The European Union has launched an anti-dumping investigation into steel towers imported from China for use in wind turbines, the EU’s official daily said Wednesday (Oct. 21).
The investigation follows a complaint filed by the European Wind Tower Association (EWTA). The association said the volume and low prices of wind towers from China have hit European producers.
The European Commission, which coordinates trade policy for the 27 EU member states, concluded that there was sufficient evidence of dumping to justify initiating anti-dumping proceedings.
An anti-dumping investigation can last up to 14 months, after which the EU can impose duties, usually for a period of five years. It can also impose interim measures after seven to eight months of the investigation.
To date, the EU has initiated 48 trade defense investigations against steel, 28 of which involve Chinese products.
The European Commission decided in April this year to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on some stainless steel products from China and elsewhere. In September, the EU announced an investigation into imports of fiber optic cables from China, which EU manufacturers believe were sold in Europe at artificially low prices.
The EU is China’s largest trading partner, and China is the EU’s second largest trading partner after the United States.
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