precisely met the standards of evidence required at
the stage of request for review. Thise exact information are not available to the applicant. It was therefore necessary
to estimate dumping margins on the basis of a constructed normal value. In constructing it, the applicant relied on
multiple verifiable and publicly available international benchmarks to show that dumping exists under multiple
scenarios.
(27) The same applies to the applicant’s use of international trade statistics to determine export price, as these are the
most reliable sources of information on export prices and the Commission considered were reasonably adjusted
to ensure fair comparison of sales prices with normal value. These claims were therefore dismissed.
(28) Third, the GOE claimed that there was insufficient evidence of likelihood of continuation of dumping to initiate the
review. The request for review showed that Egyptian exports to the Union had a low market share while their
export prices increased over the period considered. In addition, the GOE claimed there was no evidence of
predatory pricing or dumping, or that Egyptian exports would increase if the measures lapsed. The GOE further
stressed that past dumping practices are not a justification for continuation of the measures.
(15) Provided in the file for interested parties under save number: t25.010131.
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(29) The Commission also disagreed with the claim that there was insufficient evidence of likelihood of continuation of
dumping. It is incorrect to claim that the past dumping practices were the factor which was considered to have met
the standard of sufficiency of evidence. As explained in recitals (24) and (25) above, the applicant met the legal
standard for initiation, relying on multiple publicly available benchmarks, to demonstrate that dumping
continued. The Commission considered that the evidence in the request for review, showing the continuation of
dumping, was reasonably available to the applicant and sufficient to justify the initiation of the investigation. This
claim was therefore dismissed.
(30) Fourth, the GOE claimed that the underlying reason of the request was protectionism rather than the elimination
of alleged dumping and injury. However, in addition to the fact that the reason is not among the relevant legal
criteria, the GOE provided no evidence to support this claim. The Commission found that the request contained
sufficient prima facie evidence of dumping, injury and likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and
injury. The claim was therefore rejected.
(31) Fifth, the GOE claimed that the applicant unfairly linked Egyptian exports to anti-circumvention and absorption
practices allegedly attributed to China.
(32) The request, however, explicitly referenced the relevant anti-circumvention and absorption regulations, which
analysed the behaviours of Chinese and Egyptian exporters separately. In addition, contrary to the GOE’s assertion,
no absorption practices were attributed to China. Instead, Egyptian exporting producers were found to be
absorbing duties, as established in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1233 (see Section 1.1). The claim was
therefore rejected.
(33) Sixth, the GOE further claimed that public statements by Chinese exporting producers regarding their strategies
unfairly influenced the assessment of Egyptian exports. However, the GOE failed to demonstrate that the applicant
had conflated the behaviours of exporters from the two countries. The claim was therefore rejected.
(34) Seventh, the GOE claimed that the injury analysis in the request was deficient, as it did not address all injury
indicators – specifically, return on investment, ability to raise capital, and wages.
(35) The Commission pointed out that Article 5 of the basic Regulation does not require that all injury factors
mentioned in Article 3(5) of the basic Regulation are analysed in a request for review or show deterioration to
establish sufficient evidence of material injury. Indeed, the wording of Article 5(2) of the basic Regulation states
that the request for review must contain information on changes in the volume of the allegedly dumped imports,
the effect of those imports on prices of the like product on the Union market and the consequent impact of the
imports on the Union industry, as demonstrated by relevant (but not necessarily all) factors and indices having a
bearing on the state of the Union industry, such as those listed in Articles 3(3) and 3(5) of the basic Regulation. In
addition, the request included an assessment of profitability, which is closely linked to return on investment and the
ability to raise capital. The claim was therefore rejected.
(36) Eighth, the GOE argued that Egyptian imports were minor and stable during the period considered in the request
for review and thus could not have caused material injury. The GOE also claimed that the Union industry’s
difficulties were structural (e.g. competition in the wind energy sector, imports from other countries, market
saturation, and global supply shifts) and self-inflicted. Furthermore, the GOE claimed that the request was
deficient because it did not isolate the effects of Egyptian imports from other injury factors.
(37) The Commission pointed out that the request acknowledged that Egyptian imports represented a small share of
Union consumption during the review investigation period, this is not uncommon in expiry reviews, where
measures may impact imports. The key consideration in such cases is the potential impact if the measures were
repealed, not the situation during the period considered. The presence of other injury factors than Egyptian
imports does not automatically negate the possible material effect of these imports. Even if Egyptian imports had
no injurious effect during the period considered – a claim the GOE did not substantiate – this would not
undermine the argument that injury could recur if the measures were allowed to lapse. Also, the GOE did not
provide evidence that the injury faced by the Union industry was self-inflicted. The claims were therefore rejected.
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(38) Ninth, the GOE claimed that the allegation in the request for review – that Egyptian exports would be redirected to
the Union if the measures were removed – was speculative and unsubstantiated.
(39) The Commission’s analysis, however, based on prima facie evidence in the request for review, indicated that
Egyptian exporting producers had significant capacity which is mainly targeting the Union market and that the
Union market remained attractive for exports. Thus, in the absence of measures, an increase in Egyptian imports
appeared likely. The claim was therefore rejected.
(40) Tenth, the GOE claimed that the request lacked sufficient evidence of undercutting and underselling, as it relied on
broad market price comparisons rather than transaction-level data.
(41) At the initiation stage, detailed import pricing per product type is unavailable. Such data becomes available only
after verification of the sampled exporting producers’ questionnaire replies, assuming cooperation. It is therefore
unrealistic to expect product-specific undercutting and underselling calculations in the request and even later in
the investigation if there is no cooperation. At initiation stage, prima facie evidence based on Eurostat average data
was deemed sufficient. The claim was therefore rejected.
(42) Finally, the GOE submitted that the applicant failed to analyse or provide evidence that continuing the measures
was in the Union’s interest.
(43) While there is no legal requirement to examine Union interest in expiry review at the initiation stage, the available
evidence did not indicate any Union interest considerations (e.g. adverse impact on users or other economic
operators) that would justify terminating the case. This is a matter for the investigation itself to explore. Therefore,
the claim was rejected.
1.7. Sampling
(44) In the Notice of Initiation, the Commission stated that it might sample the interested parties in accordance with
Article 17 of the basic Regulation.
Sampling of Union producers
(45) In the Notice of Initiation, the Commission stated that it had provisionally selected a sample of Union producers.
The Commission selected the sample on the basis of volume of production and sales of the like product in the
Union in the review investigation period. This sample consisted of two Union producers. The sampled Union
producers accounted for more than 25 % of the volume of production and sales in the review investigation period.
The sample was representative of the Union industry. In accordance with Article 17(2) of the basic Regulation, the
Commission invited interested parties to comment on the provisional sample. No comments on sampling were
received.
Sampling of importers
(46) To decide whether sampling was necessary and, if so, to select a sample, the Commission asked unrelated importers
to provide the information specified in the Notice of Initiation.
(47) No unrelated importers provided the requested information and agreed to be included in the sample.
Sampling of exporting producers in China and Egypt
(48) To decide whether sampling was necessary and, if so, to select a sample, the Commission asked all exporting
producers in China and Egypt to provide the information specified in the Notice of Initiation. In addition, the
Commission asked the Mission of People’s Republic of China to the European Union and the Mission of the Arab
Republic of Egypt to the European Union to identify and/or contact other exporting producers, if any, that could
be interested in participating in the investigation.
(49) No exporting producers in the countries concerned provided the requested information. The Commission
therefore decided that sampling was not applicable.
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1.8. Replies to the questionnaire
(50) The Commission sent a questionnaire concerning the existence of significant distortions in China within the
meaning of Article 2(6a)(b) of the basic Regulation to the Government of the People’s Republic of China (‘GOC’).
The GOC did not reply to the questionnaire.
(51) The Commission requested the sampled Union producers to complete the questionnaires, which were made
available on its website(16)on the day of initiation.
(52) Questionnaire replies were received from the two sample Union producers: Vitrulan Composites Oy and European
Owens Corning Fiberglas sprl.
(53) The applicant completed a macroeconomic questionnaire providing the macro indicators.
1.9. Verification
(54) The Commission sought and verified all the information deemed necessary for the determination of likelihood of
continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury and of the Union interest. Verification visits pursuant to
Article 16 of the basic Regulation were carried out at the premises of the following companies:
Union producers:
— Vitrulan Composites Oy (‘Vitrulan’), Mikkeli, Finland,
— European Owens Corning Fiberglas sprl (‘EOCF’), Brussels, Belgium.
1.10. Subsequent procedure
(55) On 16 April 2026, the Commission disclosed the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it
intended to maintain the anti-dumping duties in force. All parties were granted a period within which they could
make comments on the disclosure.
(56) No parties made comments on the disclosure, nor did any party request a hearing.
2. PRODUCT UNDER REVIEW, PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1. Product under review
(57) The product under review is the same as in the original investigation, namely fabrics of woven, and/or stitched
continuous filament glass fibre rovings and/or yarns with or without other elements, excluding products which
are impregnated or pre-impregnated (pre-preg), and excluding open mesh fabrics with cells with a size of more
than 1,8 mm in both length and width and weighing more than 35 g/m2, currently falling under CN codes
ex 7019 61 00, ex 7019 62 10, ex 7019 62 90, ex 7019 63 00, ex 7019 64 00, ex 7019 65 00, ex 7019 66 00,
ex 7019 69 10, ex 7019 69 90 and ex 7019 90 00 (TARIC codes 7019 61 00 81, 7019 61 00 83, 7019 61 00 84,
7019 62 10 81, 7019 62 10 83, 7019 62 10 84, 7019 62 90 81, 7019 62 90 83, 7019 62 90 84, 7019 63 00 81,
7019 63 00 83, 7019 63 00 84, 7019 64 00 81, 7019 64 00 83, 7019 64 00 84, 7019 65 00 81, 7019 65 00 83,
7019 65 00 84, 7019 66 00 81, 7019 66 00 83, 7019 66 00 84, 7019 69 10 81, 7019 69 10 83, 7019 69 10 84,
7019 69 90 81, 7019 69 90 83, 7019 69 90 84, 7019 90 00 81, 7019 90 00 83 and 7019 90 00 84) (‘the
product under review’).
(58) The CN and TARIC codes are given for information only without prejudice to a subsequent change in the tariff
classification.
(59) GFF is used in a wide range of applications. For example, for the production of blades for wind turbines, in the boat,
truck and sport equipment production, as well as in pipe rehabilitation system.
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2.2. Product concerned
(60) The product concerned by this investigation is the product under review originating in China and Egypt.
2.3. Like product
(61) As established in the original investigation, this expiry review investigation confirmed that the following products
have the same basic physical and chemical characteristics as well as the same basic uses:
— the product concerned when exported to the Union,
— the product under review produced and sold on the domestic market of China and Egypt,
— the product under review produced and sold by the exporting producers to the rest of the world, and
— the product under review produced and sold in the Union by the Union industry.
