Several interested parties reiterated the claim that the economic crisis rather than the dumped imports had caused the injury to the Union industry — or, alternatively, that the economic crisis was the main cause of injury while imports from the PRC were at most only a second, additional factor.
Adskillige parter gentog deres påstand om, at den økonomiske krise og ikke dumpingimporten havde forvoldt EU-erhvervsgrenen skade — eller alternativt, at den økonomiske krise var hovedårsagen til skaden, mens importen fra Kina nærmere var en supplerende faktor.