Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1013 of 17 July 2018 imposing provisional safeguard measures with regard to imports of certain steel products
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  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1712of 13 November 2018amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1013 imposing provisional safeguard measures with regard to imports of certain steel products, 32018R1712, November 14, 2018
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1013of 17 July 2018imposing provisional safeguard measures with regard to imports of certain steel products
Article 11.Tariff quotas are hereby opened in relation to imports into the Union of each of the 23 product categories listed in Annex I for a period of 200 days from the entry into force of this Regulation.2.Tariff quotas are specified in Annex V (defined by reference to the CN codes specified in relation to it).3.Where the relevant tariff quota is exhausted or where imports of the product categories do not benefit from the relevant tariff quota, an additional duty at the rate of 25 % shall be levied. That additional duty shall apply to the customs value of the product being imported.
Article 21.The origin of any product to which this Regulation applies shall be determined in accordance with the provisions in force in the Union relating to non-preferential origin.2.Unless otherwise specified, the relevant provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
Article 3The tariff quotas shall be managed by the Commission and the Member States in accordance with the management system for tariff quotas provided for in Articles 49 to 54 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447.
Article 4Imports of the product categories referred to in Article 1, which are already on their way to the Union on the date of entry into force of this Regulation, whose destination cannot be changed, shall not be attributed to the tariff quotas, or subject to the additional duty specified in Article 1, and may be put into free circulation.
Article 5The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure compliance with this Regulation.
Article 61.Subject to paragraph 2, imports of the 23 product categories specified in Annex I originating in one of the developing countries shall, as specified in Annex IV, not be subject to the tariff quotas or subject to the additional duty referred to in Article 1.2.For each of the 23 product categories, Annex IV specifies the originating developing countries which shall be subject to the measures set out in Article 1.
Article 7Products originating in Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein shall not be subject to the measures set out in Article 1.
Article 8This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEX I — Products concerned
Product NumberProduct categoryCN Codes
1Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips72081000, 72082500, 72082600, 72082700, 72083600, 72083700, 72083800, 72083900, 72084000, 72085210, 72085299, 72085310, 72085390, 72085400, 72111300, 72111400, 72111900, 72126000, 72251910, 72253010, 72253030, 72253090, 72254015, 72254090, 72261910, 72269120, 72269191, 72269199
2Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets72091500, 72091690, 72091790, 72091891, 72092500, 72092690, 72092790, 72092890, 72099020, 72099080, 72112320, 72112330, 72112380, 72112900, 72119020, 72119080, 72255020, 72255080, 72259900, 72262000, 72269200
3Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)72091610, 72091710, 72091810, 72092610, 72092710, 72092810, 72251990, 72261980
4Metallic Coated Sheets72102000, 72103000, 72104100, 72104900, 72106100, 72106900, 72109080, 72122000, 72123000, 72125020, 72125030, 72125040, 72125061, 72125069, 72125090, 72259100, 72259200, 72269910, 72269930, 72269970
5Organic Coated Sheets72107080, 72124080
6Tin Mill products72091899, 72101100, 72101220, 72101280, 72105000, 72107010, 72109040, 72121010, 72121090, 72124020
7Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates72085120, 72085191, 72085198, 72085291, 72089020, 72089080, 72109030, 72254012, 72254040, 72254060
8Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips72191100, 72191210, 72191290, 72191310, 72191390, 72191410, 72191490, 72192210, 72192290, 72192300, 72192400, 72201100, 72201200
9Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips72193100, 72193210, 72193290, 72193310, 72193390, 72193410, 72193490, 72193510, 72193590, 72199020, 72199080, 72202021, 72202029, 72202041, 72202049, 72202081, 72202089, 72209020, 72209080
12Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections72143000, 72149110, 72149190, 72149931, 72149939, 72149950, 72149971, 72149979, 72149995, 72159000, 72161000, 72162100, 72162200, 72164010, 72164090, 72165010, 72165091, 72165099, 72169900, 72281020, 72282010, 72282091, 72283020, 72283041, 72283049, 72283061, 72283069, 72283070, 72283089, 72286020, 72286080, 72287010, 72287090, 72288000
13Rebars72142000, 72149910
14Stainless Bars and Light Sections72221111, 72221119, 72221181, 72221189, 72221910, 72221990, 72222011, 72222019, 72222021, 72222029, 72222031, 72222039, 72222081, 72222089, 72223051, 72223091, 72223097, 72224010, 72224050, 72224090
15Stainless Wire Rod72210010, 72210090
16Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod72131000, 72132000, 72139110, 72139120, 72139141, 72139149, 72139170, 72139190, 72139910, 72139990, 72271000, 72272000, 72279010, 72279050, 72279095
17Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel72163110, 72163190, 72163211, 72163219, 72163291, 72163299, 72163310, 72163390
18Sheet Piling73011000
20Gas pipes73063041, 73063049, 73063072, 73063077
21Hollow sections73066110, 73066192, 73066199
22Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes73041100, 73042200, 73042400, 73044100, 73044910, 73044993, 73044995, 73044999
23Bearing Tubes and Pipes73045112, 73045118, 73045932, 73045938
25Large welded tubes73051100, 73051200, 73051900, 73052000, 73053100, 73053900, 73059000
26Other Welded Pipes73061110, 73061190, 73061910, 73061990, 73062100, 73062900, 73063011, 73063019, 73063080, 73064020, 73064080, 73065020, 73065080, 73066910, 73066990, 73069000
28Non Alloy Wire72171010, 72171031, 72171039, 72171050, 72171090, 72172010, 72172030, 72172050, 72172090, 72173041, 72173049, 72173050, 72173090, 72179020, 72179050, 72179090
ANNEX IIII.1 — Growth in imports for the 23 product categories (in tonnes)
Product NumberProduct category20132014201520162017growth 2017 compared to 2013
1Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips4814207521226878074418574007699137645 %
2Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets1832159190309227598771998437246247134 %
3Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)26655928513228025631849637964942 %
4Metallic Coated Sheets18549632202856268771539117524980452168 %
5Organic Coated Sheets68169872529662255373062591524834 %
6Tin Mill products55238466286163831675601661756712 %
7Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates1419767195960525549302814802253063078 %
8Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips175836233028269697351075436173148 %
9Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips697457101761378752184335297610840 %
12Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections911115121980012006271400824138582952 %
13Rebars527008972602143001412929711191445126 %
14Stainless Bars and Light Sections11307114745314241614781115957741 %
15Stainless Wire Rod520827122957627586706297821 %
16Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod1125730128995316979122000967209427486 %
17Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel22366927750726801438804126274517 %
18Sheet Piling1587016503140513697085054436 %
20Gas pipes26646734005129810333605038025743 %
21Hollow sections46126355287457449072554582066778 %
22Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes325813878239719425104270131 %
23Bearing Tubes and Pipes74899426119449773866316 %
25Large welded tubes2869394112732095241592191044534264 %
26Other Welded Pipes47494949193451054854038657116720 %
28Non Alloy Wire57398872271969271473650072263326 %
II.2 — Growth in imports for the 23 product categories (in tonnes)
Product NumberProduct categoryQ1 2017Q1 2018growth Q1 2017 vs. Q1 2018
1Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips1810764207940815 %
2Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets679628630459– 7 %
3Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)8083611445142 %
4Metallic Coated Sheets14820491190741– 20 %
5Organic Coated Sheets212209201838– 5 %
6Tin Mill products14645716858315 %
7Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates676207640176– 5 %
8Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips122092107577– 12 %
9Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips22998128054922 %
12Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections31942046615446 %
13Rebars210505551316162 %
14Stainless Bars and Light Sections406024998823 %
15Stainless Wire Rod149561964231 %
16Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod56086364166814 %
17Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel7373313967089 %
