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U.S. PRODUCERS’/PROCESSORS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON-QUALITY STEEL PLATE FROM INDIA, INDONESIA, ITALY,
JAPAN, AND KOREA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than August 10, 2011
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 review of the countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders concerning cut-to-length carbonquality steel plate (“CTL plate”) from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and Korea (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-388-391 and 731-TA817-821 (Second Review)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff
Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to
compel the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
World Wide Web address
Has your firm produced CTL plate (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 this proceeding in any other import-injury proceedings or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout this proceeding 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 this proceeding or related proceedings for which this information is submitted, or in internal audits and
proceedings 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: (
Date
)
Signature
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 50 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 angela.newell@usitc.gov or via the other submission options described in the instruction
booklet.
I-1a.
OMB statistics.--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.
OMB feedback.--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
angela.newell@usitc.gov or via the other submission options described in the instruction booklet.
I-2.
Establishments covered.--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.
Position regarding continuation of order.--Do you support or oppose continuation of the
antidumping and/or countervailing duty orders currently in place for CTL plate from the
following countries?
India
Support
Oppose
Take no position
Indonesia
Support
Oppose
Take no position
Italy
Support
Oppose
Take no position
Japan
Support
Oppose
Take no position
Korea
Support
Oppose
Take no position
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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-4.
Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes--List the following information.
Firm name
I-5.
I-6.
Address
Extent of ownership
Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that are engaged in importing CTL plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan,
and/or Korea into the United States or that are engaged in exporting CTL plate from India,
Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and/or Korea to the United States?
No
Yes--List the following information.
Firm name
Address
Affiliation
Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that are engaged in importing CTL plate from countries other than India,
Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and/or Korea into the United States or that are engaged in exporting CTL
plate from countries other than India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and/or Korea to the United States?
No
Yes--List the following information.
Firm name and country
Address
Affiliation
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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-7.
I-8.
Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of CTL plate?
No
Yes--List the following information.
Firm name
Address
Affiliation
Business plan.--In Parts II and IV of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s
business plan. Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected market conditions for CTL plate?
No
Yes--Please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Angela Newell (202-708-5409,
angela.newell@usitc.gov). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.
Please identify the individual to be contacted and indicate the methods to be used for questions
regarding the confidential information in part II.
E-mail:
II-2.
Telephone: (
)
Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of CTL plate since January 1, 2005.
(check as many as appropriate)
plant openings ..........................
plant closings ............................
relocations ................................
expansions ................................
acquisitions ...............................
consolidations ...........................
prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments .................
revised labor agreements ..........
other (e.g., technology) ............
(Please describe the date, nature, and significance of any
such changes)
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-3.
Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
your operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of CTL plate in the
future?
No
Yes--Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue. Include in your response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce CTL plate (in short tons) for 2011 and 2012.
For question II-4, if your response differs for particular orders, please indicate and explain the
particular effect of revocation of specific orders.
II-4.
Anticipated changes in operations in the event the order is revoked.--Would your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of your operations or organization (as noted above)
relating to the production of CTL plate in the future if the countervailing duty and/or antidumping
duty orders on CTL plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and/or Korea were to be revoked?
No
Yes--Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue. Include in your response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce CTL plate (in short tons) for 2011 and 2012.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-5.
Same equipment, machinery, and workers.--Has your firm since 2005 produced, or does your
firm anticipate producing in the future, other products on the same equipment and machinery
used in the production of CTL plate (see definition in instruction booklet) and/or using the same
production and related workers employed to produce CTL plate?
No
Yes--List the following information and report your firm’s combined
production capacity and production of these products and CTL plate in
the periods indicated.
Product
5a.
Basis for allocation of capacity and
employment data (indicate if different)
Period
Plate mill/hot strip mill/combination mill (same equipment, machinery, and
workers).
(Quantity in short tons)
Calendar year
Item
2005
2006
2007
2008
January-June
2009
2010
2010
2011
Overall production capacity
Production of:
CTL plate (subject)
Alloy steel plate
Hot-rolled sheet and strip
Hot-rolled plate in coils
Other
II-5b.
Processor (same equipment, machinery, and workers).
(Quantity in short tons)
Calendar year
Item
Overall production capacity
Production of:
CTL plate (cut from coil)
Sheet and strip (cut from coil)
Other
2005
2006
2007
2008
January-June
2009
2010
2010
2011
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-5c.
