08-4-2674 Foreign Producer Questionnaire (Final)

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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
SODIUM METAL FROM FRANCE

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than August 15, 2008
See page 4 of the Instruction Booklet for filing instructions
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade
Commission in connection with its antidumping investigation concerning sodium metal from France (Inv.
No. 731-TA-1135 (Final)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the
authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII.

Name of firm
Address
World Wide Web address
Has your firm produced or exported sodium metal (as defined in the instruction booklet) at any time since January
1, 2005?

NO

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)

YES

(Read the instruction booklet carefully, complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire
questionnaire to the Commission so as to be received by the date indicated above)

CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge
and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.
By means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout these investigations in any other import-injury investigations conducted
by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout these investigations may be used by the
Commission, its employees, and contract personnel who are acting in the capacity of Commission employees, for developing or
maintaining the records of these investigations or related proceedings for which this information is submitted, or in internal audits
and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3. I understand that
all contract personnel will sign non-disclosure agreements.

Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official
Phone: (

Signature

Date

)
E-mail address

Fax (

)

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited as
possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 15 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data needed,
and completing and reviewing the questionnaire. Send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-1a.

Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of preparing the
reply to this questionnaire and completing the form.
hours

dollars

I-1b.

We are interested in any comments you may have for improving this questionnaire in general or
the clarity of specific questions. Please attach such comments to your response or send them to
the above address.

I-2.

Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this questionnaire (see page 3 of the
instruction booklet for reporting guidelines). If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the
stock exchange and trading symbol.

I-3.

Please provide the names, street addresses (not P.O. boxes), contacts, telephone numbers, and email addresses of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s sodium metal in 2007.

No.

1

2

3

4

5

Importer’s name

Contact person

E-mail address

Area
code and
telephone
number

Share of
your 2007
exports
(%)

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-4.

Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to produce, or have any plans to
produce sodium metal in the United States or other countries?
No

I-5.

Yes--Please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S. producer(s),
ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer questionnaire
(contact Nathanael Comly, Investigator at nathanael.comly@usitc.gov
or (202) 205-3174 for copies of that questionnaire).

Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import sodium metal into the
United States?
No

Yes--Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire (contact Nathanael Comly,
Investigator at nathanael.comly@usitc.gov or (202) 205-3174 for copies
of that questionnaire).

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
II-1.

Does your firm have any plans to add, expand, curtail, or shut down production capacity and/or
production of sodium metal in France?
No

II-2

Has your firm experienced any plant openings, relocations, expansions, acquisitions,
consolidations, closures, or prolonged shutdowns because of strikes or equipment failure; or any
other change in the character of your operations or organization relating to the production or
distribution of sodium metal in the United States (such as trans-loading facilities)?
No

II-3.

Yes--Please describe those plans, including planned dates and capacity/
production quantities involved, and the reason(s) for such change(s). If
the plans are to add or expand capacity or production, list (in
descending order of importance) the markets (countries) to which such
additional capacity or production would be directed.

Yes--Supply details as to the time, nature, circumstances, investments
required, and significance of such changes.

What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was represented by sales
of sodium metal?
Percent

II-4.

Does your firm produce products other than sodium metal on the same equipment and machinery
used in the production of sodium metal?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Basis for allocation of capacity data (e.g., sales):
Products produced on same equipment and share of total production in 2007 (in percent):
Product
Sodium metal

Percent

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-5.

Has your firm, since 2005, maintained any inventories of sodium metal in the United States (not
including inventories held by firms identified in questions I-3, I-4, or I-5)?
No

Yes--Report the quantity (in 1,000 pounds) of such end-of-period inventories
below.

2005

II-6.

January-June
2007
2008

Yes--Please describe, noting the estimated percentage of your firm’s total
sales of sodium metal in 2007 accounted for by internet sales.

Is the sodium metal exported by your firm subject to antidumping findings or remedies in any
WTO-member countries?
No

Yes--List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies.
Product

II-8.

2007

Does your firm sell sodium metal in the U.S. market over the internet?
No

II-7.

2006

Country

Please explain the basis for your projections in question II-9.

Date

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-9.

Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories related to the
production of sodium metal in your establishment(s) in France during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Actual experience
Item

Projections
January-June

2005

2006

2007

2007

2008

2008

2009

1

Average production capacity

Beginning-of-period inventories2
Production3
Shipments:
Internal consumption/transfers
Home market sales
Exports to-4
United States
Other EU countries5
All other export markets6
Total exports
Total shipments
End-of-period inventories
1

The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in
reported capacity.

2

Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus production, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
Yes

No--Please explain:

3

Please estimate the percentage of total production of sodium metal in France accounted for by your firm’s production in
2007.
Percent
4

Please estimate the percentage of total exports to the United States of sodium metal from France accounted for by your
firm’s exports in 2007.
Percent
5

Identify principal other EU countries.

6

Identify principal other export markets.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-10

Report your firm’s shipments of sodium metal by grade during the specified periods to the United
States, France, and each of your firm’s other three largest markets.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Actual experience
Item

January-June
2005

S+ grade
United States

Sopure grade
Refined grade
Extra refined grade
S+ grade

France

Sopure grade
Refined grade
Extra refined grade

Other
(specify):

S+ grade
Sopure grade
Refined grade
Extra refined grade

Other
(specify):

S+ grade
Sopure grade
Refined grade
Extra refined grade

Other
(specify):

S+ grade
Sopure grade
Refined grade
Extra refined grade

Projections

2006

2007

2007

2008

2008

2009