Product description – The product under consideration is Diisononyl Phthalate. It is a monomeric plasticizer of medium molecular weight with chemical formula C₂₆H₄₂O₄ and having CAS No. 28553-12-0. The product under consideration is an organic compound and a phthalic acid ester of C₉ alcohol.

HS Codes – 2917 33 00, 2917 32 00, 2917 34 00, 2917 39 20, 2917 39 90 and 2933 99 90.

Uses – The subject goods are used as a plasticizer used for increasing the flexibility of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) products. It is also used in the production of artificial leather for automotive components, anti-corrosion paints, lacquers, inks, adhesives, and sealants.

Countries – Malaysia

Domestic industry –

1. KLJ Plasticizers Limited
2. KLJ Petroplast Limited

Supporters –

1. Payal Plastichem Private Limited
2. Payal Polyplast Private Limited
3. IG Petrochemicals Limited

Period of Investigation – 1^st April 2024 to 31^st March 2025.

Injury period – 1^st April 2021 – 31^st March 2022, 1^st April 2022 – 31^st March 2023, 1^st April 2023 – 31^st March 2024, and the period of investigation.

Margins and recommended duties –

Country	Producer	Injury Margin (%)	Dumping Margin (%)	Duty (USD/MT)
Malaysia	UPC Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd	0-10	10-20	111
	Any other producer	20-30	30-40	277

Key Findings –

1. The product produced by the domestic industry is like article to the product under consideration imported from the subject country in terms of Rule 2(d) of the Rules.
2. The imports made by Payal Polyplast Private Limited and Payal Plastichem Private Limited (Payal Group) are negligible in relation to its production and production of Payal Group has been considered for determination of total Indian production.
3. KLJ Plasticizers Limited and KLJ Petroplast Limited form major proportion of total Indian production and constitute domestic industry under Rule 2(b) and satisfy the requirement of standing under Rule 5(3) of the Rules.
4. Payal Polyplast Private Limited, Payal Plastichem Private Limited and IG Petrochemicals Limited have supported the application.
5. The dumping margin determined for the subject country is positive.
6. The domestic industry has suffered material injury due to dumped imports from the subject country.
7. The volume of subject imports has increased in absolute terms and relative terms.
8. The subject imports have undercut the prices of the domestic industry.
9. The subject imports have suppressed and depressed the prices of the domestic industry over the injury period.
10. The landed price of subject imports is below the cost of sales of the domestic industry.
11. The production and sales of the domestic industry have increased over the injury period as it has compromised on profitability.
12. The domestic industry has suffered financial and cash losses and recorded negative returns in the period of investigation.
13. The ability of the domestic industry to raise capital investment has been severely impacted.
14. The injury margin determined is positive.
15. Injury is not on account of the high-priced imports from Korea and Vietnam, captive consumption of the domestic industry, duty structure for the raw materials and plant shutdown.
16. Imposition of anti-dumping duty will not be against public interest. The impact of imposition of duties is less than 0.3%.
17. The captive consumption of the domestic industry is negligible. Further, imports can be sourced from other countries and imposition of duty will not create any supply shortage.
18. Further, there are multiple domestic producers in the country and thus, imposition of duty will not risk creation of monopoly in the market.