18Sheet Piling19947203262 %
20Gas pipes9443012051228 %
21Hollow sections22361825699815 %
22Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes12411123990 %
23Bearing Tubes and Pipes1316149814 %
25Large welded tubes48791512855 %
26Other Welded Pipes1450591531066 %
28Non Alloy Wire17629920245015 %
II.3 — Growth in imports for the 5 product categories (in tonnes)
Product NumberProduct category20132014201520162017growth 2017 compared to 2013
10Stainless Hot Rolled Quarto Plate3431940218375423140732917– 4 %
11Grain-oriented electrical sheet147565160580150047156477121947– 17 %
19Railway Material13761096124015211342– 2 %
24Other Seamless tubes456167528245475132464876402600– 12 %
27Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Finished Bars4567915219764849274593274583100 %
ANNEX III — Economic indicators for the 23 product categoriesProduct 1 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)3022563231095524331212733415870332768375
Volume (tonnes)48142075212268780744185740076991376
Market share (%)15,9 %16,8 %23,6 %25,1 %21,3 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)463442396351492
Utilisation of capacity (%)75 %75 %76 %75 %76 %
Production (tonnes)7687162177990908773316867756369479568514
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)2541142525883256253138322558469625776999
Market share (%)84,1 %83,2 %76,4 %74,9 %78,7 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)519493455422556
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 1,9 %0,0 %– 3,1 %– 1,0 %7,8 %
Employment (end of period)3746735573350383355734815
Stock25725742580258258595826175562749280
Cashflow44813573810654924507638916666034858111369472142
ROCE (%)– 3,8 %1,0 %– 6,6 %– 1,0 %7,7 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting11,5 %
Product 2 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)9772904972844910353391984990410085487
Volume (tonnes)18321591903092275987719984372462471
Market share (%)18,7 %19,6 %26,7 %20,3 %24,4 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)566546485474606
Utilisation of capacity (%)71 %75 %75 %75 %77 %
Production (tonnes)4085519641632189416399464173897442811283
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)79203707805648757076478290027602288
Market share (%)81,0 %80,2 %73,1 %79,5 %75,4 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)588558522495633
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 4,4 %– 2,8 %– 3,0 %0,6 %9,8 %
Employment (end of period)1269011973115501123011264
Stock10788381052246106406110543471093798
Cashflow200559843413849620324264435454766919375807983
ROCE (%)– 8,0 %– 2,4 %– 12,8 %– 3,1 %4,0 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting4,3 %
Product 3 Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)12678271287448122389212554171350354
Volume (tonnes)266559285132280256318496379649
Market share (%)21,0 %22,1 %22,9 %25,4 %28,1 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)648617578502642
Utilisation of capacity (%)87 %80 %80 %82 %81 %
Production (tonnes)10808941110013105227310325601114309
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)10012681002316943636936553969977
Market share (%)79,0 %77,9 %77,1 %74,6 %71,8 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)705657606576699
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 8,9 %– 8,1 %– 13,0 %– 14,3 %– 3,2 %
Employment (end of period)15221707208720692065
Stock45680136605142998125466148259
Cashflow110221498213556132127226053131151436– 89295095
ROCE (%)– 18,3 %– 11,7 %– 38,3 %– 17,9 %– 3,4 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting8,1 %
Product 4 Metallic Coated Sheets
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)2322967324289751258402252743984828231862
Volume (tonnes)18549632202856268771539117524980452
Market share (%)8,0 %9,1 %10,4 %14,3 %17,6 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)679657615530662
Utilisation of capacity (%)78 %82 %84 %86 %84 %
Production (tonnes)2793005929517243298754952990584730450568
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)2134405222056052231184232349021223218040
Market share (%)91,9 %90,8 %89,5 %85,6 %82,2 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)682654614586711
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)1,9 %5,4 %5,5 %7,9 %11,7 %
Employment (end of period)2891528243287492986329648
Stock19705002433422249814323293412597133
Cashflow8078842941353026892134306274217203548902020588339
ROCE (%)– 6,8 %– 0,9 %– 10,4 %– 1,7 %6,0 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting7,0 %
Product 5 Organic Coated Sheets
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)45332564823144480938451219275221575
Volume (tonnes)681698725296622553730625915248
Market share (%)15,0 %15,0 %12,9 %14,3 %17,5 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)854813813709853
Utilisation of capacity (%)70 %76 %74 %76 %75 %
Production (tonnes)44792384564346457441448631694940410
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)38514674097788418677143911694306231
Market share (%)85,0 %85,0 %87,1 %85,7 %82,5 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)898868829791934
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 1,7 %1,4 %1,1 %3,7 %3,9 %
Employment (end of period)63776272604761506095
Stock239236182275197241214384258114
Cashflow15289337835179041832160358836123740179886901
ROCE (%)– 7,6 %– 2,1 %– 12,9 %– 2,7 %3,7 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting8,6 %
Product 6 Tin Mill Products
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)36384233758879378939137925753695205
Volume (tonnes)552384662861638316756016617567
Market share (%)15,2 %17,6 %16,8 %19,9 %16,7 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)822792781667753
Utilisation of capacity (%)82 %84 %84 %82 %84 %
Production (tonnes)42235834315402435300243023674295575
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)30856023095745315074130363163077185
Market share (%)84,8 %82,4 %83,1 %80,1 %83,3 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)845821789728812
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)1,7 %4,1 %4,8 %4,6 %3,1 %
Employment (end of period)79397660768378197424
Stock380445394384394712297877356460
Cashflow117064184201350074291440814272002110133250945
ROCE (%)– 18,6 %– 10,1 %– 35,2 %– 20,4 %– 25,0 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting7,3 %
Product 7 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)1014883910375274109349661105859611059068
Volume (tonnes)14197671959605255493028148022530630
Market share (%)14,0 %18,9 %23,4 %25,5 %22,9 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)513492474403533
Utilisation of capacity (%)58 %62 %62 %63 %65 %
Production (tonnes)1074947511240103106082601024495010581040
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)87278268414892837745582428658527686
Market share (%)14,0 %18,9 %23,4 %25,5 %22,9 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)700676714582692
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 9,4 %– 8,9 %– 4,0 %– 7,5 %3,2 %
Employment (end of period)1847217628171771676316211
Stock707152788008896708862084819690
Cashflow45651999123399207426592285– 44547318205976592
ROCE (%)– 12,2 %– 0,3 %– 3,3 %– 9,9 %– 1,5 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting23,0 %
Product 8 Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)11682911352875159043718072421487848
Volume (tonnes)175836233028269697351075436173
Market share (%)15,1 %17,2 %17,0 %19,4 %29,3 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)20111926187715181822
Utilisation of capacity (%)61 %65 %69 %73 %73 %
Production (tonnes)33348143525794366482138425033799867
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)9919621119435132052814557141050966
Market share (%)84,9 %82,7 %83,0 %80,5 %70,6 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)20232013202817922115
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 4,2 %– 0,3 %4,0 %4,9 %9,2 %
Employment (end of period)54394914446442714133
Stock10337513155712309810650893335
Cashflow144497251182932062613851975116754324218815195
ROCE (%)– 33,7 %– 37,1 %– 1,5 %– 0,4 %13,6 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting13,9 %
Product 9 Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)33627183671898358723739139743816472
Volume (tonnes)6974571017613787521843352976108
Market share (%)20,7 %27,7 %22,0 %21,5 %25,6 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)20981985206417822023
Utilisation of capacity (%)71 %76 %80 %84 %84 %
Production (tonnes)30760743016723313957234252013114323
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)26646022653177279871930701972839979
Market share (%)79,2 %72,3 %78,0 %78,4 %74,4 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)22592272223820142323
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 4,2 %– 2,7 %2,4 %5,5 %9,4 %
Employment (end of period)102059483922088928812
Stock179087206956219170215904213931
Cashflow13546345645971825847696098450355017685492711
ROCE (%)– 12,4 %– 7,7 %8,5 %10,6 %21,5 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting12,9 %
Product 12 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and light Sections
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)1189155812422902122973561267873313617607
