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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-18062025-263905
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2025/JYAISTHA 26, 1947
3928 GI/2025
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Directorate General of Trade Remedies)
INITIATION NOTIFICATION
New Delhi,the 16th June, 2025
Case No. AD(OI)- 16/2025
Subject: Initiation of anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Faced
Glass Wool in Rolls originating in or exported from Egypt – reg.
1. F. No.6/18/2025: M/s U.P. Twiga Fiberglass Limited (hereinafter also referred to as the “Applicant")
has filed an application before the Designated Authority (hereinafter also referred to as the
"Authority") in accordance with the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 as amended from time to time
(hereinafter also referred to as the "Act”) and the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and
Collection of Anti-Dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of injury) Rules, 1995
as amended from time to time (hereinafter also referred to as the "Rules") for imposition of Anti-
dumping duty on imports of "Faced Glass Wool in Rolls” (hereinafter also referred to as the "subject
goods or PUC") from Egypt (hereinafter also referred to as the "subject country").
A. PRODUCT UNDER CONSIDERATION
2. The Product under Consideration in the present investigation is “Faced Glass Wool in rolls" also
referred as Fiberglass Wool (Insulation Material) or Resin Bonded Glass Wool. The Product under
Consideration is imported into India in many forms e.g., rolls, slabs, sheets etc. The present petition
seeks to cover the Product under Consideration when they are imported into India in rolls.
3. Glass wool consists of fine glass fibers combined with binder to make blankets and slabs/boards. The
process involves passing glass through a fiberizing machine and drawing fibers in a controlled manner
from spinners by centrifugal action of rotating spinners, binder is sprayed simultaneously and then
passed through curing oven to form rolls, blanket etc.
4. Glass wool uses common glass-making raw materials, typically consisting of Silica sand, soda ash
(sodium carbonate), Feldspar, dolomite, limestone and Borax Penta hydrate. Other materials used are
recycled glass cullet and bought out sheet glass cullet. The raw materials are mixed in a batch mixing
process, then fed together into an electrical furnace/ gas furnace where it is heated to approximately
1500°C. The stream is tapped from furnace and is fed into a conditioner called forehearth where the
glass is brought to a temperature where it can be fiberized.
5. The product finds major uses in construction of metal and concrete building, heating, ventilation and
air conditioning system to provide cooling services to buildings, acoustic application, shipbuilding,
transport industry including railways and automobiles. The product has inherent strength of superior
thermal and acoustic performance in addition to non-combustible and fire safe properties. Buildings
achieve high energy efficiency by using this product and applications of this product have been
increasing for different purposes
6. The subject products are classified under Chapter Heading 70 “Glass and glassware". The subject
goods are being imported under various sub-headings like 70198000, 70199000, 70199010, 70199090,
70191900, 70193900, 70195900 etc. of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. In any case, the customs
classification is for indicative purposes only and the description of goods shall prevail for the
imposition and collection of duties.
7. The applicant has proposed adoption of Product Control Numbers (PCN) for the purpose of fair
comparison between different types/forms of the product. The Applicant has proposed the PCN system
on the basis of thickness, density and the type of facing. The PCN methodology suggested by the
applicant is provided below.
8. In the proposed PCN, first two digits represent the density of the product (in Kg/metre cube), next three
digits represent the thickness of the product (in millimeters), next two digits represent the type of first
facing and the last two digits represent the type of second facing as per the codes given below. If there
is no second facing, the interested party may use “00”.
9. The coding for the different facings is proposed as follows:
Type of Facing | Corresponding number in PCN
------------------------+----------------------------
ALG | 01
BGC | 02
BGT | 03
DSFSK | 04
FGT | 05
FSK | 06
MPF | 07
R303 HD | 08
WMP-50 | 09
WMP-VR | 10
WMP-VR R Plus | 11
Any other | 12
None (only in case of | 00
second facing) |
10. For instance, the PCN for Glass Wool of density as 12 Kg/m3, thickness of 100 mm and first facing of
FSK with no second facing will be 12-100-06-00.
11. The parties to the present investigation may provide their comments on the product under consideration
and PCNs (with justification), if any, within 15 days of receiving intimation of the initiation of the
investigation. Submissions made without justification will not be considered by the Authority.
B. LIKE ARTICLE
12. Rule 2(d) with regard to like article provides as under: -
"like article" means an article which is identical or alike in all respects to the article under
investigation for being dumped in India or in the absence of such article, another article which
although not alike in all respects, has characteristics closely resembling those of the articles under
investigation;
13. The applicant has submitted that subject goods which, are being dumped into India, are identical to the
goods produced by the domestic industry. The applicant has further claimed that there are no
differences either in the technical specifications, functions or end-uses of the dumped imports and the
domestically produced subject goods. In addition, applicant also claimed that the two are technically
and commercially substitutable and hence should be treated as 'like articles' under the Anti-Dumping
Rules. Therefore, for the purpose of the present investigation, the subject goods produced by the
applicant in India are being treated as 'like article' to the subject goods being imported from the subject
country.