(62) These products are therefore considered to be like products within the meaning of Article 1(4) of the basic
Regulation.
3. DUMPING
3.1. Preliminary remarks
(63) During the review investigation period, imports of GFF from both Egypt and China continued, albeit at lower levels
than in the investigation period of the original investigation (i.e. from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018)
(‘original IP’). According to Eurostat imports statistics, however, imports of GFF from both countries still retained
a significant market share in the Union. Imports from China accounted for about 8 % of the Union market in the
review investigation period, while imports from Egypt accounted for about 2 % (compared to 22 % and 9 %
market shares during the original investigation, respectively). In absolute terms, imports from China and Egypt
stood at 11 345 and 2 514 tons, respectively, in the review investigation period, compared to 37 558 and 15 334
in the original IP, respectively.
(64) As mentioned in recital (49) above, none of the exporting producers from China or Egypt cooperated in the
investigation. Therefore, the Commission informed the authorities of China and Egypt that due to the absence of
cooperation, the Commission intended to apply Article 18 of the basic Regulation concerning the findings with
regard to China and Egypt. The Commission did not receive any comments or requests for an intervention of the
Hearing Officer in this regard.
(65) Consequently, in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, the findings in relation to the likelihood of
continuation or recurrence of dumping were based on facts available, in particular information in the request for
review and information obtained from cooperating parties in the course of the review investigation (namely, the
applicant and the sampled Union producers), supplemented with data from publicly available sources.
3.2. China
3.2.1. Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation for the imports of
GFF originating in China
(66) Given the sufficient evidence available at the initiation of the investigation tending to show, with regard to China,
the existence of significant distortions within the meaning of point (b) of Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation, the
Commission initiated the investigation on the basis of Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation.
(67) In order to obtain information, it deemed necessary for its investigation with regard to the alleged significant
distortions, the Commission sent a questionnaire to the GOC. In addition, in point 5.3.2 of the Notice of
Initiation, the Commission invited all interested parties to make their views known, submit information and
provide supporting evidence regarding the application of Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation within 37 days of
the date of publication of the Notice of Initiation in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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(68) No questionnaire reply was received from the GOC and no submission on the application of Article 2(6a) of the
basic Regulation was received within the deadline. Subsequently, the Commission informed the GOC that it would
use facts available within the meaning of Article 18 of the basic Regulation for the determination of the existence
of the significant distortions in China.
(69) In the same point 5.3.2 of the Notice of Initiation, the Commission also specified that, in view of the evidence
available, it may need to select an appropriate representative country pursuant to Article 2(6a)(a) of the basic
Regulation for the purpose of determining the normal value based on undistorted prices or benchmarks.
(70) On 27 September 2025, the Commission informed the interested parties by a note (‘the FOP Note’) on the relevant
sources it intended to use for the determination of the normal value. In that note, the Commission highlighted the
absence of cooperation from both the GOC and any exporting producers in China, which was communicated via a
Note Verbale to the authorities of the People`s Republic of China(17). The FOP note highlighted that the
Commission will therefore rely on facts available according to Article 18 of the basic Regulation.
(71) In this context, the Commission informed the interested parties that it intended to use the information contained in
the request for review to establish the sources that will be used to determine the normal value. The Commission
selected Türkiye as an appropriate representative country.
(72) In the FOP Note, the Commission provided a list of all factors of production such as raw materials, labour and
energy used in the production of GFF. It also informed interested parties that it would establish SG & A costs and
profit margin based on available information for the company TÜRKİYE ŞİŞE VE CAM FABRİKALARI A.Ş,
(‘Şişecam’), a producer in the representative country.
(73) The Commission received no comments on the FOP Note.
3.2.2. Normal value
(74) According to Article 2(1) of the basic Regulation, ‘the normal value shall normally be based on the prices paid or
payable, in the ordinary course of trade, by independent customers in the exporting country’.
(75) However, according to Article 2(6a)(a) of the basic Regulation, ‘in case it is determined […] that it is not
appropriate to use domestic prices and costs in the exporting country due to the existence in that country of
significant distortions within the meaning of point (b), the normal value shall be constructed exclusively on the
basis of costs of production and sale reflecting undistorted prices or benchmarks’, and ‘shall include an
undistorted and reasonable amount of administrative, selling and general costs and for profits’.
(76) As further explained below, the Commission concluded in the present investigation that, based on the evidence
available, and in view of the lack of cooperation of the GOC and the exporting producers, the application of
Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation was appropriate.
3.2.3. Existence of significant distortions
(77) The Commission examined the evidence on the file to decide whether significant distortions within the meaning of
Article 2(6a)(b) of the basic Regulation exist in China, rendering the use of domestic prices and costs in that
country inappropriate. That analysis covered the following evidentiary elements on the various criteria relevant to
establish the existence of significant distortions.
(17) Provided in the file for interested parties under save number: t25.005259.
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(78) First, the evidence contained in the request included the following elements pointing to the existence of significant
distortions:
— The GFF industry is characterised by a high level of State ownership. Several Chinese GFF producers are state-
owned companies or are part of state-owned conglomerates. For example, Hengshi and Taishan are both
owned by the same State-owned parent company, China National Building Material Group Co., Ltd.
(‘CNBM’). One of the largest producers, Changzhou Hongfa Zongheng Advanced Technolgy Co., Ltd., is
ultimately owned by the State-owned Yuntianhua Group. Chinese State-owned companies account for a
significant part of the Chinese GFF production capacity(18).
— The GOC exerts a high level of control/interference over the Chinese GFF industry. The GOC and the Chinese
Communist Party (‘CCP’) maintain structures that ensure their continued influence over enterprises, and in
particular State-owned enterprises (‘SOEs’). The State (and in many aspects also the CCP) actively formulates
and oversees the implementation of general economic policies by individual SOEs and it claims the right to
participate in operational decision-making in SOEs. Moreover, the GOC exerts its influence by installing
so-called CCP cells in every SOE. The GOC also exerts influence through personal connections. For example,
the connections between the GOC and Hengshi as well as its parent company CNBM are widely documented,
as well as the connections between the GOC and Taishan, its parent company Sinoma Science & Technology
and ultimate holding company CNBM(19).
— The GOC also maintains close links with the Chinese GFF producers via representative industry associations.
The China Building Materials Federation (‘CNBF’) is approved by the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs and
operates under the guidance and supervision of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration
Commission of the State Council. CNBF implements the CCP and State Council’s policies and its members
carry Party functions in the CCP(20).
— With the high level of government intervention in the GFF industry and a high share of SOEs in the sector,
even privately-owned producers are prevented from operating under market conditions. As such, both
public and privately-owned enterprises in the GFF sector are subject to policy supervision by the GOC(21).
— Chinese policies and measures applicable to the GFF sector discriminate in favour of domestic suppliers or
otherwise influence free market forces. Relevant plans exist at all levels of government and cover virtually
all economic sectors, including the GFF sector which is designated as a ‘high and new technology new
materials sector’. Enterprises in this sector benefit from numerous support mechanisms, including financial
support policies, fiscal and taxation preferential policies, R & D support etc. See for example(22):
— The 14th 5-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of China (General 14th 5-Year
Plan);
— Made in China 2025 Roadmap;
— The Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment (2022 Edition);
— The 2019 Guiding Catalogue for Industry Structural Adjustment, as well as in the 2021 Guiding
Catalogue of Key New Materials;
— The China High-Tech Export Products Catalogue;
— The Law of China on Science and Technology Progress;
— The 14th 5-Year Development Plan for the Glass Fibre Industry;
— The 14th 5-Year Building Materials Industry Development Plan;
— The 14th 5-Year Intelligent Manufacturing Development Plan;
(18) Request (open version), paragraphs 45-48.
(19) Request (open version), paragraphs 46-49.
(20) Request (open version), paragraph 50.
(21) Request (open version), paragraphs 52-54.
(22) Request (open version), paragraphs 55-72.
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— The 14th 5-Year Plan on Developing New Materials Industry in Zhejiang;
— The 14th 5-Year Plan of Shandong’s Building Materials Industry;
— The 14th 5-Year Plan for High Quality Development of Manufacturing Industry in Chongqing;
— Support for the GFF industry in other provinces, including Guangxi, Hubei and Hebei.
— The cost of essentially all production factors, including raw materials, electricity, land and labour costs, of
GFF are distorted in China. The main raw material for the production of GFF is glass fibre rovings, which are
considered product types of glass fibre reinforcements (‘GFR’), and glass fibre yarn (‘GFY’). In this regard, the
applicant referred to the Commission’s recent findings that significant distortions exist in both the Chinese
GFR and GFY sectors(23), and that costs and prices are not the result of free market forces(24). With regard to
energy prices, the GOC intervenes significantly and systematically in the Chinese power market(25). All land
in China is owned by the Chinese State and authorities often pursue specific political goals, including the
implementation of economic plans, when allocating land(26). Wage costs in the GFF sector are also
distorted(27).
— Access to finance and capital in the GFF sector is granted by institutions which implement public policy
objectives or otherwise do not act independently of the State. The Chinese financial system is characterised
by the strong position of State-owned banks, which, when granting access to finance, take into
consideration criteria other than the economic viability of a project. Bond and credit ratings are often
distorted for a variety of reasons, including the fact that the risk assessment is influenced by the firm’s
strategic importance to the GOC and the strength of any implicit guarantee by the government. Free access
to finance is further distorted by additional rules which direct financing into sectors designated by the
government as encouraged or otherwise important. Borrowing costs, including interest rates, have been
kept artificially low to stimulate investment growth. The Chinese bankruptcy laws do not work properly in
the GFF industry sector keeping insolvent firms afloat(28).
— In light of all of the above, the applicant concluded that there is compelling evidence that the Chinese GFF
industry is subject to interventions by the GOC that have led to significant distortions in the sector.
(79) Second, in previous investigations concerning the glass fibre sector in China(29), the Commission found that
significant distortions in the sense of Article 2(6a)(b) of the basic Regulation were present. In those investigations,
the Commission found that there is substantial government intervention in China resulting in a distortion of the
effective allocation of resources in line with market principles(30).
(80) In particular, the Commission concluded that in the glass fibre sector, not only does a substantial degree of
ownership by the GOC persists in the sense of Article 2(6a)(b), first indent of the basic Regulation(31)but the GOC
is also in a position to interfere with prices and costs through State presence in firms in the sense of
Article 2(6a)(b), second indent of the basic Regulation(32).
(23) See Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1452 of 13 July 2023 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of
certain continuous filament glass fibre products originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to
Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 179, 14.7.2023, p. 57, ELI: http://
data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/1452/oj), recitals (42)-(68); Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2673 of 11 October
2024 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of glass fibre yarns originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ L,
2024/2673, 14.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2673/oj), recitals (44)-(70).
(24) Request (open version), paragraph 74.
(25) Request (open version), paragraph 75.
(26) Request (open version), paragraph 76.
(27) Request (open version), paragraph 77.
(28) Request (open version), paragraphs 79-88.
