September 7, 2017, the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China for ethylene glycol butyl ether and other anti-dumping duties levy expired issues have been announced, according to “Anti-dumping Regulations of the People’s Republic of China” Article 48, anti- Tax expropriation period and the price of the implementation of the commitment period of not more than 5 years, but the review to determine the termination of the anti-dumping duties may lead to dumping and damage continue or re-occurrence of anti-dumping duties levy period can be extended. For ethylene glycol butyl ether, the expropriation of its anti-dumping duty expires on January 27, 2018, the Ministry of Commerce issued a notice on the ethylene glycol butyl ether market, what impact?

Year capacity production import volume export volume apparent consumption import dependence
2008 1 0.5 8.77 0.17 9.1 96.37%
2009 7 1 11.13 0.11 12.02 92.60%
2010 7 1 13.2 0.11 14.09 93.68%
2011 7 1.4 13.82 0.17 15.05 91.83%
2012 9 2 12.5 0.17 14.33 87.23%
2013 9 3 13.59 0.05 16.54 82.16%

First of all, we have to understand why the anti-dumping duties on ethylene glycol butyl ether products, according to statistics, before 2009, the domestic manufacturers of ethylene glycol butyl ether only Jiangsu Yida a production capacity of only 10,000 tons / year , The domestic demand for ethylene glycol butyl ether mostly rely on imports, although in 2009 Dana Tianyin production 60,000 tons of ethylene glycol butyl ether device and in 2011 expansion to 80,000 tons, but because of its just in the initial stage, Capacity utilization is low, far can not meet the huge domestic demand, from the table we can see that the domestic ethylene glycol butyl ether import demand in more than 90%, domestic enterprises struggling, in order to maintain their own survival, Other production enterprises in the United Nations formally filed suit against the United States and the EU imports of ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether anti-dumping investigations. Announcement No.5, 2013 of the Ministry of Commerce of the People ‘s Republic of China, announces the final ruling on the anti – dumping investigation of monobutyl ether of imported ethylene and diethylene glycol originating in the United States and the European Union. Imported ethylene glycol and di There is a dumping of monobutyl ether in glycol, China’s domestic industry is subject to substantial damage, and there is a causal relationship between dumping and material damage. And decided from January 28, 2013 on the origin of the United States and the EU imports of ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether levy anti-dumping duties.

Regional company anti – dumping tax rate
US Eastman Chemical Company 10.60%
Dow Chemical Company 14.10%
Yi Kesi Da Chemical Products Co., Ltd. 10.60%
Other US companies 14.10%
EU Sasso Germany limited liability company 10.80%
Sasol Solvents GmbH & Co. KG 10.80%
British Lee Chemical Lavala Co., Ltd. 9.30%
BASF Europe Inc. 18.80%
Other EU companies 10.80%

Year capacity production import volume export volume apparent consumption import dependence
2014 9 3.5 13.43 0.39 16.54 81.20%
2015 9 4.4 13.04 0.2 17.24 75.64%
2016 9 5 15.38 0.15 20.23 76.03%

After the imposition of anti-dumping, the source country can be seen, to some extent, still affected the proportion of imports from Europe and the United States, Germany, France fell significantly. While the South Korean supply because it is closer to our country, did not impose anti-dumping duties, in one fell swoop leapt to China’s second country of origin countries. Anti-dumping duties on the one hand increased the advantages of domestic supply price competition, on the other hand to a certain extent, also weakened Europe and the United States for the domestic market for glycol monopoly market monopoly (Malaysia Petrochemical before 2013 for the United States Dow Asia agent One of the factories), but based on the huge domestic demand, coupled with low domestic capacity utilization, domestic production is far from meeting the downstream demand, so failed to end the US import status, domestic ethylene glycol butyl ether market is still very competitive.

5 years of anti-dumping duties levy period is approaching, the domestic ethylene glycol butyl ether dependence on imports is still maintained at about 70%, production capacity is also maintained at about 90,000 tons, for the highly competitive ethylene glycol butyl ether market, business Department of the announcement, is undoubtedly an opportunity and challenge for domestic enterprises. In this vision, the collection of anti-dumping is nothing more than two results, one is not related to domestic enterprises, the end of five years of anti-dumping levy, then for Europe and the United States and other places will inevitably increase the import demand, domestic enterprises will survive More difficult. Another result is to continue to postpone the imposition of anti-dumping duties, this result must be Dana Tianyun think. Another 2017 global addition of ethylene glycol butyl ether production capacity of about 220,000 tons, for the new capacity of the consumer market is mostly Asia is the Chinese market, in the face of the impact of new sources of supply, national enterprises not only to move the law Weapons to safeguard their own interests, on the other hand should continue to improve the competitiveness of their products. For the Ministry of Commerce of the announcement, follow-up we will continue to pay attention.