(101) Flere interesserede parter hævdede, at vurderingen af årsagssammenhængen var behæftet med fejl, eftersom EF-erhvervsgrenen var i stand til at hæve priserne i skadesundersøgelsesperioden, medens udviklingen i produktion og produktionskapacitet såvel som faldet i beskæftigelsen og mangelen på rentabilitet kunne tilskrives andre faktorer end dumpingimporten, navnlig EF-erhvervsgrenens beslutning om at rationalisere produktionen, og at det var nødvendigt at opfylde europæiske miljøkrav.
(101) Some interested parties claimed that the assessment of the causal link was flawed since the Community industry was able to increase its prices during the IIP, while the evolution of the production and the production capacity, as well as the decrease of the employment and the lack of profitability were caused by factors other than the dumped imports, namely, in particular, the Community industry's decision to rationalise production and the necessity to comply with the European environmental standards.