PUBLIC VERSION
subject imports to capture a growing share of the U. S. market” and that subject imports“ also suppressed domestic prices to a significant degree.” 6
The Commission concluded that the subject imports from China had a significant injurious impact on the domestic industry. 7 According to the Commission, the“ increasing and significant volumes of low-priced subject imports that were substitutable with the domestic like product took market share from the domestic industry over the period of investigation” and the“ reduced domestic industry market share in turn led to lower production, capacity utilization, shipments, and sales than would have otherwise would have occurred given the strong growth in apparent U. S. consumption.” 8 The domestic industry’ s capacity utilization rate declined from 2015 to 2017 despite growing demand. 9 The Commission also noted that“ as a result of the significant volume of low-priced subject imports, the domestic industry’ s output and revenues were lower than they would have been otherwise.” 10 Additionally, the Commission determined that“ nonsubject imports cannot explain the loss in market share, output, and revenues that we have attributed to the subject imports.” 11
6 Id. at 28-29. 7 Id. at 30-36. 8 Id. at 33. 9 Id. at 31. 10 Id. at 33. 11 Id.
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