State Council Tariff Commission: Continued Collection
Ministry of Commerce Announcement No. 41 of 2023, Announcement on Initiating a Final Review Investigation on Anti-dumping Measures Applicable to Imports of Ethanolamine Originating in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, and Thailand
[Publisher] Trade Relief Bureau
[Issue Number] Ministry of Commerce Announcement No. 41 of 2023
[Post date] October 26, 2023
On October 26, the Ministry of Commerce announced the initiation of a final review investigation into the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of ethanolamine originating in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
The announcement pointed out that the Tariff Commission of the State Council has decided that during the end-of-term review investigation of anti-dumping measures, the import of ethanolamine originating in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Thailand will continue to be subject to anti-dumping duties in accordance with the scope of taxable products and tax rates announced in the Ministry of Commerce Announcement No. 81 of 2018.
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Ministry of Commerce Announcement No. 41 of 2023, Announcement on Initiating a Final Review Investigation on Anti-dumping Measures Applicable to Imports of Ethanolamine Originating in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, and Thailand
[Publisher] Trade Relief Bureau
[Issue Number] Ministry of Commerce Announcement No. 41 of 2023
[Post date] October 26, 2023
On October 29, 2018, the Ministry of Commerce issued Announcement No. 81 of 2018, deciding to impose anti-dumping duties on imports of ethanolamine originating in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Thailand starting from October 30, 2018. The anti-dumping duties are 76.0% -97.1% in the United States, 10.1% -27.9% in Saudi Arabia, 18.3% -20.3% in Malaysia, and 37.6% in Thailand, respectively. The implementation period is 5 years.
On July 28, 2023, the Ministry of Commerce received applications for the final review of anti-dumping measures submitted by Jiaxing Jinyan Chemical Co., Ltd., Hubei Xianlin Chemical Co., Ltd., Maoming Shihua Dongcheng Chemical Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Sierbang Petrochemical Co., Ltd. and Zhongke (Guangdong) Refining and Chemical Co., Ltd. on behalf of China's ethanolamine industry. The applicant claims that if the anti-dumping measures are terminated, the dumping of imported ethanolamine originating in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Thailand into China may continue or recur, and the damage caused to the Chinese industry may continue or recur. Request the Ministry of Commerce to conduct a final review investigation on imports of ethanolamine originating in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Thailand, and maintain the anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of ethanolamine originating in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Thailand. Sichuan Yiguang New Materials Manufacturing Co., Ltd. supports the application.
According to the relevant provisions of the Anti-Dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Commerce has reviewed the applicant's qualifications, the relevant situation of the products under investigation and China's congeneric products, the import situation of the products under investigation during the implementation of anti-dumping measures, the possibility of dumping continuing or recurring, the possibility of injury continuing or recurring, and relevant evidence. The existing evidence shows that the applicant meets the provisions of Articles 11, 13 and 17 of the Anti-Dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China on industry and industry representation, and is eligible to apply on behalf of China's ethanolamine industry. The investigation authority believes that the applicant's claims and the prima facie evidence submitted meet the requirements for filing a final review.
According to Article 48 of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Commerce has decided to conduct a final review investigation of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of ethanolamine originating in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Thailand starting from October 30, 2023. The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:
Continued implementation of anti-dumping measures
According to the suggestion of the Ministry of Commerce, the Tariff Commission of the State Council has decided that during the period of the final review investigation of anti-dumping measures, the import of ethanolamine originating in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Thailand will continue to be subject to anti-dumping duties in accordance with the scope and tax rates of the taxable products announced in the Announcement No. 81 of the Ministry of Commerce in 2018.
The rates of anti-dumping duties imposed on companies are as follows:
US company:
- 1. The Dow Chemical Company 76.0%
- (The Dow Chemical Company)
- 2. INEOS USA 97.1%
- (INEOS Americas LLC)
- 3. Huntsman Petrochemicals Limited 97.1%
- (Huntsman Petrochemical LLC)
- 4. Other US companies 97.1%
Saudi Arabian company:
- 1. SABIC 10.1%
- (Saudi Basic Industries Corporation)
- 2. Other Saudi Arabian companies 27.9%
Malaysian company:
- 1. Petronas Petrochemical Derivatives Company/Maxim Petrochemical Marketing (Labuan) Limited 18.3%
- (PETRONAS CHEMICALS DERIVATIVES SDN BHD/PETRONAS CHEMICALS MARKETING (LABUAN) LTD)
- (This rate is only applicable to the export to China of the products under investigation by Petrochemical Marketing (Labuan) Limited, and the anti-dumping duty rate of "other Malaysian companies" applies in any other case)
- 2. Other Malaysian companies 20.3%
Thai company:
- 1. TOC Glycol Limited 37.6%
- (TOC GLYCOL COMPANY LIMITED)
- 2. Other Thai companies 37.6%
Second, the review investigation period
The dumping investigation period for this review is from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, and the industrial injury investigation period is from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2023.
