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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
POLYVINYL ALCOHOL FROM CHINA, JAPAN, AND KOREA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by January 12, 2015
See the last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its reviews of the antidumping duty orders concerning polyvinyl alcohol (“PVA”) from China, Japan, and
Korea (Inv. Nos. 731‐TA‐1014, 1016, and 1017 (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 firm’s
possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm produced PVA (defined on following page) at any time since January 1, 2008?
NO
(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire to the Commission)
Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/ (PIN: PVAL)
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
Date
Phone:
Signature
Fax:
Email address
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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐ On July 2, 2003, the Department of Commerce issued an antidumping duty order on
imports of polyvinyl alcohol (“PVA”) from Japan (68 FR 39518). On October 1, 2003, the Department of
Commerce issued antidumping duty orders on imports of PVA from China and Korea (68 FR 56620‐
56621). On March 3, 2014, the Commission instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the orders would be likely
to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the domestic industry within a reasonably
foreseeable time (79 FR 11821). If the Commission makes affirmative determinations, the orders will
remain in place. If the Commission makes negative determinations, the Department of Commerce will
revoke the orders. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2014/pva/reviewphase.htm.
Polyvinyl Alcohol (“PVA”).—All PVA hydrolyzed in excess of 80 percent, whether or not mixed or diluted
with commercial levels of defoamer or boric acid, except as noted below. The following products are
specifically excluded from the scope of these reviews:
(1) PVA in fiber form.
(2) PVA with hydrolysis less than 83 mole percent and certified not for use in the production of textiles.
(3) PVA with hydrolysis greater than 85 percent and viscosity greater than or equal to 90 cps.
(4) PVA with a hydrolysis greater than 85 percent, viscosity greater than or equal to 80 cps but less than
90 cps, certified for use in an ink jet application.
(5) PVA for use in the manufacture of an excipient or as an excipient in the manufacture of film coating
systems which are components of a drug or dietary supplement, and accompanied by an end‐use
certification.
(6) PVA covalently bonded with cationic monomer uniformly present on all polymer chains in a
concentration equal to or greater than one mole percent.
(7) PVA covalently bonded with carboxylic acid uniformly present on all polymer chains in a
concentration equal to or greater than two mole percent, certified for use in a paper application.
(8) PVA covalently bonded with thiol uniformly present on all polymer chains, certified for use in
emulsion polymerization of non‐vinyl acetic material.
(9) PVA covalently bonded with paraffin uniformly present on all polymer chains in a concentration
equal to or greater than one mole percent.
(10) PVA covalently bonded with silan uniformly present on all polymer chains certified for use in paper
coating applications.
(11) PVA covalently bonded with sulfonic acid uniformly present on all polymer chains in a concentration
level equal to or greater than one mole percent.
(12) PVA covalently bonded with acetoacetylate uniformly present on all polymer chains in a
concentration level equal to or greater than one mole percent.
(13) PVA covalently bonded with polyethylene oxide uniformly present on all polymer chains in a
concentration level equal to or greater than one mole percent.
(14) PVA covalently bonded with quaternary amine uniformly present on all polymer chains in a
concentration level equal to or greater than one mole percent.
(15) PVA covalently bonded with diacetoneacrylamide uniformly present on all polymer chains in a
concentration level greater than three mole percent, certified for use in a paper application.
The merchandise subject to these reviews is currently classifiable under subheading 3905.30.00 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
PVB grade PVA.‐‐PVA for use in polyvinyl butyral.
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Reporting of information.‐‐If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
purchaser, and/or foreign producer questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.‐‐The commercial and financial data furnished in response to the enclosed questionnaire
that reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to
the extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as
may be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. §1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.‐‐The information submitted in the enclosed questionnaire is subject to audit and
verification by the Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all your files,
worksheets, and supporting documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please
also retain a copy of the final document that you submit.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to the questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with the proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. §1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR §207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import‐injury proceedings or reviews conducted by the Commission on the
same or similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information
were divulged to unauthorized individuals.
I‐1.
OMB statistics.‐‐Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of completing this questionnaire.
Hours
Dollars
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
40 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
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Establishments covered.‐‐Provide the city, state, zip code, and brief description of each
establishment covered by this questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the
stock exchange and trading symbol in the footnote to the table. Firms operating more than one
establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a single report.
“Establishment”‐‐Each facility of a firm involved in the production of PVA, including auxiliary
facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such facilities.
Establishments
Covered1
City, State
Zip (5 digit)
Description
1
Additional discussion on establishments consolidated in this questionnaire:
I‐3.