Bar mill (same equipment, machinery, and workers).
(Quantity in short tons)
Calendar year
Item
2005
2006
2007
2008
January-June
2009
2010
2010
Overall production capacity
Production of:
CTL plate/wide flat bar (subject)
Other bar (nonsubject)
Other
II-6.
Constraints on production.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your
production capacity.
II-7.
Production shifting.--Is your firm able to switch production between CTL plate and other
products in response to a relative change in the price of CTL plate vis-a-vis the price of other
products, using the same equipment and/or labor?
No
II-8.
Yes--Please identify the other products, the approximate time and cost
involved in switching, and the minimum relative price change required
for your firm to switch production to or from CTL plate.
Firm description.—Please indicate which of the following best describes your firm
Mill that produces CTL plate (other than wide flat bar)
Mill that produces wide flat bar
Processor that converts coiled plate owned by another firm into CTL plate under a toll
agreement but does not otherwise produce or process plate
Processor that converts coiled plate purchased from another firm into CTL plate
Processor engaged in both toll and non-toll conversion of coiled plate into CTL plate
2011
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
Please complete the sections that correspond to how your firm is described in question II-8 above.
If your firm is a U.S. mill that produces cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate, please complete pages 10
to 35.
If your firm is a U.S. processor that converts coiled plate from another firm into cut-to-length carbonquality steel plate under a toll agreement but does not otherwise produce or process plate, please
proceed directly to part V (pages 36 to 37) of this questionnaire.
If your firm is a U.S. processor that converts coiled plate purchased from another firm into cut-to-length
carbon-quality steel plate, please complete pages 10 to 35; if your firm also converts coiled plate from
another firm into cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate under a toll agreement, please complete part V of
this questionnaire (pages 36 to 37) of this questionnaire.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-10.
Trade data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, inventories, and
employment related to the production of CTL plate in your U.S. establishment(s) during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2005
2006
2007
2008
January-June
2009
2010
2010
2011
Average production capacity1
(quantity) (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (B)
Production (quantity) (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
quantity (D)
value (E)
Internal consumption:2
quantity (F)
value (G)
Transfers to related firms:2
quantity (H)
value (I)
Export shipments:3
quantity (J)
value (K)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (L)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. commercial shipments to
distributors (quantity) (M)
U.S. commercial shipments to
end users (quantity) (N)
Employment data:
Average number of PRWs
(number) (O)
Hours worked by PRWs
(1,000 hours) (P)
Wages paid to PRWs (value)
(Q)
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 (use additional pages as necessary).
2
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms should be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value data
using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
3
Identify your principal export markets:
.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11.
Reconciliation of trade data.--
(a)
Please note that the quantities reported in question II-10 should reconcile as follows in
each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
B+C–D–F–H–J=L
D=M+N
(b)
Do these data reconcile?
explain
Do these data reconcile?
explain
Yes
No--Please
Yes
No--Please
Please note that the quantities reported for end-of-period inventories should equal the
beginning-of-period inventories reported in the subsequent calendar year (i.e., line L of
year 2005 should equal line B of year 2006). Do these data reconcile for each adjacent
calendar year?
Yes.
No--Please explain.
II-12.
Transfers to related firms.--If you reported transfers to related firms in question II-10, please
indicate the nature of the relationship between your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint venture,
wholly owned subsidiary), whether the transfers were priced at market value or by a non-market
formula, whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers, and whether the related
firms also processed inputs from sources other than your firm.
II-13.
Shipments by thickness.--Report your firm’s 2010 U.S. commercial shipments for CTL plate in
the thicknesses below. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.). Note that the quantity and
value data reported below for the three thickness categories should sum to your firm’s 2010
U.S. commercial shipments (quantity and value) reported in question II-10.
Item
< 1.00”
Quantity (short tons)
Thickness
≥ 1.00” but < 4.00”
≥ 4.00”
< 1.00”
Value ($1,000)
Thickness
≥ 1.00” but < 4.00”
≥ 4.00”
CTL plate
Item
CTL plate
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-14.
Purchases.--Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased CTL plate since
January 1, 2005? (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
No
Yes-- Please indicate the reasons for your purchases (if your reasons differ by
source, please elaborate) and report the quantity and value of such
purchases below for the specified periods
Reasons:
(Quantity in short tons, value in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2005
2006
2007
2008
January-June
2009
2010
2010
2011
PURCHASES FROM U.S.
