The imposed definitive anti-dumping duties stand at 11.0% for Egypt and 11.8% for Bahrain. They range from 15.3% to 25.4% for Thailand.
The imposition of the definitive duties follows an investigation which found that imports of GFR from the three countries concerned were entering the EU at dumped prices. This is causing injury to the EU’s glass fibre industry, which is located throughout the bloc – notably in Belgium and Slovakia – and employs 2,500-3,000 people.
Continuous filament glass fibre is a strategically important industrial input used as a reinforcement material in applications that are crucial to delivering the objectives of the EU’s energy and digital transitions – notably in the automotive, energy, construction and electronics sectors. It is used in wind turbine blades, automative parts, marine structures, and pipes, as well as in electrical insulating materials – among other products.
Total EU consumption of GFR is estimated to stand at one million tonnes per year, of which 200,000 tonnes are imported from Egypt, Bahrain and Thailand.
