Duties reduced

Based on EuCIA (European Composites Industry Association) sources, the European Commission has released a document to the EU27 Member States for consultation on the ongoing investigation into certain glass fibre originating in China. The Commission considered the points raised by EuCIA and industry representatives to a large extend and is proposing definitive measures of 13.8%as of March 16, 2011.
This proposal follows the Commission Regulation imposing provisional import duties of 43.6% for a period of 6 months since September 17. EuCIA welcomes the new proposal of the Commission to significantly reduce the duties by more than 50% as a first step into the users direction, but continues to highlight that the impacts of such duties will seriously damage the composites production and should not be underestimated.