(92) The claims were, therefore, rejected and recital 150 of the provisional Regulation is hereby confirmed.
(f)
Other factors
(93) CISA commented that some Community producers have concluded framework contracts with customers at pre-agreed prices so that for them prices would have remained stable. At the same time they would have concluded similar fixed price agreements with suppliers of iron ore and other major inputs so that they would not be able to profit from the very sharp decrease in costs that these raw materials have been experiencing since immediately after the IP.
(94) It is first of all noted that the fixed price agreements with customers were a practice that was limited in terms of the number of contracts and, given the periods covered, it cannot be considered as having had significant effects. This conclusion is confirmed by the fact that Community industry prices also have increased substantially. As for the fixed price agreements concerning major raw materials, this appears to be a worldwide spread practice which should therefore not put the Community producers at either an advantage or a disadvantage in respect of any other producer of the like product in the world market. Therefore, this cannot be seen as a cause for breaking the causal link either. The claims in recital 93 above are therefore rejected.
3.
Conclusion on causation
(95) In the absence of any further comments on this point, recitals 151 to 153 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.
G.
COMMUNITY INTEREST
1.
Interest of the Community industry
(96) The complainant, as well as a number of Community producers reiterated that the existence of anti-dumping measures was an essential element for them to continue as a going concern, given the injurious dumping practised. In the absence of any further comment, recital 155 of the provisional Regulation is hereby confirmed.
2.
Interest of the other Community producers
(97) In the absence of any specific comment on this point, recital 156 of the provisional Regulation is hereby confirmed.
3.
Interest of unrelated importers in the Community
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