MINISTRY OF COMMERCE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCEMOFCOM Announcement No.55 of 2012 on Filing for Anti-dumping Investigation Against Imports of Pyridine Originated in Japan and India
Issued by: Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China
Announcement No.55, 2012
Date of Issuance: September 21, 2012
The Ministry of Commerce received, on August 2, 2012, the application for anti-dumping investigation formally submitted by Anhui Guoxing Biochemical Co., Ltd., Nanjing Redsun Biochemical Co. Ltd., Weifang Luba Chemical Co., Ltd. and Nantong Reilly Chemical Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “the Applicants”) on behalf of domestic pyridine industry, in which the Applicants request an anti-dumping investigation to be carried out against imports of pyridine originated in India and Japan.
In accordance with the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Anti-dumping, the Ministry of Commerce has reviewed the qualifications of the Applicants, related conditions of imported products for which the application for investigation is submitted, related conditions of similar products in China, the influence on the domestic industry by imported products for which the application for investigation is submitted, and related conditions of the country against which the application for investigation is submitted. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Commerce has reviewed evidence with respect to dumping, injury, and the causal relationship between dumping and injury etc. as provided in the application form. The preliminary evidence provided by the Applicants shows that the aggregate output of pyridine of all the Applicants during the period from January to June respectively in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 makes up more than 50% of the total output of similar products in China during the corresponding period, thus conforming to the provisions relating to the application for anti-dumping investigation filed by domestic industry as specified in Article 11, 13 and 17 in the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Anti-dumping. Concurrently, the application form includes the contents and related evidence required for filing an anti-dumping investigation as specified in Article 14 and 15 in the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Anti-dumping.
In accordance with result of aforesaid reviews and Article 16 of the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Anti-dumping, the Ministry of Commerce decided to file for anti-dumping investigation against imported pyridine originated in India and Japan as of September 21, 2012. Related matters are hereby announced as follows:
I. Filing for Investigation and Period of Investigation
As of the date of issuance of this Announcement, the Ministry of Commerce performs anti-dumping investigation against imports of pyridine originated in India and Japan, and the period of dumping investigation as determined for this investigation is from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012, and the period of industry injury investigation is from January 1, 2008 to June 30, 2012.
II. Product under Investigation and Scope of Investigation
Scope of investigation: imports of pyridine originated in India and Japan
Name of product under investigation: pyridine, Surname: C5H5N.
Molecular formula:
Chemical structural formula:
Physical and chemical characteristics: pyridine is a six-membered heterocyclic compound bearing one nitrogen heteroatom. That is to say, the compound is generated after one “Carbureted hydrogen (CH )”in benzene molecule being replaced by “Nitrogen (N)”. Pyridine usually is colorless or yellowish liquid with strong and irritating smell, lowly-toxic and flammable, and soluble in most organic solvents like water, alcohols, ethers and so on.
Main usage: pyridine is a kind of basic materials bearing pyridine cyclic pesticide and pharmaceutical intermediates, also a kind of important raw materials for such industries as daily chemicals, feed, food additives and meridian tires, and can be used as a special solvent in such fields as pharmaceuticals and manufacturing, etc.. As a kind of intermediate raw materials, pyridine has its most extensive use in pesticide field, involving such pesticide varieties as insecticide, bactericide, herbicide, plant growth regulator and rodenticide etc., and could be used for producing such pesticides as paraquat, diquat dibromide and chlopyrifos etc.; with respect to the pharmaceuticals field, pyridine could be used for producing antineoplastic drugs, mental medicines and other medicines.
The product is included under the Customs Import and Export Tariff of the People’s Republic of China: 29333100.
III. Filing for Response
With respect to dumping investigation, any interested party can apply to the Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports of the Ministry of Commerce for participating in the response within 20 days as of the date of issuance of this Announcement; while involved exporters or manufacturers participating in the response should provide quantities and amounts of products under investigation which has been exported to China from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. The Reference Format of Filing for Dumping Investigation Response is available in the column “Case Status” on the website of Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports—sub website of the Ministry of Commerce (website: http://gpj.mofcom.gov.cn).
