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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
FERROVANADIUM FROM KOREA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by January 19, 2017
See 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 antidumping investigation concerning ferrovanadium from Korea (inv. No. 731‐TA‐1315 (Final)). The
information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This
report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of
records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this questionnaire can be
obtained from Andrew Knipe (202‐205‐2390, Andrew.Knipe@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased ferrovanadium (as defined on next page) from any source (domestic or foreign) at any
time since January 1, 2013?
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: 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
submitting 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 conducted by
the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
proceeding or other proceedings may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official Title of Authorized Official
Date
Phone:
Signature
Fax
Email address
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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐ This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on March 28, 2016, by the
Vanadium Producers and Reclaimers Association and its members: AMG Vanadium, LLC, Cambridge,
Ohio; Bear Metallurgical Company, Butler, Pennsylvania; Gulf Chemical & Metallurgical Corporation,
Freeport, Texas; and Evraz Stratcor, Inc., Hot Springs, Arkansas. Antidumping duties may be assessed on
the subject imports as a result of this proceeding if the Commission makes an affirmative determination
of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce makes an affirmative
determination of dumping. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are
available at http://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/ferrovanadium_korea/preliminary.htm.
Ferrovanadium covered by this investigation is all ferrovanadium regardless of grade (i.e. percentage of
contained vanadium), chemistry, form, shape, or size. Ferrovanadium is an alloy of iron and vanadium
that is used chiefly as an additive in the manufacture of steel. The merchandise is commercially and
scientifically identified as ferrovanadium. It specifically excludes vanadium additives other than
ferrovanadium, such as nitrided vanadium, vanadium aluminum master alloys, vanadium chemicals,
vanadium oxides, vanadium waste and scrap, and vanadium‐bearing raw materials such as spent
hydrotreating and hydrorefining catalyst, slag, boiler residues and fly ash.
Ferrovanadium is classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’)
subheading 7202.92.00. Goods provided for in HTSUS subheading 2850.00.20 (certain compounds of
vanadium) or subheadings 8112.92.70 and 8112.99.20 (unwrought vanadium or vanadium powders,
waste or scrap) are specifically excluded. Although the HTSUS item number is provided for convenience
and Customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this investigation remains dispositive.
Purchaser.‐‐Any firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in purchasing
ferrovanadium from another firm that produces, imports, or otherwise distributes ferrovanadium.
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,
and/or purchaser questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.‐‐The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this 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 this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all 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.
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Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this 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 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.
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I‐1.
OMB statistics.‐‐Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
completing this questionnaire.
I‐2.
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
25 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.
Establishments covered.‐‐Provide the name and address of your U.S. establishment(s) covered
by this questionnaire, if different from that listed on the cover page. 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 purchase of ferrovanadium, including
auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such
facilities.
I‐3.
Ownership.‐‐Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Address
Extent of ownership
(percent)
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I‐4.
Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic
or foreign, which import ferrovanadium from Korea into the United States or which export
ferrovanadium from Korea to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
I‐5.
I‐6.
Country
Affiliation
Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, which import ferrovanadium from countries other than Korea into the
United States or which export ferrovanadium from countries other than Korea to the United
States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name and country
Country
Affiliation
Related producers.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which
produce ferrovanadium?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Firm name
Country
Affiliation
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PART II.‐‐PURCHASES
Contact information.‐‐Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this questionnaire.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
II‐1. Purchases.‐‐Report your firm’s total U.S. purchases of ferrovanadium. (Do not include imports
for which your firm was the importer of record; such imports should be reported in your U.S.
importer’s questionnaire.)
Jan.–Sept.
2013
2014
2015
2016
Quantity
(in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium)
Item
Purchases of ferrovanadium
produced in‐‐
United States
All other countries
Sources unknown
Korea
1
Total purchases
0
0
0
1
Please identify these countries:
II‐2.
Changes in purchasing patterns.‐‐Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
ferrovanadium from different sources have changed since January 1, 2013.
