COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/492
of 1 April 2020
imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics originating in the People’s Republic of China and Egypt
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Initiation
1.2.
Registration of imports
1.3.
Interested parties
1.4.
Sampling
1.4.1.
Sampling of Union producers
1.4.2.
Sampling of importers
1.4.3.
Sampling of exporting producers in the PRC
1.5.
Individual examination
1.6.
Questionnaire replies and verification visits
1.7.
Non-cooperation
1.8.
Request for confidentiality under Article 19 of the basic Regulation
1.9.
Investigation period and period considered
1.10.
Non-imposition of provisional measures and subsequent procedure
2.
PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product concerned
2.2.
Like product
2.3.
Claims regarding product scope
3.
DUMPING
3.1.
Preliminary remarks
3.2.
Procedure for the determination of the normal value for exporting producer in the PRC under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation
3.3.
Normal value for the cooperating exporting producers
3.3.1.
Existence of significant distortions
3.3.1.1. Introduction
3.3.1.2. Significant distortions affecting the domestic prices and costs in the PRC
3.3.1.3. Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), first indent of the basic Regulation: the market in question being served to a significant extent by enterprises which operate under the ownership, control or policy supervision or guidance of the authorities of the exporting country
3.3.1.4. Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), second indent of the basic Regulation: State presence in firms allowing the State to interfere with respect to prices or costs
3.3.1.5. Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), third indent of the basic Regulation: public policies or measures discriminating in favour of domestic suppliers or otherwise influencing free market forces
3.3.1.6. Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), fourth indent of the basic Regulation: the lack, discriminatory application or inadequate enforcement of bankruptcy, corporate or property laws
3.3.1.7. Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), fifth indent of the basic Regulation: wage costs being distorted
3.3.1.8. Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), sixth indent of the basic Regulation: access to finance granted by institutions which implement public policy objectives or otherwise not acting independently of the State
3.3.1.9. Systemic nature of the distortions described
3.3.1.10. Conclusion
3.3.2.
Representative country
3.3.2.1. General remarks
3.3.2.2. A level of economic development similar to the PRC
3.3.2.3. Production of the product under investigation in the representative country and availability of the relevant public data in the representative country
3.3.2.4. Level of social and environmental protection
3.3.2.5. Conclusion
3.3.3.
Sources used to establish undistorted costs
3.3.4.
Undistorted costs and benchmarks
3.3.4.1. Factors of production
Factor of Production |
Turkish goods codes |
Undistorted value |
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Raw Materials |
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281 820 000 000 |
5,92 CNY/kg |
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252 800 000 000 |
10,47 CNY/kg |
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390 730 000 000 |
21,07 CNY/kg |
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|
701 912 000 000 |
7,79 CNY/kg |
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|
701 919 100 000 701 919 900 000 |
8,43 CNY/kg |
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|
250 700 200 011 250 700 200 018 250 700 800 011 250 700 800 012 |
0,96 CNY/kg |
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271 112 910 000 271 112 940 000 271 112 190 000 271 112 110 000 |
3,69 CNY/kg |
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|
280 440 000 000 |
0,05 CNY/kg |
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|
340 212 000 000 340 290 100 011 340 290 100 012 340 290 900 015 340 290 900 016 340 391 000 000 340 311 000 000 |
13,98 CNY/kg |
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|
711 011 000 000 711 031 000 000 |
193 936 CNY/kg 545 542 CNY/kg |
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|
390 791 100 000 390 690 900 000 390 950 100 000 390 950 900 000 |
13,92 CNY/kg |
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|
560 490 101 100 560 490 101 200 560 490 102 200 |
106,20 CNY/kg |
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390 230 000 011 390 230 000 019 390 210 000 011 390 210 000 019 |
9,52 CNY/kg |
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550 340 000 000 |
13,54 CNY/kg |
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|
390 512 000 000 |
10,28 CNY/kg |
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|
253 090 009 039 |
3,89 CNY/kg |
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250 610 000 014 250 610 000 018 250 610 000 011 |
1,69 CNY/kg |
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|
252 210 000 000 |
4,07 CNY/kg |
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|
391 000 000 011 391 000 000 019 391 000 000 012 |
33,65 CNY/kg |
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|
283 620 000 011 283 620 000 012 |
1,38 CNY/kg |
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|
540 233 001 000 |
29,81 CNY/kg |
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|
261 510 000 000 |
10,18 CNY/kg |
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Labour |
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Labour costs in manufacturing sector |
[N/A] |
35,86 CNY/hour |
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Energy |
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Electricity |
[N/A] |
0,40 –0,45 CNY/kWh |
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Natural gas |
[N/A] |
1,46 CNY/m3 |
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Waste/Scrap |
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Glass fibre roving waste |
701 912 000 000 |
1,17 CNY/kg |
(1)
Raw materials and scrap
(2)
Labour
(3)
Electricity and natural gas
(4)
Consumables/negligible quantities
3.3.4.2. Manufacturing overhead costs, SG&A and profits
3.3.4.3. Calculation of the normal value
3.4.
