Form 19-1-4073 US producers' questionnaire

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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
STRONTIUM CHROMATE FROM AUSTRIA AND FRANCE
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by August 7, 2019
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 investigations concerning strontium chromate from Austria and France (Inv. Nos. 731TA-1422-1423 (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 firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm produced strontium chromate (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1, 2016?

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: SRCR)
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 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

Signature

Title of Authorized Official

Phone

Date

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on September 5, 2018, by
WPC Technologies, Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports
as a result of these proceedings if the Commission makes an affirmative determination of injury, threat,
or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) makes an affirmative
determination of dumping. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are
available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2018/strontium_chromate_austria_and_france/final.htm.
Strontium chromate.—The merchandise covered by these investigations is strontium chromate,
regardless of form (including but not limited to, powder (sometimes known as granular), dispersions
(sometimes known as paste), or in any solution). The chemical formula for strontium chromate is SrCrO4
and the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number is 7789–06–2.
Strontium chromate that has been blended with another product or products is included in the scope if
the resulting mix contains 15 percent or more of strontium chromate by total formula weight. Products
with which strontium chromate may be blended include, but are not limited to, water and solvents such
as Aromatic 100 Methyl Amyl Ketone (MAK)/2-Heptanone, Acetone, Glycol Ether EB, Naphtha Leicht,
and Xylene. Subject merchandise includes strontium chromate that has been processed in a third
country into a product that otherwise would be within the scope of these investigations if processed in
the country of manufacture of the in-scope strontium chromate.
The merchandise subject to these investigations is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS) under subheading 2841.50.9100. Subject merchandise may also enter
under HTSUS subheading 3212.90.0050. While the HTSUS subheadings and CAS registry number are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope is dispositive.
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.
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

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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.
D-GRIDS tool.--The Commission has a tool that firms can use to move data from their own MS Excel
compilation files into self-contained data tables within this MS Word questionnaire, thereby reducing
the amount of cell-by-cell data entry that would be required to complete this form. This tool is a macroenabled MS Excel file available for download from the Commission's generic questionnaires webpage
(https://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/question.htm) called the "D-GRIDs tool." Use of this tool to help
your firm complete this questionnaire is optional. Firms opting to use the D-GRIDs tool to populate their
data into this questionnaire will need the D-GRIDs specification sheet PDF file specific to this proceeding
(available on the case page which is linked under the "Background" above) which includes the necessary
references relating to this questionnaire, as well as the macro-enable MS Excel D-GRIDs tool itself from
the generic questionnaires page. More detailed instructions on how to use the D-GRIDs tool are
available within the D-GRIDs tool itself.
I-1a.

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
50 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.

I-1b.

TAA information release.--In the event that the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
makes an affirmative final determination in this proceeding, do you consent to the USITC's
release of your contact information (company name, address, contact person, telephone
number, email address) appearing on the front page of this questionnaire to the Departments of
Commerce, Labor, and Agriculture, as applicable, so that your firm and its workers can be made
eligible for benefits under the Trade Adjustment Assistance program?
Yes

No

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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 strontium chromate,
including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate
from) such facilities.
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:

Petitioner status.--Is your firm a petitioner in this proceeding or a member firm of the
petitioning entity?
No

I-4.

.

Yes

Petition support.--Does your firm support or oppose the petition?
Country

Austria
France

Support

Oppose

Take no position

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Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No

Firm name

I-6.

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Yes--List the following information.

Address

Extent of
ownership
(percent)

Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing strontium chromate from Austria or France into the
United States or that are engaged in exporting strontium chromate from Austria or France to
the United States?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Country

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 strontium chromate?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Christopher Robinson (202205-2602, christopher.robinson@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

II-2.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of strontium chromate since January 1, 2016.
(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)

(If checked, please describe; leave blank if not applicable)

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Product shifting.-(i)

Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between strontium chromate and other
products using the same equipment and/or labor?

No

(ii)

II-4.

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Yes

If 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.

