To establish the likelihood of recurrence of injury, the following elements were analysed: the production capacity and spare capacities in China, the attractiveness of the Union market, including the existence of anti-dumping or countervailing measures on ceramic tiles in other third countries, the price behaviour of Chinese exporting producers in other third country markets, and the effect on the Union industry's situation.
Bien que le marché de l'Union des carreaux en céramique soit plus petit en termes de consommation que le marché asiatique, par exemple, il continue de représenter environ 7 % de la consommation mondiale de carreaux en céramique.