Position regarding continuation of orders.‐‐Does your firm support or oppose continuation of
the antidumping duty orders currently in place for PVA from the following countries?
Country
Support
Oppose
Take no position
China
Japan
Korea
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Ownership.‐‐Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Extent of
ownership
(percent)
Address
I‐5.
Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic
or foreign, that are engaged in importing PVA from China, Japan, or Korea into the United States
or that are engaged in exporting PVA from China, Japan, or Korea to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Address
Affiliation
I‐6.
Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that are engaged in importing PVA from countries other than China, Japan,
and Korea into the United States or that are engaged in exporting PVA from countries other
than China, Japan, and Korea to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name and country
Address
Affiliation
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Related producers.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of PVA?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
I‐8.
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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 PVA?
No
Yes
If 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 Mary Messer
(mary.messer@usitc.gov). Supply all data requested on a calendar‐year basis.
II‐1. Contact information.‐‐ Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in part II.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
II‐2. Changes in operations.‐‐Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of PVA since January 1, 2008.
(check as many as appropriate)
(please describe)
Plant openings
Plant closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)
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Anticipated changes in operations.‐‐Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
your firm’s operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of PVA 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 PVA (in 1,000 pounds) for 2014 and 2015.
For question II‐4, if your firm’s 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 firm’s operations or organization (as noted
above) relating to the production of PVA in the future if the antidumping duty order on PVA
from China, Japan, 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 PVA (in 1,000 pounds) for 2014 and 2015.
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II‐5a. Overall capacity and production using same machinery.‐‐ Please report your firm’s production
of products made on the same equipment and machinery used to produce PVA, and the
combined production capacity on this shared equipment and machinery.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
(Quantity in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar year
Item
2008
Overall production capacity
Production of:
PVA (subject)1
2009
2010
2011
Jan‐Sept
2012
2013
2013
2014
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
PVA (excluded)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other products
Total
1
Data entered for production of PVA will populate here once reported in question II‐6.
For a listing of excluded PVA items, see page 2. Please identify the PVA excluded items for which data are reported:
3
Please identify the other products:
2
II‐5b. Operating parameters.‐‐The production capacity reported in II‐5a is based on operating hours
per week, weeks per year.
II‐5c. Capacity calculation.‐‐Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II‐5a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
II‐5d. Production constraints.‐‐Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.
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II‐5e. Product shifting.—Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between PVA and other
products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No
Yes‐‐ (i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other products).
Please identify other actual or potential products:
II‐5f. Factors that affect product shifting.— Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to
shift production capacity between products (e.g., time, cost, relative price change, etc.), and the
degree to which these factors enhance or constrain such shifts.
II‐6.
Capacity, production, shipment and inventory data.‐‐Report your firm’s production capacity,
production, shipments, and inventories related to the production of PVA in its U.S.
establishment(s) during the specified periods.
“U.S. commercial shipments” –Shipments made within the United States as a result of an arm’s
length commercial transaction in the ordinary course of business. Report net values (i.e., gross
sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods) in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. your point of shipment.
“Internal consumption” – Product consumed internally by your firm.
“Transfers to related firms” –Shipments made to related domestic firms. Such transactions
are valued at fair market value.
“Related firm” –A firm that your firm solely or jointly owns, manages, or otherwise controls.
Such transactions are valued at fair market value.
“Export shipments” –Shipments to destinations outside the United States, including shipments
to related firms.
“Inventories”— Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work‐in‐progress.
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Capacity, production, shipment and inventory data.‐‐Continued
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2008
2009
2010
2011
January‐September
2012
2013
2013
2014
Average production
capacity1 (quantity) (A)
Beginning‐of‐period
inventories (quantity)
(B)
Production (quantity)
(C)2
U.S. shipments:
Commercial
shipments:
quantity (D)
value (E)
Internal
consumption:3
quantity (F)
Export shipments:
Commercial export
shipments:
quantity (J)
value (K)
Export to related
firms:3
quantity (L)
value (M)
value (G)
Transfers to related
firms:2
quantity (H)
value (I)
4
End‐of‐period
inventories (quantity)
(N)
1
The production capacity 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
Indicate the percentage of your firm’s total 2013 PVA production that was “off‐grade” or “off‐spec” polyvinyl alcohol %
3
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms should be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm uses 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:
4
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
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II‐6. Trade data.‐‐Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the
end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line N) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line B),
plus production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, J, and L). Please ensure that any
differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s
records; and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record
systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar year
Item
2008
B + C – D – F – H – J – L – N
= zero ("0") or provide an
explanation.1
2009
0
0
2010
0
2011
0
January‐September
2012
0
2013
0
2013
2014
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate.