Normal value for the non-cooperating sampled companies
3.5.
Export price for the cooperating sampled companies
3.6.
Export price for the non-cooperating sampled companies
3.7.
Comparison
3.8.
Dumping margin
Company |
Definitive dumping margin |
CNBM Group |
99,7 % |
Yuntianhua Group |
64,7 % |
Company |
Definitive dumping margin |
CNBM group |
99,7 % |
Yuntianhua group |
64,7 % |
Other cooperating companies |
64,7 % |
All other companies |
99,7 % |
3.9.
Exporting producers
3.10.
Normal value
3.10.1.
Calculation of normal value
3.11.
Export price
3.12.
Comparison
3.13.
Dumping margins
Company |
Definitive dumping margin |
CNBM group |
20,0 % |
All other companies |
20,0 % |
4.
INJURY
4.1.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
4.2.
Union consumption
|
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Investigation Period |
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Total Union consumption |
153 287 |
175 827 |
181 464 |
168 270 |
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Index |
100 |
115 |
118 |
110 |
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|
4.3.
Imports from the countries concerned
4.3.1.
Cumulative assessment of the effects of imports from the countries concerned
4.3.2.
Volume and market share of the imports from the countries concerned
|
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Investigation Period |
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Imports from the PRC (in tonnes) |
34 470 |
42 507 |
44 278 |
37 558 |
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Index |
100 |
123 |
129 |
109 |
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Imports from Egypt (in tonnes) |
108 |
417 |
6 092 |
15 334 |
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Index |
100 |
386 |
5 641 |
14 198 |
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Imports from countries concerned (in tonnes) |
34 578 |
42 924 |
50 370 |
52 892 |
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Index |
100 |
124 |
145 |
153 |
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Market share the PRC (%) |
22,5 |
24,2 |
24,4 |
22,3 |
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Index |
100 |
108 |
109 |
99 |
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Market share Egypt (%) |
0,1 |
0,2 |
3,4 |
9,1 |
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Index |
100 |
337 |
4 765 |
12 934 |
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Market share countries concerned (%) |
22,6 |
24,4 |
27,8 |
31,4 |
||
Index |
100 |
108 |
123 |
139 |
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|
4.3.3.
Prices of the imports from the countries concerned and price undercutting
|
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Investigation Period |
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Import price PRC |
1,78 |
1,75 |
1,69 |
1,63 |
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Index |
100 |
99 |
95 |
91 |
||
Import price Egypt |
1,36 |
1,40 |
1,32 |
1,32 |
||
Index |
100 |
103 |
98 |
97 |
||
Import price countries concerned |
1,78 |
1,75 |
1,64 |
1,54 |
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Index |
100 |
99 |
92 |
86 |
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|
4.4.
