Stigningen var særlig markant mellem 1998 og undersøgelsesperioden og bør ses på baggrund af den modernisering af kapaciteten, som allerede er nævnt i betragtning 47, hvilket gav EF-erhvervsgrenen mulighed for at nedbringe produktionsomkostningerne betydeligt.
This increase, which was particularly marked between 1998 and the IP, should be seen in the light of the upgrade of the capacity already mentioned under recital 47, which permitted the Community industry to significantly reduce its costs of production.