C. DOMESTIC INDUSTRY & STANDING
14. Rule 2(b) defines domestic industry as follows:
“'domestic industry' means the domestic producers as a whole of the Like Article or domestic
producers whose collective output of the said article constitutes a major proportion of the total
domestic production of that article, except when such producers are related to the exporters or
importers of the alleged dumped article, or are themselves importers thereof, in which case such
producers shall be deemed not to form part of domestic industry"
15. The application has been filed by M/s U.P. Twiga Fiberglass Limited. The applicant is the sole
producer of the subject goods in India. The Authority notes that the applicant holds 100% share in total
domestic production in the country. They have also furnished necessary certifications to the effect that
they have neither imported the subject goods from the subject country nor are they related to any
exporter or importer of the subject goods from the subject country. Therefore, the Authority has
considered the petitioner as Domestic Industry within the meaning of the Rule 2(b) of the Rules and
the application satisfies the criteria of standing in terms of Rule 5(3) of the Rules supra.
D. SUBJECT COUNTRY
16. The subject country for the present investigation is Egypt.
E. PERIOD OF INVESTIGATION (POI)
17. The period of investigation for the purpose of the present investigations is 1st January 2024 to 31st
December 2024 (12 months). The injury investigation period shall cover the periods 2021-22, 2022-
23, 2023 -24 and the period of investigation.
F. DUMPING MARGIN COMPUTATION
i. Normal Value
18. The applicant has claimed that it did not have access to any evidence of domestic selling price or
information regarding actual cost of production of the producers in Egypt. Therefore, the domestic
industry has constructed the normal value based on the best estimates of cost of production in India,
duly adjusted with selling, general and administrative expenses, along with a reasonable profit margin.
The Authority, for the purpose of initiation of the investigation constructed the normal value in Egypt
for the subject goods on the basis of cost of production in India, duly adjusted for selling, general and
administrative expenses and reasonable profit margin.
ii. Export Price
19. The export price for subject goods from Egypt has been computed based on the DG Systems
transaction wise import data. Price adjustments for Egypt have been claimed on account of ocean
freight, inland freight, ocean insurance, bank charges, port expenses and commission/trader's profit.
iii. Dumping Margin
20. The normal value and the export price have been compared at the ex-factory level, which prima facie
establishes that the dumping margin is above the de minimis level and is significant with respect to the
product under consideration from Egypt. Thus, there is sufficient prima facie evidence that the product
under consideration from the subject country is being dumped in the domestic market of India by the
exporters from the subject country.
G. ALLEGATION OF INJURY AND CASUAL LINK
21. Information furnished by the applicant has been considered for assessment of injury to the domestic
industry. The applicant has furnished prima facie evidence establishing that the imports have caused
material injury to the domestic industry. The imports are undercutting the prices of the domestic industry.
The imports have prevented price increases, which otherwise would have occurred. The domestic
industry has been forced to sell at non-remunerative prices in order to compete with the low import
prices and to maintain its market share. This has adversely impacted the profitability of the domestic
industry which has deteriorated in the injury period. Despite selling at such prices, the domestic industry
has accumulated inventories. There is sufficient prima facie evidence of material injury being caused to
the domestic industry due to the dumped imports from the subject country to justify initiation of anti-
dumping investigation.
H. INITIATION OF THE INVESTIGATION
22. On the basis of the duly substantiated application by or on behalf of the domestic industry, and
having satisfied itself, on the basis of the prima facie evidence submitted by the domestic industry,
substantiating the dumping of product under consideration and subsequent injury to the domestic
industry, the Authority hereby initiates an anti-dumping investigation into the alleged dumping and
consequent material injury to the domestic industry in accordance with Section 9A of the Act read with
Rule 5 of the Rules, to determine the existence, degree, and effect of alleged dumping and to
recommend the amount of dumping duty, which if levied would be adequate to remove the injury to
the Domestic Industry.
I. PROCEDURE
23. The provisions stipulated in Rule 6 of the Rule shall be followed in the present investigation.
J. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION
24. All communication should be sent to the Designated Authority via email at the email address jd11-
dgtr@gov.in, adv13-dgtr@gov.in, dir16-dgtr@gov.in and consultant-dgtr@govcontractor.in. It should
be ensured that the narrative part of the submission is in searchable PDF/ MS Word format and data
files are in MS Excel format.