II‐7. Channels of distribution.‐‐ Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments by channel of
distribution.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar year
Item
Channels of
distribution:
U.S. commercial
shipments to
distributors
(quantity) (O)
U.S. commercial
shipments to end
users (quantity) (P)
2008
2009
2010
2011
January‐September
2012
2013
2013
2014
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines O and P) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. commercial
shipments (i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation item
O + P – D = zero ("0"),
if not revise.
2008
0
2009
0
2010
0
2011
0
January‐September
2012
0
2013
0
2013
0
2014
0
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Employment data.‐‐Report your firm’s employment data related to the production of PVA and
provide an explanation for any trends in these data.
“Production Related Workers” (PRWs) includes working supervisors and all nonsupervisory
workers (including group leaders and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling,
inspecting, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, trucking, hauling,
maintenance, repair, janitorial and guard services, product development, auxiliary production
for plant’s own use (e.g., power plant), recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with
the above production operations.
Average number employed may be computed by adding the number of employees, both full
time and part time, for the 12 pay periods ending closest to the 15th of the month and divide
that total by 12. For the January to September periods, calculate similarly and divide by 9.
“Hours worked” includes time paid for sick leave, holidays, and vacation time. Include overtime
hours actually worked; do not convert overtime pay to its equivalent in straight time hours.
“Wages paid” –Total wages paid before deductions of any kind (e.g., withholding taxes, old‐age
and unemployment insurance, group insurance, union dues, bonds, etc.). Include wages paid
directly by your firm for overtime, holidays, vacations, and sick leave.
Calendar year
Item
2008
2009
2010
2011
January‐September
2012
2013
2013
2014
Employment data:
Average number of
PRWs (number) (Q)
Hours worked by
PRWs (1,000 hours)
(R)
Wages paid to
PRWs (value) (S)
Explanation of trends:
II‐9.
Transfers to related firms.‐‐If your firm reported transfers to related firms in question II‐6,
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.
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II‐10. End use applications.‐‐Please identify the end use applications for the PVA produced and
consumed, shipped domestically, or exported by your firm in 2013 and interim 2014. If more
than one application is listed, please estimate the quantity produced (in 1,000 pounds) for each
end use. Total reported shipments as shown below should equal total shipments reported by
your firm in II‐6 (lines D, F, H, J, and L).
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
End use application
Calendar 2013
Jan – Sept 2014
U.S. commercial shipments
PVB
Textiles
Paper
Adhesives
Emulsion polymerization
Building materials
Pharmaceuticals
1
Other (specify)
TOTAL, U.S. commercial shipments (D)
U.S. internal consumption/transfers to related firms in U.S.
PVB
Textiles
Paper
Adhesives
Emulsion polymerization
Building materials
Pharmaceuticals
2
PVB
Textiles
Paper
Adhesives
Emulsion polymerization
Building materials
Pharmaceuticals
3
Other (specify)
TOTAL, U.S. internal consumption/transfers (F+H)
Exports (commercial and transfers)
Other (specify)
TOTAL, exports (commercial/transfers) (J+L)
Specify applications reported for “other” U.S. commercial shipments
2
Specify applications reported for “other” U.S. internal consumption/transfers
3
Specify applications reported for “other” exports
1
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II‐10. End use applications‐‐Continued
RECONCILIATION OF END USE APPLICATIONS.‐‐Please ensure that the total quantities reported in item II‐
10 for end use applications in each time period specified equal the quantities reported in item II‐6 for U.S.
commercial shipments (i.e., line D), U.S. internal consumption/transfers (F+H), and exports
(commercial/transfers) (J+L) in each specified time period. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
End Use Applications
Reconciliation item
Calendar 2013
Jan‐Sept 2014
U.S. commercial shipments (line D item II‐6) – (line D item II‐
10) = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
0
U.S. internal consumption/transfers (lines F+H item II‐6) –
(lines F+H item II‐10) = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
0
Exports (commercial/transfers) (lines J+L item II‐6) – (lines J+L
item II‐10) = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
0
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II‐11. Hydrolysis levels.‐‐Please identify the range of hydrolysis levels for the PVA produced and
consumed, shipped domestically, or exported by your firm in 2013 and interim 2014. Please
estimate the quantity produced (in 1,000 pounds) for each hydrolysis level. Total reported
shipments as shown below should equal total shipments reported by your firm in II‐6 (lines D,
F, H, J, and L).
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Hydrolysis level
Calendar 2013
Jan – Sept 2014
U.S. commercial shipments
Greater than or equal to 97 percent
Greater than 85 percent but less than 97 percent
Greater than 80 percent but less than or equal to 85
percent
TOTAL, commercial shipments (D)
U.S. internal consumption/transfers to related firms in U.S.