(29) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1452, recitals (53)-(68); Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2673, recitals (54)-(70).
(30) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1452, recital (68); Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2673, recital (70).
(31) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1452, recitals (53)-(55); Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2673, recitals (54)-(56).
(32) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1452, recitals (56)-(59); Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2673, recitals (57)-(60).
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(81) The Commission further found that the State’s presence and intervention in the financial markets, as well as in the
provision of raw materials and inputs further have an additional distorting effect on the market. Indeed, overall, the
system of planning in China results in resources being driven to sectors designated as strategic or otherwise
politically important by the GOC, rather than being allocated in line with market forces(33).
(82) Moreover, the Commission concluded that the Chinese bankruptcy and property laws do not work properly in the
sense of Article 2(6a)(b), fourth indent of the basic Regulation, thus generating distortions in particular when
maintaining insolvent firms afloat and when allocating land use rights in China(34).
(83) In the same vein, the Commission found distortions of wage costs in the glass fibre sector in the sense of
Article 2(6a)(b), fifth indent of the basic Regulation(35), as well as distortions in the financial markets in the sense
of Article 2(6a)(b), sixth indent of the basic Regulation, in particular concerning access to capital for corporate
actors in China(36).
(84) Third, in the original investigation that led to the imposition of the original measures(37), the Commission
concluded that significant distortions within the meaning of point (b) of Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation were
present. No major structural changes in China in general and/or in the relevant sector in particular, capable of
affecting that conclusion, are known to the Commission.
(85) Fourth, additional evidence available in the Report on Significant Distortions in the Economy of China
(‘Report’)(38), prepared by the Commission pursuant to Article 2(6a)(c) of the basic Regulation, pointed to the
existence of significant distortions also during the review investigation period.
(86) Fifth, no evidence or arguments to the contrary have been adduced by the GOC or the exporting producers in the
present investigation.
(87) In view of the above, the evidence available showed that prices or costs of the product under review, including the
costs of raw materials, energy and labour, are not the result of free market forces because they are affected by
substantial government intervention within the meaning of Article 2(6a)(b) of the basic Regulation as shown by
the actual or potential impact of one or more of the relevant elements listed therein.
(88) On that basis, the Commission concluded that it is not appropriate to use domestic prices and costs to establish
normal value in this case. Consequently, the Commission proceeded to construct the normal value exclusively on
the basis of costs of production and sale reflecting undistorted prices or benchmarks, that is, in this case, on the
basis of corresponding costs of production and sale in an appropriate representative country, in accordance with
Article 2(6a)(a) of the basic Regulation.
3.2.4. Representative country
General remarks
(89) The choice of the representative country was based on the following criteria pursuant to Article 2(6a) of the basic
Regulation:
— a level of economic development similar to China. For this purpose, the Commission used countries with a
gross national income per capita similar to China on the basis of the database of the World Bank(39),
— production of the product under review in that country(40),
(33) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1452, recitals (60)-(61); Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2673, recitals (61)-(63).
(34) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1452, recital (62); Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2673, recital (63).
(35) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1452, recital (63); Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2673, recital (64).
(36) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1452, recital (64); Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2673, recital (65).
(37) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/492, recitals (98)–(162).
(38) Commission Staff Working Document on Significant Distortions in the Economy of the People’s Republic of China for the purposes of
Trade Defence Investigations (SWD(2024) 91 final), 10 April 2024.
(39) World Bank Open Data – Upper Middle Income, https://data.worldbank.org/income-level/upper-middle-income.
(40) If there is no production of the product under review in any country with a similar level of development, production of a product in
the same general category and/or sector of the product under review may be considered.
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— availability of relevant data in the representative country,
— where there is more than one possible representative country, preference should be given, where appropriate,
to the country with an adequate level of social and environmental protection.
(90) As explained in recitals (70) to (73) above, the Commission published a note for the file on the sources for the
determination of the normal value. This note described the facts and evidence underlying the relevant criteria and
informed the interested parties of its intention to consider Türkiye as an appropriate representative country in the
present case if the existence of significant distortions pursuant to Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation would be
confirmed. In recital (88) above the Commission concluded to the existence of significant distortions.
A level of economic development similar to China
(91) In the FOP note, the Commission identified Türkiye as country with a similar level of economic development as
China according to the World Bank, i.e. they are all classified by the World Bank as ‘upper-middle income’
countries on a gross national income basis where production of the product under review was known to take
place. The product under review was produced in Türkiye.
(92) In the FOP note, the Commission explained that neither the GOC nor any exporting producers in China cooperated
with the investigation. The FOP note highlighted that the Commission will therefore rely on facts available
according to Article 18 of the basic Regulation, i.e., use the information contained in the expiry review request to
select the representative country and establish the sources that will be used to determine the normal value.
(93) The Commission thus considered Türkiye as an appropriate representative country.
Availability of relevant data in the representative country
(94) In the FOP Note the Commission also indicated that relevant financial data of a GFF producer in Türkiye was also
readily available.
(95) In the light of the above considerations, the Commission informed the interested parties in the FOP note that it
intends to use Türkiye as an appropriate representative country and the readily available financial statements of
Şişecam in order to source undistorted prices or benchmarks and financial data for the calculation of normal
value, in accordance with Article 2(6a)(a), first ident of the basic Regulation.
(96) Interested parties were invited to comment on the appropriateness of Türkiye as a representative country and of
Şişecam as a producer in the representative country. No comments were received.
(97) The initial selection of potential representative country(ies) and of suitable companies with readily available data
does not prevent the Commission from the possibility to supplement or refine such selection and its research at a
later stage, including by putting forward new suggestions in terms of potential representative country and similar
product. Indeed, it is the very purpose of the notes on factors of production, to invite interested parties to
comment on the Commission services’ preliminary research and, if warranted, to receive alternatives for the
Commission services’ further consideration. These notes even contain a specific annex to guide parties in
submitting information on possible additional representative countries and/or companies for the purpose of
Article 2(6a)(a) of the basic Regulation.
Level of social and environmental protection
(98) Having established that Türkiye was an appropriate representative country, based on all of the above elements,
there was no need to carry out an assessment of the level of social and environmental protection in accordance
with the last sentence of Article 2(6a)(a) first indent of the basic Regulation.
Conclusion
(99) In view of the above analysis, Türkiye met the criteria laid down in Article 2(6a)(a), first indent of the basic
Regulation in order to be considered as an appropriate representative country.
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3.2.5. Sources used to establish undistorted costs
(100) In the FOP Note, the Commission listed the factors of production such as materials, energy and labour used in the
production of the product under review by the exporting producers and invited the interested parties to comment
and propose readily available information on undistorted values for each of the factors of production mentioned in
that note.
(101) In the FOP Note the Commission stated that, in order to construct the normal value in accordance with
Article 2(6a)(a) of the basic Regulation, it would use GTA to establish the undistorted cost for the main raw
material, glass fibre rovings. In addition, the Commission stated that it would use the data from Turkish Statistical
Institute(41)and Eurostat(42)for establishing undistorted costs of labour and energy, respectively.
(102) Considering all the information based on the request for review, the following factors of production and their
sources have been identified in order to determine the normal value in accordance with Article 2(6a)(a) of the
basic Regulation:
Table 1
Factors of production of GFF
Unit of
Factor of production HS code Source of data Unit cost
measurement
Raw materials
Rovings of glass fibres 7019 12 GTA(1) kg 10,63 CNY/kg
Energy
Electricity N/A Eurostat(2) kWh 0,73 CNY
Labour
Labour cost N/A Turkish Statistical Hour 72,55 CNY/
Institute(3) hour
(1) http://www.gtis.com/gta/secure/default.cfm. Imports of glass fibre rovings from Russia have been excluded.
(2) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_pc_205/default/table?lang=en.
(3) TÜİK – Veri Portalı (tuik.gov.tr).
Raw materials
(103) In order to establish the undistorted price of glass fibre rovings as delivered at the gate of a representative country
producer, the Commission used as a basis the weighted average import price to the representative country as
reported in the GTA to which import duties were added.
(104) An import price in the representative country was determined as a weighted average of unit prices of imports from
all third countries excluding China and countries which are not members of the WTO, listed in Annex I of
Regulation (EU) 2015/755 of the European Parliament and the Council(43). The Commission decided to exclude
imports from China into the representative country as it concluded in recitals (77) to (88) above that it is not
appropriate to use domestic prices and costs in China due to the existence of significant distortions in accordance
with Article 2(6a)(b) of the basic Regulation.
(41) TÜİK – Veri Portalı (tuik.gov.tr).
(42) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_pc_205/default/table?lang=en.
(43) Regulation (EU) 2015/755 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on common rules for imports from
certain third countries (OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 33, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2015/755/oj). Article 2(7) of the basic
Regulation considers that domestic prices in those countries cannot be used for the purpose of determining normal value.
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(105) Given that there is no evidence showing that the same distortions do not equally affect products intended for
export, the Commission considered that the same distortions affected export prices. After excluding imports from
China into the representative country, the volume of imports from other third countries remained representative.
(106) The Commission also found that more than 80 % of imports of the main raw material (glass fibre rovings) into
Türkiye were coming from Egypt, with prices lower than any other source of imports.
(107) In Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/870(44), the Commission has found that the only GFR
producer in Egypt, and, consequently, the only producer of glass fibre rovings, is Jushi Egypt. As established in that
regulation, Jushi Egypt was owned by Chinese companies and was being subsidised by both China and Egypt.
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/870 thus countervailed exports of GFR into the Union.
(108) Given that Jushi Egypt continues to be the sole exporting producer of glass fibre rovings in Egypt, there is no reason
to assume that the same subsidies do not equally affect prices of products exported to other markets, the
Commission considered that the same distortions affected export prices of glass fibre rovings to Türkiye. After
excluding imports from Egypt into the representative country, the volume of imports from other third countries
still remained representative, at more than 10 000 tons.
(109) With regard to import duties, the Commission noted that Türkiye imported glass fibre rovings from more than 20
countries, with a varying level of import duty rates and significant differences in volumes. The Commission
calculated import duties for glass fibre rovings on the basis of the level of duties applicable to glass fibre rovings
imports from each of these countries.
(110) Normally, domestic transport prices should also be added to these import prices. However, considering the level of
dumping margins calculated below, as well as the nature of this expiry review investigation, which is focused on
finding whether dumping continued during the review investigation period or could reoccur, rather than finding
its exact magnitude, the Commission decided that adjustments for domestic transport were unnecessary. Such
adjustments would only result in an increase of the normal value and consequently a higher dumping margin.
Labour
(111) Turkish Statistical Institute publishes detailed information on wages in different economic sectors in Türkiye. The
Commission established the benchmark for the review investigation period based on the hourly average labour
cost for the manufacturing sector under NACE(45)code C-23 for 2022, i.e. the economic activity ‘Manufacture of
other non-metallic mineral products’ according to NACE Rev.2 classification. The values were further adjusted for
inflation using the labour cost index published by the Turkish Statistical Institute(46) to reflect the costs in the
review investigation period.