Volume (tonnes)9111151219800120062714008241385829
Market share (%)7,7 %9,8 %9,8 %11,0 %10,2 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)699657640531641
Utilisation of capacity (%)79 %82 %80 %80 %74 %
Production (tonnes)1213259312585360123019861183924112427808
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)1096401011189221110952041127605412230774
Market share (%)92,2 %90,1 %90,2 %88,9 %89,8 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)632613573520592
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)2,2 %3,4 %2,4 %0,8 %3,6 %
Employment (end of period)95379734100571034210486
Stock7493868884569142689433551023612
Cashflow220994774264742034272433127255904385123997731
ROCE (%)– 1,2 %3,7 %3,3 %3,9 %6,9 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting– 8,3 %
Product 13 Rebars
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)961768510359993106646891109994711253309
Volume (tonnes)527008972602143001412929711191445
Market share (%)5,5 %9,4 %13,4 %11,6 %10,6 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)475446388353441
Utilisation of capacity (%)72 %72 %71 %73 %67 %
Production (tonnes)1317155813019699127631401319143612494712
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)89061209187941901980995681199848615
Market share (%)92,6 %88,7 %84,6 %86,2 %87,5 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)460437386367436
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 2,0 %– 2,5 %– 2,6 %3,4 %4,8 %
Employment (end of period)55635441552956345457
Stock761808683591642506602948659484
Cashflow205710821411643353015513165167521249292475
ROCE (%)0,9 %2,4 %1,9 %6,2 %9,3 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting– 1,3 %
Product 14 Stainless Bars and light Shapes
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)526080593501593530630737632804
Volume (tonnes)113071147453142416147811159577
Market share (%)21,5 %24,8 %24,0 %23,4 %25,2 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)30922894303525902885
Utilisation of capacity (%)65 %68 %68 %69 %72 %
Production (tonnes)527386597178599927637938641446
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)411655444339450094482314472247
Market share (%)78,2 %74,9 %75,8 %76,5 %74,6 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)29882969283824042807
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)5,2 %5,6 %4,1 %2,3 %5,8 %
Employment (end of period)36803766373737893844
Stock8356191900896769040990893
Cashflow111869518142849693191511047155623001145832442
ROCE (%)1,0 %4,3 %1,4 %– 0,7 %4,9 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting– 2,8 %
Product 15 Stainless Wire Rod
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)318373323191304987335552347077
Volume (tonnes)5208271229576275867062978
Market share (%)16,4 %22,0 %18,9 %17,5 %18,1 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)23002193231019622228
Utilisation of capacity (%)63 %64 %65 %69 %71 %
Production (tonnes)373010383586388273412892449392
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)266290251961247359276880284098
Market share (%)83,6 %78,0 %81,1 %82,5 %81,9 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)24802516238220222417
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 3,7 %– 2,1 %– 4,7 %– 3,1 %3,9 %
Employment (end of period)16771671173117611852
Stock2481028696310833158443800
Cashflow13022575182210771061759408432805344337763
ROCE (%)– 0,7 %2,9 %– 1,5 %– 2,8 %5,5 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting7,8 %
Product 16 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)1803353418249258189494971937522520026426
Volume (tonnes)11257301289953169791220009672094274
Market share (%)6,2 %7,1 %9,0 %10,3 %10,5 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)522504439392486
Utilisation of capacity (%)80 %84 %83 %81 %83 %
Production (tonnes)1976515419775715204365952003788320757864
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)1678258516828358171088771722246817795595
Market share (%)93,1 %92,2 %90,3 %88,9 %88,9 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)509492443420505
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)1,8 %4,8 %3,0 %0,6 %3,4 %
Employment (end of period)1156111598118811306813058
Stock8764508966331120091974085954649
Cashflow234768428424076182365467214287106970310381566
ROCE (%)1,0 %6,9 %2,9 %3,9 %6,7 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting3,7 %
Product 17 Angles shapes and sections of iron or non alloy steel
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)61591356544142654993572053777375383
Volume (tonnes)223669277507268014388041262745
Market share (%)3,6 %4,2 %4,1 %5,4 %3,6 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)539509463409473
Utilisation of capacity (%)64 %69 %71 %72 %72 %
Production (tonnes)85836688590216889422394006919605365
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)59354326266353628142668172317112453
Market share (%)96,4 %95,8 %95,9 %94,6 %96,4 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)471471449417463
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 6,5 %– 3,7 %– 0,6 %2,1 %– 1,8 %
Employment (end of period)62125685600662646096
Stock510927464184466561559452569947
Cashflow– 483817947224031161157041150487051– 18595244
ROCE (%)– 6,0 %6,3 %1,4 %3,9 %0,6 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting– 2,1 %
Product 18 Sheet piling
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)574025637684577270584985626863
Volume (tonnes)1587016503140513697085054
Market share (%)2,8 %2,6 %2,4 %6,3 %13,6 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)7877651126651629
Utilisation of capacity (%)78 %82 %76 %82 %81 %
Production (tonnes)907320940451840182777182817764
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)558131621150563140548010541782
Market share (%)97,2 %97,4 %97,6 %93,7 %86,4 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)711697652623640
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)6,8 %11,5 %8,8 %14,0 %3,7 %
Employment (end of period)949971951981995
Stock4976247610587446841775616
Cashflow5827244268732139639366448640463440555786
ROCE (%)– 9,3 %6,8 %6,7 %10,3 %1,5 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting1,7 %
Product 20 Gas pipes
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)12114351662233165311216370971642935
Volume (tonnes)266467340051298103336050380257
Market share (%)22,0 %20,5 %18,0 %20,5 %23,1 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)688649646566676
Utilisation of capacity (%)37 %38 %38 %40 %37 %
Production (tonnes)10532831460549147177213969331392404
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)9449031322070135427313007271262560
Market share (%)78,0 %79,5 %81,9 %79,5 %76,8 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)717666619580693
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)0,9 %1,3 %2,3 %3,9 %0,5 %
Employment (end of period)552543548526509
Stock5517855305534345808150697
Cashflow1545128615884723161667051530918920506964
ROCE (%)3,7 %3,9 %1,1 %1,7 %8,7 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting2,4 %
Product 21 Hollow sections
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)33479963407926351195138857484028730
Volume (tonnes)461263552874574490725545820667
Market share (%)13,8 %16,2 %16,4 %18,7 %20,4 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)599571553497618
Utilisation of capacity (%)46 %46 %46 %47 %49 %
Production (tonnes)30193753019977310626133333683388786
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)28824732854843293677131599653207994
Market share (%)86,1 %83,8 %83,6 %81,3 %79,6 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)606569541517625
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 2,7 %– 3,9 %– 3,3 %0,2 %– 0,5 %
Employment (end of period)10731124120012091181
Stock160442138981146353107826149537
Cashflow– 963044113389861238070581300020121372166
ROCE (%)– 2,4 %– 5,3 %– 6,2 %– 0,6 %7,2 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting1,2 %
Product 22 Seamless stainless tubes and pipes
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)96507101504973419632095672
Volume (tonnes)3258138782397194251042701
Market share (%)33,8 %38,2 %40,8 %44,1 %44,6 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)69416167611858466300
Utilisation of capacity (%)6 %7 %6 %6 %6 %
Production (tonnes)11663012413510129110183192357
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)6182261708568025319652083
Market share (%)64,1 %60,8 %58,4 %55,2 %54,4 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)79137740831873617993
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)3,1 %5,9 %– 0,4 %– 0,1 %1,2 %
Employment (end of period)11180112111036997799317
Stock7452938910455869011688
Cashflow1985847710438041– 488856714038078– 22872178
ROCE (%)22,7 %– 4,3 %– 58,1 %– 33,4 %– 50,5 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting21,2 %
Product 23 Bearing tubes and pipes
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)6882472805672495986765355
Volume (tonnes)748994261194497738663
Market share (%)10,9 %12,9 %17,8 %16,3 %13,3 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)20691626174916301608
Utilisation of capacity (%)68 %64 %53 %52 %63 %