With respect to industry injury investigation, the interested parties may file for response at the Bureau of Industry Injury Investigation of the Ministry of Commerce within 20 days as of the date of issuance of this Announcement, and provide explanatory materials concerning production capacity, output, inventory, construction and expansion plan during the period of industry injury investigation, as well as the quantities and amounts of products under investigation which have been exported to China. The Application Form of Participation in Industry Injury Investigation for the Pyridine Anti-dumping Case is available in the column “Filing for Response” on the Website of China Trade Remedy Information (website: http://www.cacs.gov.cn).
IV. Rights of Interested Parties
The interested parties may download unclassified text of the application submitted by the Applicants in this case from the column ‘Case Status’ of the sub website of Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports on the website of the Ministry of Commerce (website: http; //gpj.mofcom.gov.cn), or view the same in the Search Room for public information concerning trade remedies of the Ministry of Commerce (tel: 86-10-65197878)
In case the interested parties have any objection to the product range, the Applicants’ qualification, investigated countries and other relevant matters regarding the investigation, they may submit their opinions in writing to the Ministry of Commerce within the above registered period of response.
V. Methods of Investigation
The investigation organ may inquire relevant interested parties and carry out the investigation in such ways as questionnaire, sampling, hearing and on-site inspection.
Relevant notices on the abovementioned industry injury investigation are available on the website of China Trade Remedy Information (website: http://www.cacs.gov.cn).
VI. Questionnaire
(I) Questionnaire on Dumping of Pyridine in the Anti-dumping Case
Within ten business days upon expiration of the registered response specified in this Announcement, the Ministry of Commerce will distribute the Questionnaire to the registered responding company and other companies listed in the application. The Questionnaire consists of such matters as organization and operation of the company, products under investigation, export sales to China (the mainland), domestic (regional) sales, export sales to other countries (regions) other than China (the mainland), production cost and relevant expenses, estimated dumping margin, the checklist and other contents. The Questionnaire on Dumping of Pyridine in the Anti-dumping Case is available in the column ‘Case Status’ of the sub website of Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports on the website of the Ministry of Commerce (website: http://gpj.mofcom.gov.cn). Other companies that are not registered for the response may directly download or ask the Ministry of Commerce for the Questionnaire and then complete and submit it as required.
All the above mentioned companies shall submit their answers to the Questionnaire in a complete and accurate manner within the specified period of time, which shall contain all the information required by the Questionnaire and shall be return to the Ministry of Commerce within 37 days as of distribution of the Questionnaire. Responding companies showing that they cannot complete the Questionnaire by the expiry date with just causes shall, seven days prior to the deadline of submitting the answers, submit a written application to the Ministry of Commerce for an extension stating the request of extension and reasons therefor.
For responding companies that fail to submit their answers or fail to submit complete and accurate answers as required within the specified period of time, or refuse the Ministry of Commerce to verify the information provided by them, or seriously impede the investigation in other ways, the Ministry of Commerce may make a decision based on obtained facts and best available information in accordance with Article 21 of the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Anti-dumping.
(II) Questionnaire on Industry Injuries in the Anti-dumping Case Against Pyridine
Relevant notices on the Questionnaire on industry injuries are available on the website of China Trade Remedy Information (website: http://www.cacs.gov.cn).
VII. Starting from September 21, 2012, the investigation will be finished by September 21, 2013 in normal circumstances, and can be extended to March 21, 2014 in case of special circumstances.
