EU plans for China in the next month to implement a tax policy of glass fibers, despite the increase in tariff will greatly affect the European wind turbine, automotive and manufacturing of lightweight materials such vessels supply. The anti-dumping scheme in the March 2011 launch, but the European Commission to the latest from September 16 to begin a trial basis. A proposal by the European Commission, implemented by the European Union tax policy will be on trial on September 16 and 27 on Thursday to vote by the EU, received 15 votes in support (7 countries voted in favor, 12 nations voted against , 8 abstain, abstain from voting as if in favor, so the end result was 15 votes in favor and 12 votes against). The policy decision to increase taxes on the import tariffs on Chinese glass fiber based on the original re-increase of 43.6%. The decision means that the Chinese import tariffs on glass fiber may be from the current 7% to 50.6%. Prior to this, the European glass manufacturers have complained that cheap Chinese exporters to the European market for illegal dumping behavior of glass fiber, said the behavior caused by a serious threat to European producers, such as PPG Industries and Saint Gobain Witke Williams (Saint-GobainVetrotex). In addition, many European glass fiber users move strongly opposed to raising the tariff, that the act will result in the European market glass shortage, and improve the glass fiber composite materials involves thousands of European manufacturers production costs, such as wind turbines, ships hull and light trucks manufacturer. The European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA) called political institutions to understand the market needs of enterprises, said the move would be very bad for the glass fiber users, a serious violation of the interests of the EU community, because now the European composites industry still sluggish impact of market conditions, most manufacturers fear will cause the glass fiber in short supply. Earlier this week, some EU diplomats have expressed their opposition, and look forward to Thursday's vote could be to stop the move. An EU diplomat said yesterday:" The tariff policy, once written into law, the Chinese export enterprises will be difficult to get rid of fiberglass EU sanctions." Currently proposed by the European Commission, the plan is only a temporary measure have to wait on the glass fiber export enterprises in China for further investigation. The final 5-year tariff policy must be approved unanimously by the Group of 27, will take effect in March 2011. Although the program can obtain any member without the support to be implemented despite the situation, but if the majority of EU member states Fandui, may still promoting the program to terminate or modify.

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