Electricity
(112) The price of electricity for companies (industrial users) in Türkiye is published by Eurostat. The Commission used
the data on the industrial electricity prices in the corresponding consumption band in CNY/kWh for the RIP, as
published on 10 September 2025(47).
(44) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/870 of 24 June 2020 imposing a definitive countervailing duty and definitively
collecting the provisional countervailing duty imposed on imports of continuous filament glass fibre products originating in Egypt,
and levying the definitive countervailing duty on the registered imports of continuous filament glass fibre products originating in
Egypt (OJ L 201, 25.6.2020, p. 10, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2020/870/oj).
(45) Statistical Classification of Economic Activities, commonly referred to as NACE.
(46) Turkish Statistical Institute – Labour cost indices: TÜİK – Veri Portalı (tuik.gov.tr). Last consulted on 30 March 2026. The relevant files
were provided in the file for interested parties under save number: t25.010131.
(47) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_pc_205/default/table?lang=en, last accessed on 10 September 2025.
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Manufacturing overhead costs, SG & A, profits
(113) According to Article 2(6a)(a) of the basic Regulation, ‘the constructed normal value shall include an undistorted
and reasonable amount for administrative, selling and general costs and for profits’. In addition, a value for
manufacturing overhead costs needs to be established to cover costs not included in the factors of production
referred to above.
(114) In order to establish an undistorted value of the manufacturing overheads and given the absence of cooperation
from the exporting producers, the Commission used facts available in accordance with Article 18 of the basic
Regulation. Therefore, based on the data provided by the applicant in the request for review, the Commission
established the ratio of manufacturing overheads to the total manufacturing and labour costs. This percentage was
then applied to the undistorted value of the cost of manufacturing to obtain the undistorted value of
manufacturing overheads.
(115) SG & A and profit were based on readily available information for the company Şişecam (see recital (118) below).
3.2.6. Calculation of the normal value
(116) On the basis of the above, the Commission constructed the normal value on an ex-works basis in accordance with
Article 2(6a)(a) of the basic Regulation.
(117) First, the Commission established the undistorted manufacturing costs. In the absence of cooperation by the
exporting producers, the Commission relied on the information provided by the applicant in the review request
on the usage of each factor (materials and labour) for the production of GFF. The Commission multiplied the
weighted average of consumption ratios of the main product categories by the undistorted costs per unit observed
in the representative country (Türkiye), as described in Section 3.2.5 above.
(118) Once the undistorted manufacturing cost was established, as noted above, the Commission added the
manufacturing overheads, as well as SG & A costs and profit margin. Manufacturing overheads were determined
based on the data provided by the applicant. SG & A costs and profit margin were determined based on the
financial statements of Şişecam for the year 2023, as reported and adjusted for inflation in the company’s audited
accounts for year 2024(48)(see Section 3.2.5).
(119) Specifically, the Commission added the following items to the undistorted costs of manufacturing:
— manufacturing overheads, which accounted in total for 16,8 % of the direct costs of manufacturing,
— SG & A and other costs, which accounted for 11,24 % of the Costs of Goods Sold (‘COGS’) of Şişecam, and
— profits, which amounted to 22,4 % of the COGS as achieved by the glass fibre producing entity of Şişecam.
(120) On that basis, the Commission constructed the normal value on an ex-works basis in accordance with
Article 2(6a)(a) of the basic Regulation.
3.2.7. Export price
(121) In the absence of cooperation by exporting producers from China, the export price was determined based on CIF
Eurostat data corrected to ex-works level. Thus, the CIF price was reduced by the (sea) freight and insurance cost
and domestic transport cost.
(48) https://www.sisecam.com/en/investor-relations/annual-reports, last accessed on 13 October 2025.
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3.2.8. Comparison
(122) The Commission compared the constructed normal value established in accordance with Article 2(6a)(a) of the
basic Regulation and the export prices established on an ex-works basis as described above.
(123) No adjustment was made to the normal value and/or the export price for differences affecting prices and price
comparability, in accordance with Article 2(10) of the basic Regulation.
3.2.9. Dumping margin
(124) The Commission compared the weighted average normal value of the like product with the weighted average
export price of the product under review, in accordance with Article 2(11) and (12) of the basic Regulation.
(125) On this basis, the weighted average dumping margins expressed as a percentage of the CIF Union frontier price,
duty unpaid, was 59,0 % for exports from China. It was therefore concluded that dumping continued during the
review investigation period.
3.3. Egypt
(126) As already indicated in recital (49) above, no Egyptian exporting producer cooperated in the investigation.
Therefore, the Commission based its findings on dumping on facts available, in accordance with Article 18 of the
basic Regulation.
3.3.1. Normal value
(127) As there was no available information on domestic prices of GFF in Egypt for Hengshi Egypt or Jushi Egypt, the
Commission constructed the normal value for Egypt on the basis of Article 2(3) of the basic Regulation using data
indicated in the request for review.
(128) Specifically, for raw materials, the applicant used export statistics of glass fibre rovings from Comtrade
database(49). The reason why this approach was chosen instead of relying on imports of glass fibre rovings into
Egypt is because almost the entirety of those imports was coming from China, and were likely intra-company
transfers of Jushi group.
(129) For electricity, electricity prices for businesses in Egypt from Global Petrol Prices(50)were used. For labour costs,
salaries published by Salary Explorer(51)for the ‘Factory and Manufacturing’ sector in Egypt were used.
(130) Appropriate amounts for manufacturing overheads, SG & A and profits were added to such costs of
manufacturing, which were based on the data provided by the applicant.
(131) The same share of manufacturing overheads in the direct costs of manufacturing calculated on the basis of data
provided by the applicant as for the normal value in China, 16,8 %, was added (see recital (119) above).
(132) Hengshi Egypt’s financial statements were not readily available, and Jushi China’s financial statements did not
provide information about the SG & A costs of Jushi Egypt. The applicant therefore used the SG & A data of the
Turkish producer of GFF-Şişecam. The Commission followed the same approach and applied Şişecam’s SG & A of
11,24 % of COGS as indicated in recital (119) above.
(133) Profit margin of 20,1 % was also added to the cost of manufacturing, as submitted in the request for review. The
applicant used the publicly available financial statements of Jushi China to source the profit.
3.3.2. Export price
(134) In the absence of cooperation by exporting producers from Egypt, the export price was determined based on CIF
Eurostat data corrected to ex-works level. Thus, the CIF price was reduced by the (sea) freight and insurance cost
and domestic transport cost.
(49) https://comtradeplus.un.org/.
(50) https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/Egypt/electricity_prices/.
(51) https://www.salaryexplorer.com/average-salary-wage-comparison-egypt-c64.
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3.3.3. Comparison
(135) The Commission compared the constructed normal value established in accordance with Article 2(3) of the basic
Regulation on the basis of facts available and the export prices established on an ex-works basis as described above.
(136) No adjustment was made to the normal value and/or the export price for differences affecting prices and price
comparability, in accordance with Article 2(10) of the basic Regulation.
3.3.4. Dumping margin
(137) The Commission compared the weighted average normal value of the like product with the weighted average
export price of the product under review, in accordance with Article 2(11) and (12) of the basic Regulation.
(138) On this basis, the weighted average dumping margins expressed as a percentage of the CIF Union frontier price,
duty unpaid, was 100,26 % for exports from Egypt. It was therefore concluded that dumping continued during the
review investigation period.
4. LIKELIHOOD OF CONTINUATION OF DUMPING
(139) Further to the finding of the existence of dumping during the review investigation period, the Commission
investigated, in accordance with Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, the likelihood of continuation of dumping,
should the measures be repealed. The following additional elements were analysed: the production capacity and
spare capacity in Egypt and China, the attractiveness of the Union market, and circumvention and absorption
practices.
4.1. Production capacity and spare capacity in China and Egypt
(140) Due to total absence of cooperation from Egypt, China, and exporting producers in both countries, the findings on
production capacities and spare capacities were based on facts available, specifically, the information provided in
the expiry review request.
(141) The applicant provided evidence that total production capacity of GFF in China was about 1 400 000 tonnes in the
RIP, with around 800 000 tons of overcapacity. After deduction of domestic demand and total exports, the Chinese
producers’ free capacity available for the Union market was estimated at about 700 000 tonnes, which is 5 times
more that the total Union consumption.
(142) As concerns Egyptian capacities, evidence shows that the only two GFF producers in Egypt (Hengshi Egypt and
Jushi Egypt) were set up with the aim to supply the Union market. Hengshi Egypt and Jushi Egypt belong to the
same group of companies incorporated in China, and they are both located in the China-Egypt Suez Economic
and Trade Cooperation Zone. They are ultimately controlled by a Chinese government agency and were set up
under a strategy to foster China’s outward expansion.
(143) While Jushi Egypt was set up with the primary goal to export GFR to the EU, Hengshi Egypt was subsequently set
up to complement its product portfolio with GFF. As of 2017, Hengshi’s GFF capacity, estimated by the applicant,
stands at 30 000 tons, or at 22 % of total Union consumption.
(144) In addition, the applicant has shown that the Union has been one of the main destinations for Egyptian GFF from
2022 onwards, while Egyptian domestic market for GFF is minimal, with a demand of no more than 1 500 tons
annually.
(145) The Commission therefore concluded that Chinese and Egyptian producers have sufficient capacities that they
would be ready to deploy to sharply increase their exports to the Union market if the measures are allowed to lapse.
4.2. Attractiveness of the Union market
(146) Despite both anti-dumping and countervailing duties in force, which come in addition to the conventional import
duties for imports from China (ranging between 5 % and 7 % for different customs codes which the product
concerned falls under), Chinese and Egyptian exporting producers continue to export to the Union. Import
volumes from both countries have even increased in absolute terms during the period considered: Chinese import
volumes increased by 102 % and Egyptian by 115 %.
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(147) GTA export data showed that the prices of Chinese exports to the Union, before shipping costs and duties, were
around 15 % higher than the weighted average export prices to the ten largest export markets. Considering the
importance of the Union market for Chinese and Egyptian exporting producers, and that Chinese exporting
producers are able to sell at such prices to the Union even despite the measures in force, it is clear that the Union
market remains highly attractive.
(148) In addition, the existence of circumvention and absorption practices, which were addressed by amendments to the
measures outlined in Section 1.1 above, further shows the attractiveness of the Union market.
4.3. Conclusion
(149) As outlined above, continuation of dumping was found, with significant dumping margins for both Egypt and
China. Considering the significant spare capacity in China and size of capacities in Egypt, as well as the
attractiveness of the Union market and previous circumvention practices, the Commission concluded that
allowing measures to lapse would likely lead to the continuation of dumping, with dumped exports entering the
Union market in substantial quantities.
5. INJURY
5.1. Definition of the Union industry and Union production
(150) Based on information available to the Commission, the like product was manufactured by 18 producers in the
Union during the period considered. They constitute the ‘Union industry’ within the meaning of Article 4(1) of the
basic Regulation.
