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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
FERROVANADIUM FROM CHINA AND SOUTH AFRICA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than September 19, 2014
See 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 antidumping duty orders concerning ferrovanadium from China and South Africa (Inv.
Nos. 731-TA-986-987 (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: a) produced ferrovanadium (as defined in the instruction booklet) for its own account; b)
toll processed ferrovanadium for another firm (i.e., been a “toller”); or c) contracted another firm to tollproduce ferrovanadium for your firm (i.e., been a “tollee”) 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
(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)
Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking
on the following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/ (use the following PIN: FeV)
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
Email 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 the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
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 your
firm’s response or send them to the above address.
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.
Establishments
Covered1
City, State
Zip (5 digit)
Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
I-3.
Additional discussion on establishments consolidated in this questionnaire:
Position regarding continuation of orders.--Does your firm support or oppose continuation of
the antidumping duty orders currently in place for ferrovanadium from the following countries?
Country
China
South Africa
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.
Address
Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that are engaged in importing ferrovanadium from China or South Africa
into the United States or that are engaged in exporting ferrovanadium from China or South Africa
to the United States?
No
Yes--List the following information.
Firm name
I-6.
Extent of
ownership
(percent)
Address
Affiliation
Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that are engaged in importing ferrovanadium from countries other than China
or South Africa into the United States or that are engaged in exporting ferrovanadium from
countries other than China or South Africa 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.
Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of ferrovanadium?
No
Yes--List the following information.
Firm name
I-8.
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 ferrovanadium?
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 Angela Newell (202-708-5409,
angela.newell@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 ferrovanadium since January 1, 2008.
(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 and indicate the relevant dates,
duration, result)
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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 firm’s operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of
ferrovanadium 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 ferrovanadium (in 1,000 pounds contained
vanadium) 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 orders are 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 ferrovanadium in the future if the antidumping duty orders on
ferrovanadium from China and South Africa 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 ferrovanadium (in 1,000 pounds contained
vanadium) for 2014 and 2015.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-5a.
Production and capacity.-- Please report your firm’s production of ferrovanadium, production
of products made on the same equipment and machinery used to produce ferrovanadium, and the
combined production capacity on this shared equipment and machinery in the periods indicated.
(Quantity in 1,000 pounds)
January-June
Item
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2013
2014
Overall production capacity
Production of:
Ferrovanadium
Other products2
1
2
Ferrovanadium production (gross production) will not equal production data reported in II-8 (contained vanadium).
Please identify:
II-5b.
Operating parameters.--The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported in
II-3a 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.
II-6.
Product shifting.—
(i)
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between ferrovanadium and other products
using the same equipment and/or labor?
No
(ii)
Yes-- (i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products). Please identify other actual or potential products:
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.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-7.
Toll production.—At any time since January 2008, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement
regarding the production of ferrovanadium?
No—Go to question II-8a and provide the requested data for your operations independent
of tolling.
Yes—Please answer the following questions.
For all such agreements entered into by your firm, please indicate whether your firm was the
Toller (the producer of ferrovanadium) or tollee (the firm that furnished the inputs to the
Toller).
(a)
Toller—Please name the tollee(s):
(i)
In question II-8a, report information for your total ferrovanadium operations (for your own
account and toll-produced) with respect to the average production capacity and employment.
However, for inventories, production, and shipments, report only data related to your own
account, and exclude inventories, production, and shipments related to ferrovanadium your
firm produces on a toll basis.
(ii)
In question II-8c, report information for inventories, production, and shipments related to
ferrovanadium that your firm produces on a toll-basis. The value of shipments should be the
tolling fees that your firm charges to the tollee. If you are able to allocate capacity and
employment data based on tolling operations, please also report these allocate data in
question II-8c.
(b)
Tollee—Please name the toller(s):
(i)
Identify the raw material input that your firm provided the toller(s):
(ii)
Report your firm’s inventories and its quantity and value of shipments of ferrovanadium that
was produced under a tolling agreement in question II-8d.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-8a.