IMPORTERS1 OF CTL PLATE FROM.—
India:
quantity
value
Indonesia:
quantity
value
Italy:
quantity
value
Japan:
quantity
value
Korea:
quantity
value
All other countries:
quantity
value
PURCHASES FROM U.S. mills:2
quantity
value
PURCHASES FROM OTHER
SOURCES:
quantity
Value
1
Please list the name of the importer(s) from which you purchased this product. If your suppliers differ by source,
please identify the source for each listed supplier.
2
Please list the name of the U.S. mill(s) from which you purchased this product.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-15.
Toll production.--Since January 1, 2005, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement (see
definition in the instruction booklet) regarding the production of CTL plate?
No
II-16.
.
FTZ.--Does your firm produce CTL plate in a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
No
II-17.
Yes--Name firm(s):
Yes--Identify FTZ(s):
.
Direct imports.--Since January 1, 2005, has your firm imported CTL plate?
No
Yes--COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’
QUESTIONNAIRE
For questions II-18 and II-19, if your response differs for particular orders, please indicate and
explain the particular effect of imposition and/or revocation of specific orders.
II-18.
Effect of order.--Describe the significance of the existing countervailing duty and/or
antidumping duty orders covering imports of CTL plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan,
and/or Korea in terms of its effect on your firm’s production capacity, production, U.S.
shipments, inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs, profits, cash flow, capital
expenditures, research and development expenditures, and asset values. You may wish to
compare your firm’s operations before and after the imposition of the orders.
II-19.
Likely effect of revocation of order.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in its production
capacity, production, U.S. shipments, inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs,
profits, cash flow, capital expenditures, research and development expenditures, or asset values
relating to the production of CTL plate in the future if the countervailing duty and/ or
antidumping duty orders on CTL plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and/or Korea were to
be revoked?
No
Yes--Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation for any trends or
projections you may provide.
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Mary Klir (202-205-3247, mary.klir@usitc.gov).
III-1.
Please identify the individual to be contacted and indicate the methods to be used for questions
regarding the confidential information in part III.
Name and title:
E-mail:
III-2.
Telephone: (
)
Accounting system.--Briefly describe your financial accounting system.
A.
When does your fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your fiscal year changed during the period examined, explain below:
B.1.
Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company-wide) for which
financial statements are prepared that include subject merchandise:
2.
3.
4.
Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for the subject merchandise:
Yes
No
How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements (including
annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
Audited,
unaudited,
annual reports,
10Ks,
10Qs,
Monthly,
quarterly,
semi-annually,
annually
Accounting basis:
GAAP,
cash,
tax, or
other comprehensive
(specify)
Note: The Commission may request that your company submit copies of its financial statements,
including internal profit-and-loss statements for the division or product group that includes CTL
plate, as well as those statements and worksheets used to compile data for your firm’s
questionnaire response.
III-3.
Cost accounting system.--Briefly describe your cost accounting system (e.g., standard cost, job
order cost, etc.).
III-4.
Allocation basis.-Briefly describe your allocation basis, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and interest
expense and other income and expenses.
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-5.
Other products.--Please list any other products you produced in the facilities in which you
produced CTL plate, and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these other products in
your most recent fiscal year:
Products
Share of sales
CTL plate
percent
percent
percent
percent
percent
Total
III-6.
100 percent
Does your firm receive inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or any other services) used in the
production of CTL plate from any related firms?
Yes—Continue to question III-7 below.
III-7.
Inputs from related firms.--In the space provided below, identify the inputs used in the
production of CTL plate that your firm receives from related parties.
Input
III-8.
No--Continue to question III-9 below.
Related party
Inputs from related firms at cost.--All intercompany profit on inputs purchased from related
parties should be eliminated from the costs reported to the Commission in question III-10 (i.e.,
costs reported in question III-10 should only reflect the related party’s cost and not include an
associated profit component). Reasonable methods for determining and eliminating the
associated profit on inputs purchased from related parties are acceptable.
Has your firm complied with the Commission’s instructions regarding costs associated with
inputs purchased from related parties?
Yes
No
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-9.
Nonrecurring charges.-- For each annual and interim period for which financial results are
reported in table III-10, please identify all material (significant) non-recurring items (charges and
gains) in the schedule below, the specific table III-10 line item where the associated nonrecurring items are included, a brief description of the relevant non-recurring items, and the
associated values (in $1,000) as reflected in table III-10; i.e., if an aggregate non-recurring charge
has been allocated to table III-10, only the allocated value amount should be reported below.