(151) The total Union production during the review investigation period was established at 100 653 tonnes. The
Commission established the figure on the basis of all the available information concerning the Union industry,
such as:
— the reply to the macroeconomic questionnaire provided by the applicant,
— the verified data of the sampled Union producers.
As indicated in recital (45), two Union producers were selected in the sample. They represented [30 %–40 %] of the
total Union production of the like product.
5.2. Union consumption
(152) The Commission established the Union consumption on the basis of the macroeconomic questionnaire reply and
Eurostat import data.
(153) Union consumption developed as follows:
Table 2
Union consumption (in tonnes)
Review Investigation
2021 2022 2023
period
Union consumption 120 045 133 260 138 175 136 112
Index 100 111 115 113
Source: Eurostat, macroeconomic questionnaire reply.
(154) Union consumption increased by 11 % between 2021 and 2022, driven by the recovery and rebuilding of stocks at
downstream industries after the pandemic.
(155) Between 2022 and 2024, Union consumption evolved under the influence of two opposing trends. On the one
hand, demand from wind turbine and blade manufacturers decreased, as those producers faced increased
competitive pressure from Chinese imports in the Union. On the other hand, demand from other end-use markets,
in particular the cured-in-place pipe lining (‘CIPP’) sector, increased. Overall, these opposing developments resulted
in a stabilization of Union consumption, which fluctuated within a narrow range after 2021.
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5.3. Imports from the countries concerned
5.3.1. Volume and market share of the imports from the countries concerned
(156) The Commission established the volume of imports on the basis of data from Eurostat. The market share of the
imports was established on the basis of the import volume and the total Union consumption.
(157) Imports into the Union from the countries concerned developed as follows:
Table 3
Import volume and market share
Review Investigation
2021 2022 2023
period
Volume of imports 6 778 9 871 9 570 13 859
from China and
Egypt (tonnes)
Index 100 146 141 204
Market share (%) 6 7 7 10
Index 100 131 123 180
Volume of imports 5 611 5 535 4 693 11 345
from China (tonnes)
Index 100 99 84 202
Market share (%) 5 4 3 8
Index 100 89 73 178
Volume of imports 1 168 4 336 4 877 2 514
from Egypt (tonnes)
Index 100 371 418 215
Market share (%) 1 3 4 2
Index 100 335 363 190
Source: Eurostat.
(158) The volume of imports from China and Egypt increased respectively by 102 % and 115 % over the period
considered.
(159) During the period considered, the Union consumption increased by only 13 %. As a result, the countries concerned
increased their market share: from 5 % to 8 % for China, from 1 % to 2 % for Egypt.
5.3.2. Prices of the imports from the countries concerned and price undercutting
(160) The Commission established the prices of imports from countries concerned on the basis of Eurostat import data.
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(161) The weighted average price of imports into the Union from the countries concerned developed as follows:
Table 4
Import prices (EUR/tonne)
Review Investigation
2021 2022 2023
period
China and Egypt 1 640 2 022 1 982 1 687
Index 100 123 121 103
China 1 770 2 494 2 331 1 744
Index 100 141 132 99
Egypt 1 015 1 421 1 647 1 431
Index 100 140 162 141
Source: Eurostat – Prices provided on a cost, insurance, freight (CIF Union frontier level) basis.
(162) The weighted average price of imports from the countries concerned on the Union market increased by 23 % from
2021 to 2022, stayed stable in 2023 and decreased in the review investigation period approximately to the level of
2021.
(163) In relation to the consideration of price undercutting during the investigation period, the non-cooperation of
exporting producers and the consequent lack of transactional data made the calculation of the actual price
undercutting (type-by-type comparisons) impossible. In particular, given the statistical nature of the data, average
import prices do not capture product mix differences, which are inherently substantial for the product under
review. This is illustrated by the evidence obtained from Union producers, whose sales prices vary considerably
across product types. Thus, the exporting producers’ failure to cooperate created the very evidential gap that
prevented the Commission from calculating undercutting.
(164) In these circumstances, since the import statistics could not be used to conclude that there was no undercutting
during the investigation period, other elements had to be considered. In particular, the Commission could infer
the existence of significant price effects of imports from the countries concerned from the facts available on the
record.
(165) During the period considered, the volume of imports from the countries concerned increased at a higher pace as
compared to the moderate rise in Union consumption. The increase in imports from the countries concerned
contributed to the erosion of the Union industry’s sales volume and market share, as well as to the Union’s
industry chronic inability to raise its prices to cover its costs. In such a scenario, facts available thus point to the
existence of price undercutting and price suppression.
5.4. Imports from third countries other than China and Egypt
(166) Imports of GFF from third countries other than China and Egypt originated mainly in India, Türkiye and Thailand.
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(167) The aggregated volume of imports into the Union as well as the market share and price trends for imports of GFF
from other third countries developed as follows:
Table 5
Imports from third countries
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Country 2021 2022 2023
period
India Volume (tonnes) 6 402 5 866 10 783 15 384
Index 100 92 168 240
Market share (%) 5 4 8 11
Average price (EUR/ 1 479 1 850 1 786 1 753
unit of
measurement)
Index 100 125 121 119
Türkiye Volume (tonnes) 3 161 19 540 10 524 8 151
Index 100 618 333 258
Market share (%) 3 15 8 6
Average price 1 448 1 809 2 078 1 791
(EUR/tonne)
Index 100 125 144 124
Thailand Volume (tonnes) 229 3 014 5 246 3 968
Index 100 1 314 2 288 1 730
Market share (%) 0 2 4 3
Average price 1 388 1 794 1 338 1 208
(EUR/tonne)
Index 100 129 96 87
Other third countries Volume (tonnes) 11 665 5 919 3 796 5 044
Index 100 51 33 43
Market share (%) 10 4 3 4
Average price 1 641 3 587 3 126 2 905
(EUR/tonne)
Index 100 219 191 177
Total of all third Volume (tonnes) 21 457 34 340 30 349 32 547
countries except
China and Egypt
Index 100 160 141 152
Market share (%) 18 26 22 24
Average price 1 561 2 121 1 978 1 875
(EUR/tonne)
Index 100 136 127 120
Source: Eurostat – prices provided on a cost, insurance, freight (CIF Union frontier level) basis.
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(168) The Commission examined the evolution of the volumes, CIF prices and duty paid (‘DDP’) prices of imports from
third countries. The duty paid price was obtained by adding the applicable conventional and anti-dumping duty to
the CIF price.
(169) Regarding India, the volume of imports increased significantly during the period considered and reached a market
share of 11 % during the RIP. Throughout the period considered, the average CIF and DDP prices of imports from
India were significantly lower than the average Union industry sales price and cost of production. In the review
investigation period, the prices at DDP level were lower by 16 % and 24 %, respectively.
(170) Regarding Türkiye, the volume of imports was multiplied by six between 2021 and 2022 to reach a market share
of 15 % in 2022. In September 2022, following the anti-circumvention investigation mentioned in recital (6)
above(52), the Commission extended the anti-dumping measures to imports of GFF consigned from Türkiye,
whether declared as originating in Türkiye or not, with the exception of those exported by some specific Turkish
companies. Imports from Türkiye started decreasing in 2023 but still represented a market share of 6 % during
the RIP. Throughout the period considered, the average CIF and DDP prices of imports from Türkiye were
significantly lower than the average Union industry sales price and cost of production. In the RIP, the prices at
DDP were lower by 14 % and 22 % respectively.
(171) Regarding Thailand, the volume of imports started from a very low base of 229 tonnes in 2021 and reached a
market share of 3 % during the RIP. Throughout the period considered the average CIF and DDP prices of imports
from Thailand were significantly lower than the average Union industry sales price and cost of production. In the
RIP, the prices at DDP level were lower by 42 % and 48 %, respectively.
(172) The total volume of imports from other third countries decreased over the period considered and their market
share went from 10 % to 4 %. From 2022 to the RIP, the average CIF price of imports from other third countries
was significantly higher than the average Union industry sales price and cost of production.
5.5. Economic situation of the Union industry
5.5.1. General remarks
(173) The assessment of the economic situation of the Union industry included an evaluation of all economic indicators
having a bearing on the state of the Union industry during the period considered.
(174) As mentioned in recital (45), sampling was used for the assessment of the economic situation of the Union
industry.
(175) For the injury determination, the Commission distinguished between macroeconomic and microeconomic injury
indicators.
(176) The Commission evaluated the macroeconomic indicators on the basis of verified data contained in the reply to the
macroeconomic questionnaire submitted by the applicant. The Commission evaluated the microeconomic
indicators on the basis of data contained in the questionnaire replies from the sampled Union producers. Both sets
of data were found to be representative of the economic situation of the Union industry.
(177) Taking into account that the micro indicators used in the injury analysis were sourced from only two sampled
Union producers, the figures established on the basis of this data presented below are given in ranges in order to
protect confidentiality of the Union producers’ data.
(178) The macroeconomic indicators are: production, production capacity, capacity utilisation, sales volume, market
share, growth, employment, productivity, magnitude of the dumping margin, and recovery from past dumping.
(179) The microeconomic indicators are: average unit prices, unit cost, labour costs, inventories, profitability, cash flow,
investments, return on investments, and ability to raise capital.
(52) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1477.
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5.5.2. Macroeconomic indicators
5.5.2.1. Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
(180) The total Union production, production capacity and capacity utilisation developed over the period considered as
follows:
Table 6
Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
Review Investigation
2021 2022 2023
period
Production volume 113 426 104 578 111 728 100 653
(tonnes)
Index 100 92 99 89
Production capacity 251 530 235 308 231 444 246 427
(tonnes)
Index 100 94 92 98
Capacity utilisation 45 44 48 41
(%)
Index 100 99 107 91
Source: Macroeconomic questionnaire reply.
(181) The production volume of Union producers fluctuated but showed an overall decline of 11 % during the period
considered. This is due to a decrease in demand from wind blade makers who are themselves exposed to Chinese
competition. This decrease in demand was partially compensated by demands in other sectors mentioned in recital
(155). However, production runs to serve these other sectors are shorter, resulting in more frequent machine
reconfiguration and longer machines idle time, which impacts negatively the capacity utilisation.
(182) Production capacity globally decreased by only 2 % over the period considered and, consequently, capacity
utilization decreased by 9 %. Low capacity utilisation, driven by the inability to sell sufficient volumes at viable
prices, contributed to precarious situation of the Union industry.
5.5.2.2. Sales volume and market share
(183) The Union industry’s sales volume and market share developed over the period considered as follows:
Table 7
Sales volume and market share
Review Investigation
2021 2022 2023
period
Total sales volume 91 810 89 049 98 257 89 706
on the Union market
(tonnes)
Index 100 97 107 98
Market share (%) 76 67 71 66
Index 100 87 93 86
Source: Macroeconomic questionnaire reply.