Production (tonnes)6497265475584075249457657
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)6132463378553045009256691
Market share (%)89,1 %87,1 %82,2 %83,7 %86,7 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)20232003192518041837
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)4,6 %4,9 %– 6,7 %– 9,2 %– 1,8 %
Employment (end of period)332322306274280
Stock12851433259114522429
Cashflow349966439285665055796– 791310– 620461
ROCE (%)0,9 %– 3,3 %– 64,7 %– 54,5 %– 28,1 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting12,5 %
Product 25 Large welded tubes
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)66984610410554274575867461804463
Volume (tonnes)2869394112732095241592191044534
Market share (%)42,8 %39,5 %49,0 %27,1 %57,9 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)1070793904772936
Utilisation of capacity (%)26 %32 %29 %35 %65 %
Production (tonnes)13339001150000103460010863001500000
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)382758624819216243426937759478
Market share (%)57,1 %60,0 %50,6 %72,8 %42,1 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)894887835771766
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)3,0 %– 6,1 %– 2,7 %– 0,6 %0,0 %
Employment (end of period)15121545136513721326
Stock3227226000206336007270481139429
Cashflow197726967– 9755880294492289– 7088894313666659
ROCE (%)– 15,8 %– 23,5 %– 17,7 %– 6,7 %9,1 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting– 22,0 %
Product 26 Other welded tubes
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)23854993121613312630032864363352661
Volume (tonnes)474949491934510548540386571167
Market share (%)19,9 %15,8 %16,3 %16,4 %17,0 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)13521376139712621431
Utilisation of capacity (%)57 %57 %57 %58 %60 %
Production (tonnes)23841523166935314449231904803301195
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)19079442622348258853627213492765915
Market share (%)80,0 %84,0 %82,8 %82,8 %82,5 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)102410139849421062
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)1,2 %2,4 %1,7 %4,2 %4,3 %
Employment (end of period)30243013301130893025
Stock12562184268100035120308120420
Cashflow66281502686199517751461187283492106630804
ROCE (%)9,1 %11,5 %8,8 %12,8 %19,3 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting– 34,8 %
Product 28 Steel Wire
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)13184511517192148024315132481505202
Volume (tonnes)574083722773692918736623722858
Market share (%)43,5 %47,6 %46,8 %48,7 %48,0 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)781729722626708
Utilisation of capacity (%)73 %75 %77 %73 %71 %
Production (tonnes)899763932496940169886666900054
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)744368794419787325776626782344
Market share (%)56,5 %52,4 %53,2 %51,3 %52,0 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)940909840832905
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)0,5 %0,0 %1,1 %2,6 %0,8 %
Employment (end of period)33873395342934593408
Stock
Cashflow66281502686199517751461187283492106630804
ROCE (%)
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting21,8 %
ANNEX IV — List of products originating in developing countries to which the provisional measures apply
Country/Product group1234567891213141516171820212223252628
Afghanistan
Albania
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Bahrain, Kingdom of
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Botswana
Brazilxxxxx
Brunei Darussalam
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Chinaxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Colombia
Congo
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egyptxx
El Salvador
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong, China
Indiaxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Indonesiax
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait, the State of
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lesotho
Liberia
Macao, China
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysiax
Maldives
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova, Republic ofxx
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom ofx
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Swaziland
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniaxxxx
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkeyxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Uganda
Ukrainexxxxxxxxxxx
United Arab Emiratesxx
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Viet Namxxx
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
ANNEX V — Tariff quotas
Product NumberOrder NumberProduct categoryCN CodesVolume of tariff quota (net tonnes)Additional duty rate
109.8501Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips72081000, 72082500, 72082600, 72082700, 72083600, 72083700, 72083800, 72083900, 72084000, 72085299, 72085390, 72085400, 72111400, 72111900, 72126000, 72251910, 72253010, 72253030, 72253090, 72254015, 72254090, 72261910, 72269120, 72269191, 72269199426900925 %
209.8502Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets72091500, 72091690, 72091790, 72091891, 72092500, 72092690, 72092790, 72092890, 72099020, 72099080, 72112320, 72112330, 72112380, 72112900, 72119020, 72119080, 72255020, 72255080, 72262000, 72269200131886525 %
309.8503Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)72091610, 72091710, 72091810, 72092610, 72092710, 72092810, 72251990, 7226198017870425 %
409.8504Metallic Coated Sheets72102000, 72103000, 72104100, 72104900, 72106100, 72106900, 72109080, 72122000, 72123000, 72125020, 72125030, 72125040, 72125061, 72125069, 72125090, 72259100, 72259200, 72269910, 72269930, 72269970211505425 %
509.8505Organic Coated Sheets72107080, 7212408041432425 %
609.8506Tin Mill products72091899, 72101100, 72101220, 72101280, 72105000, 72107010, 72109040, 72121010, 72121090, 7212402036747025 %
709.8507Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates72085120, 72085191, 72085198, 72085291, 72089020, 72089080, 72109030, 72254012, 72254040, 72254060, 72259900144298825 %
809.8508Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips72191100, 72191210, 72191290, 72191310, 72191390, 72191410, 72191490, 72192210, 72192290, 72192300, 72192400, 72201100, 7220120017886525 %
909.8509Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips72193100, 72193210, 72193290, 72193310, 72193390, 72193410, 72193490, 72193510, 72193590, 72199020, 72199080, 72202021, 72202029, 72202041, 72202049, 72202081, 72202089, 72209020, 7220908042344225 %
1209.8512Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections72143000, 72149110, 72149190, 72149931, 72149939, 72149950, 72149971, 72149979, 72149995, 72159000, 72161000, 72162100, 72162200, 72164010, 72164090, 72165010, 72165091, 72165099, 72169900, 72281020, 72282010, 72282091, 72283020, 72283041, 72283049, 72283061, 72283069, 72283070, 72283089, 72286020, 72286080, 72287010, 72287090, 7228800072827025 %
1309.8513Rebars72142000, 7214991071496425 %
1409.8514Stainless Bars and Light Sections72221111, 72221119, 72221181, 72221189, 72221910, 72221990, 72222011, 72222019, 72222021, 72222029, 72222031, 72222039, 72222081, 72222089, 72223051, 72223091, 72223097, 72224010, 72224050, 722240908215625 %
1509.8515Stainless Wire Rod72210010, 722100903274425 %
1609.8516Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod72131000, 72132000, 72139110, 72139120, 72139141, 72139149, 72139170, 72139190, 72139910, 72139990, 72271000, 72272000, 72279010, 72279050, 72279095105811025 %
1709.8517Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel72163110, 72163190, 72163211, 72163219, 72163291, 72163299, 72163310, 7216339016781725 %
1809.8518Sheet Piling730110002485425 %
2009.8520Gas pipes73063041, 73063049, 73063072, 7306307718528025 %
2109.8521Hollow sections73066110, 73066192, 7306619938734325 %
2209.8522Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes73041100, 73042200, 73042400, 73044100, 73044910, 73044993, 73044995, 730449992281825 %
2309.8523Bearing Tubes and Pipes73045112, 73045118, 73045932, 73045938554925 %
2509.8525Large welded tubes73051100, 73051200, 73051900, 73052000, 73053100, 73053900, 7305900025813325 %
2609.8526Other Welded Pipes73061110, 73061190, 73061910, 73061990, 73062100, 73062900, 73063011, 73063019, 73063080, 73064020, 73064080, 73065020, 73065080, 73066910, 73066990, 7306900029627425 %
2809.8528Non Alloy Wire72171010, 72171031, 72171039, 72171050, 72171090, 72172010, 72172030, 72172050, 72172090, 72173041, 72173049, 72173050, 72173090, 72179020, 72179050, 7217909039303125 %
Article 11.Tariff quotas are hereby opened in relation to imports into the Union of each of the 23 product categories listed in Annex I for a period of 200 days from the entry into force of this Regulation.2.Tariff quotas are specified in Annex V (defined by reference to the CN codes specified in relation to it).3.Where the relevant tariff quota is exhausted or where imports of the product categories do not benefit from the relevant tariff quota, an additional duty at the rate of 25 % shall be levied. That additional duty shall apply to the customs value of the product being imported.