Note: The Commission’s objective is to gather information only on material (significant) nonrecurring items which impacted the reported financial results presented in table III-10.
Fiscal years ended-Item
Non-recurring charges: (In the far left column please provide a brief description of each
nonrecurring charge and indicate the particular expense/cost line items where the associated
charges are included in question III-10.)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
January-June
2010
2011
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-10. Operations on CTL plate.--Report the revenue and related cost information requested below on
the CTL plate operations of your U.S. establishment(s).1 Do not report resales of products.
Note that internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market
value and purchases from related firms must be at cost.2 Provide data for your six most
recently completed fiscal years in chronological order from left to right, and for the specified
interim periods.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item
Net sales quantities:3
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms (“Transfers”)
Total net sales quantities
Net sales values:3
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):4
Raw materials
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total COGS
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and administrative
(SG&A) expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other income and expenses:
Interest expense
All other expense items
Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act
5
funds received
All other income items
All other income or expenses, net
Net income or (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included above
1
Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
Please eliminate any profits or (losses) on inputs from related firms pursuant question III-8.
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding
shipment quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
4
COGS should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers, as well as export shipments in question II-8.
5
Please report funds received under this act in the period(s) in which they were received. Do not report these funds as an offset to
operating expenses.
2
3
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-10. Operations on CTL plate.--Continued
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Item
January-June 2010
January-June 2011
3
Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales quantities
Net sales values:3
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):4
Raw materials
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total COGS
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A)
expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other income and expenses:
Interest expense
All other expense items
Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act funds
5
received
All other income items
All other income or expenses, net
Net income or (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included above
1
Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
Please eliminate any profits or (losses) on inputs from related firms pursuant question III-8.
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding
shipment quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
4
COGS should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers, as well as export shipments in question II-8.
5
Please report funds received under this act in the period(s) in which they were received. Do not report these funds as an offset to
operating expenses.
2
3
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-11. Asset values.--Report the total assets associated with the production, warehousing, and sale of
CTL plate. If your firm does not maintain some or all of the specific asset information necessary
to calculate total assets for CTL plate in the normal course of business, please estimate this
information based upon some rational method (such as production, sales, or costs) that is
consistent with your cost allocations in the previous question. Provide data as of the end of your
six most recently completed fiscal years in chronological order from left to right.
Note: Total assets should be net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances deducted.
Total assets should be allocated to the subject products if these assets are also related to other products.
Please provide a brief explanation if there are any substantial changes in total asset value during the
period; e.g., due to asset write-offs, revaluation, and major purchases.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item
Total assets (net)
III-12. Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.--Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development expenses on CTL plate. Provide data for your six
most recently completed fiscal years in chronological order from left to right, and for the
specified interim periods.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item
January-June
2010
2011
Capital expenditures
Research and
development expenses
III-13. Data consistency and reconciliation.-Please indicate whether your financial data for questions III-10, 11, and 12 are based
on a calendar year or your fiscal year: Calendar year (
) or
Fiscal year (
)
Please note the quantities and values reported in question III-10 should reconcile with the data
reported in question II-10 (including export shipments) as long as they are reported on the same
calendar year basis.
Do these data in question III-10 reconcile with data in question II-10?
Yes
No--Please explain
________________________
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Aimee Larsen (202-205-3179,
aimee.larsen@usitc.gov)
IV-1.
Please identify the individual to be contacted and indicate the methods to be used for questions
regarding the confidential information in part IV.
Name and title:
E-mail:
Telephone: (
)
PRICE DATA
IV-2.
This question requests quarterly quantity and value data, f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment, for
your commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. customers since 2005 of the following products
produced by your firm.
Product 1.—Hot-rolled carbon-quality plate, ASTM A-36 or equivalent as rolled, sheared edge,
not heat treated, not cleaned or oiled, in cut lengths, over 72” through 96” in width,
0.50” though 0.99” in thickness.
Product 2.-- Hot-rolled carbon-quality plate, ASTM A-36 or equivalent as rolled, sheared edge,
not heat treated, not cleaned or oiled, in cut lengths, over 72” through 96” in width,
1.00” through 2.00” in thickness.