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(184) The sales volume on the Union market remained stable in 2022 compared to 2021 and then increased by 10
percentage points in 2023. In the review investigation period, however, sales dropped by 8 551 tonnes or 9
percentage points on a yearly basis. Over the period considered, sales decreased by 2 % while the Union
consumption increased by 13 %, which resulted in a decrease of Union industry’s market share from 76 % to 66 %
over the period considered. Not only the Union industry did not benefit from the growing Union market, but it
even lost a significant part of its market share.
5.5.2.3. Growth
(185) The investigation showed that the Union industry could not maintain their market share in a context of growing
demand, contrary to the countries concerned which gained market share during the period considered.
5.5.2.4. Employment and productivity
(186) Employment and productivity developed over the period considered as follows:
Table 8
Employment and productivity
Review Investigation
2021 2022 2023
period
Number of employees 1 106 1 114 1 154 1 126
Index 100 101 104 102
Productivity (tonnes/ 103 94 97 89
employee)
Index 100 92 94 87
Source: Macroeconomic questionnaire reply.
(187) Employment remained relatively stable during the period considered.
(188) With employment remaining broadly stable and production volumes declining, labour productivity deteriorated by
13 % over the period considered. As explained in recital (181), demand progressively shifted towards products
manufactured in smaller series, requiring more frequent machine reconfigurations, which in turn increased idle
time and also negatively impacted productivity.
5.5.2.5. Magnitude of the dumping margin and recovery from past dumping
(189) Both the Chinese and Egyptian dumping margins were significantly above the de minimislevel.
(190) Volumes of imports from the countries concerned increased significantly during the period considered.
(191) Despite the anti-dumping measures in place, most injury indicators deteriorated during the period considered and
the Union industry was in a precarious situation during the review investigation period.
5.5.3. Microeconomic indicators
5.5.3.1. Prices and factors affecting prices
(192) The weighted average unit sales prices of the sampled Union producers to unrelated customers in the Union
developed over the period considered as follows:
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Table 9
Sales prices and cost of production in the Union (EUR/tonne)
Review Investigation
2021 2022 2023
period
Average unit sales [1 900–2 200] [2 200–2 500] [2 200–2 500] [2 100–2 400]
price in the Union
Index 100 112 116 109
Unit cost of [1 900–2 200] [2 300–2 600] [2 400–2 700] [2 300–2 600]
production
Index 100 118 126 120
Source: questionnaire replies of the sampled Union producers.
(193) The average Union industry sales price was below the average unit cost of production during the entire period
considered. The highest unit sales price was reached in 2023 because the price was quoted in agreements signed
in 2022 on the basis of high energy costs.
(194) During the period considered, the Union industry’s sales price increased by 9 %. This only partially offset the 20 %
increase in the cost of production over the same period, leading to a deterioration of its profitability.
5.5.3.2. Labour costs
(195) The average labour costs of the sampled Union producers developed over the period considered as follows:
Table 10
Average labour costs per employee (EUR)
Review Investigation
2021 2022 2023
period
Average labour costs [57 000–62 000] [61 000–66 000] [62 000–67 000] [61 000–66 000]
per employee
Index 100 105 109 106
Source: questionnaire replies of the sampled Union producers.
(196) The average labour cost per employee increased by 6 % over the period considered.
5.5.3.3. Inventories
(197) Stock levels of the sampled Union producers developed over the period considered as follows:
Table 11
Inventories
Review Investigation
2021 2022 2023
period
Closing stocks [5 300–5 800] [4 200–4 700] [5 500–6 000] [7 500–8 000]
(tonnes)
Index 100 79 102 139
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period
Closing stocks as a [15–20] [10–15] [15–20] [20–25]
percentage of
production (%)
Index 100 84 111 140
Source: questionnaire replies of the sampled Union producers.
(198) Following a decrease in 2022 due to COVID-related rebalancing, stock level increased again reaching [20–25 %] of
production by the end of the review investigation period. Increasing stock levels indicate that the Union industry
was producing goods it could not sell at viable prices or in sufficient quantities. This directly reflects a
deterioration in the competitive position of the industry.
5.5.3.4. Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise
capital
(199) Profitability, cash flow, investments and return on investments of the sampled Union producers developed over the
period considered as follows:
Table 12
Profitability, cash flow, investments and return on investments
Review Investigation
2021 2022 2023
period
Profitability of sales [0–3] [(- 2)–1] [(- 7)–(- 4)] [(- 10)–(- 7)]
in the Union to
unrelated customers
(% of sales turnover)
Index 100 - 50 - 228 - 364
Cash flow (EUR) [550 000– [3 000 000– [(- 5 400 000)– [(- 6 600 000)–
600 000] 3 500 000] (- 4 900 000)] (- 6 100 000)]
Index 100 545 - 881 - 1 104
Investments (EUR) [1 600 000– [1 700 000– [1 900 000– [2 000 000–
1 900 000] 2 000 000] 2 200 000] 2 300 000]
Index 100 106 120 125
Return on [5-10] [(- 5)–0] [(- 20)–(- 15)] [(- 30)–(- 25)]
investments
Index 100 - 52 - 246 - 414
Source: questionnaire replies of the sampled Union producers.
(200) The Commission established the profitability of the sampled Union producers by expressing the pre-tax net profit
of the sales of the like product to unrelated customers in the Union as a percentage of the turnover of those sales.
As shown in Table 9, the unit cost of production increased faster than the unit sales price and therefore
profitability continuously and significantly deteriorated during the period considered.
(201) The net cash flow is the ability of the Union producers to self-finance their activities. Except for 2022, where post-
COVID rebalancing of stocks influenced cash flow positively, this injury indicator deteriorated during the period
considered and ended significantly negative in the review investigation period. The decreasing cash flows also
decreased the ability to raise capital.
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(202) Investment increased over the period considered by 25 %. They were found to be mainly related to replacement,
rationalisation and compliance with environmental and social legislation.
(203) The return on investments is the profit in percentage of the net book value of investments. It started positively
in 2021, then fell continuously during the period considered and dropped below - 25 % in the review
investigation period.
(204) Despite the downward trend in cash flow and return on investment, the Union industry was able to finance the
investments needed, as described in recital (202).
5.6. Conclusion on injury
(205) Most injury indicators showed a negative trend during the period considered.
(206) The production of the Union industry declined over the period considered and the sales in the Union market
decreased by 2 % despite the increase by 13 % of Union consumption. This resulted in a loss of market share,
which fell from 76 % in 2021 to 66 % in the RIP. This loss in market share in a growing market benefitted China
and Egypt and other third countries over the period considered.
(207) The loss of market share for the Union industry on the Union market was aggravated by the decrease by 49 % of
the export sales over the period considered as shown in Table 13 below.
(208) The production capacity of the Union industry declined by 2 % over the period considered and capacity utilisation
decreased from 45 % to 41 %, due to the decrease in production.
(209) Employment remained stable over the period considered. Productivity developed in line with the changes in
production and decreased by 13 % over the period considered.
(210) The unit cost of production increased by 20 % over the period considered.
(211) The average sales price of Union producers increased only by 9 % in a market subject to pressure from low prices,
an insufficient increase to match the increase in production costs.
(212) The profitability of the Union industry declined continuously during the period considered, reaching the range of
[- 7 to - 10 %] in the review investigation period.
(213) On the basis of the above, the Commission concluded that the Union industry suffered material injury within the
meaning of Article 3(5) of the basic Regulation during the review investigation period.
6. CAUSATION
(214) In accordance with Article 3(6) of the basic Regulation, the Commission examined whether the dumped imports
from the countries concerned caused material injury to the Union industry. In accordance with Article 3(7) of the
basic Regulation, the Commission also examined whether other known factors could at the same time have
injured the Union industry.
6.1. Effects of the dumped imports
(215) As explained in Section 5.3.2, despite the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures, the volume of Chinese and
Egyptian imports increased over the period considered, with their market share increasing from 6 % in 2021 to
10 % during the review investigation period.
(216) The sustained increase in market share of imports at dumped prices from Egypt and China over the period
considered placed the Union industry under compounding price and volume pressure. The consequent decline in
sales volumes and price suppression is a direct cause of the injury suffered by the Union industry during the
review investigation period.
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6.2. Effects of other factors
6.2.1. Imports from other third countries
(217) The volume of imports from other third countries developed over the period considered as shown in Table 5.
(218) Recitals (169) to (171) show that the average duty paid prices of imports from India, Türkiye and Thailand were
significantly lower than the average duty paid prices of Chinese and Egyptian imports in 2023 and the review
investigation period. In view of their large market share and their low average duty paid prices, the Commission
concluded that the imports from India, Türkiye and Thailand also exerted a price pressure and contributed to the
injury suffered by the Union industry. However, because the imports from China and Egypt almost doubled over
the period considered, with significant increase particularly between 2023 and the review investigation period at
prices exerting significant price pressure, the Commission concluded that imports from third countries did not
change this fact and did not attenuate the causal link.
6.2.2. Export performance of the Union industry
(219) The total volume of exports of the Union industry and the average export sales prices of the sampled Union
producers developed over the period considered as follows:
Table 13
Export performance of the sampled Union producers
Review investigation
2021 2022 2023
period
Export volume [19 000–23 000] [14 000–18 000] [11 000–15 000] [9 000–13 000]
(tonnes)
Index 100 76 62 51
Average price [2 000–2 400] [2 800–3 200] [2 800–3 200] [2 600–3 000]
(EUR/tonne)
Index 100 135 132 124
Source: Macroeconomic questionnaire reply and questionnaire replies of the sampled Union producers.
(220) On third-country markets, the Union producers were exposed to fierce competition regarding wind products and
increasingly squeezed into narrower markets, such as the CIPP and the leisure (boat hulls, mobile home) markets,
characterised by higher prices but also by higher costs of production.
(221) Export performance deteriorated continuously during the period considered, resulting in 49 % decrease of the
export volume.
(222) Because the Union industry’s sales were largely geared towards the Union market and not predominantly towards
exports, the Commission concluded that the export performance of the Union industry did not attenuate the
causal link.
6.3. Conclusion on causation
(223) Based on the above, the Commission concluded that the Chinese and Egyptian dumped exports caused the material
injury suffered by the Union industry. At the same time, third country imports also contributed to the injury
suffered by the Union industry during the review investigation period. However, the Commission concluded that
those factors, individually or collectively, did not attenuate the causal link between the dumped Chinese and
Egyptian imports and the injury suffered by the Union industry during the review investigation period.
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7. LIKELIHOOD OF CONTINUATION AND/OR RECURRENCE OF INJURY
(224) The Commission concluded that the Union industry suffered material injury during the review investigation
period.
(225) The Commission concluded that Chinese and Egyptian imports caused injury to the Union industry during the RIP
with third country imports contributing to an extent to material injury. Therefore, the Commission assessed, in
accordance with Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, whether there would be a likelihood of continuation or
recurrence of injury caused by the dumped imports from China and Egypt if the measures against these countries
were allowed to lapse.
