Second, global demand for xanthates is forecast to grow in the next 18 to 24 months, and demand for specialty chemical products is expected to follow the same trend. Accordingly, CTC is unlikely to experience decreased demand for its specialty chemical products that would lead it to sell xanthates rather than using them as feedstock.76 Consequently, the Tribunal does not believe that CTC’s xanthate joint venture in China will have a significant effect on the Canadian market.
Même si le Tribunal reconnaît que la production par CTC, en Chine, de 5 000 tonnes de xanthates destinés à servir de charge d’alimentation, devant commencer en avril 2008, est un peu plus importante que la taille actuelle du marché canadien des xanthates, il estime qu’il est improbable que CTC vendra des xanthates provenant de son usine chinoise sur le marché canadien au cours des 18 à 24 prochains mois.