Greater than or equal to 97 percent
Greater than 85 percent but less than 97 percent
Greater than 80 percent but less than or equal to 85
percent
Greater than or equal to 97 percent
Greater than 85 percent but less than 97 percent
Greater than 80 percent but less than or equal to 85
percent
TOTAL, U.S. internal consumption/transfers (F+H)
Exports (commercial and transfers)
TOTAL, exports (commercial/transfers) (J+L)
RECONCILIATION OF HYDROLYSIS LEVELS.‐‐Please ensure that the total quantities reported in item II‐11.
for hydrolysis levels in each time period specified equal the quantities reported in item II‐6 for U.S.
commercial shipments (i.e., line D), U.S. internal consumption/transfers (F+H), and exports
(commercial/transfers) (J+L) in each specified time period. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
HYDROLYSIS LEVELS
Reconciliation item
Calendar 2013
Jan‐Sept 2014
U.S. commercial shipments (line D item II‐6) – (line D item II‐
11) = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
0
U.S. internal consumption/transfers (lines F+H item II‐6) –
(lines F+H item II‐11) = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
0
Exports (commercial/transfers) (lines J+L item II‐6) – (lines J+L
item II‐11) = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
0
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II‐12. Purchases.‐‐Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased PVA since January 1,
2008?
No
Yes‐‐ Please indicate the reasons for your firm’s purchases (if your firm’s
reasons differ by source, please elaborate) and report the quantity
and value of such purchases below for the specified periods.
“Purchase” – A transaction to buy product from a U.S. corporate entity such as another U.S.
producer, a U.S. distributor, or a U.S. firm that has directly imported the product.
“Direct import” –A transaction to buy from a foreign producer where your firm is the importer
of record or consignee.
Reason for purchases:
(Quantity in 1,000 pounds)
Item
Purchases from U.S.
importers1 of PVA from—
CHINA
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
JAPAN
KOREA
TAIWAN
Other countries
Purchases from domestic
producers2
Purchases from other
sources2
1
Please list the name of the importer(s) from which your firm purchased this product. If your firm’s import
suppliers differ by source, please identify the source for each listed supplier.
.
2
Please list the name of the producer(s) or other U.S. distributor(s) from which your firm purchased this
product.
.
II‐13. Toll production.‐‐Since January 1, 2008, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement
regarding the production of PVA?
No
Yes‐‐ Please describe the toll arrangement(s) and name the firm(s) involved
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II‐14a. Firm's FTZ operations.‐‐Does your firm produce PVA in and/or admit PVA into a foreign trade
zone (FTZ)?
“Foreign trade zone” is a designated location in the United States where firms utilize special
procedures that allow delayed or reduced customs duty payments on foreign merchandise. A
foreign trade zone must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and procedures set forth in
the Foreign‐Trade Zones Act.
No
Yes‐‐Describe the nature of your firms operations in FTZs and
identify the specific FTZ site(s).
II‐14b. Other firms' FTZ operations.‐‐To your knowledge, do any firms in the United States import PVA
into a foreign trade zone (FTZ) for use in distribution of PVA and/or the production of
downstream articles?
No/Don’t know
Yes‐‐Identify the firms and the FTZs.
II‐15. Direct imports.‐‐Since January 1, 2008, has your firm imported PVA?
“Importer” – The person or firm primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the
merchandise, or an authorized agent acting on his behalf. The importer may be the consignee,
or the importer of record.
No
Yes‐‐COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
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For questions II‐16 and II‐17, if your response differs for particular orders, please indicate and explain
the particular effect of imposition and/or revocation of specific orders.
II‐16. Effect of orders.‐‐Describe the significance of the existing antidumping duty orders covering
imports of PVA from China, Japan, and 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‐17. Likely effect of revocation of orders.‐‐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 PVA in the future if the antidumping duty orders on PVA from
China, Japan, and 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.
II‐18. Other explanations:‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.
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PART III.‐‐FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Charles Yost (202‐205‐3432,
charles.yost@usitc.gov).
III‐1. Contact information.‐‐ Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in part III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
III‐2. Accounting system.‐‐Briefly describe your firm’s financial accounting system.
A.
When does your firm’s fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your firm’s fiscal year changed during the data‐collection period, explain below:
B.1. Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company‐wide) for which
financial statements are prepared that include PVA:
2. Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for PVA:
Yes
No
3. 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, 10 Qs,
Monthly, quarterly, semi‐annually, annually
4. Accounting basis: GAAP, cash, tax, or other comprehensive basis of
accounting (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 PVA,
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 firm’s cost accounting system (e.g., standard
cost, job order cost, etc.).