Trade data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, inventories, and
employment related to the production of ferrovanadium in your firm’s U.S. establishment(s)
during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2008
2009
2010
2011
January-June
2012
2013
2013
2014
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 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:
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
II-8b.
Reconciliation of trade data.—
.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
Note.—The table below contains automatic calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
Word form fields in table II-8a on the previous page.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNEL DATA
Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution (i.e., lines M and N) in each time period equal the
quantities reported for total U.S. shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return
values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data in question II-8a needs to be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
2008
Reconciliation should = 0 (if not
revise)
2009
0
2010
0
January-June
2011
0
2012
0
2013
0
2013
0
2014
0
0
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENT, INVENTORY AND PRODUCTION DATA
Generally, the data reported for the end-of-period inventories (i.e., line L) 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, and J). 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 the differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.).
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
2008
Reconciliation should = 0 (if not,
either revise data or explain the
reason for the discrepancy
below)
2009
0
2010
0
January-June
2011
0
2012
0
2013
0
2013
0
2014
0
0
Explanation for reconciliation not holding:
.
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 2008 should equal line B of year 2009).
Do these data reconcile for each adjacent calendar year?
Yes
No--Please explain.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-8c.
Trade data on operations by TOLLER.—If your firm performed tolling operations on behalf
of another firm (produced for the tollee), report your firm’s production capacity (see NOTE),
production, shipments to or on behalf of tollee(s), and employment (see NOTE) related to the
production of ferrovanadium in your firm’s U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods.
(See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2008
2009
2010
2011
January-June
2012
2013
2013
2014
1
Average production capacity
(quantity)
Production (quantity)
U.S. shipments of tolled
material (shipped to or on
2
behalf of tollee(s)):
Quantity
Tolling charge (value)
Export shipments of tolled
material (exported to or on
behalf of tollee(s)):2 3
Quantity
Tolling charge (value)
Employment data:
Average number of PRWs
(number)
Hours worked by PRWs
(1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs (value)
NOTE.—If you are unable to allocate capacity and employment-related data between operations for your own account and
those on behalf of a tollee (i.e., where your firm acts as a toller), report such data in question II-8a on a total basis.
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
3
Identify your tollee:
Identify your principal export markets:
.
.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-8d.
Trade data on operation by TOLLEE.— Report your firm’s shipments, inventories, and
channels of distribution related to the ferrovanadium produced (tolled from raw material inputs
you supplied) on your behalf in the United States during the specified periods. (See definitions in
the instruction booklet.)
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2008
2009
2010
2011
January-June
2012
2013
2013
2014
Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity)
Ferrovanadium available for
1
sale (quantity)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
quantity
value
Internal consumption:2
quantity
value
Transfers to related firms:2
quantity
value
Export shipments:3
quantity
value
End-of-period inventories
(quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. commercial shipments to
distributors (quantity)
U.S. commercial shipments to
end users (quantity)
1
Ferrovanadium returned to tollee by toller.
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms should be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use
different basis for valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost plus, etc.) and provide value data using that
basis for each of the periods noted above:
2
3
Identify your principal export markets:
.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-8e.
Total production of ferrovanadium.—Indicate the share of total production of ferrovanadium in
your firm’s U.S. establishment(s) in 2013, including ferrovanadium your firm toll-produced for
another firm, accounted for by grade 40-60% ferrovanadium (i.e., ferrovanadium containing
between 40 and 60 percent vanadium) and by grade 75-85% ferrovanadium (i.e., ferrovanadium
containing between 75 and 85 percent contained vanadium):
Item
Share (percent)
Grade 40-60 percent ferrovanadium
%
Grade 75-85 percent ferrovanadium
Other grade of ferrovanadium
(specify):
%
Total
%
100%
II-9.
Transfers to related firms.--If your firm reported transfers to related firms in question II-8,
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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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-10.