Product 3.-- Hot-rolled carbon-quality plate, ASTM A-36 or equivalent as rolled, sheared edge,
not heat treated, not cleaned or oiled, in cut lengths, over 72” through 96” in width,
4.00” through 6.00” in thickness.
Product 4.-- Hot-rolled carbon-quality plate, API-2H Grade 50, normalized, sheared edge, not
cleaned or oiled, in cut lengths, over 72” through 150” in width, 0.375” through 3.00”
in thickness.
Product 5.-- Hot-rolled carbon-quality plate, ASTM A-516 Grade 70 normalized, sheared edge,
not cleaned or oiled, in cut lengths, over 48” in width, 0.50” through 3.00” in
thickness.
Product 6.-- Hot-rolled wide flat bar, in free-cutting grades, in cut lengths, 6" through 12" in
width, 0.25" through 2" in thickness.
Please note that total dollar values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include
U.S.-inland transportation costs. Total dollar values should reflect the final net amount paid to you
(i.e., should be net of all deductions for discounts or rebates). See instruction booklet.
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-2.
Pricing data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.
Period of shipment
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 3
Quantity
Value
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2006:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2007:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2010:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2011:
January-March
April-June
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of
returned goods), f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part IV.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-2.
Pricing data.—Continued
Period of shipment
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 6
Quantity
Value
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2006:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2007:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2010:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2011:
January-March
April-June
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of
returned goods), f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part IV.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 4:
Product 5:
Product 6:
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
PLEASE NOTE:
For the remaining questions, when providing information regarding imports from Korea, please
exclude imports from POSCO from your discussion. Imports from POSCO are not subject to the
antidumping order and should be addressed when discussing nonsubject CTL plate.
IV-3.
IV-4.
Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of CTL plate
(check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please include a copy of a recent price list
with your submission. If your price list is large, please only submit some sample pages.
Transaction by transaction
Contracts
Set price lists
Reverse internet auction sales
Other--Please describe:
Discount policy.-- Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that
apply).
Quantity discounts
Annual total volume discounts
No discounts
Other--Please describe:
IV-5.
IV-6.
Pricing terms for CTL plate.-(a)
What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.-produced CTL plate (e.g., 2/10 net
30 days)?
.
(b)
On what basis are your prices of domestic CTL plate usually quoted? (check one)
F.o.b.--Please specify point:
Delivered
Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.-produced CTL
plate in 2010 were on a (1) long-term contract basis (multiple deliveries for more than
12 months), (2) short-term contract basis (multiple deliveries up to and including 12 months), and
(3) spot sales basis (for a single delivery)?
Type of sale
Share of sales in 2010
Long-term contracts
%
Short-term contracts
%
Spot sales
%
Total
100 %
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-7.
Long-term contract provisions.--If you sell on a long-term contract basis, please answer the
following questions with respect to provisions of a typical long-term contract.
(a)
What is the average duration of a contract?
(b)
Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?
(c)
Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?
(d)
Does the contract have a meet or release provision?
(e)
Since 2005, have you implemented any surcharges or price escalation clauses during the
pendency of your contracts?
Yes
No
Yes
Quantity
No
Price
Yes
Both
No
If yes, please identify the basis for calculating the surcharge or price escalation clause
and the period of time during which it was effective.
IV-8.
Short-term contract provisions.--If you sell on a short-term contract basis, please answer the
following questions with respect to provisions of a typical short-term contract.
(a)
What is the average duration of a contract?
(b)
Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?
(c)
Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?
(d)
Does the contract have a meet or release provision?
(e)
Since 2005, have you implemented any surcharges or price escalation clauses during the
pendency of your contracts?
Yes
No
Yes
Quantity
No
Price
Yes
Both
No
If yes, please identify the basis for calculating the surcharge or price escalation clause
and the period of time during which it was effective.
IV-9. Lead times.--What is the average lead time between a customer’s order and the date of
delivery for your firm’s sales of your U.S.-produced CTL plate?
Source
Share of sales in 2010
From inventory
Produced to order
Total
100 %
Lead time
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-10. Shipping information.-(a)
What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of CTL plate that is
accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
percent.
(b)
Who generally arranges the transportation to your customers’ locations? (check one)
your firm or
purchaser
(c)
What proportion of your sales are delivered within 100 miles of your production facility?
percent. Within 101 to 1,000 miles?
percent. Over 1,000 miles?
percent.
IV-11. Geographical shipments.-- What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s CTL plate? (check all that apply)
Geographic area
√ if applicable
Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Southeast.–AL, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, and WV.