Tolling.--Since January 1, 2016, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement regarding the
production of strontium chromate?
“Toll agreement”--Agreement between two firms whereby the first firm (“TOLLEE”) furnishes
the raw materials and the second firm (“TOLLER”) uses the raw materials to produce a product
that it then returns to the first firm with a charge for processing costs, overhead, etc.
No
Yes--For all such agreements entered into by your firm, please indicate whether your firm
was the toller (the producer of strontium chromate) or tollee (the firm that furnished
the inputs to the toller).
Our firm
Toller

Other firm(s)
Please name the tollee(s):

Special instruction
Please respond to data requested
in Part V, and skip data requested
in Parts II, III, and IV.
1
Tollee
Please name the toller(s):
Please respond to data requested
in Parts II, III, and IV, and skip data
requested in Part V.
1
Identify the raw material input(s) that your firm provided the toller(s):

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Foreign trade zones.-Firm's FTZ operations.--Does your firm produce strontium chromate in and/or admit
strontium chromate into a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?

(a)

“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

If yes-- Describe the nature of your firms operations in FTZs and identify
the specific FTZ site(s).

Other firms' FTZ operations.--To your knowledge, do any firms in the United States
import strontium chromate into a foreign trade zone (FTZ) for use in distribution of
strontium chromate and/or the production of downstream articles?

(b)

No

II-6.

Yes

Yes

If yes--Identify the firms and the FTZs.

Importer.--Since January 1, 2016, has your firm imported strontium chromate?
“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
If yes-- COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE

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Production, shipment, and inventory data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production,
shipments, and inventories related to the production of strontium chromate, in any form (see
definition), in its U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods. Data reported in this
question should include the quantities and values of merchandise that were toll processed by a
third party prior to final sale.
“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.
“Commercial U.S. 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. Such transactions are
valued at fair market value.
“Transfers to related firms” –Shipments made to related firms. Such transactions are valued at
fair market value.
“Related firm” – A firm that your firm solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise
controlled; a firm that solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm;
and/or a firm that was solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled by a firm that
also solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm.
“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.

Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records used in
the preparation of the trade data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding questions on the
trade data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies of the supporting
documents/records (such as production and sales schedules, inventory records, etc.) used to compile
these data.

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Production, shipment, and inventory data.--Continued
Quantity (in pounds in dry weight) and value (in dollars)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

Average production capacity (quantity) (A)
1

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (B)
Production (quantity) (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption:2
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Transfers to related firms:2
Quantity (H)
Value2 (I)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (L)
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
.
2
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. If your firm uses a different basis
for valuing these transactions in your records, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.):
. However, the data
provided above in this table should be based on fair market value.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
1

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported for the end-ofperiod 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 reflect your firm’s actual records; and, also provide explanations for
any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years

Reconciliation
B + C – D – F – H – J – L = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1
1

2016

2017

0

January-June
2018

0

2018

0

2019

0

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless accurate:

0
.

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U.S. shipments by product form.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) by the product
form for 2018.
Quantity (in pounds in dry weight) and value (in dollars)
Item

Calendar year 2018

U.S. shipments.-Powder/granular with conductivity (micro Siemens)
1500 maximum:
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
Powder/granular with conductivity (micro Siemens)
over 1500 to 1700 maximum:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Dispersion/paste:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for US
shipments by product form (i.e., lines M through R) in 2018 equal the quantities and values
reported for U.S. shipments reported in question II-7 (i.e., lines D through I). 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.
Reconciliation

Calendar year 2018

Quantity: M + O + Q– D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

0

Value: N + P + R– E – G – I = zero ("0"), if not revise.

0

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Channels of distribution.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S.
shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of strontium chromate, in any
form (see definition), by channel of distribution.
Quantity (in pounds in dry weight)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (S)
To paint/coating
manufacturers for aerospace
users (T)
To paint/coating
manufacturers for nonaerospace users (U)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.-- Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution (i.e.,
lines S, T, and U) in each time period equal the quantity reported for 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 reported must
be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
S + T + U – D – F – H = zero ("0"), if
not revise.

