Monday, December 27, 2010

European Commission convened for aluminum wheels, a second hearing

The China Chamber of Commerce for import and export of electromechanical products, a few days ago, the European Commission in Brussels on the Chinese aluminum wheel anti-dumping case hearing, this is an application to the case of electromechanical Chamber to the second hearing.

Aluminium wheel is China's auto parts products exports maximum and high-tech products. The case in 2009, August 13, initiated surveys, involving approximately 3.9 million, involving more than 100 enterprises, involving thousands of people in employment. 20.6% anti-dumping duties would result in my enterprise comprehensive exit EU aluminium wheel market is on my auto parts industry's heavy combat.

At the beginning, in the Department of Commerce registered fair trade support, mechanical and electrical Association Joint Committee of China Association of automobile wheels jointly organized industry without prejudice to the defence, namely the EU industry, financial crisis and third-country imports to EU industry as well as alternative countries choose not reasonable, in the European automotive industry cooperation development, made of strong defence.

However, EU still insists on May 1999 making preliminary, rejected all sampling enterprise market economy status, and begin collecting 20.6% of the provisional anti-dumping duty, the Chamber of Commerce and other relevant institutions in the EU are contributing to the preliminary ruling of the many defence was presented, and to the hearing.

Hearing, the Chinese representative to the EU in addition to the preliminary choice of alternative country in other unreasonable factor active defence, but also the emphasis from the Chinese exports to the EU the development of aluminum wheels meet the EU's industrial development needs, the EU industry current adverse situation is affected by the financial crisis and third-country imports and other six aspects of defence. EU officials said it would consider the defence of the parties, in early September to finalize the disclosure.

In the current European debt crisis in the background, the European Union on China's aluminium wheel to take anti-dumping measures would result in EU related rise in the cost of procurement of automobile factory, is not conducive to the recovery of the European automotive industry, is not conducive to the European automotive corporations global industrial division, layout, and supply chain management. European Commission if you insist on aluminum wheels take restrictive measures will result in Central Europe to lose-lose situation. In addition, the case might also be caused by other countries and regions to follow.

At the same time, China's aluminum wheels in a considerable part of being a universal (Opel), BMW, Ford of Europe, the European automobile manufacturers, if EU taxes, these enterprises will bear the brunt. In addition, electromechanical, automobile associations and enterprises involved in the fight to a further group of the European Coalition, issued to EU opposition. European Association of the automotive industry, the European Association of importers of aluminum wheels, aluminum wheel business, EU car manufacturers will be in late July to the EU, apply for hearings, conduct a defence.

Currently, the distance between the present case zhongcai disclosure only 1 month's time, is a crucial period of defence. Electromechanical Chamber of Commerce will continue to lead the related enterprises actively defend and lobbying, maximum protection of the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises.

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