(Beijing, China, April 12, 2016) In accordance with the provisions of the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Anti-dumping (hereinafter referred to as the “Anti-dumping Regulations”), on April 10, 2015, the Ministry of Commerce (hereinafter referred to as the “Investigation Authority”) issued Announcement No. 9 of 2015, deciding to carry out anti-dumping investigation against imports of unbleached sack paper (hereinafter referred to as the “Products under Investigation”) originated in the U.S., the EU and Japan.
The Investigation Authority has investigated into the existence of dumping and dumping margin, the existence of damage to China’s domestic industry of unbleached sack paper caused by the Products under Investigation and the extent of such damage, as well as the causal relationship between the dumping and the damage. According to the investigation findings and Article 24 of the Anti-dumping Regulations, the Investigation Authority released on December 10, 2015, an announcement on the preliminary ruling, affirming that there was dumping of the Products under Investigation and the domestic industry of unbleached sack paper in China was substantially damaged, and there was causal relationship between the dumping and the substantive damage.
The antidumping duties range from 14,9% to 29,0 % and apply among others on volumes sold by Mondi, Billerud Korsnäs, Kapstone Kraft Paper, Oji Paper and Nippon Paper.
The definitive AD duties cover semi-extensible, high porosity brown sack kraft paper weighing 115 g/m² or less and will apply for five years, starting on 10 April 2016. At 14,9%, Kapstone Kraft Paper and other US-manufacturers obtained the lowest AD margin in the case. The highest margin is set at 29% and applies to a number of other European producers, including Mondi Stambolijski EAD. (Source: Ministry of Commerce press release / industry reports)