2016

2017
0

January-June
2018

0

2018
0

2019
0

0

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Employment data.--Report your firm’s employment-related data related to the production of
strontium chromate and provide an explanation for any trends in these data.
“Production and 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 June periods, calculate similarly and divide by 6.
“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 years
Item

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

Average number of PRWs (number)
Hours worked by PRWs (actual hours)1
Wages paid to PRWs (actual dollars)
1

Did your firm report a noticeable amount of overtime in any given period? No
Yes
If yes, please describe and quantify the amount of overtime reported in each period:

Explanation of trends:

II-11.

Related firms.--If your firm reported transfers to related firms in question II-7, 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 nonmarket 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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Purchases.--Has your firm purchased strontium chromate, in any form (see definition), produced
in the United States or in other countries since January 1, 2016? (Do not include imports for
which your firm was the importer of record. These should be reported in an importer
questionnaire).
“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.
“Import” –A transaction to buy from a foreign supplier where your firm is the importer of
record.

No

Yes

If yes-- Report such purchases in the table below and explain the reasons
for your firms' purchases:

Note: If your firm served as the importer of record for any purchases from foreign suppliers,
either for your own account or as a service for another entity, those purchases are to be
considered "imports" not "purchases" and should not be included in the table below
(Quantity in pounds in dry weight)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

Purchases from U.S. importers of
strontium chromate from—
Austria
1

France
All other sources
Purchases from domestic producers2
Purchases from other sources2
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 U.S. distributor(s) from which your firm purchased this
product:
.
1

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Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
for which a narrative box was not provided, 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 Jennifer Brinckhaus (202-205-3188,
jennifer.brinckhaus@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

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 strontium chromate:

2.

Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for strontium chromate?
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: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the financial data, as Commission staff may contact your firm
regarding questions on the financial data. The Commission may also request that your company
submit copies of the supporting documents/records (financial statements, including internal
profit-and-loss statements for the division or product group that includes strontium chromate, as
well as specific statements and worksheets) used to compile these data.

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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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.

III-5.

Product listing.--Please list the products your firm produced in the facilities in which your firm
produced strontium chromate, and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these
products in your firm’s most recent fiscal year.
Products
Strontium chromate

Share of sales
%
%
%
%
%

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Inputs from related suppliers.--Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or
any services) used in the production of strontium chromate from any related suppliers (e.g.,
inclusive of transactions between related firms, divisions and/or other components within the
same company)?
Yes--Continue to question III-7

III-7.

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No--Continue to question III-9a.

Inputs from related suppliers detailed.--Please identify the inputs used in the production of
strontium chromate that your firm purchases from related suppliers and that are reflected in
question III-9a. 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 your company’s own accounting system, of the purchase cost from the
related supplier; e.g., the related supplier’s actual cost, cost plus, negotiated transfer price to
approximate fair market value.
Input

Related supplier

Share of total COGS

Input valuation as recorded in the firm’s accounting books and records

III-8.

Inputs purchased from related suppliers.--Please confirm that the inputs purchased from
related suppliers, as identified in III-7, were reported in III-9a (financial results on strontium
chromate) in a manner consistent with your firm’s accounting books and records.

Yes

No

If no--In the space below, please report the valuation basis of inputs
purchased from related suppliers as reported in question III-9a.

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III-9a. Operations on strontium chromate (non-tollers).--Report the revenue and related cost
information requested below on the strontium chromate operations of your firm’s U.S.
establishment(s).1 Note that internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued
at fair market value. Input purchases from related suppliers should be consistent with and
based on information in the firm’s accounting books and records. Provide data for your firm’s
three most recently completed fiscal years, and for the specified interim periods. (Tollers should
complete part V of the questionnaire).
Quantity (in dry pounds) and value (in dollars)
Fiscal years ended-Item

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales (“CS”)
2

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

Net sales values:
Commercial sales
2

Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):
Raw materials

3

Tolling fees paid
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
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
COGS (whether for domestic or export sales) should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers.
1