(226) In this regard, the Commission examined the production capacity and spare capacity in the countries concerned,
the attractiveness of the Union market and likely price levels of imports from the countries concerned in the
absence of anti-dumping measures, and their impact on the Union industry.
7.1. Production capacity and spare capacity in China and Egypt
(227) As explained in recital (141) above, the total production capacity of GFF in China was about 1 400 000 tonnes in
the review investigation period. After deduction of domestic demand and total exports, the Chinese producers’
free capacity available for the Union market is about 700 000 tonnes, which is five times more than the total
Union consumption.
(228) As explained in recitals (142) to (144) above, production capacity of GFF in Egypt is at least 30 000 tonnes, or
around 22 % of total consumption in the Union, while Egyptian domestic market for GFF appears to be minimal.
(229) Therefore, it can be concluded that there is substantial spare capacity in China and substantial capacity in Egypt
that can be directed to the Union market in even larger quantities at dumped prices if anti-dumping measures are
allowed to lapse.
7.2. Attractiveness of the Union market
(230) As already explained in Section 4.2 above, the attractiveness of the Union market is proved by the fact that despite
the relatively high level of anti-dumping duties in force, which come in addition to the conventional import duty
ranging between 5 % and 7 % for imports from China, the Union remained one of the main export markets for
Chinese and Egyptian exporting producers, and they even increased their export volume during the period
considered, by 102 % for China and 115 % for Egypt, with Chinese exports to the Union able to fetch high prices
compared to other markets, even despite the measures in force.
(231) Further evidence of the attractiveness of the Union market is provided by the existence of the following
circumvention and absorption practices during the period considered which were addressed by the Regulations
referred to in Section 1.1 above:
— anti-dumping duties imposed on imports of GFF originating in China and Egypt were found to be
circumvented by imports consigned from Türkiye,
— anti-dumping duties imposed on imports of GFF originating in China were found to be circumvented by
imports consigned from Morocco, and
— the Egyptian exporting producer was found to absorb the anti-dumping duties by significantly decreasing its
export price to the Union.
7.3. Likely price levels of imports in the absence of anti-dumping measures
(232) As shown in Table 4, import prices at CIF level into the Union from China during the RIP were 1 744 EUR/tonne,
which is lower than the average sales price of the Union industry [2 100–2 400] EUR/tonne shown in Table 9, and
also below their cost of production [2 300–2 600] EUR/tonne.
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(233) In the absence of anti-dumping measures, with only anti-subsidy measures in place, Chinese imports would have
entered the Union at even lower prices. The undercutting would in reality be expected to be even higher as
explained in recital (165).
(234) As shown in Table 4, import prices at CIF level into the Union from Egypt during the RIP were 1 431 EUR/tonne,
which is lower than the average sales price of the Union industry [2 100–2 400] EUR/tonne shown in Table 9, and
also below their cost of production [2 300–2 600] EUR/tonne.
(235) In the absence of anti-dumping measures, with only anti-subsidy measures in place, Egyptian imports would have
entered the Union at even lower prices.
(236) Therefore, it is likely that without anti-dumping duties, the Chinese and Egyptian imports would have an even
greater negative impact on the Union prices.
(237) This finding clearly shows that in any case there would be likelihood of recurrence of injury caused by imports,
which in addition would likely to arrive in significantly higher quantities should the measures lapse.
7.4. Conclusion
(238) Based on the foregoing analysis, the Commission concluded that the Union industry has suffered material injury
caused by dumped imports originating in China and Egypt. Furthermore, and without prejudice to that finding,
the Commission established that there is a clear risk of recurrence of material injury caused by those imports if
measures are allowed to lapse. Should measures not be extended, dumped imports from both origins would in all
likelihood return in substantially higher volumes and at injurious prices. The extension of measures is therefore
warranted both on the grounds of continued injury caused by imports form the countries concerned and,
independently, on the grounds of risk of recurrence of such injury.
8. UNION INTEREST
(239) In accordance with Article 21 of the basic Regulation, the Commission examined whether maintaining the existing
anti-dumping measures would be against the interest of the Union as whole. The determination of the Union
interest was based on an appreciation of all the various interests involved, including those of the Union industry,
importers, users and suppliers.
8.1. Interest of the Union industry
(240) The investigation showed that, should the measures expire, this would likely have a significant negative effect on
the Union industry. The Union industry’s situation, already in a precarious situation, would quickly deteriorate in
terms of lower sales volumes and sales prices resulting in a strong decrease in profitability, potentially threatening
its survival.
(241) Therefore, maintaining the anti-dumping measures in force is in the interest of the Union industry.
8.2. Interest of unrelated importers
(242) The Commission contacted all known unrelated importers and invited them to cooperate in this investigation. No
importer cooperated.
(243) In the original investigation, a single importer cooperated and was found to import negligible volumes of GFF.
(244) In the original as well as in this investigation, it was found that most high volume users are requiring specific GFF
made to order and therefore GFF is not a commodity that is regularly imported in large volumes by independent
importers.
(245) Therefore, the Commission concluded that the measures currently in force had no substantial negative effect on the
financial situation of importers and that the continuation of the measures would not, or only marginally, affect
them.
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8.3. Interest of users
(246) The Commission contacted all known users in this investigation and invited them to cooperate. No user
cooperated, which confirms that users were not very negatively impacted by the existing measures.
(247) In the review investigation period, the production capacity of the Union industry (246 427 tonnes) is larger than
Union consumption (136 112 tonnes). The global capacity utilization of the Union industry during the review
investigation period was 41 %. In particular, the two sampled companies, which are certified suppliers of GFF for
the wind industry, have both significant spare capacity and could serve additional demand. In addition, the Union
industry is composed of more than ten groups or companies, which makes the Union industry competitive.
(248) The investigation also showed that the anti-dumping measures did not block imports from China and Egypt which
together represented a market share of 10 % during the review investigation period. In addition, other third
countries increased their market share from 18 % to 24 % in the review investigation period.
(249) The Commission therefore concluded that the continuation of measures would not jeopardise supply stability.
(250) The original investigation showed(53) that GFF represented between 4 % and 14 % of the total cost of
manufacturing of a turbine blade, and that blades are not sold separately but as part of wind turbines and that
wind turbine producers regularly sell additional material and services to the wind park developers. Therefore, the
Commission calculated the cost of GFF in proportion to the total cost of a wind turbine and in the total cost of
building an entire wind park. Consequently, the proportion of GFF in the costs of wind turbine producers was
established at between 0,1 % and 2 %. In the original investigation, the Commission concluded that any cost
increase due to anti-dumping duties could either be passed on the wind park developers or could be absorbed by
the wind turbine producers.
(251) The present investigation showed that the Union industry price during the period considered was on average only
[5-6 %] higher than the average price in the period considered of the original investigation i.e. between 2015
and 2018. It can therefore be concluded that the anti-dumping measure had a minor impact, if any, on the price
of GFF.
(252) The Commission therefore concluded that the continuation of measures would not affect the competitiveness of
the wind energy industry.
(253) Since the anti-dumping measures do not jeopardise GFF supply stability nor competitiveness as concluded in
recitals (249) and (252), they are not expected to encourage production relocation and are compatible with the
Union’s renewable energy objectives.
(254) In the original investigation, several users from the ski industry argued that the existence of GFF producers in the
Union was essential to their supply stability, as they required a local partner for close cooperation in designing
tailor-made GFF.
(255) Therefore, the Commission concluded that there were no compelling reasons not to maintain the measures as far as
the interest of users are concerned.
8.4. Interest of cutting and kitting service providers
(256) The original and present investigations showed that the Union industry and users make use of the services of
external service providers, commonly referred to as cutters and kitters. Cutting consists of receiving GFF in rolls
and cutting the fabrics to required dimension. Kitting consists of assembling the cut GFF layers and packaging
them in tailored kits that facilitate manufacturing in the downstream industry.
(257) In the present investigation, no cutting or kitting service provider came forward.
(53) See recitals (480) and (481) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/492.
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(258) The original investigation estimated employment at cutting service providers in the Union at approximately 2 000
and found that Chinese and Egyptian exporting producers increasingly integrated cutting and kitting services in
their services. There was no indication that the situation changed. In case the measures were repealed, these
service providers would therefore lose a substantial part of their business.
(259) Therefore, the Commission concluded that the continuation of measures is in the interest of the Union cutting and
kitting service providers.
8.5. Interest of suppliers
(260) Union producers of glass fibre rovings, i.e. the main raw materials to produce GFF, did not cooperate in this
investigation. However, it is clearly in their interest that anti-dumping measures protecting their customers are
maintained.
8.6. Conclusion on Union interest
(261) On the basis of the above, the Commission concluded that there were no compelling reasons of the Union interest
against the maintenance of the existing measures on imports of GFF originating in the countries concerned.
9. ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
(262) On the basis of the conclusions reached by the Commission on continuation of dumping, continuation and
recurrence of injury for China and continuation of injury for Egypt and Union interest, the anti-dumping
measures on GFF from China and Egypt should be maintained.
(263) To minimise the risks of circumvention due to the difference in duty rates, special measures are needed to ensure
the application of the individual anti-dumping duties and exemptions from extensions of the measures after anti-
circumvention investigations. The application of individual anti-dumping duties or exemptions is only applicable
upon presentation of a valid commercial invoice to the customs authorities of the Member States. The invoice
must conform to the requirements set out in Article 1(7) of this regulation. Until such invoice is presented,
imports should be subject to the anti-dumping duty applicable to ‘all other imports originating in the People’s
Republic of China’ or ‘all other imports originating in the Arab Republic of Egypt’.
(264) While presentation of this invoice is necessary for the customs authorities of the Member States to apply the
individual rates of anti-dumping duty and exemptions to imports, it is not the only element to be taken into
account by the customs authorities. Indeed, even if presented with an invoice meeting all the requirements set out
in Article 1(7) of this regulation, the customs authorities of Member States must carry out their usual checks and
may, like in all other cases, require additional documents (shipping documents etc.) for the purpose of verifying
the accuracy of the particulars contained in the declaration and ensure that the subsequent application of the
lower rate of duty or exemption is justified, in compliance with customs law.
(265) Should the exports by one of the companies benefiting from lower individual duty rates increase significantly in
volume after the imposition of the measures concerned, such an increase in volume could be considered as
constituting in itself a change in the pattern of trade due to the imposition of measures within the meaning of
Article 13(1) of the basic Regulation. In such circumstances and provided the conditions are met an anti-
circumvention investigation may be initiated. This investigation may, inter alia, examine the need for the removal
of individual duty rates and the consequent imposition of a country-wide duty.
(266) The individual company anti-dumping duty rates specified in this Regulation are exclusively applicable to imports
of the product under review originating in China and Egypt and produced by the named legal entities. Imports of
the product under review produced by any other company not specifically mentioned in the operative part of this
Regulation, including entities related to those specifically mentioned, should be subject to the duty rate applicable
to ‘all other imports originating in the People’s Republic of China’ or ‘all other imports originating in the Arab
Republic of Egypt’. They should not be subject to any of the individual anti-dumping duty rates.