Article 21.The origin of any product to which this Regulation applies shall be determined in accordance with the provisions in force in the Union relating to non-preferential origin.2.Unless otherwise specified, the relevant provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
Article 3The tariff quotas shall be managed by the Commission and the Member States in accordance with the management system for tariff quotas provided for in Articles 49 to 54 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447.
Article 4Imports of the product categories referred to in Article 1, which are already on their way to the Union on the date of entry into force of this Regulation, whose destination cannot be changed, shall not be attributed to the tariff quotas, or subject to the additional duty specified in Article 1, and may be put into free circulation.
Article 5The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure compliance with this Regulation.
Article 61.Subject to paragraph 2, imports of the 23 product categories specified in Annex I originating in one of the developing countries shall, as specified in Annex IV, not be subject to the tariff quotas or subject to the additional duty referred to in Article 1.2.For each of the 23 product categories, Annex IV specifies the originating developing countries which shall be subject to the measures set out in Article 1.
Article 7Products originating in Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein shall not be subject to the measures set out in Article 1.
Article 8This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEX I — Products concerned
Product NumberProduct categoryCN Codes
1Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips72081000, 72082500, 72082600, 72082700, 72083600, 72083700, 72083800, 72083900, 72084000, 72085210, 72085299, 72085310, 72085390, 72085400, 72111300, 72111400, 72111900, 72126000, 72251910, 72253010, 72253030, 72253090, 72254015, 72254090, 72261910, 72269120, 72269191, 72269199
2Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets72091500, 72091690, 72091790, 72091891, 72092500, 72092690, 72092790, 72092890, 72099020, 72099080, 72112320, 72112330, 72112380, 72112900, 72119020, 72119080, 72255020, 72255080, 72259900, 72262000, 72269200
3Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)72091610, 72091710, 72091810, 72092610, 72092710, 72092810, 72251990, 72261980
4Metallic Coated Sheets72102000, 72103000, 72104100, 72104900, 72106100, 72106900, 72109080, 72122000, 72123000, 72125020, 72125030, 72125040, 72125061, 72125069, 72125090, 72259100, 72259200, 72269910, 72269930, 72269970
5Organic Coated Sheets72107080, 72124080
6Tin Mill products72091899, 72101100, 72101220, 72101280, 72105000, 72107010, 72109040, 72121010, 72121090, 72124020
7Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates72085120, 72085191, 72085198, 72085291, 72089020, 72089080, 72109030, 72254012, 72254040, 72254060
8Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips72191100, 72191210, 72191290, 72191310, 72191390, 72191410, 72191490, 72192210, 72192290, 72192300, 72192400, 72201100, 72201200
9Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips72193100, 72193210, 72193290, 72193310, 72193390, 72193410, 72193490, 72193510, 72193590, 72199020, 72199080, 72202021, 72202029, 72202041, 72202049, 72202081, 72202089, 72209020, 72209080
12Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections72143000, 72149110, 72149190, 72149931, 72149939, 72149950, 72149971, 72149979, 72149995, 72159000, 72161000, 72162100, 72162200, 72164010, 72164090, 72165010, 72165091, 72165099, 72169900, 72281020, 72282010, 72282091, 72283020, 72283041, 72283049, 72283061, 72283069, 72283070, 72283089, 72286020, 72286080, 72287010, 72287090, 72288000
13Rebars72142000, 72149910
14Stainless Bars and Light Sections72221111, 72221119, 72221181, 72221189, 72221910, 72221990, 72222011, 72222019, 72222021, 72222029, 72222031, 72222039, 72222081, 72222089, 72223051, 72223091, 72223097, 72224010, 72224050, 72224090
15Stainless Wire Rod72210010, 72210090
16Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod72131000, 72132000, 72139110, 72139120, 72139141, 72139149, 72139170, 72139190, 72139910, 72139990, 72271000, 72272000, 72279010, 72279050, 72279095
17Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel72163110, 72163190, 72163211, 72163219, 72163291, 72163299, 72163310, 72163390
18Sheet Piling73011000
20Gas pipes73063041, 73063049, 73063072, 73063077
21Hollow sections73066110, 73066192, 73066199
22Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes73041100, 73042200, 73042400, 73044100, 73044910, 73044993, 73044995, 73044999
23Bearing Tubes and Pipes73045112, 73045118, 73045932, 73045938
25Large welded tubes73051100, 73051200, 73051900, 73052000, 73053100, 73053900, 73059000
26Other Welded Pipes73061110, 73061190, 73061910, 73061990, 73062100, 73062900, 73063011, 73063019, 73063080, 73064020, 73064080, 73065020, 73065080, 73066910, 73066990, 73069000
28Non Alloy Wire72171010, 72171031, 72171039, 72171050, 72171090, 72172010, 72172030, 72172050, 72172090, 72173041, 72173049, 72173050, 72173090, 72179020, 72179050, 72179090
ANNEX IIII.1 — Growth in imports for the 23 product categories (in tonnes)
Product NumberProduct category20132014201520162017growth 2017 compared to 2013
1Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips4814207521226878074418574007699137645 %
2Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets1832159190309227598771998437246247134 %
3Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)26655928513228025631849637964942 %
4Metallic Coated Sheets18549632202856268771539117524980452168 %
5Organic Coated Sheets68169872529662255373062591524834 %
6Tin Mill products55238466286163831675601661756712 %
7Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates1419767195960525549302814802253063078 %
8Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips175836233028269697351075436173148 %
9Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips697457101761378752184335297610840 %
12Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections911115121980012006271400824138582952 %
13Rebars527008972602143001412929711191445126 %
14Stainless Bars and Light Sections11307114745314241614781115957741 %
15Stainless Wire Rod520827122957627586706297821 %
16Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod1125730128995316979122000967209427486 %
17Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel22366927750726801438804126274517 %
18Sheet Piling1587016503140513697085054436 %
20Gas pipes26646734005129810333605038025743 %
21Hollow sections46126355287457449072554582066778 %
22Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes325813878239719425104270131 %
23Bearing Tubes and Pipes74899426119449773866316 %
25Large welded tubes2869394112732095241592191044534264 %
26Other Welded Pipes47494949193451054854038657116720 %
28Non Alloy Wire57398872271969271473650072263326 %
II.2 — Growth in imports for the 23 product categories (in tonnes)
Product NumberProduct categoryQ1 2017Q1 2018growth Q1 2017 vs. Q1 2018
1Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips1810764207940815 %
2Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets679628630459– 7 %
3Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)8083611445142 %
4Metallic Coated Sheets14820491190741– 20 %
5Organic Coated Sheets212209201838– 5 %
6Tin Mill products14645716858315 %
7Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates676207640176– 5 %
8Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips122092107577– 12 %
9Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips22998128054922 %
12Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections31942046615446 %
13Rebars210505551316162 %
14Stainless Bars and Light Sections406024998823 %
15Stainless Wire Rod149561964231 %
16Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod56086364166814 %
17Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel7373313967089 %
18Sheet Piling19947203262 %
20Gas pipes9443012051228 %
21Hollow sections22361825699815 %
22Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes12411123990 %
23Bearing Tubes and Pipes1316149814 %
25Large welded tubes48791512855 %
26Other Welded Pipes1450591531066 %
28Non Alloy Wire17629920245015 %
II.3 — Growth in imports for the 5 product categories (in tonnes)
Product NumberProduct category20132014201520162017growth 2017 compared to 2013
10Stainless Hot Rolled Quarto Plate3431940218375423140732917– 4 %
11Grain-oriented electrical sheet147565160580150047156477121947– 17 %
19Railway Material13761096124015211342– 2 %
24Other Seamless tubes456167528245475132464876402600– 12 %
27Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Finished Bars4567915219764849274593274583100 %