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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III-9b. Raw materials (non-tollers).--Please report the share of total raw material costs in 2018
(reported in III-9a) for the following raw material inputs:
Procurement method

Input
Strontium costs

Share of total raw
material costs
(percent)

Primarily
produced by
your firm

Primarily
purchased by
your firm

1

Chrome costs2
Other material inputs3
Total (should sum to 100 percent)

0.0

Please indicate what form(s) of strontium inputs your firm uses:
.
Please indicate what form(s) of chrome inputs your firm uses:
.
3
Please indicate what materials are included in "other" raw materials not expressly identified above:
1
2

III-9c.

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 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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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 question III-9a line item where the nonrecurring items are included, a brief
description of the relevant nonrecurring items, and the associated values (in dollars), as
reflected in question III-9a; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to question
III-9a, only the allocated value amount included in question 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 question III-9a.
Fiscal years ended--

2016
Item

2017

January-June

2018

2018

2019

Value (dollars)

Nonrecurring item 1
Nonrecurring item 2
Nonrecurring item 3
Nonrecurring item 4
Nonrecurring item 5
Nonrecurring item 6
Nonrecurring item 7

Nonrecurring item: In this table please provide a brief description of each nonrecurring item reported above and
indicate the specific line item in table III-9a where the nonrecurring item is classified.
Description of the
nonrecurring item

Income statement classification of the nonrecurring item

Nonrecurring item 1
Nonrecurring item 2
Nonrecurring item 3
Nonrecurring item 4
Nonrecurring item 5
Nonrecurring item 6
Nonrecurring item 7

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 question 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., just as responses to question III-10 identify where these items
are reported in question III-9a.

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III-12. Asset values.--Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long-term assets) associated with
the production, warehousing, and sale of strontium chromate. If your firm does not maintain
some or all of the specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for strontium
chromate in the normal course of business, please estimate this information based upon a
method (such as production, sales, or costs) that is consistent with relevant cost allocations in
question III-9a.
Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances
deducted.
Total assets should be allocated to the subject products if these assets are also related to other
products. Please provide a brief explanation if there are any substantial changes in total asset
value during the period; e.g., due to asset write-offs, revaluation, and major purchases.
Value (in dollars)
Fiscal years ended-Item
Total assets (net)
1

III-13.

2016

2017

2018

1

Describe

Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.--Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development expenses for strontium chromate. Provide data
for your firm’s three most recently completed fiscal years, and for the specified interim
periods.
Value (in dollars)
Fiscal years ended--

Item
Capital expenditures

2016

2017

January-June

2018

2018

2019

1

Research and development
expenses2
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s capital expenditures on the
subject product.
2
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s R&D expenses related to subject
product.
1

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Impact of production relocation activities.--Please describe and quantify the net impact
resulting from any production relocation activities on your firm’s (i) financial performance data
as reported in III-9a, (ii) net total asset data as reported in III-12, and (iii) capital expenditures
as reported in III-13.
Impact of any production
relocation activities on:

(Please describe and quantify)

Financial performance data
(reported in III-9a)
Net total asset data
(reported in III-12)
Capital expenditures
(reported in III-13)

III-15. Capital investments (non-tollers).-- Discuss the total capital investments that would be required
in order to achieve your firm's 2018 non-tolling operations relating to strontium chromate (i.e.,
from a replacement cost/greenfield perspective) by type of investment. The values reported
should reflect current replacement costs for such investments. Please answer in terms of the
entirety of your firm’s productive assets necessary to perform strontium chromate operations in
2018.
Capital investments

Replacement cost/
value (in dollars)

All other investments
Total capital investments

0

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III-16. Data consistency and reconciliation (non-tollers).--Please indicate whether your firm’s financial
data for questions III-9a, 12, and 13 are based on a calendar year or on 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.
RECONCILIATION OF TRADE VS FINANCIAL DATA.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported
for total shipments in part II equal the quantities and values reported for total net sales in part III of this
questionnaire in each time period unless the financial data from part III are reported on a fiscal year
basis, in which case only the interim periods must reconcile. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”) and both are being reported on a calendar basis, please explain the discrepancy
below.
Fiscal years ended--

Reconciliation

2016

2017

January-June

2018

2017

2018

Quantity: Trade data from question II-7
(lines D, F, H, and J) less financial total
net sales quantity data from question III9a, = zero ("0").