Source of
purchases
Did not
purchase Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated
Explanation for trend
United States
Korea
All other
countries
Sources
unknown
0
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II‐3. Purchases from one country only.‐‐If your firm has purchased ferrovanadium from only one
country, please explain the reasons for doing so.
II‐4.
Supplier identification.‐‐Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for ferrovanadium since
January 1, 2013. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of
ferrovanadium that each of these suppliers accounted for in 2015.
No.
Supplier’s name
City and state
Share of quantity
of 2015 purchases
1
%
2
%
3
%
4
%
5
%
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PART III.‐‐MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES
III‐1. Firm type.‐‐Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of ferrovanadium
(check all that apply)?
End user Distributor
Other
Describe other
If your firm is a distributor of ferrovanadium, please answer questions III‐2 and III‐3.
III‐2. Competition for sales.‐‐Does your firm compete for sales to customers with the manufacturers
or importers from which your firm purchases ferrovanadium?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
III‐3.
Types of customers.‐‐What are the major types of customers/ consumers to which your firm
sells ferrovanadium?
Grade
Describe customers/ consumers
Grade 40‐60
Grade 75‐85
Other grades1
1 Describe other grades:
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If your firm is an end user of ferrovanadium, please answer questions III‐4 and III‐5.
III‐4. End uses.‐‐List the top 3 products your firm makes using ferrovanadium and estimate the
percent of your total production cost that is accounted for by ferrovanadium and by other inputs
(such as labor, energy, and other raw materials). For each of the listed products, please also
identify the grade(s) of ferrovanadium used by your firm to produce that product.
Share of total cost in each of the
product(s) your firm produces accounted
for by
Product(s) your firm produces
1.
Other inputs
Total
(should sum
to 100.0%
across)
Ferrovanadium
%
+
% =
0.0 %
+
% =
0.0 %
+
% =
0.0 %
Grade of ferrovanadium used to produce the above product:
Grade 40‐60
Grade 75‐85
Other grades (Describe: )
2.
%
Grade of ferrovanadium used to produce the above product:
Grade 40‐60
Grade 75‐85
Other grades (Describe: )
3.
%
Grade of ferrovanadium used to produce the above product:
Grade 40‐60
Grade 75‐85
Other grades (Describe: )
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III‐5. Demand for end use products.‐‐
(a)
Has the demand for your firm’s final products incorporating ferrovanadium changed
since January 1, 2013?
Increased
No change
(b)
III‐6.
Decreased
Fluctuated
Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for ferrovanadium?
No
Yes
Explain
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 price of this substitute
affected the price for ferrovanadium?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
III‐7.
Demand trends.‐‐ Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for ferrovanadium has changed since January 1, 2013. Explain any trends and
describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.
Market
Overall
increase
No
change
Overall
decrease
Fluctuate with
no clear trend
Explanation and factors
Within the
United States
Outside the
United States
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III‐8. Country preferences.‐‐Do you or your customers ever specifically order ferrovanadium from one
country in particular over other possible sources of supply?
No
Yes If yes, identify the country or countries and explain.
III‐9.
Importance of purchasing domestic product.‐‐Please fill out the table below, estimating the
percentage of your firm’s total 2015 purchases of ferrovanadium that required ferrovanadium
produced in the United States.
Purchases that did not require domestic product
Purchases that were required by law or regulation to be domestic product
(e.g., government purchases under “Buy American” provisions)
Purchases that were not required by law or regulation, but were required by
your customers to be domestic product
Purchases that were required to be domestic product for other reasons
(explain: )
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
Estimated
percentage of your
firm’s total 2015
purchases of
ferrovanadium
%
%
%
%
0.0 %
III‐10. 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 III‐11.
Yes‐Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes‐Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b)
Have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
ferrovanadium since January 1, 2013?
No
Yes If yes, describe.
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III‐11. Decisions based on producer and country‐of‐origin.‐‐How often does your firm, and if known,
do your customers, make purchasing decisions involving ferrovanadium based on its producer or
country of origin?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
If at least sometimes, explain.
