MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

(D1RECTORATEGENERALOF ANTIDUMPING AND ALLiEP DUTIES)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 6th August, 2002

Sub:—Anti-Dumping investigation concerning imports oflsopropyl Alcohol (IPA) from Singapore, USA, European

Union nnd China—Final Findings.

NO-46/1/2001-DGAD.— Having regard to the Customs Tariff Act 1975 as

amended in 1995 and the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and

Collection of Anti-Dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of

Injury) Rules, 1995, thereof:

PROCEDURE

The procedure described below has been followed with regard to the

investigations:

The Designated Authority (hereinafter also referred TO as Authority),

under the above Rules, received a written application from M/s National

Organic Chemical Industries Limited (NOCIL) (hereinafter referred to as

NOCIL) on behalf of domestic industry, alleging dumping of Isopropyl

Alcohol (hereinafter

referred to as subject goods) originating in or

exported from Singapore, USA, European Union and China(hereinafter

referred to as subject countries);

ii)

The Authority on the basis of sufficient evidence submitted by the

petitioner decided to initiate the investigation against inports of subject

goods from the subject

countries.. The authority

notified the

Embassies/representatives of subject countries in India about the receipt

of dumping allegation before proceeding to initiate the investigation in

accordance with sub-Rule 5(5) of the Rules;

iii)

The Authority issued a public notice dated 21.11.2001 published in the

Gazette of India, Extraordinary, initiating Anti-Dumping investigations

concerning imports of the subject goods classified under custom Code

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Customs Tariff (Amendment) Act, 1995 originating in or

exported from subject countries;

iv)

The Authority forwarded a copy of the public notice to

the known

exporters (whose details were made available by petitioner) and gave them

an opportunity to make their views known in writing within forty days from

the date of the letter in accordance with the Rule 6(2);

The Authority forwarded a copy of the public notice to all the known

importers of subject goods and advised them to make their views known in

writing within forty days from the date of issue of the letter in accordance

with the Rule 6(2);

vi)

Request was made to the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) to

provide details of imports of subject goods for the past three years,

including the period of investigation;

vi:)

The Authority provided a copy of the petition to the known exporters and

the Embassies of the subject countries in accordance With Rules 6(3)

supra'..

viii)

The Authority sent a questionnaire to elicit relevant information to *fhe

following known exporters/producers in accordance with the Rule 6(4):

M/s Deutsche Exxon Chemical GmbH, Cologne, Germany

, M/s Shell Chemicals Ltd., London, UK

M/s Diamchem prance sral,Roneq, France

M/s SA50L Limited, Houston Texas, USA '

M/s Condea Chemica D.A.C. S.P.A., Lodi, Italy

6. " M/s ICC dhemicatyU.'iqitd., Hertfordshire, UK

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M/s Lee Chang Yung Chemical Ind. Corp,, Shanghai, China

M/s Exxon ChemicaTComf)dny. Houston, USA

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M/s SheJI Necjerland Chemie BV, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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M/s ShejrChemicds^lemenpedu Avenue, Singapore

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the informatfoiii was^filiSd b^' the following fe'xiiorters:-

(i)

M/s ExxonMobil Chemical Central Europe 6mbh,

(ii)

M/s ExxonMobil Chemical International Services Ltd., Hong Kong as

representative of M/s ExxonMobil Chemical Corporation,, USA

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(iii)

AA/s ExxonMobil ChemicaHnternational Services Ltd., Singapore

(iv)

AA/s Shell Nederland Chemie B.V., Nederlands

(v)

AA/s Shell Chemicals South East Asia

(vi)

AA/s Shell Eastern Chemicals, Singapore

(vii)

AA/s Shell Chemicals Ltd., London

(viii)

' AA/s Sasol Germany GmbH

ix) • The Embassies,of the

subject, , , countries

New

Delhi were

informed

about the initiation of the investigation in accordance with Rule

6(2) with a request to advise all concerned exporters/producers from their

country to respond to the questionnaire within the prescribed time. A copy

of the letter, petition and questionnaire sent to the. known exporter was

also sent to the Embassies of the subject countries along with a list of

•known exporter/producer;

A questionnaire was sent to the following importers of subject goods for

necessary information in accordance with rule 6(4);

AA/s Alkyl Amines Chemicals Ltd. Vashi, AAumbai

AA/s Aarti Drugs Ltd., Sion(East), AAumbai

AA/s Coates of India Ltd., Chandivii Farm, AAumbai

AA/s Fiolex Essex, Ponda, goa

AA/s Lubrizol India Ltd., Old Prabhadevi Road, AAumbai

AA/s IPCA Laboratories Ltd., Kandivilli(West), AAumbai

AA/s Korpan Drugs Ltd., Worli, AAumbai

AA/s Themis Chemicals Ltd., Goregaon(West), AAumbai

AA/s Goodlass Nerolac Paints Ltd., Lower Parel, AAumbai

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AA/s Hindustan Insecticides Limited, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

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AA/s Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., Nehru Place, New Delhi

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AA/s I d : Nitrocellulose Business, Gurgaon

13.

AA/s Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., Ameerpet, Hyderabad

14.

AA/s Cheminor Drugs Ltd., Ameerpet, Hyderabad

15.

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Ameerpet, Hyderabad

16.

AA/s Prabhu Inks: AAemur Bungalow, Podanur

17.

AA/s Sudarshan Drugs Ltd., Film Nagar, Hyderabad

18.

AA/s Shasun Chemicals & Drugs Ltd., T. Nagar, Chennai

The Submissions/information were filed by the following importers:-

(i)

AA/s Lubrizol India Pvt. Ltd., AAumbai

(ii)

AA/s Shasun Chemicals A Drugs Ltd., Chennai

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M/s Pon Pure Chem(P) Ltd., Chennai

(iv)

AA/s Alkyl Amines Chemicals Ltd., Vashi, AAumbai

(v)

AA/s Nester Pharmaceuticals Ltd., New Delhi

(xi)

Preliminary findings recommending imposition of Anti Dumping Duties were

issued on 5 ^ 0 0 2 by the Designated /Authority and provisional Anti

Dumping Duties were levied by Department of Revenue vide Customs

Notification dated 22.2.2002.

(xii) Oral hearing as per Rule 6(6) was held by the Designated Authority on

15.4.2002.

(*lri) In the meantime vide letter dated 11^th July, 2002, M/s NOCIL has

withdrawn the petition and has requested for termination of the

investigation.

CONCLUSIONS:

The Authority notes that the rules 14(a) of the Anti Dumping Rules" reads

as follows:-

MThe Designated Authority shall, by issue of a public notice, terminate an

investigation immediately if-

(a)

it receives a request, in writing for doing so from or on behalf of the

Domestic Industry affected, at whose instance the investigation was

initiated".

The Authority therefore decides to terminate the investigation in view of

the petitioner's written request and theSubrule 14(a) of the anti dumping rules.

In view of the foregoing paras, the Designated Authority, therefore, does not

consider it appropriate to further examine the information and views relating to

dumping, like articles, Domestic Industry, injury and causal link etc. filed by

various interested parties viz. exporters; importers and the petitioner

L.V. SAPTHARISHI, Designated Authority

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