ANNEX III — Economic indicators for the 23 product categoriesProduct 1 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)3022563231095524331212733415870332768375
Volume (tonnes)48142075212268780744185740076991376
Market share (%)15,9 %16,8 %23,6 %25,1 %21,3 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)463442396351492
Utilisation of capacity (%)75 %75 %76 %75 %76 %
Production (tonnes)7687162177990908773316867756369479568514
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)2541142525883256253138322558469625776999
Market share (%)84,1 %83,2 %76,4 %74,9 %78,7 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)519493455422556
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 1,9 %0,0 %– 3,1 %– 1,0 %7,8 %
Employment (end of period)3746735573350383355734815
Stock25725742580258258595826175562749280
Cashflow44813573810654924507638916666034858111369472142
ROCE (%)– 3,8 %1,0 %– 6,6 %– 1,0 %7,7 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting11,5 %
Product 2 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)9772904972844910353391984990410085487
Volume (tonnes)18321591903092275987719984372462471
Market share (%)18,7 %19,6 %26,7 %20,3 %24,4 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)566546485474606
Utilisation of capacity (%)71 %75 %75 %75 %77 %
Production (tonnes)4085519641632189416399464173897442811283
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)79203707805648757076478290027602288
Market share (%)81,0 %80,2 %73,1 %79,5 %75,4 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)588558522495633
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 4,4 %– 2,8 %– 3,0 %0,6 %9,8 %
Employment (end of period)1269011973115501123011264
Stock10788381052246106406110543471093798
Cashflow200559843413849620324264435454766919375807983
ROCE (%)– 8,0 %– 2,4 %– 12,8 %– 3,1 %4,0 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting4,3 %
Product 3 Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)12678271287448122389212554171350354
Volume (tonnes)266559285132280256318496379649
Market share (%)21,0 %22,1 %22,9 %25,4 %28,1 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)648617578502642
Utilisation of capacity (%)87 %80 %80 %82 %81 %
Production (tonnes)10808941110013105227310325601114309
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)10012681002316943636936553969977
Market share (%)79,0 %77,9 %77,1 %74,6 %71,8 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)705657606576699
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 8,9 %– 8,1 %– 13,0 %– 14,3 %– 3,2 %
Employment (end of period)15221707208720692065
Stock45680136605142998125466148259
Cashflow110221498213556132127226053131151436– 89295095
ROCE (%)– 18,3 %– 11,7 %– 38,3 %– 17,9 %– 3,4 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting8,1 %
Product 4 Metallic Coated Sheets
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)2322967324289751258402252743984828231862
Volume (tonnes)18549632202856268771539117524980452
Market share (%)8,0 %9,1 %10,4 %14,3 %17,6 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)679657615530662
Utilisation of capacity (%)78 %82 %84 %86 %84 %
Production (tonnes)2793005929517243298754952990584730450568
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)2134405222056052231184232349021223218040
Market share (%)91,9 %90,8 %89,5 %85,6 %82,2 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)682654614586711
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)1,9 %5,4 %5,5 %7,9 %11,7 %
Employment (end of period)2891528243287492986329648
Stock19705002433422249814323293412597133
Cashflow8078842941353026892134306274217203548902020588339
ROCE (%)– 6,8 %– 0,9 %– 10,4 %– 1,7 %6,0 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting7,0 %
Product 5 Organic Coated Sheets
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)45332564823144480938451219275221575
Volume (tonnes)681698725296622553730625915248
Market share (%)15,0 %15,0 %12,9 %14,3 %17,5 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)854813813709853
Utilisation of capacity (%)70 %76 %74 %76 %75 %
Production (tonnes)44792384564346457441448631694940410
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)38514674097788418677143911694306231
Market share (%)85,0 %85,0 %87,1 %85,7 %82,5 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)898868829791934
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 1,7 %1,4 %1,1 %3,7 %3,9 %
Employment (end of period)63776272604761506095
Stock239236182275197241214384258114
Cashflow15289337835179041832160358836123740179886901
ROCE (%)– 7,6 %– 2,1 %– 12,9 %– 2,7 %3,7 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting8,6 %
Product 6 Tin Mill Products
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)36384233758879378939137925753695205
Volume (tonnes)552384662861638316756016617567
Market share (%)15,2 %17,6 %16,8 %19,9 %16,7 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)822792781667753
Utilisation of capacity (%)82 %84 %84 %82 %84 %
Production (tonnes)42235834315402435300243023674295575
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)30856023095745315074130363163077185
Market share (%)84,8 %82,4 %83,1 %80,1 %83,3 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)845821789728812
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)1,7 %4,1 %4,8 %4,6 %3,1 %
Employment (end of period)79397660768378197424
Stock380445394384394712297877356460
Cashflow117064184201350074291440814272002110133250945
ROCE (%)– 18,6 %– 10,1 %– 35,2 %– 20,4 %– 25,0 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting7,3 %
Product 7 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)1014883910375274109349661105859611059068
Volume (tonnes)14197671959605255493028148022530630
Market share (%)14,0 %18,9 %23,4 %25,5 %22,9 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)513492474403533
Utilisation of capacity (%)58 %62 %62 %63 %65 %
Production (tonnes)1074947511240103106082601024495010581040
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)87278268414892837745582428658527686
Market share (%)14,0 %18,9 %23,4 %25,5 %22,9 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)700676714582692
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 9,4 %– 8,9 %– 4,0 %– 7,5 %3,2 %
Employment (end of period)1847217628171771676316211
Stock707152788008896708862084819690
Cashflow45651999123399207426592285– 44547318205976592
ROCE (%)– 12,2 %– 0,3 %– 3,3 %– 9,9 %– 1,5 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting23,0 %
Product 8 Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)11682911352875159043718072421487848
Volume (tonnes)175836233028269697351075436173
Market share (%)15,1 %17,2 %17,0 %19,4 %29,3 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)20111926187715181822
Utilisation of capacity (%)61 %65 %69 %73 %73 %
Production (tonnes)33348143525794366482138425033799867
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)9919621119435132052814557141050966
Market share (%)84,9 %82,7 %83,0 %80,5 %70,6 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)20232013202817922115
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 4,2 %– 0,3 %4,0 %4,9 %9,2 %
Employment (end of period)54394914446442714133
Stock10337513155712309810650893335
Cashflow144497251182932062613851975116754324218815195
ROCE (%)– 33,7 %– 37,1 %– 1,5 %– 0,4 %13,6 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting13,9 %
Product 9 Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)33627183671898358723739139743816472
Volume (tonnes)6974571017613787521843352976108
Market share (%)20,7 %27,7 %22,0 %21,5 %25,6 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)20981985206417822023
Utilisation of capacity (%)71 %76 %80 %84 %84 %
Production (tonnes)30760743016723313957234252013114323
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)26646022653177279871930701972839979
Market share (%)79,2 %72,3 %78,0 %78,4 %74,4 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)22592272223820142323
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 4,2 %– 2,7 %2,4 %5,5 %9,4 %
Employment (end of period)102059483922088928812
Stock179087206956219170215904213931
Cashflow13546345645971825847696098450355017685492711
ROCE (%)– 12,4 %– 7,7 %8,5 %10,6 %21,5 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting12,9 %
Product 12 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and light Sections
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)1189155812422902122973561267873313617607
Volume (tonnes)9111151219800120062714008241385829
Market share (%)7,7 %9,8 %9,8 %11,0 %10,2 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)699657640531641
Utilisation of capacity (%)79 %82 %80 %80 %74 %
Production (tonnes)1213259312585360123019861183924112427808