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Allocation basis.‐‐Briefly describe your firm’s allocation basis, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and
interest expense and other income and expenses.
III‐5.
Other products.‐‐Please list the products your firm produces in the facilities in which it produces
PVA, and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these other products in your firm’s
most recent fiscal year.
Products
Share of sales
PVA (as defined)
%
PVA (excluded forms)
%
%
%
%
III‐6.
Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or any other services) used in the
production of PVA from any related parties?
Yes‐‐Continue to question III‐7.
III‐7.
No‐‐Continue to question III‐9a.
Inputs from related parties.‐‐In the space provided below, identify the inputs used in the
production of the subject product that your firm purchases from related parties. For “Share of
total COGS” please report this information by relevant input on the basis of your most recently
completed fiscal year. For “Input valuation” please describe the basis, as recorded in the
company’s own accounting system, of the purchase cost from the related party; e.g., the related
party’s actual cost, cost plus, negotiated transfer price to approximate fair market value.
Input
Input valuation
Related party
Share of total COGS
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Inputs purchased from related parties.‐‐Please confirm that the inputs purchased from related
parties, as identified in III‐7, were reported in III‐9a (financial results on PVA) in a manner
consistent with the firm’s accounting books and records.
Yes
No‐‐In the space below, please report the valuation basis of inputs purchased from related
parties as reported in table III‐9a.
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III‐9a. Operations on PVA.‐‐Report the revenue and related cost information requested below on the
PVA operations of your firm’s 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 firm’s six most recently completed fiscal
years, and for the specified interim periods. If your firm was involved in tolling operations (either as the
toller or as the tollee), please contact Charles Yost (202‐205‐3432, charles.yost@usitc.gov).
before completing this section of the questionnaire.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended‐‐
Item
2008
Net sales quantities:3
Commercial sales (“CS”)
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms
(“Transfers”)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total net sales quantities
3
Net sales values:
Commercial sales
Total net sales values
4
Cost of goods sold (COGS):
Raw materials
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total COGS
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gross profit or (loss)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Selling, general, and administrative
(SG&A) expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative
expenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
All other expense items
All other income items
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense
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.
2
Please eliminate any profits or (losses) on inputs from related firms pursuant to question III‐8.
3
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 (whether for domestic or export sales) should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers.
Note ‐‐ The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
Word form fields.
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III‐9a. Operations on PVA.‐‐Continued
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Item
January‐September 2013
January‐September 2014
3
Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms (“Transfers”)
0
0
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
0
0
Total net sales quantities
Net sales values:3
Commercial sales
Total net sales values
4
Cost of goods sold (COGS):
Raw materials
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total COGS
0
0
Gross profit or (loss)
0
0
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A)
expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
0
0
0
0
All other expense items
All other income items
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense
Net income or (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included above
0
0
1
Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
2
Please eliminate any profits or (losses) on inputs from related firms pursuant to question III‐8.
3
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‐7.
Note ‐‐ The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
Word form fields.
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III‐9b. Financial data reconciliation.‐‐The calculable line items from question III‐9a (i.e., total net sales
quantities and values, total COGS, gross profit (or loss), total SG&A, and net income (or loss))
have been calculated from the data submitted in the other line items. Do the calculated fields
return the correct data according to your firm's financial records ignoring non‐material
differences that may arise due to rounding?
Yes No‐‐If the calculated fields do not show the correct data, please double check the
feeder data for data entry errors and revise.
Also, check signs accorded to the post operating income line items; the two
expense line items should report positive numbers (i.e., expenses are
positive and incomes or reversals are negative‐‐instances of the latter
should be rare in those lines) while the income line item also in most
instances should have its value be a positive number (i.e., income is positive,
expenses or reversals are negative).
If after reviewing and potentially revising the feeder data your firm has
provided, the differences between your records and the calculated fields
persist please identify and discuss the differences in the space below.
III‐10. Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in the subject product financial results.‐‐For
each annual and interim period for which financial results are reported in question III‐9a, please
specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the schedule below,
the specific table III‐9a line item where the nonrecurring items are included, a brief description
of the relevant nonrecurring items, and the associated values (in $1,000), as reflected in table
III‐9a; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to table III‐9a, only the allocated
value amount included in table III‐9a should be reported in the schedule below. Note: The
Commission’s objective here is to gather information only on material (significant) nonrecurring
items which impacted the reported financial results of the subject product in table III‐9a.