VIII. Address of the Ministry of Commerce
No.2, East Chang’an Street, Beijing
Post code: 100731
Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports of the Ministry of Commerce
Tel: 86－10－85093417
Fax: 86－10－65198924
Bureau of Industry Injury Investigation of the Ministry of Commerce
Tel: 86－10－65198184 65198070
Fax: 86－10－65197583
Appendix: Registration Form of Responding to Investigation Against Dumping of Pyridine in the Anti-dumping Case
(All information published in this website is authentic in Chinese. English is provided for reference only. )
Announcement No.55, 2012
Date of Issuance: September 21, 2012
The Ministry of Commerce received, on August 2, 2012, the application for anti-dumping investigation formally submitted by Anhui Guoxing Biochemical Co., Ltd., Nanjing Redsun Biochemical Co. Ltd., Weifang Luba Chemical Co., Ltd. and Nantong Reilly Chemical Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “the Applicants”) on behalf of domestic pyridine industry, in which the Applicants request an anti-dumping investigation to be carried out against imports of pyridine originated in India and Japan.
In accordance with the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Anti-dumping, the Ministry of Commerce has reviewed the qualifications of the Applicants, related conditions of imported products for which the application for investigation is submitted, related conditions of similar products in China, the influence on the domestic industry by imported products for which the application for investigation is submitted, and related conditions of the country against which the application for investigation is submitted. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Commerce has reviewed evidence with respect to dumping, injury, and the causal relationship between dumping and injury etc. as provided in the application form. The preliminary evidence provided by the Applicants shows that the aggregate output of pyridine of all the Applicants during the period from January to June respectively in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 makes up more than 50% of the total output of similar products in China during the corresponding period, thus conforming to the provisions relating to the application for anti-dumping investigation filed by domestic industry as specified in Article 11, 13 and 17 in the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Anti-dumping. Concurrently, the application form includes the contents and related evidence required for filing an anti-dumping investigation as specified in Article 14 and 15 in the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Anti-dumping.
In accordance with result of aforesaid reviews and Article 16 of the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Anti-dumping, the Ministry of Commerce decided to file for anti-dumping investigation against imported pyridine originated in India and Japan as of September 21, 2012. Related matters are hereby announced as follows:
I. Filing for Investigation and Period of Investigation
As of the date of issuance of this Announcement, the Ministry of Commerce performs anti-dumping investigation against imports of pyridine originated in India and Japan, and the period of dumping investigation as determined for this investigation is from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012, and the period of industry injury investigation is from January 1, 2008 to June 30, 2012.
II. Product under Investigation and Scope of Investigation
Scope of investigation: imports of pyridine originated in India and Japan
Name of product under investigation: pyridine, Surname: C5H5N.
Molecular formula:
Chemical structural formula:
Physical and chemical characteristics: pyridine is a six-membered heterocyclic compound bearing one nitrogen heteroatom. That is to say, the compound is generated after one “Carbureted hydrogen (CH )”in benzene molecule being replaced by “Nitrogen (N)”. Pyridine usually is colorless or yellowish liquid with strong and irritating smell, lowly-toxic and flammable, and soluble in most organic solvents like water, alcohols, ethers and so on.
Main usage: pyridine is a kind of basic materials bearing pyridine cyclic pesticide and pharmaceutical intermediates, also a kind of important raw materials for such industries as daily chemicals, feed, food additives and meridian tires, and can be used as a special solvent in such fields as pharmaceuticals and manufacturing, etc.. As a kind of intermediate raw materials, pyridine has its most extensive use in pesticide field, involving such pesticide varieties as insecticide, bactericide, herbicide, plant growth regulator and rodenticide etc., and could be used for producing such pesticides as paraquat, diquat dibromide and chlopyrifos etc.; with respect to the pharmaceuticals field, pyridine could be used for producing antineoplastic drugs, mental medicines and other medicines.
The product is included under the Customs Import and Export Tariff of the People’s Republic of China: 29333100.
III. Filing for Response
With respect to dumping investigation, any interested party can apply to the Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports of the Ministry of Commerce for participating in the response within 20 days as of the date of issuance of this Announcement; while involved exporters or manufacturers participating in the response should provide quantities and amounts of products under investigation which has been exported to China from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. The Reference Format of Filing for Dumping Investigation Response is available in the column “Case Status” on the website of Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports—sub website of the Ministry of Commerce (website: http://gpj.mofcom.gov.cn).
