Official Journal of the European Union

C series

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C/2025/2524

12.5.2025

(Case T-356/22)

(Dumping - Import of superabsorbent polymers originating in the Republic of Korea - Regulation (EU) 2022/547 - Definitive anti-dumping duty - Article 3(2), (3), (5), (6) and (7) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 - Article 9(4) of Regulation 2016/1036 - Determination of injury - Examination of the effect of the imports on prices for like products sold on the EU market - Analysis of price undercutting - Application of the product control number method - Causal link - Attribution and non-attribution analysis - Other known factors - Amount of anti-dumping duty - Rights of the defence - Principle of sound administration)

(C/2025/2524)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) (represented by: P. Vander Schueren, E. Gergondet and A. Nosowicz, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Luengo and J. Zieliński, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: BASF Antwerpen NV (Antwerp, Belgium) and Nippon Shokubai Europe NV (Antwerp) (represented by: M.-S. Dibling and J. Pauwelyn, lawyers), and Evonik Superabsorber GmbH (Essen, Germany) (represented by: T. Wessely, T. Oeyen, lawyers, and A. Çelebi, Solicitor)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/547 of 5 April 2022 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of superabsorbent polymers originating in the Republic of Korea (OJ 2022 L 107, p. 27), in so far as it concerns the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders LG Chem, Ltd. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission, BASF Antwerpen NV, Nippon Shokubai Europe NV and Evonik Superabsorber GmbH.

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OJ C 294, 1.8.2022.

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2524/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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