0

0

0

0

0

Value: Trade data from question II-7
(lines E, G, I, and K) less financial total
net sales value data from question III-9a,
= zero ("0").

0

0

0

0

0

Do these data in question III-9a reconcile with data in question II-7?
Yes

No

If no, please explain.

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III-17a. Effects of imports from AUSTRIA on investment.--Since January 1, 2016, has your firm
experienced any actual negative effects on its return on investment or the scale of capital
investments as a result of imports of strontium chromate from Austria?
No

Yes

If yes, my firm has experienced actual negative effects as follows.

(check as many as appropriate)

(please describe)

Cancellation, postponement, or
rejection of expansion projects
Denial or rejection of investment
proposal
Reduction in the size of capital
investments
Return on specific investments
negatively impacted
Other

III-17b. Effects of imports from FRANCE on investment.--Since January 1, 2016, has your firm
experienced any actual negative effects on its return on investment or the scale of capital
investments as a result of imports of strontium chromate from France?
No

Yes

If yes, my firm has experienced actual negative effects as follows.

(check as many as appropriate)
Cancellation, postponement, or
rejection of expansion projects
Denial or rejection of investment
proposal
Reduction in the size of capital
investments
Return on specific investments
negatively impacted
Other

(please describe)

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III-18a. Effects of imports from AUSTRIA on growth and development.--Since January 1, 2016, has your
firm experienced any actual negative effects on its growth, ability to raise capital, or existing
development and production efforts (including efforts to develop a derivative or more advanced
version of the product) as a result of imports of strontium chromate from Austria?
No

Yes

If yes, my firm has experienced actual negative effects as follows.

(check as many as appropriate)

(please describe)

Rejection of bank loans
Lowering of credit rating
Problem related to the issue
of stocks or bonds
Ability to service debt
Other

III-18b. Effects of imports from FRANCE on growth and development.--Since January 1, 2016, has your
firm experienced any actual negative effects on its growth, ability to raise capital, or existing
development and production efforts (including efforts to develop a derivative or more advanced
version of the product) as a result of imports of strontium chromate from France?
No

Yes

If yes, my firm has experienced actual negative effects as follows.

(check as many as appropriate)
Rejection of bank loans
Lowering of credit rating
Problem related to the issue
of stocks or bonds
Ability to service debt
Other

(please describe)

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III-19a. Anticipated effects of imports from AUSTRIA.--Does your firm anticipate any negative effects
due to imports of strontium chromate from Austria?
No

Yes

If yes, my firm anticipates negative effects as follows:

III-19b. Anticipated effects of imports from FRANCE.--Does your firm anticipate any negative effects
due to imports of strontium chromate from France?
No

Yes

If yes, my firm anticipates negative effects as follows:

III-20. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
for which a narrative box was not provided, 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 Carlos Payan (202-205-3216,
carlos.payan@usitc.gov).
IV-1.

Contact information.--Please identify the individual that Commission staff may contact
regarding the confidential information submitted in part IV.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone

PRICE DATA
IV-2.

This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1, 2016 of the following products produced by your
firm.
Product 1.--Strontium Chromate Powder, Chemical Formula SrCrO4 conductivity (micro
Siemens) 1500 maximum, packaged in small bags (ranging between 20 kg and 30 kg
per bag), sold to end users.
Product 2.-- Strontium Chromate Powder, Chemical Formula SrCrO4 conductivity (micro
Siemens) 1500 maximum, packaged in large bags (ranging between 450 kg and 500
kg per bag), sold to end users.
Product 3.--Strontium Chromate dispersed/slurried in a solvent (also known as a
Paste/Dispersion), packaged in drums (ranging between 200 kg and 300 kg per
drum), sold to end users.