With respect to industry injury investigation, the interested parties may file for response at the Bureau of Industry Injury Investigation of the Ministry of Commerce within 20 days as of the date of issuance of this Announcement, and provide explanatory materials concerning production capacity, output, inventory, construction and expansion plan during the period of industry injury investigation, as well as the quantities and amounts of products under investigation which have been exported to China. The Application Form of Participation in Industry Injury Investigation for the Pyridine Anti-dumping Case is available in the column “Filing for Response” on the Website of China Trade Remedy Information (website: http://www.cacs.gov.cn).
IV. Rights of Interested Parties
The interested parties may download unclassified text of the application submitted by the Applicants in this case from the column ‘Case Status’ of the sub website of Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports on the website of the Ministry of Commerce (website: http; //gpj.mofcom.gov.cn), or view the same in the Search Room for public information concerning trade remedies of the Ministry of Commerce (tel: 86-10-65197878)
In case the interested parties have any objection to the product range, the Applicants’ qualification, investigated countries and other relevant matters regarding the investigation, they may submit their opinions in writing to the Ministry of Commerce within the above registered period of response.
V. Methods of Investigation
The investigation organ may inquire relevant interested parties and carry out the investigation in such ways as questionnaire, sampling, hearing and on-site inspection.
Relevant notices on the abovementioned industry injury investigation are available on the website of China Trade Remedy Information (website: http://www.cacs.gov.cn).
VI. Questionnaire
(I) Questionnaire on Dumping of Pyridine in the Anti-dumping Case
Within ten business days upon expiration of the registered response specified in this Announcement, the Ministry of Commerce will distribute the Questionnaire to the registered responding company and other companies listed in the application. The Questionnaire consists of such matters as organization and operation of the company, products under investigation, export sales to China (the mainland), domestic (regional) sales, export sales to other countries (regions) other than China (the mainland), production cost and relevant expenses, estimated dumping margin, the checklist and other contents. The Questionnaire on Dumping of Pyridine in the Anti-dumping Case is available in the column ‘Case Status’ of the sub website of Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports on the website of the Ministry of Commerce (website: http://gpj.mofcom.gov.cn). Other companies that are not registered for the response may directly download or ask the Ministry of Commerce for the Questionnaire and then complete and submit it as required.
All the above mentioned companies shall submit their answers to the Questionnaire in a complete and accurate manner within the specified period of time, which shall contain all the information required by the Questionnaire and shall be return to the Ministry of Commerce within 37 days as of distribution of the Questionnaire. Responding companies showing that they cannot complete the Questionnaire by the expiry date with just causes shall, seven days prior to the deadline of submitting the answers, submit a written application to the Ministry of Commerce for an extension stating the request of extension and reasons therefor.
For responding companies that fail to submit their answers or fail to submit complete and accurate answers as required within the specified period of time, or refuse the Ministry of Commerce to verify the information provided by them, or seriously impede the investigation in other ways, the Ministry of Commerce may make a decision based on obtained facts and best available information in accordance with Article 21 of the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Anti-dumping.
(II) Questionnaire on Industry Injuries in the Anti-dumping Case Against Pyridine
Relevant notices on the Questionnaire on industry injuries are available on the website of China Trade Remedy Information (website: http://www.cacs.gov.cn).
VII. Starting from September 21, 2012, the investigation will be finished by September 21, 2013 in normal circumstances, and can be extended to March 21, 2014 in case of special circumstances.
VIII. Address of the Ministry of Commerce
No.2, East Chang’an Street, Beijing
Post code: 100731
Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports of the Ministry of Commerce
Tel: 86－10－85093417
Fax: 86－10－65198924
Bureau of Industry Injury Investigation of the Ministry of Commerce
Tel: 86－10－65198184 65198070
Fax: 86－10－65197583
Appendix: Registration Form of Responding to Investigation Against Dumping of Pyridine in the Anti-dumping Case
Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China
September 21, 2012
(Translated by Huang Lin)