Economic situation of the Union Industry
4.4.1.
General remarks
4.4.2.
Macroeconomic indicators
4.4.2.1. Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
|
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Investigation Period |
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Production volume (kg) |
124 892 518 |
134 134 913 |
130 312 563 |
114 509 129 |
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Index |
100 |
107 |
104 |
92 |
||
Production capacity (kg) |
196 926 458 |
200 135 505 |
199 124 465 |
193 699 831 |
||
Index |
100 |
102 |
101 |
98 |
||
Capacity utilisation (%) |
63 |
67 |
65 |
59 |
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Index |
100 |
106 |
103 |
93 |
||
|
4.4.2.2. Sales volume and market share
|
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Investigation Period |
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Total sales volume on the Union market (tonnes) |
112 925 |
125 056 |
123 108 |
106 723 |
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Index |
100 |
111 |
109 |
95 |
||
Market share (%) |
73,7 |
71,1 |
67,8 |
63,4 |
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Index |
100 |
97 |
92 |
86 |
||
|
4.4.2.3. Growth
4.4.2.4. Employment and productivity
|
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Investigation Period |
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Number of employees |
1 184 |
1 221 |
1 207 |
1 197 |
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Index |
100 |
103 |
102 |
101 |
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Productivity (kg/employee) |
105 504 |
109 839 |
108 001 |
95 665 |
||
Index |
100 |
104 |
102 |
91 |
||
|
4.4.2.5. Magnitude of the dumping margin and recovery from past dumping
4.4.3.
Microeconomic indicators
4.4.3.1. Prices and factors affecting prices
|
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Investigation Period |
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Average ex-works sales price per kg in the Union to unrelated customers |
2,20 |
2,11 |
2,10 |
2,05 |
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Index |
100 |
96 |
96 |
93 |
||
Cost of production per kg |
2,18 |
2,15 |
2,15 |
2,25 |
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Index |
100 |
99 |
99 |
103 |
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|
4.4.3.2. Labour costs
|
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Investigation Period |
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Average labour costs per employee |
50 005 |
51 591 |
52 483 |
53 092 |
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Index |
100 |
103 |
105 |
106 |
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|
4.4.3.3. Inventories
|
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Investigation Period |
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Closing stocks (kg) |
5 426 656 |
6 841 685 |
6 941 733 |
6 822 739 |
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Index |
100 |
126 |
128 |
126 |
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Closing stocks as a percentage of production (%) |
4,3 |
5,1 |
5,3 |
6,0 |
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Index |
100 |
117 |
122 |
137 |
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4.4.3.4. Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
|
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Investigation Period |
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Profitability of sales in the Union to unrelated customers (% of sales turnover) |
2,5 |
2,2 |
2,0 |
–3,4 |
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Index |
100 |
88 |
80 |
– 139 |
||
Cash flow (EUR) |
8 928 397 |
5 507 539 |
8 100 306 |
1 257 171 |
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Index |
100 |
62 |
91 |
14 |
||
Investments (EUR) |
4 572 837 |
5 164 214 |
3 963 173 |
5 050 438 |
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Index |
100 |
113 |
87 |
110 |
||
Return on investments (%) |
15 |
14 |
13 |
–17 |
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Index |
100 |
93 |
89 |
– 118 |
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4.5.
Conclusion on injury
5.
CAUSATION
5.1.
Effects of the dumped imports
5.2.
Effects of other factors
5.2.1.