Fiscal years ended‐‐
2008
2009
2010
2011
January‐September
2012
2013
2013
2014
Nonrecurring item: In this column please provide a
brief description of each nonrecurring item and
indicate the specific line item in table III‐9a where the
nonrecurring item is classified.
Nonrecurring item: In these columns please report the amount of the relevant nonrecurring
item reported in table III‐9a.
Value ($1,000)
1. , classified
2. , classified
3. , classified
4. , classified
5. , classified
6. , classified
7. , classified
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III‐11. Classification of identified nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the accounting books and
records of the company.‐‐If non‐recurring items were reported in table III‐10 above, please
identify where your company recorded these items in your accounting books and records in the
normal course of business; i.e., III‐10 information designates where these items are reported in
table III‐9a.
III‐12. By‐product revenues.‐‐For each annual and interim period for which financial results are
reported in question III‐9a, please report the revenues from the sales of byproducts that are
generated by the production of PVA in the schedule below, the specific table III‐9a line item
where the byproduct credit is included.
Fiscal years ended‐‐
2008
Sales of byproducts: In this column please provide a
brief description of byproduct and indicate the
specific line item in table III‐9a where the
nonrecurring item is classified. If not included in table
III‐9a, please state that it was not included.
2009
2010
2011
January‐September
2012
2013
2013
2014
Byproduct sales: In these columns please report the revenues of the byproduct.
Value ($1,000)
1.
2.
Item 1, classified:
Item 2, classified:
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III‐13. Merchant market operations on PVA.‐‐Report the revenue and related cost information
requested below on the merchant market PVA operations of your firm’s 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
firm’s six most recently completed fiscal years, and for the specified interim periods. If your firm was
involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as the tollee), please contact Charles Yost (202‐205‐
3432, charles.yost@usitc.gov) before completing this section of the questionnaire.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended‐‐
Item
2008
Net sales quantities:3
Commercial sales (“CS”)
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total net sales quantities
Net sales values:3
Commercial sales
Total net sales values
4
Cost of goods sold (COGS):
Raw materials
Total COGS
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gross profit or (loss)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Selling, general, and administrative
(SG&A) expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative
expenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
1
Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations. Do not include data for internal
consumption or transfers (including export transfers).
2
Please eliminate any profits or (losses) on inputs from related firms pursuant to question III‐8.
3
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 for U.S. commercial shipments and exports (excluding exports to related firms).
4
COGS (whether for domestic or export sales) should include costs associated with commercial sales (and commercial exports).
Note ‐‐ The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
Word form fields.
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III‐13. Operations on PVA.—Continued
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Item
January‐September 2013
January‐September 2014
3
Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales (“CS”)
0
0
0
0
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total COGS
0
0
Gross profit or (loss)
0
0
Total net sales quantities
Net sales values:3
Commercial sales
Total net sales values
4
Cost of goods sold (COGS):
Raw materials
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A)
expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
0
0
0
0
1
Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations. Do not include data for internal
consumption or transfers (including export transfers).
2
Please eliminate any profits or (losses) on inputs from related firms pursuant to question III‐8.
3
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 for U.S. commercial shipments and exports (excluding exports to related firms).
4
COGS (whether for domestic or export sales) should include costs associated with commercial sales (and commercial exports).
Note ‐‐ The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
Word form fields.
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III‐14. Asset values.‐‐Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long‐term assets) associated with
the production, warehousing, and sale of PVA. If your firm does not maintain some or all of the
specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for PVA in the normal course of
business, please estimate this information based upon a method (such as production, sales, or
costs) that is consistent with your firm’s cost allocations in the previous question. Provide data
as of the end of your firm’s six most recently completed fiscal years.
Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances
deducted.
Total assets should be allocated to the subject product 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
2008
1
Total assets (net)
1
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Describe
III‐15a. Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.‐‐Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development expenses on PVA. Provide data for your firm’s six
most recently completed fiscal years, and for the specified interim periods.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended‐‐
Item
2008
Capital expenditures
2009
2010
2011
January‐September
2012
2013
2013
2014
Research and
development
expenses
III‐15b. Capital expenditures.—Please indicate the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s capital
expenditures on the subject product.
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III‐16. Data consistency and reconciliation.‐‐Please indicate whether your firm’s financial data for
questions III‐9a, 12, and 13a are based on a calendar year or your firm’s fiscal year:
Calendar year
Fiscal year Specify fiscal year
Please note the quantities and values reported in question III‐9a should reconcile with the data
reported in question II‐7 (including export shipments) as long as they are reported on the same
calendar year basis.
Do these data in question III‐9a reconcile with data in question II‐7?
Yes
No
If no, please explain.
III‐17. Other explanations:‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.