Central Southwest.–AR, LA, OK, and TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR, and WA.
Other.–All other markets in the United States not previously listed, including AK, HI,
PR, VI, among others.
IV-12. End uses.--List the 3 most common end uses of the CTL plate that you manufacture. For each
end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by CTL plate and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
End use product
CTL plate (percent)
Other inputs (percent)
Total
1.
100%
2.
100%
3.
100%
IV-13. Changes in end uses.--Have there been any changes in the end uses of CTL plate since 2005?
No
Yes--Please describe.
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-14. Anticipated changes in end uses.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the end uses of
CTL plate in the future?
No
Yes--Please describe and identify the time period
IV-15. Substitutes.—Are there any nonsubject products that may be substituted for CTL plate?
No
Yes—Please fill in the following table.
Substitute product
Description of applications
Have changes in the prices of this
and end uses in which this substitute affected the price of CTL plate
substitute can be used
since January 1, 2005
No
1.
Yes
Please explain--
No
2.
Yes
Please explain--
No
3.
Yes
Please explain--
No
4.
Yes
Please explain--
IV-16. Changes in substitutes.--Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for CTL plate since 2005?
No
Yes--Please explain.
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-17. Anticipated changes in substitutes.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
substitutability of other products for CTL plate in the future?
No
Yes--Please describe.
IV-18. Raw materials.—
(a)
To what extent have changes in the prices of raw materials affected your firm’s selling
prices for CTL plate since 2005?
(b)
Do you anticipated changes in your raw material costs in the foreseeable future?
No
Yes—Please explain.
IV-19. Changes in factors affecting supply.--Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of energy or labor; transportation conditions;
production capacity and/or methods of production; technology; export markets; or alternative
production opportunities) that affected the availability of U.S.-produced CTL plate in the U.S.
market since 2005?
No
Yes--Please note the time period(s) of any such changes, the factors(s)
involved, and the impact such changes had on your shipment volumes
and prices.
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-20. Availability of supply (U.S.-produced).-(a)
Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the availability of U.S.-produced CTL plate in
the U.S. market in the future?
Increase
(b)
No change
Decrease
If you anticipate changes in supply, please explain.
IV-21. Availability of supply (nonsubject).--Has the availability of NONSUBJECT CTL plate (i.e.,
CTL plate imported from countries other than India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and/or Korea)
changed since 2005?
No
Yes--Please explain.
IV-22. Export constraints.--Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of CTL plate between the
U.S. market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe any contracts,
other sales arrangements, or other constraints that would prevent or retard your firm from shifting
CTL plate between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a 12-month period.
IV-23. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix, or
marketing of CTL plate since 2005?
No
Yes--Please describe and quantify if possible.
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-24. Anticipated product changes.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the product range,
product mix, or marketing of CTL plate in the future?
No
Yes--Please identify, including the time period.
IV-25. Demand trends.-(a)
How has the demand within the United States for CTL plate changed since January 1,
2005? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased
(b)
No Change
Decreased
Fluctuated
How has the demand outside the United States (if known) for CTL plate changed since
January 1, 2005? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased
No Change
Decreased
Fluctuated
IV-26. Anticipated demand trends.—
(a)
How do you anticipate demand will change within the United States for CTL plate in
2011 and 2012? What principal factors will affect these changes in demand?
Increase
No Change
Decrease
Fluctuate
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-26. Anticipated demand trends.—continued
(b)
How do you anticipate demand will change outside the United States for CTL plate in
2011 and 2012? What principal factors will affect these changes in demand?
Increase
No Change
Decrease
Fluctuate
IV-27. Conditions of competition.-(a)
Is the CTL plate market subject to business cycles or conditions of competition other than
the changes in the overall economy?
No
(b)
Yes--Please explain and estimate the duration of any such cycle.
Have the business cycles or conditions of competition for CTL plate changed since 2005?
No
Yes--Please explain any such changes.
IV-28. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply CTL plate since
January 1, 2005? (Examples include placing customers on allocation or “controlled order entry,”
declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers, delivering less than the quantity
promised, unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.).
No
Yes-- Please note the time period(s) (i.e., month and year), the customer
involved, the amount and type of product involved; and the reason for the
allocation.
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-29. Price comparisons.--Please compare market prices of CTL plate in U.S. and non-U.S. markets, if
known. Provide specific information as to time periods and regions for any price comparisons.