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)1096401011189221110952041127605412230774
Market share (%)92,2 %90,1 %90,2 %88,9 %89,8 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)632613573520592
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)2,2 %3,4 %2,4 %0,8 %3,6 %
Employment (end of period)95379734100571034210486
Stock7493868884569142689433551023612
Cashflow220994774264742034272433127255904385123997731
ROCE (%)– 1,2 %3,7 %3,3 %3,9 %6,9 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting– 8,3 %
Product 13 Rebars
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)961768510359993106646891109994711253309
Volume (tonnes)527008972602143001412929711191445
Market share (%)5,5 %9,4 %13,4 %11,6 %10,6 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)475446388353441
Utilisation of capacity (%)72 %72 %71 %73 %67 %
Production (tonnes)1317155813019699127631401319143612494712
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)89061209187941901980995681199848615
Market share (%)92,6 %88,7 %84,6 %86,2 %87,5 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)460437386367436
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 2,0 %– 2,5 %– 2,6 %3,4 %4,8 %
Employment (end of period)55635441552956345457
Stock761808683591642506602948659484
Cashflow205710821411643353015513165167521249292475
ROCE (%)0,9 %2,4 %1,9 %6,2 %9,3 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting– 1,3 %
Product 14 Stainless Bars and light Shapes
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)526080593501593530630737632804
Volume (tonnes)113071147453142416147811159577
Market share (%)21,5 %24,8 %24,0 %23,4 %25,2 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)30922894303525902885
Utilisation of capacity (%)65 %68 %68 %69 %72 %
Production (tonnes)527386597178599927637938641446
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)411655444339450094482314472247
Market share (%)78,2 %74,9 %75,8 %76,5 %74,6 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)29882969283824042807
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)5,2 %5,6 %4,1 %2,3 %5,8 %
Employment (end of period)36803766373737893844
Stock8356191900896769040990893
Cashflow111869518142849693191511047155623001145832442
ROCE (%)1,0 %4,3 %1,4 %– 0,7 %4,9 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting– 2,8 %
Product 15 Stainless Wire Rod
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)318373323191304987335552347077
Volume (tonnes)5208271229576275867062978
Market share (%)16,4 %22,0 %18,9 %17,5 %18,1 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)23002193231019622228
Utilisation of capacity (%)63 %64 %65 %69 %71 %
Production (tonnes)373010383586388273412892449392
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)266290251961247359276880284098
Market share (%)83,6 %78,0 %81,1 %82,5 %81,9 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)24802516238220222417
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 3,7 %– 2,1 %– 4,7 %– 3,1 %3,9 %
Employment (end of period)16771671173117611852
Stock2481028696310833158443800
Cashflow13022575182210771061759408432805344337763
ROCE (%)– 0,7 %2,9 %– 1,5 %– 2,8 %5,5 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting7,8 %
Product 16 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)1803353418249258189494971937522520026426
Volume (tonnes)11257301289953169791220009672094274
Market share (%)6,2 %7,1 %9,0 %10,3 %10,5 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)522504439392486
Utilisation of capacity (%)80 %84 %83 %81 %83 %
Production (tonnes)1976515419775715204365952003788320757864
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)1678258516828358171088771722246817795595
Market share (%)93,1 %92,2 %90,3 %88,9 %88,9 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)509492443420505
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)1,8 %4,8 %3,0 %0,6 %3,4 %
Employment (end of period)1156111598118811306813058
Stock8764508966331120091974085954649
Cashflow234768428424076182365467214287106970310381566
ROCE (%)1,0 %6,9 %2,9 %3,9 %6,7 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting3,7 %
Product 17 Angles shapes and sections of iron or non alloy steel
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)61591356544142654993572053777375383
Volume (tonnes)223669277507268014388041262745
Market share (%)3,6 %4,2 %4,1 %5,4 %3,6 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)539509463409473
Utilisation of capacity (%)64 %69 %71 %72 %72 %
Production (tonnes)85836688590216889422394006919605365
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)59354326266353628142668172317112453
Market share (%)96,4 %95,8 %95,9 %94,6 %96,4 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)471471449417463
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 6,5 %– 3,7 %– 0,6 %2,1 %– 1,8 %
Employment (end of period)62125685600662646096
Stock510927464184466561559452569947
Cashflow– 483817947224031161157041150487051– 18595244
ROCE (%)– 6,0 %6,3 %1,4 %3,9 %0,6 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting– 2,1 %
Product 18 Sheet piling
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)574025637684577270584985626863
Volume (tonnes)1587016503140513697085054
Market share (%)2,8 %2,6 %2,4 %6,3 %13,6 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)7877651126651629
Utilisation of capacity (%)78 %82 %76 %82 %81 %
Production (tonnes)907320940451840182777182817764
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)558131621150563140548010541782
Market share (%)97,2 %97,4 %97,6 %93,7 %86,4 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)711697652623640
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)6,8 %11,5 %8,8 %14,0 %3,7 %
Employment (end of period)949971951981995
Stock4976247610587446841775616
Cashflow5827244268732139639366448640463440555786
ROCE (%)– 9,3 %6,8 %6,7 %10,3 %1,5 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting1,7 %
Product 20 Gas pipes
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)12114351662233165311216370971642935
Volume (tonnes)266467340051298103336050380257
Market share (%)22,0 %20,5 %18,0 %20,5 %23,1 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)688649646566676
Utilisation of capacity (%)37 %38 %38 %40 %37 %
Production (tonnes)10532831460549147177213969331392404
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)9449031322070135427313007271262560
Market share (%)78,0 %79,5 %81,9 %79,5 %76,8 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)717666619580693
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)0,9 %1,3 %2,3 %3,9 %0,5 %
Employment (end of period)552543548526509
Stock5517855305534345808150697
Cashflow1545128615884723161667051530918920506964
ROCE (%)3,7 %3,9 %1,1 %1,7 %8,7 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting2,4 %
Product 21 Hollow sections
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)33479963407926351195138857484028730
Volume (tonnes)461263552874574490725545820667
Market share (%)13,8 %16,2 %16,4 %18,7 %20,4 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)599571553497618
Utilisation of capacity (%)46 %46 %46 %47 %49 %
Production (tonnes)30193753019977310626133333683388786
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)28824732854843293677131599653207994
Market share (%)86,1 %83,8 %83,6 %81,3 %79,6 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)606569541517625
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)– 2,7 %– 3,9 %– 3,3 %0,2 %– 0,5 %
Employment (end of period)10731124120012091181
Stock160442138981146353107826149537
Cashflow– 963044113389861238070581300020121372166
ROCE (%)– 2,4 %– 5,3 %– 6,2 %– 0,6 %7,2 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting1,2 %
Product 22 Seamless stainless tubes and pipes
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)96507101504973419632095672
Volume (tonnes)3258138782397194251042701
Market share (%)33,8 %38,2 %40,8 %44,1 %44,6 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)69416167611858466300
Utilisation of capacity (%)6 %7 %6 %6 %6 %
Production (tonnes)11663012413510129110183192357
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)6182261708568025319652083
Market share (%)64,1 %60,8 %58,4 %55,2 %54,4 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)79137740831873617993
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)3,1 %5,9 %– 0,4 %– 0,1 %1,2 %
Employment (end of period)11180112111036997799317
Stock7452938910455869011688
Cashflow1985847710438041– 488856714038078– 22872178
ROCE (%)22,7 %– 4,3 %– 58,1 %– 33,4 %– 50,5 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting21,2 %
Product 23 Bearing tubes and pipes
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)6882472805672495986765355
Volume (tonnes)748994261194497738663