Purchases.--Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased ferrovanadium since
January 1, 2008? (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
No
Yes-- Please indicate the reasons for your firm’s purchases (if your firms’
reasons differ by source, please elaborate) and report the quantity and
value of such purchases below for the specified periods
Reasons:
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds contained vanadium) and value (in $1,000)
January-June
Item
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2013
2014
PURCHASES FROM
U.S. IMPORTERS1 OF
FERROVANADIUM
FROM.—
China:
quantity
South Africa:
quantity
All other countries:
quantity
PURCHASES FROM
DOMESTIC
PRODUCERS:2
quantity
PURCHASES FROM
OTHER SOURCES:
quantity
1
Please list the name of the importer(s) from which your firm purchased this product. If your firm’s suppliers differ by
source, please identify the source for each listed supplier.
2
Please list the name of the domestic producer(s) from which your firm purchased this product.
II-11.
FTZ.--Does your firm produce ferrovanadium in a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
No
II-12.
Yes--Identify FTZ(s):
Direct imports.--Since January 1, 2008, has your firm imported ferrovanadium?
No
Yes--COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’
QUESTIONNAIRE
.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
For questions II-13 and II-14, if your response differs for particular orders, please indicate and
explain the particular effect of imposition and/or revocation of specific orders.
II-13.
Effect of order.--Describe the significance of the existing antidumping duty orders covering
imports of ferrovanadium from China and/or South Africa 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
order.
II-14.
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 ferrovanadium in the future if the antidumping duty orders on
ferrovanadium from China and/or South Africa 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 II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-15.
Other explanations--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
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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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 ferrovanadium:
2.
Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for ferrovanadium:
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,
10 Qs,
Monthly,
quarterly,
semi-annually,
annually
Accounting basis:
GAAP,
cash,
tax, or
other comprehensive basis
of accounting (specify)
3.
4.
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
ferrovanadium, 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.).
III-4.
Allocation basis.--Briefly describe your firm’s 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 the products your firm produces in the facilities in which it produces
ferrovanadium, 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
%
Ferrovanadium
%
%
%
%
100 %
III-6.
Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or any other services) used in the
production of ferrovanadium from any related firms? NOTE: THIS IS OUTSIDE OF ANY
TOLLING AGREEMENT.
Yes--Continue to question III-7.
III-7.
No--Continue to question III-9.
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
Related party
Share of total COGS
Input
Related party
Share of total COGS
Input
Related party
Share of total COGS
Input
Related party
Share of total COGS
Input valuation
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-8.
Inputs from related parties at cost.--All intercompany profit or loss on inputs purchased from
related firms, as well as intra-division profit or loss, 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 or loss 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--Please briefly describe how you eliminated intercompany/intra-division profit or (loss)
on inputs purchased/received from related firms/or intra-division units within the same
company to arrive at the actual costs incurred by the related firms/intra-division units.
No—If an inter-company/intra-division profit or (loss) adjustment was applicable, please
explain why this adjustment was not made.
III-9a. Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in reported in ferrovanadium financial
results.--For each annual and interim period for which financial results are reported in question
III-10, please specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the
schedule below, the specific table III-10 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-10; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to table III-10,
only the allocated value amount included in table III-10 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 ferrovanadium financial results in table III-10.
PLEASE REPORT ON A CALENDAR-YEAR BASIS in chronological order from left to right
and for the specified interim periods.
Calendar years
2008
Nonrecurring item: In this column
please provide a brief description of each
nonrecurring item and indicate the
specific table III-10 line item where the
nonrecurring item is included.
1.
, classified
2.
, classified
3.
, classified
4.
, classified
2009
2010
2011
January-June
2012
2013
2013
Nonrecurring item: In these columns please report the amount of the relevant
nonrecurring item reported in table III-10.
Value in $1,000
III-9b. 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-9a above, please
identify where your company recorded these items in your accounting books and records in the
normal course of business; i.e., III-9a information designates where these items are reported in
table III-10.
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III-10. Operations on ferrovanadium.--Report the revenue and related cost information requested
below on the non-tolling related operations of your firm’s U.S. establishment(s).1 Do not report
resales of purchased 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
ON A CALENDAR-YEAR BASIS in chronological order from left to right and for the specified
interim periods.