Decision based on producer
Your firm
Your
customers
Decision based on country of origin
Your firm
Your
customers
III‐12. Availability of supply.‐‐Has the availability of ferrovanadium in the U.S. market changed since
January 1, 2013?
Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
market
No Yes changes.
U.S.‐produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
III‐13. Supply constraints.‐‐Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply your firm with
ferrovanadium since January 1, 2013 (examples include placing customers on allocation or
“controlled order entry,” declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers,
delivering less than the quantity promised, been unable to meet timely shipment commitments,
etc.)?
No
Yes If yes, please describe.
III‐14. Availability of specific product types.‐‐Are certain grades/types/sizes of ferrovanadium only
available from certain country sources?
No
Yes If yes, please identify the countries and the grade/type/size.
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III‐15. Purchasing frequency.‐‐
(a)
How frequently does your firm make purchases of ferrovanadium (check one)?
Daily Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly Annually
Other If other, specify
(b)
Has this purchasing frequency changed since January 1, 2013?
No
Yes If yes, please describe.
III‐16. Number of suppliers contacted.‐‐How many suppliers does your firm generally contact before
making a purchase? Between and firms
III‐17. Supplier negotiations.‐‐Does your firm’s purchases of ferrovanadium usually involve
negotiations between supplier and purchaser?
No
If yes, explain the factors your firm generally negotiates and note
Yes whether your firm quotes competing prices during negotiations.
III‐18. Contract versus spot.‐‐
(a)
Approximately what share of your firm’s purchases of its ferrovanadium in 2015 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
Short‐term
Long‐term
Annual
Total
contracts
contracts
Spot sales
contracts
(should
(multiple
(multiple
(for a single
(multiple
sum to
deliveries for
deliveries for
delivery)
deliveries for 12
100.0%)
less than 12
more than 12
months)
months)
months)
Share of 2015
%
%
%
% 0.0 %
sales
Please indicate whether your firm’s distribution of contract vs. spot purchases differed by source (for
ferrovanadium produced in the United States, Korea, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, and/or other
sources):
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III‐18. Contract versus spot.‐‐continued
(b)
Do spot prices affect contract prices? If yes, explain how and to what extent.
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No Yes If yes, explain.
(c)
Do contract prices affect spot prices? If yes, explain how and to what extent.
No Yes If yes, explain.
III‐19. Change in suppliers.‐‐Has your firm changed suppliers since January 1, 2013?
If yes, please list the supplier(s), whether the firm was added or
Yes dropped, and the reasons for the change.
No
III‐20. New suppliers.‐‐Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have
entered the market since January 1, 2013?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify the firms.
III‐21. Supplier qualification.‐‐Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified
to sell ferrovanadium to your firm?
If yes, provide the following information.
The number of days to qualify a new supplier.
A general description of the certification or qualification process. Also, a brief
description of the factors that you consider when qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality
of product, reliability of supplier, etc.).
No
Yes
Number
of days Process and factors
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III‐22. Failure to certify.‐‐Since January 1, 2013, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their ferrovanadium with your firm or have any producers lost
their approved status?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify these firms, the countries where they are located,
and the reasons why they failed the certification/qualification.
III‐23. Major purchasing factors.‐‐Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase ferrovanadium (examples include availability,
extension of credit, contracts, price, quality, range of supplier’s product line, traditional supplier,
etc.).
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:
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III‐24. Purchasing factors.‐‐Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s
purchasing decisions for ferrovanadium.
Factor
Very
important
Somewhat
important
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Not
important
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Grade (contained ferrovanadium)
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs
III‐25. Quality characteristics.‐‐What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of ferrovanadium?
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III‐26. Minimum quality.‐‐How often does ferrovanadium from the following countries meet minimum
quality specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Rarely or
Don’t
Source
Always
Usually
Sometimes
never
know
United States
Korea
Austria
Canada
Czech Republic
Other:
III‐27. Frequency of decisions based on price.‐‐How often does your firm purchase the ferrovanadium
that is offered at the lowest price?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
III‐28. Choice of product not based on price.‐‐If you purchased ferrovanadium from one country
source although a comparable product was available from another country source at a lower
price, please explain your reasons for doing so (please specify by country).