Market share (%)10,9 %12,9 %17,8 %16,3 %13,3 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)20691626174916301608
Utilisation of capacity (%)68 %64 %53 %52 %63 %
Production (tonnes)6497265475584075249457657
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)6132463378553045009256691
Market share (%)89,1 %87,1 %82,2 %83,7 %86,7 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)20232003192518041837
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)4,6 %4,9 %– 6,7 %– 9,2 %– 1,8 %
Employment (end of period)332322306274280
Stock12851433259114522429
Cashflow349966439285665055796– 791310– 620461
ROCE (%)0,9 %– 3,3 %– 64,7 %– 54,5 %– 28,1 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting12,5 %
Product 25 Large welded tubes
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)66984610410554274575867461804463
Volume (tonnes)2869394112732095241592191044534
Market share (%)42,8 %39,5 %49,0 %27,1 %57,9 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)1070793904772936
Utilisation of capacity (%)26 %32 %29 %35 %65 %
Production (tonnes)13339001150000103460010863001500000
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)382758624819216243426937759478
Market share (%)57,1 %60,0 %50,6 %72,8 %42,1 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)894887835771766
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)3,0 %– 6,1 %– 2,7 %– 0,6 %0,0 %
Employment (end of period)15121545136513721326
Stock3227226000206336007270481139429
Cashflow197726967– 9755880294492289– 7088894313666659
ROCE (%)– 15,8 %– 23,5 %– 17,7 %– 6,7 %9,1 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting– 22,0 %
Product 26 Other welded tubes
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)23854993121613312630032864363352661
Volume (tonnes)474949491934510548540386571167
Market share (%)19,9 %15,8 %16,3 %16,4 %17,0 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)13521376139712621431
Utilisation of capacity (%)57 %57 %57 %58 %60 %
Production (tonnes)23841523166935314449231904803301195
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)19079442622348258853627213492765915
Market share (%)80,0 %84,0 %82,8 %82,8 %82,5 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)102410139849421062
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)1,2 %2,4 %1,7 %4,2 %4,3 %
Employment (end of period)30243013301130893025
Stock12562184268100035120308120420
Cashflow66281502686199517751461187283492106630804
ROCE (%)9,1 %11,5 %8,8 %12,8 %19,3 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting– 34,8 %
Product 28 Steel Wire
ImportsSituation of EU producers
Data per Calendar Year20132014201520162017
Consumption (tonnes)13184511517192148024315132481505202
Volume (tonnes)574083722773692918736623722858
Market share (%)43,5 %47,6 %46,8 %48,7 %48,0 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)781729722626708
Utilisation of capacity (%)73 %75 %77 %73 %71 %
Production (tonnes)899763932496940169886666900054
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)744368794419787325776626782344
Market share (%)56,5 %52,4 %53,2 %51,3 %52,0 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)940909840832905
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)0,5 %0,0 %1,1 %2,6 %0,8 %
Employment (end of period)33873395342934593408
Stock
Cashflow66281502686199517751461187283492106630804
ROCE (%)
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting21,8 %
ANNEX IV — List of products originating in developing countries to which the provisional measures apply
Country/Product group1234567891213141516171820212223252628
Afghanistan
Albania
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Bahrain, Kingdom of
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Botswana
Brazilxxxxx
Brunei Darussalam
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Chinaxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Colombia
Congo
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egyptxx
El Salvador
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong, China
Indiaxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Indonesiax
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait, the State of
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lesotho
Liberia
Macao, China
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysiax
Maldives
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova, Republic ofxx
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom ofx
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Swaziland
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniaxxxx
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkeyxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Uganda
Ukrainexxxxxxxxxxx
United Arab Emiratesxx
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Viet Namxxx
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
ANNEX V — Tariff quotas
Product NumberOrder NumberProduct categoryCN CodesVolume of tariff quota (net tonnes)Additional duty rate
109.8501Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips72081000, 72082500, 72082600, 72082700, 72083600, 72083700, 72083800, 72083900, 72084000, 72085299, 72085390, 72085400, 72111400, 72111900, 72126000, 72251910, 72253010, 72253030, 72253090, 72254015, 72254090, 72261910, 72269120, 72269191, 72269199426900925 %
209.8502Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets72091500, 72091690, 72091790, 72091891, 72092500, 72092690, 72092790, 72092890, 72099020, 72099080, 72112320, 72112330, 72112380, 72112900, 72119020, 72119080, 72255020, 72255080, 72262000, 72269200131886525 %
309.8503Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)72091610, 72091710, 72091810, 72092610, 72092710, 72092810, 72251990, 7226198017870425 %
409.8504Metallic Coated Sheets72102000, 72103000, 72104100, 72104900, 72106100, 72106900, 72109080, 72122000, 72123000, 72125020, 72125030, 72125040, 72125061, 72125069, 72125090, 72259100, 72259200, 72269910, 72269930, 72269970211505425 %
509.8505Organic Coated Sheets72107080, 7212408041432425 %
609.8506Tin Mill products72091899, 72101100, 72101220, 72101280, 72105000, 72107010, 72109040, 72121010, 72121090, 7212402036747025 %
709.8507Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates72085120, 72085191, 72085198, 72085291, 72089020, 72089080, 72109030, 72254012, 72254040, 72254060, 72259900144298825 %
809.8508Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips72191100, 72191210, 72191290, 72191310, 72191390, 72191410, 72191490, 72192210, 72192290, 72192300, 72192400, 72201100, 7220120017886525 %
909.8509Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips72193100, 72193210, 72193290, 72193310, 72193390, 72193410, 72193490, 72193510, 72193590, 72199020, 72199080, 72202021, 72202029, 72202041, 72202049, 72202081, 72202089, 72209020, 7220908042344225 %
1209.8512Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections72143000, 72149110, 72149190, 72149931, 72149939, 72149950, 72149971, 72149979, 72149995, 72159000, 72161000, 72162100, 72162200, 72164010, 72164090, 72165010, 72165091, 72165099, 72169900, 72281020, 72282010, 72282091, 72283020, 72283041, 72283049, 72283061, 72283069, 72283070, 72283089, 72286020, 72286080, 72287010, 72287090, 7228800072827025 %
1309.8513Rebars72142000, 7214991071496425 %
1409.8514Stainless Bars and Light Sections72221111, 72221119, 72221181, 72221189, 72221910, 72221990, 72222011, 72222019, 72222021, 72222029, 72222031, 72222039, 72222081, 72222089, 72223051, 72223091, 72223097, 72224010, 72224050, 722240908215625 %
1509.8515Stainless Wire Rod72210010, 722100903274425 %
1609.8516Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod72131000, 72132000, 72139110, 72139120, 72139141, 72139149, 72139170, 72139190, 72139910, 72139990, 72271000, 72272000, 72279010, 72279050, 72279095105811025 %
1709.8517Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel72163110, 72163190, 72163211, 72163219, 72163291, 72163299, 72163310, 7216339016781725 %
1809.8518Sheet Piling730110002485425 %
2009.8520Gas pipes73063041, 73063049, 73063072, 7306307718528025 %
2109.8521Hollow sections73066110, 73066192, 7306619938734325 %
2209.8522Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes73041100, 73042200, 73042400, 73044100, 73044910, 73044993, 73044995, 730449992281825 %
2309.8523Bearing Tubes and Pipes73045112, 73045118, 73045932, 73045938554925 %
2509.8525Large welded tubes73051100, 73051200, 73051900, 73052000, 73053100, 73053900, 7305900025813325 %
2609.8526Other Welded Pipes73061110, 73061190, 73061910, 73061990, 73062100, 73062900, 73063011, 73063019, 73063080, 73064020, 73064080, 73065020, 73065080, 73066910, 73066990, 7306900029627425 %
2809.8528Non Alloy Wire72171010, 72171031, 72171039, 72171050, 72171090, 72172010, 72172030, 72172050, 72172090, 72173041, 72173049, 72173050, 72173090, 72179020, 72179050, 7217909039303125 %