# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1013 of 17 July 2018 imposing provisional safeguard measures with regard to imports of certain steel products, Division: Product 21 Hollow sections

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Data per Calendar Year
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Consumption (tonnes)
3 347 996
3 407 926
3 511 951
3 885 748
4 028 730
Imports
Volume (tonnes)
461 263
552 874
574 490
725 545
820 667
Market share (%)
13,8 %
16,2 %
16,4 %
18,7 %
20,4 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)
599
571
553
497
618
Situation of EU producers
Utilisation of capacity (%)
46 %
46 %
46 %
47 %
49 %
Production (tonnes)
3 019 375
3 019 977
3 106 261
3 333 368
3 388 786
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)
2 882 473
2 854 843
2 936 771
3 159 965
3 207 994
Market share (%)
86,1 %
83,8 %
83,6 %
81,3 %
79,6 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)
606
569
541
517
625
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)
– 2,7 %
– 3,9 %
– 3,3 %
0,2 %
– 0,5 %
Employment (end of period)
1 073
1 124
1 200
1 209
1 181
Stock
160 442
138 981
146 353
107 826
149 537
Cashflow
– 9 630 441
13 389 861
23 807 058
13 000 201
21 372 166
ROCE (%)
– 2,4 %
– 5,3 %
– 6,2 %
– 0,6 %
7,2 %
Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting
1,2 %

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/1013/annex/n3/division/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1013/annex-n3/division-18
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