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(267) A company may request the application of these individual anti-dumping duty rates if it changes subsequently the
name of its entity. The request must be addressed to the Commission(54). The request must contain all the relevant
information enabling to demonstrate that the change does not affect the right of the company to benefit from the
duty rate which applies to it. If the change of name of the company does not affect its right to benefit from the
duty rate which applies to it, a regulation about the change of name will be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
(268) All interested parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended
to recommend that the existing measures be maintained. They were also granted a period to make representations
subsequent to this disclosure. No comments were received.
(269) In view of Article 109 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council(55)
when an amount is to be reimbursed following a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the
interest to be paid should be the rate applied by the European Central Bank to its principal refinancing operations,
as published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Unionon the first calendar day of each month.
(270) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by
Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. A definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of fabrics of woven, and/or stitched continuous filament glass
fibre rovings and/or yarns with or without other elements, excluding products which are impregnated or pre-impregnated
(pre-preg), and excluding open mesh fabrics with cells with a size of more than 1,8 mm in both length and width and
weighing more than 35 g/m2, currently falling under CN codes ex 7019 61 00, ex 7019 62 10, ex 7019 62 90,
ex 7019 63 00, ex 7019 64 00, ex 7019 65 00, ex 7019 66 00, ex 7019 69 10, ex 7019 69 90 and ex 7019 90 00 (TARIC
codes 7019 61 00 81, 7019 61 00 83, 7019 61 00 84, 7019 62 10 81, 7019 62 10 83, 7019 62 10 84, 7019 62 90 81,
7019 62 90 83, 7019 62 90 84, 7019 63 00 81, 7019 63 00 83, 7019 63 00 84, 7019 64 00 81, 7019 64 00 83,
7019 64 00 84, 7019 65 00 81, 7019 65 00 83, 7019 65 00 84, 7019 66 00 81, 7019 66 00 83, 7019 66 00 84,
7019 69 10 81, 7019 69 10 83, 7019 69 10 84, 7019 69 90 81, 7019 69 90 83, 7019 69 90 84, 7019 90 00 81,
7019 90 00 83 and 7019 90 00 84) and originating in the People’s Republic of China and the Arab Republic of Egypt.
2. The rates of the definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, of the
product described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below shall be as follows:
Country of origin Company Anti-dumping duty (%) TARIC additional code
People’s Republic of China Jushi Group Co. Ltd 69,0 C531
Zhejiang Hengshi Fiberglass Fabrics
Co. Ltd
Taishan Fiberglass Inc.
PGTEX China Co. Ltd 37,6 C532
Chongqing Tenways Material Corp.
Other companies that cooperated 37,6 See Annex I
in both the original anti-subsidy
and the original anti-dumping
investigations listed in Annex I
(54) European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, Directorate G, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 170, 1040
Bruxelles/Brussels, BELGIQUE/BELGIË.
(55) Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules
applicable to the general budget of the Union (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj).
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Country of origin Company Anti-dumping duty (%) TARIC additional code
Other companies that cooperated 34,0 See Annex II
in the original anti-dumping
investigation but not in the original
anti-subsidy investigation listed in
Annex II
All other imports originating in the 69,0 C999
People’s Republic of China
Arab Republic of Egypt Jushi Egypt For Fiberglass Industry 33,1 C533
S.A.E
Hengshi Egypt Fiberglass Fabrics
S.A.E
All other imports originating in the 33,1 C999
Arab Republic of Egypt
3. The definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to imports originating in the People’s Republic of China as set out in
paragraph 2, is hereby extended to imports of fabrics of woven, and/or stitched continuous filament glass fibre rovings
and/or yarns with or without other elements, excluding products which are impregnated or pre-impregnated (pre-preg),
and excluding open mesh fabrics with cells with a size of more than 1,8 mm in both length and width and weighing more
than 35 g/m2consigned from Morocco, whether declared as originating in Morocco or not (TARIC codes 7019 61 00 81,
7019 62 10 81, 7019 62 90 81, 7019 63 00 81, 7019 64 00 81, 7019 65 00 81, 7019 66 00 81, 7019 69 10 81,
7019 69 90 81 and 7019 90 00 81). The extended duty is the anti-dumping duty applicable to ‘all other imports
originating in the People’s Republic of China’.
4. The definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to imports originating in the People’s Republic of China and the Arab
Republic of Egypt as set out in paragraph 2, is hereby extended to imports of fabrics of woven, and/or stitched continuous
filament glass fibre rovings and/or yarns with or without other elements, excluding products which are impregnated or pre-
impregnated (pre-preg), and excluding open mesh fabrics with cells with a size of more than 1,8 mm in both length and
width and weighing more than 35 g/m2consigned from Türkiye, whether declared as originating in Türkiye or not (TARIC
codes 7019 61 00 83, 7019 62 10 83, 7019 62 90 83, 7019 63 00 83, 7019 64 00 83, 7019 65 00 83, 7019 66 00 83,
7019 69 10 83, 7019 69 90 83 and 7019 90 00 83) with the exception of those produced by the companies listed below:
Country Company TARIC additional code
Türkiye Saertex Turkey Tekstil Ltd. Şti. C115
Türkiye Sonmez Asf Iplik Dokuma Ve Boya San Tic A. Ş. C116
Türkiye Telateks Tekstil Ürünleri Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi C117
Telateks Dış Ticaret ve Kompozit Sanayi Anonim Şirketi
Türkiye Fibroteks Dokuma Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS 899G
The extended duty is the anti-dumping duty applicable to ‘all other imports originating in the People’s Republic of China’.
5. The definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to imports originating in the People’s Republic of China and the Arab
Republic of Egypt as set out in paragraph 2, is hereby extended to fabrics of woven and/or stitched continuous filament
glass fibre rovings and/or yarns with or without other elements, excluding products which are impregnated or pre-
impregnated (pre-preg), and excluding open mesh fabrics with cells with a size of more than 1,8 mm in both length and
width and weighing more than 35 g/m2 (TARIC codes 7019 61 00 81, 7019 61 00 83, 7019 61 00 84, 7019 62 10 81,
7019 62 10 83, 7019 62 10 84, 7019 62 90 81, 7019 62 90 83, 7019 62 90 84, 7019 63 00 81, 7019 63 00 83,
7019 63 00 84, 7019 64 00 81, 7019 64 00 83, 7019 64 00 84, 7019 65 00 81, 7019 65 00 83, 7019 65 00 84,
7019 66 00 81, 7019 66 00 83, 7019 66 00 84, 7019 69 10 81, 7019 69 10 83, 7019 69 10 84, 7019 69 90 81,
7019 69 90 83, 7019 69 90 84, 7019 90 00 81, 7019 90 00 83 and 7019 90 00 84), which are re-exported within the
meaning of the Union Customs Code to an artificial island, a fixed or floating installation or any other structure in the
continental shelf of a Member State or the exclusive economic zone declared by a Member State pursuant to UNCLOS.
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6. The definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to imports originating in the People’s Republic of China and the Arab
Republic of Egypt as set out in paragraph 2 is hereby extended to fabrics of woven and/or stitched continuous filament
glass fibre rovings and/or yarns with or without other elements, excluding products which are impregnated or pre-
impregnated (pre-preg), and excluding open mesh fabrics with cells with a size of more than 1,8 mm in both length and
width and weighing more than 35 g/m2 (TARIC codes 7019 61 00 81, 7019 61 00 83, 7019 61 00 84, 7019 62 10 81,
7019 62 10 83, 7019 62 10 84, 7019 62 90 81, 7019 62 90 83, 7019 62 90 84, 7019 63 00 81, 7019 63 00 83,
7019 63 00 84, 7019 64 00 81, 7019 64 00 83, 7019 64 00 84, 7019 65 00 81, 7019 65 00 83, 7019 65 00 84,
7019 66 00 81, 7019 66 00 83, 7019 66 00 84, 7019 69 10 81, 7019 69 10 83, 7019 69 10 84, 7019 69 90 81,
7019 69 90 83, 7019 69 90 84, 7019 90 00 81, 7019 90 00 83 and 7019 90 00 84), which are received on an artificial
island, a fixed or floating installation, or any other structure in the continental shelf of a Member State or the Exclusive
Economic Zone declared by a Member State pursuant to UNCLOS, and do not fall within paragraph 5.
7. The application of the individual duty rates specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 and exemptions
from extensions of the measures after anti-circumvention investigations mentioned in paragraph 4 shall be conditional
upon presentation to the Member States’ customs authorities of a valid commercial invoice, on which shall appear a
declaration dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing such invoice, identified by his/her name and function,
drafted as follows: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the (volume) of (product under review) sold for export to the European Union
covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in [country concerned]. I declare
that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’ Until such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all
other imports originating in the relevant country shall apply.
8. Where a new exporting producer from the People’s Republic of China provides sufficient evidence to the
Commission, the Annex may be amended by adding that new exporting producer to the list of cooperating companies not
included in the sample and thus subject to the appropriate weighted average anti-dumping duty rate. A new exporting
producer shall provide evidence that:
(a) it did not export the goods described in Article 1(1) originating in the People’s Republic of China during the period
between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018 (‘original investigation period’);
(b) it is not related to an exporter or producer subject to the measures imposed by this Regulation, and which have or
could have cooperated in the investigation that led to the duty; and
(c) it has either actually exported the product under review originating in the People’s Republic of China or has entered
into an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the Union after the end of the original
investigation period.
9. Should the definitive countervailing duties imposed by Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/776, as
amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1233 be modified or removed, the duties specified in paragraph 2 will
be increased by the same proportion limited to the actual dumping margin found or the injury margin found as
appropriate per company and from the entry into force of this Regulation.
10. In cases where the countervailing duty has been subtracted from the anti-dumping duty for certain exporting
producers, refund requests under Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the
Council(56) shall also trigger the assessment of the dumping margin for that exporting producer prevailing during the
refund investigation period. The amount to be reimbursed to the applicant for refund cannot exceed the difference
between the duty collected and the combined countervailing and anti-dumping duty established in the refund investigation.
11. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
(56) Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against subsidised imports
from countries not members of the European Union (OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 55, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/1037/oj).
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 June 2026.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
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ANNEX I
Other companies that cooperated in both the original anti-subsidy and the original anti-dumping
investigations
Name of the Company TARIC additional code
Changshu Dongyu Insulated Compound Materials Co., Ltd B995
Changzhou Pro-Tech Industry Co., Ltd C534
Jiangsu Changhai Composite Materials Holding Co., Ltd; C535
Neijiang Huayuan Electronic Materials Co., Ltd C537
NMG Composites Co., Ltd C538
Zhejiang Hongming Fiberglass Fabrics Co., Ltd C539
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ANNEX II
Other companies that cooperated in the original anti-dumping investigation but not in the original
anti-subsidy investigation
Name of the Company TARIC additional code
Jiangsu Jiuding New Material Co., Ltd C536
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