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PART IV.‐‐PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Samantha Day (202‐205‐
2088, Samantha.Day@usitc.gov).
IV‐1.
Contact information.‐‐ Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in part III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
PRICE DATA
IV‐2. This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. end user customers since 2008 of the following products produced by your
firm. Reported data should not include merchandise marketed to customers as “off‐grade” or
“off‐spec.”
Product 1.‐‐ PVA for use in textile applications with a range of hydrolysis between 89‐100
(percent) and a viscosity between 13‐35 (centipois), sold in bags
Product 2.‐‐
PVA for use in adhesive applications with a range of hydrolysis between 80‐
100 (percent) and a viscosity between 20‐35 (centipois), sold in bags
Product 3.‐‐
PVA for use in paper applications with a range of hydrolysis between 87‐100
(percent) and a viscosity between 13‐55 (centipois), sold in bags
Product 4.‐‐
PVA for use in adhesive applications with a range of hydrolysis between 80‐
100 (percent) and a viscosity between 0‐19 (centipois), sold in bags
Product 5.‐‐
PVA for use in adhesive applications with a range of hydrolysis between 80‐89
(percent) and a viscosity between 36‐55 (centipois), sold in bags
Product 6.‐‐
PVA for use in PVB applications with a range of hydrolysis between 98‐100
(percent) and a viscosity between 28‐32 (centipois), sold in bulk (i.e. packed in
railcars rather than bags)
Please note that values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include U.S.‐inland
transportation costs. Values should reflect the final net amount paid to your firm (i.e., should be net
of all deductions for discounts or rebates).
During January 2008‐September 2014, did your firm produce and sell to unrelated U.S.
customers any of the above listed products (or any products that were competitive with these
products)?
Yes.‐‐Please complete the following pricing data tables as appropriate.
No.‐‐Skip to question IV‐3.
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Pricing data.‐‐Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm to unrelated U.S. end user customers. Reported data should not include merchandise
marketed to customers as “off‐grade” or “off‐spec.”
Report data in 1,000 pounds and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in 1,000 pounds, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
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
July‐September
October‐December
2012:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2013:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
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 firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part IV.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
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Pricing data (continued).‐‐Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced
and sold by your firm to unrelated U.S. end user customers. Reported data should not include
merchandise marketed to customers as “off‐grade” or “off‐spec.”
Report data in 1,000 pounds and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in 1,000 pounds, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 6
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
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
July‐September
October‐December
2012:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2013:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
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 firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part IV.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 4:
Product 5:
Product 6:
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IV‐3.
Price setting.‐‐ How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of PVA (check
all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction
Contracts
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Set
price
lists
Other
If other, describe
Discount policy.‐‐ Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that
apply).
Annual
total
volume
discounts
Quantity
discounts
IV‐5.
(a)
Describe
What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.‐produced PVA?
Net 60
days
(b)
IV‐6.
Other
Pricing terms.‐‐
Net 30
days
No
discount
policy
2/10 net
30 days
Other
Other (specify)
On what basis are your firm’s prices of domestic PVA usually quoted (check one)?
Delivered
F.o.b.
If f.o.b., specify point
Contract versus spot.‐‐ Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.‐produced PVA
in 2013 was on a (1) long‐term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3) short‐term contract
basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
Type of sale
Long‐term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
more than 12
months)
Share of your
2013 sales
%
Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)
Short‐term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries up to
12 months)
%
%
Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%
Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)
0.0 %
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Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
PVA (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a long‐term, annual, and/or short‐
term contract basis).
Typical sales contract
provisions
Item
Short‐term
contracts (multiple
deliveries up to
and including 12
months)
Average contract
duration
Number of
days
Price renegotiation
(during the contract
period)
Yes
No
Quantity
Price
Both
Yes
No
Fixed quantity and/or
price
Meet or release
provision
Not applicable
IV‐8.
Long‐term
contracts (multiple
deliveries for more
than 12 months)
365
Lead times.‐‐What is the typical lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery
for your firm’s sales of your firm’s U.S.‐produced PVA?
Share of 2013
Source
sales
Lead time (days)
From inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)
0.0 %
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Shipping information.‐‐
(a)
(b)
(c)
What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of PVA that is accounted
for by U.S. inland transportation costs? %
Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
your firm
purchaser (check one)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of PVA that are delivered the
following distances from your firm’s production facility.
Distance from production facility
Share
Within 100 miles
%
101 to 1,000 miles
%
Over 1,000 miles
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
IV‐10. Geographical shipments.‐‐ In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold its U.S.‐
produced PVA since January 1, 2008 (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, and VI, among others.