IV-30. Market studies.--Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys, etc.
that you produced or requisitioned that quantify and/or otherwise discuss CTL plate supply
(including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2)
each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan,
and/or Korea, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2005 to the
present and forecasts for the future. Otherwise list other sources that discuss CTL plate supply
and demand and provide meaningful information that you rely on.
IV-31. Barriers to trade.--Are your exports of CTL plate subject to any tariff or non-tariff barriers to
trade in other countries?
No
Yes--Please list the countries and describe any such barriers and any
significant changes in such barriers that have occurred since 2005, or
that are expected to occur in the future.
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-31. Interchangeability.--Is CTL plate produced in the United States and in other countries
interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)? Please indicate
below, using the following codes:
A
F
S
N
0
= Products from this country-pair are always interchangeable
= Products from this country-pair are frequently interchangeable
= Products from this country-pair are sometimes interchangeable1
= Products from this country-pair are never interchangeable1
= No familiarity with products from this country-pair
Country-pair
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Korea
Other
countries
United States
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Korea
1
For any country-pair producing CTL plate that is sometimes or never interchangeable, please
explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-32. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between CTL plate produced in the
United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s sales of the products?
Please indicate below, using the following codes:
A = Products from this country-pair are always significant1
F = Products from this country-pair are frequently significant1
S = Products from this country-pair are sometimes significant
N = Products from this country-pair are never significant
0 = No familiarity with products from this country-pair
Country-pair
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Korea
Other
countries
United States
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Korea
1
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant factor
in your firm’s purchases of glycine, identify the country-pair and report the advantages or disadvantages
imparted by such factors:
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PART V.—TOLL CONVERSION OF COILED PLATE TO CTL PLATE – TRADE AND
RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Angela Newell (202-7085409). Supply all data requested (except for financial data) on a calendar-year basis.
V-1.
Please identify the individual to be contacted and indicate the methods to be used for questions
regarding the confidential information in part V.
Name and title:
E-mail:
Telephone: (
)
V-2.
Describe the significance of the existing countervailing duty and/or antidumping duty orders
covering imports of CTL plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and/or Korea in terms of its
effect on your firm’s production capacity, production, U.S. shipments, inventories, purchases,
employment, revenues, costs, profits, cash flow, capital expenditures, research and development
expenditures, and asset values. Please compare your firm’s operations before and after the
imposition of the orders.
V-3.
Would your firm anticipate any changes in its production capacity, production, U.S. shipments,
inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs, profits, cash flow, capital expenditures,
research and development expenditures, or asset values relating to the production of CTL plate in
the future if the countervailing duty/antidumping duty orders on CTL plate from India, Indonesia,
Italy, Japan, and/or Korea were to be revoked.
No
Yes—Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation, for any trends or
projections you may provide.
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PART V.--TOLL CONVERSION OF COILED PLATE TO CTL PLATE – TRADE AND
RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
V-4.
Toll processors: toll conversion of coiled plate to CTL plate.—For the operations of your U.S.
establishment(s), report the information requested below.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2005
2006
2007
2008
January-June
2009
2010
2010
Average production capacity
(short tons)
Production (short tons)
Coiled plate converted to CTL
plate for U.S. mills (short tons)
Coiled plate converted to CTL
plate for U.S. mills ($1,000)
Coiled plate converted to CTL
plate for customers other than
U.S. mills (short tons)
Coiled plate converted to CTL
plate for customers other than
U.S. mills ($1,000)
Employment data:
Average number of PRWs
(number)
Hours worked by PRWs
(1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs ($1,000)
Financial information based on
Calendar year/fiscal year ending December 31
Fiscal year ending
_________
Net sales (short tons)1 2
Net sales ($1,000)1 2
Cost of goods sold ($1,000)
SG&A ($1,000)
Operating income (or loss)
($1,000)
Capital expenditures ($1,000)
R&D expenditures ($1,000)
1
Report your firm’s shipments/net sales of CTL plate which it converted under a toll agreement with another firm.
Quantity refers to the amount of plate converted and value refers to your firm’s fee for its services.
2
Less discounts, returns, allowances, ad prepaid freight.
2011
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Microsoft Word - CTL Plate - Sunset US Producer Questionnaire |
| Author | angela.newell |
| File Modified | 2011-07-05 |
| File Created | 2011-07-05 |