On June 13, 2002, the International Trade Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs ( hereinafter referred to as the "ITC of MOEA " ) made an affirmative final determination that an industry in ROC is materially injured by reason of imports of Portland Cement and Clinker from South Korea and the Philippines that has been found by the Ministry of Finance to be sold in ROC at less than normal value.
Pursuant to the Implementation Regulation on the Imposition of Countervailing and Antidumping Duties, MOEA shall notify the Ministry of Finance of its final determination. As a result of the affirmative final injury determination, the Ministry of Finance shall, within ten days from the next day of receipt of the foregoing notice from MOEA, determines whether to impose an antidumping duty.
The public Chinese version of the final injury investigation report is expected to be available after June 21, 2002 from the website http://www.moeaitc.gov.tw or from the office of the Investigation Division of the ITC.
FACTUAL HIGHLIGHT Product Description: The imported products subject to this investigation are Types I and II Portland Cement and its Clinker (Portland Cement and Clinker). Type I Portland Cement, also known as ordinary cement, is used for the constructions that generally are not exposed to sulfate-containing soil or underground water. Most cement in use on the market falls in this category. Type II Portland Cement has a low alkalis content and is moderately resistant to sulfates. It is suitable for the large-size structural constructions, like underground foundations, bridges, dams, harbors, etc. Clinker, an intermediate material product produced when manufacturing cement, has no use other than of being ground into finished cement. The imported products subject to this investigation were classified under subheadings 2523.29.90.00 and 2523.10.90.00 of the Customs Import Tariff and Classification of Import and Export Commodities of the Republic of China during the period of investigation.
Status of Proceedings: Type of investigation: Final antidumping investigation. Petitioner:Asia Cement Corp., Taiwan Cement Corp., Lucky Cement Corp., Hsing Ta Cement Co., Ltd., China Rebar Company Ltd. Date of the institution of final investigation by the ITC: April 23, 2002. Date of the ITC hearing: May 9, 2002. Date of the ITC vote: June 13, 2002. Date when the MOEA determination shall be sent to the Ministry of Finance: June 21, 2002.
R.O.C. Industry: Number of producers during the period, January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001: twelve. Employment of production and related workers during the period, January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001: 2,911 persons （complied from 6 major domestic producers）. Apparent R.O.C. consumption during the period, January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001: about 16,673 thousand metric tons. Market share held by the domestic like product during the period, January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001: 85.0% by quantity.
R.O.C. Imports: Subject imports from South Korea and the Philippines, during the period, January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001: about 1,248 thousand metric tons. Subject imports from third countries during the period, January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001: about 1,082 thousand metric tons. Leading import sources during the period, January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001: the Philippines, Japan, South Korea