NOTE: Data reported in III-10 should correspond to the data your firm reported in question II-8a.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Net sales quantities:2
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms
(“Transfers”)
Total net sales quantities
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Net sales values:2
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
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Cost of goods sold (COGS):
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 expenses and income:
Interest expense
All other expense items
All other income items
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.
Less discounts, rebates, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the
corresponding shipment quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
3
Please eliminate any profits or (losses) on inputs from related firms pursuant question III-8.
4
COGS should include costs associated with CS (domestic and export), IC, and Transfers.
2
Note -- The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
word form fields.
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-10. Operations on ferrovanadium.--Continued
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium) and value (in $1,000)
Item
January-June 2013
January-June 2014
2
Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms (“Transfers”)
Total net sales quantities
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Net sales values:2
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):3 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 expenses and income:
Interest expense
All other expense items
All other income items
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.
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.
3
Please eliminate any profits or (losses) on inputs from related firms pursuant question III-8.
4
COGS should include costs associated with CS (domestic and export), IC, and Transfers.
2
Note -- The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
word form fields.
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-10(b). Financial data reconciliation.--The calculable line items from question III-10 (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.
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-11. Operations on ferrovanadium by TOLLER.--Report the revenue and related cost information
requested below on your operations toll-producing ferrovanadium your U.S. establishment(s).1
Provide data ON A CALENDAR-YEAR BASIS in chronological order from left to right and for
the specified interim periods.
NOTE: Data reported in III-11 should correspond to the data your firm reported in question II-8c.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Tolling operations:2
Net quantity tolled
Net tolling revenue
Net packaging revenue
Total revenue from
tolling operations
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cost of tolling services:
Raw materials not supplied
by tollee
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total cost of tolling
services
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and
administrative (SG&A)
expenses:
Operating income (loss)
1
Include only data on tolling operations performed in the United States.
2
The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding shipment quantities and values reported in question II-8c of this
questionnaire.
Note -- The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
word form fields.
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-11. Operations on ferrovanadium by TOLLER—Continued
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium) and value (in $1,000)
Item
January-June 2013
January-June 2014
2
Tolling operations:
Net quantity tolled
Net tolling revenue
Net packaging revenue
Total revenue from tolling operations
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cost of tolling services:
Raw materials not supplied by tollee
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total cost of tolling services
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and administrative
(SG&A) expenses:
Operating income (loss)
1
Include only data on tolling operations performed in the United States.
2
The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding shipment quantities and values reported in question II-8c of this
questionnaire.
Note -- The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
word form fields.
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-12. Operations on ferrovanadium by TOLLEE.--Report the revenue and related cost information
requested below on your firm’s sales of ferrovanadium toll-produced from raw materials your
firm supplied for your firm in the United States by an unrelated toller.1 Provide data ON A
CALENDAR-YEAR BASIS in chronological order from left to right and for the specified interim
periods.
NOTE: Data reported in III-12 should correspond to the data your firm reported in question II-8d.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Net sales quantities:2
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales quantities
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Net sales values:
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):3 4
Raw materials supplied to
toller
Other costs
Toll conversion fee
Total COGS
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and
administrative (SG&A)
expenses:
Operating income (loss)
1
Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to subject product toll-produced in the United States.
2
Less discounts, rebates, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the
corresponding shipment quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
3
Please eliminate any profits or (losses) on inputs from related firms pursuant to question III-8.
4
COGS should include costs associated with commercial sales (including exports), internal consumption, and transfers to related
firms.
Note -- The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
word form fields.
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-12. Operations on ferrovanadium by TOLLEE—Continued
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium) and value (in $1,000)
Item
January-June 2013
January-June 2014
Net sales quantities:2
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales quantities
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Net sales values:
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS): 3 4
Raw materials supplied to toller
Other costs
Toll conversion fee
Total COGS
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and administrative
(SG&A) expenses:
Operating income (loss)
1
Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
2
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.
