Product description – Certain Organophosphonates – Phosphonic Acids’ viz., HEDP Acid and ATMP Acid, in all their physical forms and concentrations, excluding salts, formulations and derivatives thereof. The
HS Codes – 2918 2910, 2922 1990, 2931 4990, 2931 5900, 2931 9019, 2931 9090, 2942 0090, 3809 9200 and 3824 9900
Uses –
- HEDP Acid -It is used as detergents, water treatment, oilfield, textile, paper, personal care, RO membrane and thermal desalination anti-scalant.
- ATMP Acid –It is used in various chemical formulations for industrial water treatment, oilfield, industrial cleaners, paper & pulp, textile industry, metal treatment, electroplating, inks and construction chemicals as a scale inhibitor and a complexing agent.
Countries Involved – China
Applicant – Aquapharm Chemical Limited and Excel Industries Limited
Period of investigation – 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025
Injury period – 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and the period of investigation
Facts of the present case – The present application was filed by two domestic producers of the like article accounting for 100% of the production of HEDP Acid and ATMP Acid in India. The applicants are seeking redressal from dumping of HEDP Acid, DTPMP Acid and ATMP Acid from China and consequent material injury caused to the domestic industry. The applicants have submitted that the prices of subject imports have forced the domestic industry to reduce its prices even below its costs. As a result, the profitability of the domestic industry has been adversely impacted and it suffered losses and cash losses. The domestic industry was not able to earn sufficient returns on the investments made and it earned negative returns on its investment, particularly for HEDP Acid and ATMP Acid. Accordingly, the Authority found it necessary to initiate an investigation to examine dumping, injury and causal link, into the aforesaid Phosphonic acids. However, owing to absence of sufficient evidence of injury as a result of imports of DTPMP Acid, no investigation was initiated into such product.