Imports from other third countries
Country |
|
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Investigation Period |
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India |
Import volume (in tonnes) |
1 057 |
2 495 |
3 290 |
3 095 |
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Index |
100 |
236 |
311 |
293 |
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Market share (%) |
0,7 |
1,4 |
1,8 |
1,8 |
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Index |
100 |
206 |
263 |
267 |
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Import price (EUR/kg) |
1,45 |
1,46 |
1,42 |
1,34 |
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Index |
100 |
101 |
98 |
93 |
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Russia |
Import volume (in tonnes) |
2 071 |
2 013 |
2 047 |
2 352 |
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Index |
100 |
97 |
99 |
114 |
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Market share (%) |
1,4 |
1,1 |
1,1 |
1,4 |
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Index |
100 |
85 |
84 |
103 |
|||
Import price (EUR/kg) |
1,47 |
1,41 |
1,39 |
1,31 |
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Index |
100 |
96 |
94 |
89 |
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Other third countries (excl. India and Russia) |
Import volume (in tonnes) |
2 657 |
3 339 |
2 649 |
3 208 |
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Index |
100 |
126 |
100 |
121 |
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Market share (%) |
1,7 |
1,9 |
1,5 |
1,9 |
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Index |
100 |
110 |
84 |
110 |
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Import price (EUR/kg) |
2,39 |
2,20 |
2,16 |
2,12 |
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Index |
100 |
92 |
90 |
89 |
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|
5.2.2.
Decrease of GFF demand in the Union between 2017 and the investigation period
5.2.3.
Increase of raw material cost
5.2.4.
Lack of flexibility of the Union industry
5.3.
Conclusion on causation
6.
UNION INTEREST
6.1.
Interest of the Union industry
6.2.
Interest of the users
6.2.1.
Wind turbine producers
(i)
Supply stability
(ii)
Competitiveness of the wind energy industry
(iii)
Relocation of the blade production
(iv)
Renewable energy policy
6.2.2.
Ski producers and other users
6.3.
Suppliers
6.4.
Importers
6.5.
Cutting and kitting service providers
6.6.
Conclusion on Union interest
7.
DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
7.1.
Injury elimination level (injury margin)
7.2.
Definitive measures
Country concerned |
Company |
Dumping margin (%) |
Injury margin (%) |
Definitive anti-dumping duty (%) |
The PRC |
CNBM group |
99,7 |
108,9 |
99,7 |
The PRC |
Yuntianhua group |
64,7 |
37,6 |
37,6 |
The PRC |
Other cooperating companies |
64,7 |
37,6 |
37,6 |
The PRC |
All other companies |
99,7 |
108,9 |
99,7 |
Egypt |
CNBM group |
20,0 |
63,9 |
20,0 |
Egypt |
All other companies |
20,0 |
63,9 |
20,0 |
7.3.
Special monitoring clause
8.
DISCLOSURE
Article 1
Country |
Company |
Definitive anti-dumping duty |
TARIC additional code |
People’s Republic of China |
Jushi Group Co. Ltd; Zhejiang Hengshi Fiberglass Fabrics Co. Ltd; Taishan Fiberglass Inc. |
99,7 % |
C531 |
People’s Republic of China |
PGTEX China Co. Ltd; Chongqing Tenways Material Corp. |
37,6 % |
C532 |
People’s Republic of China |
Other cooperating companies not included in the sample listed in the Annex |
37,6 % |
|
People’s Republic of China |
All other companies |
99,7 % |
C999 |
Egypt |
Jushi Egypt For Fiberglass Industry S.A.E; Hengshi Egypt Fiberglass Fabrics S.A.E. |
20,0 % |
C533 |
Egypt |
All other companies |
20,0 % |
C999 |
Article 2
Article 3
ANNEX
Cooperating Chinese exporting producers not sampled
Name of the Company |
TARIC additional code |
Changshu Dongyu Insulated Compound Materials Co., Ltd |
B995 |
Changzhou Pro-Tech Industry Co., Ltd |
C534 |
Jiangsu Changhai Composite Materials Holding Co., Ltd; |
C535 |
Jiangsu Jiuding New Material Co., Ltd |
C536 |
Neijiang Huayuan Electronic Materials Co., Ltd |
C537 |
NMG Composites Co., Ltd |
C538 |
Zhejiang Hongming Fiberglass Fabrics Co., Ltd |
C539 |