IV‐11a. End uses.‐‐List the end uses of the PVA that your firm manufactures. For each end‐use product,
what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by PVA and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)
PVA
Other inputs
End use product
%
%
100.0 %
%
%
100.0 %
%
%
100.0 %
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IV‐11b. Changes in end uses.‐‐Have there been any changes in the end uses of PVA since January 1,
2008? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses
No
Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1, 2008
Anticipated
changes
IV‐12a. Substitutes.‐‐ Can other products be substituted for PVA?
No
Yes‐‐Please fill out the table.
End use in which this
substitute is used
Substitute
Have changes in the prices of this substitute
affected the price for PVA?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
IV‐12b. Changes in substitutes.‐‐ Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for PVA since January 1, 2008? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
substitutes
No Yes
Explain
Changes since
2008
Anticipated
changes
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IV‐13. Demand trends.‐‐ Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for PVA has changed since January 1, 2008, and how you anticipate demand
will change in the future. Explain any trends and describe the principal factors that have
affected, and that you anticipate will affect, these changes in demand.
Market
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend
Explanation and factors
Demand since 2008
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
Anticipated future demand
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
IV‐14. Raw materials.‐‐ Indicate how PVA raw materials prices have changed since January 1, 2008,
and how you expect they will change in the future.
Raw materials Overall
prices
increase
Fluctuate
with no Explain, noting how raw material
clear price changes have affected your
No
Overall
trend
firm’s selling prices for PVA.
change decrease
Changes since
January 1, 2008
Anticipated
changes
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IV‐15. Availability of supply.‐‐Has the availability of PVA in the U.S. market changed since January 1,
2008? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
market
No Yes changes.
Changes since January 1, 2008:
U.S.‐produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
U.S.‐produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
Anticipated changes:
IV‐16. Export constraints.‐‐Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of PVA 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 PVA between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a 12‐month period.
IV‐17. Product changes.‐‐ Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of PVA since January 1, 2008? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No
Yes
Changes since
January 1, 2008
Anticipated
changes
Explain
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IV‐18. Conditions of competition.‐‐
(a) Is the PVA market subject to business cycles (other than general economy‐wide conditions)
and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to PVA?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question IV‐19.
Yes‐Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes‐Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
PVA since January 1, 2008?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
IV‐19. Price comparisons.‐‐Please compare market prices of PVA in U.S. and non‐U.S. markets, if
known. Provide specific information as to time periods and regions for any price comparisons.
IV‐20. Market studies.‐‐Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys,
etc. that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss PVA supply (including
production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of
the other major producing/consuming countries, including China, Japan, and/or Korea, and (3)
the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2008 to the present and forecasts
for the future.
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IV‐21. Barriers to trade.‐‐Are your firm’s exports of PVA subject to any tariff or non‐tariff barriers to
trade in other countries?
No
Yes
If yes, please list the countries and describe any such barriers and any
significant changes in such barriers that have occurred since January 1,
2008, or that are expected to occur in the future.
IV‐22. Interchangeability.‐‐Is PVA produced in the United States and in other countries interchangeable
(i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = the products from a specified country‐pair are always interchangeable
F = the products are frequently interchangeable
S = the products are sometimes interchangeable
N = the products are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country‐pair
Country‐pair
China
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
Other
countries
United States
China
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
For any country‐pair producing PVA which is sometimes or never interchangeable, please
identify the country‐pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:
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IV‐23. Factors other than price.‐‐Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between PVA produced in the
United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s sales of the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country‐pair
Country‐pair
China
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
Other
countries
United States
China
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s purchases of PVA, identify the country‐pair and report the advantages or
disadvantages imparted by such factors:
IV‐24. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part
IV that did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.
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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the Commission’s website at
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2014/pva/reviewphase.htm .
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire document. Please
submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted below. If your firm is unable to
complete the MS Word questionnaire or cannot use one of the electronic methods of submission, please
contact the Commission for further instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the completed questionnaire in MS Word format along with a
scanned copy of the signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/ Pin: PVAL
• E‐mail.—E‐mail your questionnaire to mary.messer@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1). Please note that submitting your questionnaire by e‐mail may subject your
firm’s business proprietary information to transmission over an unsecure environment and to possible
disclosure. If you choose this option, the Commission warns you that any risk involving possible disclosure
of such information is assumed by the submitter and not by the Commission.
If your firm did not produce or export this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a
scanned copy to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, you are required to serve a copy of
the completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR §207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202‐
205‐1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Microsoft Word - Sunset US Producer Questionnaire |
| Author | mary.messer |
| File Modified | 2014-11-17 |
| File Created | 2014-11-17 |