III. Range of review and investigation products
The product scope of the review is the product to which the original anti-dumping measures were applied, which is consistent with the product scope applicable to the anti-dumping measures announced in Announcement No. 81 of the Ministry of Commerce in 2018, as follows:
Product name: ethanolamine (including: monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine)
English name: Ethanolamines, referred to as EA
Monoethanolamine, also known as: monoethanolamine, 2-aminoethanol, 2-hydroxyethylamine
English name: Monoethanolamine, 2-Aminoethanol, 2-Aminoethyl Alcoho (abbreviation: MEA)
Chemical formula: H2NCH2CH2OH
Diethanolamine, also known as: 2,2 '-dihydroxydiethylamine, 2,2' -iminodiethanolamine
English name: Diethanolamine, 2,2 '-Dihydroxydiethylamine, 2,2' -Iminodiethanol (abbreviation: DEA)
Chemical formula: HN (CH2CH2OH) 2
Triethanolamine, also known as tris (2-hydroxyethyl) amine, trihydroxytriethylamine
English name: Triethanolamine, Tris (2-Hydroxyethyl) amine, Trihydroxytriethylamine (abbreviation: TEA)
Chemical formula: (HOC2H4) 3N
Physical and chemical properties: ethanolamine is a general term for monoethanolamine, diethanolamine and triethanolamine. It is usually prepared by the reaction of ethylene oxide and liquid ammonia. It is an organic compound of alcohol amines that share some common chemical characteristics of amines and alcohols. The appearance of ethanolamine is usually a colorless to light yellow transparent liquid, and below the melting point is a colorless to light yellow solid. It has a slight amine taste, is hygroscopic, soluble in water, ethanol, etc., and slightly soluble in benzene, ether, etc.
Main uses: Ethanolamine is mainly used in the production of surfactants, pesticides and pharmaceutical intermediates, daily chemicals and personal hygiene products. Ethanolamine is also used as a raw material to make emulsifiers, fluorescent whitening agents VBL, refining (acid) gas treatment agents, cement grinding aids, cutting fluids, water reducers, industrial antifreeze, petroleum additives, leather softeners, lubricating oil anti-corrosive agents, anti-carbon additives, etc. It is widely used in industrial cleaning, gas purification, pesticides and medicine, daily chemicals, textile printing and dyeing, building materials, metal processing and other industries.
This product is classified under the Import and Export Tariff of the People's Republic of China: 29221100, 29221200 and 29221500. The product scope of this investigation does not include monoethanolamine salts under item 29221100 and diethanolamine salts under item 29221200.
IV. Review content
The content of this review investigation is whether the termination of anti-dumping measures on imports of ethanolamine originating in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, and Thailand may result in the continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury.
V. Register to participate in the survey
Interested parties registering to participate in this anti-dumping investigation shall submit an electronic version through the "Trade Remedy Investigation Information Platform" (http://etrb.mofcom.gov.cn), and at the same time submit a written version according to the requirements of the Ministry of Commerce. The content of the electronic version and the written version shall be the same, and the format shall be consistent.
The interested parties mentioned in this announcement refer to the individuals and organizations specified in Article 19 of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China.
VI. Access to public information
Interested parties may download from the Trade Remedy Investigation Bureau sub-website of the Ministry of Commerce website or go to the Trade Remedy Public Information Reference Room of the Ministry of Commerce (Tel: 0086-10-6519 7878) to find, read, transcribe and copy the non-confidential text of the application submitted by the applicant in this case. During the investigation process, interested parties may search, read, transcribe and copy the public information of the case through the relevant website or to the Trade Remedy Public Information Reference Room of the Ministry of Commerce.
VII. Comments on the case
If interested parties need to comment on the product scope of this investigation, applicant qualifications, countries (regions) under investigation, and other related issues, they can submit their written comments to the Trade Remedy Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce within 20 days from the date of this announcement.
Eighth, the investigation method
According to Article 20 of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Commerce may use questionnaires, sampling, hearings, on-site inspections, etc. to obtain information from relevant interested parties and conduct investigations.
In order to obtain the information required for the investigation of this case, the Ministry of Commerce usually distributes questionnaires to interested parties within 10 working days from the deadline for registration and participation in the investigation stipulated in this announcement. Interested parties can download the questionnaire from the Trade Relief Investigation Bureau sub-website of the Ministry of Commerce website.
Stakeholders should submit complete and accurate responses within the specified time. The responses should include all the information required by the questionnaire.
IX. Submission and processing of information
Stakeholders who submit comments, answers, etc. during the investigation process shall submit an electronic version through the "Trade Remedy Investigation Information Platform" (http://etrb.mofcom.gov.cn), and a written version at the same time according to the requirements of the Ministry of Commerce. The content of the electronic version and the written version shall be the same, and the format shall be consistent.
If an interested party submits information to the Ministry of Commerce that needs to be kept confidential, it may submit a request to the Ministry of Commerce to treat the relevant information confidentially and explain the reasons. If the Ministry of Commerce agrees to its request, the interested party applying for confidentiality shall also provide a non-confidential summary of the confidential information. The non-confidential summary shall contain sufficient meaningful information to enable other interested parties to have a reasonable understanding of the confidential information. If the non-confidential summary cannot be provided, the reasons shall be stated. If the information submitted by the interested party does not indicate that it needs to be kept confidential, the Ministry of Commerce will treat the information as public information.
X. Consequences of non-cooperation
According to Article 21 of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China, when the Ministry of Commerce conducts an investigation, the interested party shall truthfully report the situation and provide relevant information. If the interested party fails to report the situation truthfully and provide relevant information, or fails to provide necessary information within a reasonable time, or seriously hinders the investigation in other ways, the Ministry of Commerce may make a ruling based on the facts already obtained and the best information available.
11. Investigation period
This survey began on October 30, 2023 and should be completed by October 30, 2024 (excluding today).
12. Contact information of the Ministry of Commerce
Address: No. 2 East Chang'an Street, Beijing, China
Zip code: 100731
Ministry of Commerce Trade Remedy Investigation Bureau, Import Investigation Division 3
Telephone: 0086-10-6519 8175, 65197586
Fax: 0086-10-6519 8172
Related websites: Ministry of Commerce website Trade Relief Investigation Bureau sub-website (URL trb.mofcom.gov.cn)
Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
October 26, 2023