25. The known producers/exporters in the subject country, the government of the subject country through
its embassy in India, and the importers and users in India who are known to be associated with the
subject goods are being informed separately to enable them to file all the relevant information within
the time limits mentioned in this initiation notification. All such information must be filed in the form
and manner as prescribed by this initiation notification, the Rules, and the applicable trade notices
issued by the Authority.
26. Any other interested party may also make a submission relevant to the present investigation in the form
and manner as prescribed by this initiation notification, the Rules, and the applicable trade notices issued
by the Authority within the time limits mentioned in this initiation notification.
27. Any party making any confidential submission before the Authority is required to make a non-
confidential version of the same available to the other interested parties.
28. Interested parties are further directed to regularly visit the official website of the Directorate General
of Trade Remedies (https://www.dgtr.gov.in/) to stay updated and apprised with the information as
well as further processes related to the investigation.
K. TIME LIMIT
29. Any information relating to the present investigation should be sent to the Designated Authority via
email at the email addresses jd11-dgtr@gov.in, adv13-dgtr@gov.in, dir16-dgtr@gov.in and
consultant-dgtr@govcontractor.in within 30 days from the date of the receipt of the notice as per the
Rule 6(4) of the Rules. If no information is received within the prescribed time-limit or the information
received is incomplete, the Authority may record its findings on the basis of the facts available on
record in accordance with the Rules.
30. All the interested parties are here by advised to intimate their interest (including the nature of interest)
in the instant matter and file their questionnaire responses within the above time limit. Where an
interested party seeks additional time for filing of submissions, it must demonstrate sufficient cause
for such extension in terms of Rule 6(4) of the ADD Rules, 1995 and such request must come within
the time stipulated in this notification.
L. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION ON CONFIDENTIAL BASIS
31. Where any party to the present investigation makes confidential submissions or provides information
on a confidential basis before the Authority, such party is required to simultaneously submit a non-
confidential version of such information in terms of Rule 7(2) of the Rules and in accordance with the
relevant trade notices issued by the Authority in this regard. Failure to adhere to the same may lead to
rejection of the response / submissions
32. Such submissions must be clearly marked as “confidential” or “non-confidential” at the top of each
page. Any submission that has been made to the Authority without such markings shall be treated as
“non- confidential" information by the Authority, and the Authority shall be at liberty to allow other
interested parties to inspect such submissions.
33. The confidential version shall contain all information which is, by nature, confidential, and/or other
information which the supplier of such information claims as confidential. For the information which
is claimed to be confidential by nature, or the information on which confidentiality is claimed because
of other reasons, the supplier of the information is required to provide a good cause statement along
with the supplied information as to why such information cannot be disclosed.
34. The non-confidential version of the information filed by the interested parties should be a replica of
the confidential version with the confidential information preferably indexed or blanked out (where
indexation is not possible) and such information must be appropriately and adequately summarized
depending upon the information on which confidentiality is claimed.
35. The non-confidential summary must be sufficient detail to permit a reasonable understanding of the
substance of the information furnished on a confidential basis. However, in exceptional circumstances,
the party submitting the confidential information may indicate that such information is not susceptible
to summary, and a statement of reasons as to why such summarization is not possible, must be provided
to the satisfaction of the Authority.
36. The interested parties can offer their comments on the issues of confidentiality claimed by the
interested parties within 7 days from the date of circulation of the non-confidential version of the
submissions.
37. Any submission made without a meaningful non-confidential version there of or a sufficient and
adequate cause statement in terms of Rule 7 of the Rules, and appropriate trade notices issued by the
Authority, on the confidentiality claim shall not be taken on record by the Authority.
38. The Authority may accept or reject the request for confidentiality on examination of the nature of the
information submitted. If the Authority is satisfied that the request for confidentiality is warranted or
if the supplier of the information is either unwilling to make the information public or to authorize its
disclosure in generalized or summary form, it may disregard such information.
39. The Authority, on being satisfied and accepting the need for confidentiality of the information
provided, shall not disclose it to any party without specific authorization of the party providing such
information.
M. INSPECTION OF PUBLIC FILE
40. A list of registered interested parties will be uploaded on the DGTR's website along with the request
therein to all of them to email the non-confidential version of their submissions/response/information
to all other interested parties.
Ν. NON-COOPERATION
41. In case any interested party refuses access to and otherwise does not provide necessary information
within a reasonable period or within the time stipulated by the Authority in this initiation notification
or subsequently time period provided through separate communication, or significantly impedes the
investigation, the Authority may declare such interested party as non-cooperative and record its
findings based on the facts available and make such recommendations to the Central Government as
it deems fit.
SIDDHARTH MAHAJAN, Designated Authority
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Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH
Date: 2025.06.18 12:22:28 +05'30'
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