III‐29. Price leaders.—A price leader is defined as (1) one or more firms that initiate a price change,
either upward or downward, that is followed by other firms, or (2) one or more firms that have a
significant impact on prices. A price leader is not necessarily the lowest‐priced supplier.
Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the ferrovanadium market
since January 1, 2013.
Firm(s)
Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership
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III‐30. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)
Since January 2013, did your firm purchase imports of ferrovanadium from Korea
instead of U.S.‐produced ferrovanadium?
Yes
No
(also respond to parts (b) and (c)) (If “No”, skip to next question)
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Yes
No
(c)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for purchasing subject
imports rather than domestic product?
If Yes, estimate the quantity of imports purchased instead of domestic
product since January 2013 (in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium)
Yes
If No, please indicate the reason your firm purchased imports instead of
domestic product
No
III‐31. U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2013, in connection with a sale or offer to sell ferrovanadium to your
firm, did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced ferrovanadium in
order to compete with lower‐priced imports of ferrovanadium from Korea?
Yes (also respond to question part (b))
No (If “No”, skip to next question)
Don’t know
(b)
If your firm responded “yes”, please provide an estimate of the reduction in U.S.
producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as timing (e.g., months/years),
frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive factors.
Estimated reduction in
U.S. prices
(percent)
%
Additional explanation, including such information as timing (e.g.,
months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other
market/competitive factors
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PART IV.—PRODUCT COMPARISONS
IV‐1. Country knowledge.‐‐Please indicate the countries of origin for ferrovanadium for which your
firm has actual marketing/pricing knowledge.
Czech
United
Other
Republic
Korea
Austria
Canada
States
countries (specify)
IV‐2. 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
United States
Korea
Austria
Canada
Czech
Republic
Other
countries
Korea
Austria
Canada
Czech Republic
For any country‐pair producing ferrovanadium 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‐3. 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 purchases
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
United States
Korea
Austria
Canada
Czech
Republic
Other
countries
Korea
Austria
Canada
Czech Republic
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s purchases of ferrovanadium, identify the country‐pair and report the
advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:
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IV‐4. Factor country comparisons.‐‐For the factors listed below, please rate how ferrovanadium
produced in each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV
compares with ferrovanadium produced in each of the other countries you identified.
Inferior
Comparable
Superior
Inferior
Comparable
Superior
Factor
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.
Product from
Product from
United States
Product from
United States
Korea compared to
compared to
product from
compared to
product from
Nonsubject
product from
Nonsubject
Korea
countries
countries
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Grade (contained ferrovanadium)
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
1
U.S. transportation costs
1
A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.
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IV‐5. Interchangeability of grades.—
(a)
Please indicate the grades (contained ferrovanadium) of ferrovanadium that your firm
purchases.
Grade 40‐60 Grade 75‐85 Other grades (Describe other)
(b)
How often is one grade of ferrovanadium substitutable for another?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
N/A
(only purchase one grade)
Please describe which grades are substitutable and in which applications:
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PART V.—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
V‐1. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to any question that
did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the explanation
in the space provided below.
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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/investigations/701731/2016/ferrovanadium_korea/preliminary.h
tm
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 MS Word questionnaire 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: FeV
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word questionnaire to Andrew.Knipe@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of
the signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic
documents that are electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information
from unauthorized disclosure. The USITC secure drop‐box system and the Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140‐2 cryptographic
algorithms to encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not
use these encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to
unauthorized disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non‐encrypted method of electronic
transmission, the Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is
assumed by you and not by the Commission.
If your firm does not purchase 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, it is 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 your firm submits (see
19 CFR § 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.
File Type | application/pdf |
File Title | Microsoft Word - US purchaser questionnaire |
Author | lawrence.jones |
File Modified | 2016-12-05 |
File Created | 2016-12-05 |