April 16, 2026 14:16

The European Commission has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports into the EU of continuous filament glass fibre products from Egypt (11%), Bahrain (11.8%) and Thailand (15.3%-25.4%).

According to sector association Glass Fibre Europe, for imports from Egypt, currently the main source of glass fibre reinforcement imports into Europe, the new anti-dumping duties are added to the anti-subsidy measures in force since 2020, bringing the combined duty rate to 24.1%.

The volume covered by the new tariffs amounts to around 200,000 tonnes per year, out of a total of 1m tonnes of continuous filament glass fibre consumed annually in the European Union.

The decision follows an investigation that found the products had been sold on the European market at dumped prices, causing injury to the EU glass fibre industry, which is present across the bloc, particularly in Belgium and Slovakia, and employs between 2,500 and 3,000 people.

According to the Commission, continuous filament glass fibre is a strategically important industrial input used as a reinforcement material in applications crucial to achieving the EU’s energy and digital transition goals, notably in the automotive, wind energy, construction and electronics sectors.

The request for measures, submitted by European producers in early 2025, received strong support from industriAll Europe, representing industry workers, as well as from supplier companies, trade associations and downstream users across the value chain.

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