3
Please eliminate any profits or (losses) on inputs from related firms pursuant to question III-8.
4
COGS should include costs associated with commercial sales (including exports), internal consumption, and transfers to related
firms.
Note -- The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
word form fields.
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-13. Asset values.--Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long-term assets) associated with the
production, warehousing, and sale of ferrovanadium. If your firm does not maintain some or all
of the specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for ferrovanadium 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 ON A CALENDAR-YEAR BASIS.
Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances deducted.
Total assets (i.e., short-term assets, long-term assets, and fixed 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)
Calendar years
Item
Total assets (net)
Producer1
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Toller2
Tollee3
Producers’ total assets corresponding to the operational data reported in question III-10.
2
Toller’s total assets corresponding to the toller’s operational data reported in question III-11.
3
Tollee’s total assets corresponding to the tollee’s operational data reported in question III-12.
1
III-14. Capital expenditures and research and development (R&D) expenses.--Report your firm’s
capital expenditures and research and development expenses on ferrovanadium. Provide data
ONA CALENDAR-YEAR BASIS in chronological order from left to right and for the specified
interim periods.
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2008
2009
2010
2011
January-June
2012
2013
2013
Capital expenditures
1
Producer
Toller2
Tollee3
R&D expenses
1
Producer
Toller2
Tollee3
Producers’ capital expenditures and R&D expenses corresponding to the operational data reported in question III-10.
2
Toller’s capital expenditures and R&D expenses corresponding to the tolling operational data reported in question III-11.
3
Tollee’s capital expenditures and R&D expenses corresponding to the tollee’s operational data reported in question III-12.
1
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-15. Data consistency and reconciliation.--Please indicate whether your firm’s financial data for
questions III-10, 11, and 12 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 questions III-10, III-11, and III-12 should
reconcile with the data reported in question II-8 (including export shipments) as long as they are
reported on the same calendar year basis.
Do these data in question III-10 (producer) reconcile with data in question II-8a?
Yes
No
If no, please explain.
Do these data in question III-11 (toller) reconcile with data in question II-8c?
Yes
No
If no, please explain.
Do these data in question III-12 (tollee) reconcile with data in question II-8d?
Yes
No
If no, please explain.
III-16. Other explanations--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
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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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Craig Thomsen (202-205-3226,
craig.thomsen@usitc.gov)
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 IV.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
PRICE DATA
IV-1.
This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments to
unrelated U.S. customers since 2008 of the following products produced, or contracted another
firm in the United States to toll-produce for your firm, and sold by your firm.
Product 1.—Grade 40-60 percent ferrovanadium, 2” by down
Product 2.—Grade 75-85 percent ferrovanadium, 2” by down
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). See instruction booklet.
During January 2008-June 2014, did your firm produce, or contract another firm in the United
States to toll-produce for your firm, 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-2.
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-1.
Pricing data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced in the
United States by your firm or, if your firm is a tollee, produced in the United States on behalf of
your firm and subsquently sold by your firm.
Report data in actual pounds of contained ferrovanadium and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
Value
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Period of shipment
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
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.
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IV-2.
Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of U.S.produced ferrovanadium (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit
sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction
IV-3.
If other, describe
Annual
total
volume
discounts
No
discount
policy
Other
Describe
Pricing terms.-(a)
What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.-produced ferrovanadium?
Net 30
days
(b)
Net 60
days
2/10 net 30
days
Other
Other (specify)
On what basis are your firm’s prices of U.S.-produced ferrovanadium usually quoted
(check one)?
Delivered
IV-5.
Other
Discount policy.-- Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies for its U.S.produced ferrovanadium (check all that apply).
Quantity
discounts
IV-4.
Contracts
Set
price
lists
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
ferrovanadium in 2013 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) short-term contract basis, and
(3) spot sales basis?
Long-term
contracts
(multiple deliveries
for more than 12
months)
Share of your
2013 sales
%
Type of sale
One year
Short-term
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple deliveries
deliveries for
less than 12
12 months)
months)
%
%
Spot
sales
(for a
single
delivery)
%
Total
=100%
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-6.
Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
U.S.-produced ferrovanadium (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a long-term
and/or short-term contract basis).
Typical sales contract
provisions
Item
Average contract duration
Number of
days
Short-term
contracts
One year
contracts
Long-term
contracts
Yes
Price renegotiation (during
the contract period)
No
Quantity
Fixed quantity and/or price
Price
Both
Meet or release provision
Yes
No
Not applicable
IV-7.
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 ferrovanadium?
Source
Lead time
(days)
From inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
IV-8.
Share of 2013
sales
100
%
Shipping information.-(a)
What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of U.S.-produced
ferrovanadium that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
%
(b)
Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
your firm
purchaser (check one)
(c)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of U.S.-produced ferrovanadium
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%)
100
%
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-9. Geographical shipments.-- In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold its U.S.produced ferrovanadium 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-10. End uses.--List the end uses of the ferrovanadium that your firm manufactures or that your firm
contracts with another firm in the United States to toll-produce for your firm. For each end-use
product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by ferrovanadium and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
End use product
Ferrovanadium
Other inputs
Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)
%
%
100 %
%
%
100 %
%
%
100 %
IV-11. Changes in end uses.--Have there been any changes in the end uses of ferrovanadium since
January 1, 2008? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses
Changes since
2008
Anticipated
changes
No
Yes
Explain
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-12. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for ferrovanadium?
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 ferrovanadium?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
IV-13. Changes in substitutes.-- Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for ferrovanadium since January 1, 2008? Do you anticipate any future
changes?
Changes in
substitutes
No Yes
Explain
Changes since
2008
Anticipated
changes
IV-14. Raw materials.-- Indicate how ferrovanadium raw materials prices have changed since January
1, 2008, and how you expect they will change in the future.
Raw
materials
prices
Changes
since 2008
Anticipated
changes
Fluctuate
with no
Overall
No
Overall
clear
increase change decrease
trend
Explain, noting how raw material
price changes have affected your
firm’s selling prices for
ferrovanadium.
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IV-15. Availability of supply.--Has the availability of ferrovanadium in the U.S. market changed since
January 1, 2008? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Availability in the U.S.
market
If “no,” please explain the reasons for the lack of
changes. If “yes,” please explain how and why, noting
the countries and reasons for the changes or the
No Yes reasons for the lack of changes.
Changes since 2008:
U.S.-produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
Anticipated changes:
U.S.-produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
IV-16. Product changes.-- Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of ferrovanadium since January 1, 2008? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes
Changes since
2008
Anticipated
changes
Explain
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-17. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States
(if known) for ferrovanadium 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
Overall
No
increase change
Fluctuate
Overall
with no
decrease clear trend
Demand since 2008
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
Anticipated future demand
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
Explanation and factors
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-18. Conditions of competition.-(a) Is the ferrovanadium market subject to business cycles (other than general economy-wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to ferrovanadium?
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
ferrovanadium since January 1, 2008?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
IV-19. Price comparisons.--Please compare market prices of ferrovanadium 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 ferrovanadium 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 and South Africa, and (3) the world
as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2008 to the present and forecasts for the
future.
IV-21. Barriers to trade.--Are your firm’s exports of ferrovanadium 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
2008, or that are expected to occur in the future.
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IV-22. Export constraints.--Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of ferrovanadium 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 ferrovanadium between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a 12-month
period.
IV-23. Interchangeability.--Is ferrovanadium 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
South Africa
Other countries
United States
China
South Africa
For any country-pair producing ferrovanadium that is sometimes or never interchangeable,
identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:
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IV-24. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between ferrovanadium 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
South Africa
Other countries
United States
China
South Africa
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of ferrovanadium, identify the country-pair and report the advantages
or disadvantages imparted by such factors:
IV-25. 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.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Microsoft Word - FeV - Sunset US Producer Questionnaire (2nd Review) |
| Author | angela.newell |
| File Modified | 2014-08-07 |
| File Created | 2014-08-07 |