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Mhaígh Wilmar gur bhris cúiseanna eile díobhála an nasc cúisíoch a rinne an gearán iarracht a shuí, amhail: (1) an méadú ar phríomh-amhábhar tháirgeoirí an Aontais, geir, i dtáirgeadh bithbhreoslaí, (2) tionchar phaindéim COVID-19 ar na hearnálacha mótarfheithiclí, (3) neamhéifeachtúlachtaí i dtionscal an Aontais de thoradh easpa infheistíochtaí i dtrealamh nua níos fearr, (4) feidhmíocht thionscal an Aontais i dtéarmaí poncúlachta agus cáilíochta, (5) costais táirgthe iomarcacha mar geall ar chostais saothair bhoilscithe, (6) suíomh geografach míbhuntáisteach na saoráidí táirgthe, rud a mhéadaigh an costas ar rochtain ar amhábhair agus a rinne difear do dheiseanna onnmhairiúcháin; agus (7) forbairt rialála lena n-áirítear teacht i bhfeidhm cheanglais dhlíthiúla 3-MCPD.
Wilmar claimed that other causes of injury broke the causal link that the complaint attempted to established, such as: (1) the increase of the Union producers’ main raw material, tallow, in biofuels production, (2) the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the automotive sectors, (3) inefficiencies in the Union industry caused by a lack of investments in novel and better equipment, (4) the Union industry’s performance in terms of punctuality and quality, (5) excessive production costs as a result of inflated labour costs, (6) the geographically disadvantageous location of production facilities, which increased the cost of access to the raw materials and affected export opportunities, and (7) regulatory developments including the entry into force of the 3-MCPD legal requirements.