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).
IV-2a. During January 2016-June 2019, 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 table as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question IV-3.

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IV-2b. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.
Report data in pounds dry weight and actual dollars.
(Quantity in pounds dry weight, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2017:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2018:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2019:
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.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description
of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:

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IV-2c. Price data checklist.--Please check that the pricing data in question IV-2(b) has been correctly
reported.
Is the price data reported above:

√ if Yes

In actual dollars?
F.o.b. U.S. point of shipment (i.e., does not include U.S. transport costs)?
Net of all discounts and rebates?
Have returns credited to the quarter in which the sale occurred?
Less than reported commercial shipments in question II-7 in each year?
IV-2d. Pricing data methodology.--Please describe the method and the kinds of documents/records
that were used to compile your price data.

Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records used in
the preparation of the price data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding questions on the
price data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies of the supporting
documents/records (such as sales journal, invoices, etc.) used to compile these data.

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Please respond to the questions in the remainder of part IV with respect to strontium chromate, in any
form, as defined on page 2. If your response varies by type of strontium chromate, please indicate in
the narrative section of the question or at question IV-23.
IV-3.

Price setting.--How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of strontium
chromate (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a
recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction

IV-4.

Annual
total
volume
discounts

Other

If other, describe

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms.--On what basis are your firm’s prices of domestic strontium chromate usually
quoted (check one)?
Delivered

IV-6.

Contracts

Discount policy.--Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that apply).

Quantity
discounts

IV-5.

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
strontium chromate in 2018 was on a (1) short-term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3)
long-term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?

Item
Share of 2018
sales

Type of sale
Long-term
Annual
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple
deliveries for
deliveries for 12
more than 12
months)
months)

Short-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
less than 12
months)
%

%

%

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)

Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%

0.0

%

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Contract provisions.--Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
U.S.-produced strontium chromate (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a
short-term, annual and/or long-term contract basis).

Typical sales
contract provisions

Item

Average contract
duration

No. of
days

Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)

Yes

Fixed quantity
and/or price

Short-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)

Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)

Long-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for more than 12
months)

365

No
Quantity

Indexed to raw
material costs1

Price
Both
Yes
No

Not applicable
1

Please identify the indexes used:

IV-8.

Lead times.--What is your firm’s share of sales from inventory and produced to order and what
is the typical lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales
of its U.S.-produced strontium chromate?
Source

Lead time (Average
Share of 2018 sales number of days)

From inventory

%

Produced to order

%

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0

%

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Shipping information.-(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the cost of U.S.-produced strontium chromate
that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
percent

(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 strontium chromate that are
delivered the following distances from its 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 strontium chromate since January 1, 2016 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area
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.

√ if applicable

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IV-11. End uses.--List the end uses of the strontium chromate that your firm manufactures. For each
end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by strontium chromate and
other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
End-use product

Strontium chromate

Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)

Other inputs

Paint

%

%

0.0 %

Coating

%

%

0.0 %

%

%

0.0 %

IV-12. Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for strontium chromate?
No

Yes--Please fill out the table.
Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for strontium chromate?

End use in which this
substitute is used

Substitute

Explanation (including the
effectiveness and price level of the
substitute(s) relative to strontium
No Yes
chromate)

1.
2.
3.
IV-13. Demand trends.--Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for strontium chromate has changed since January 1, 2016. Explain any trends
and describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.

Overall
increase

Market

Fluctuate
No
Overall
with no
change decrease clear trend

Explanation and factors

Within the United States
Outside the United States
IV-14. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of strontium chromate since January 1, 2016?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe and quantify if possible.

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IV-15. Conditions of competition.-(a) Is the strontium chromate market subject to business cycles (other than general economywide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to strontium
chromate? If yes, describe.
Check all that apply.

Please describe.

No

Skip to question IV-16.

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
strontium chromate since January 1, 2016?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

IV-16. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply strontium
chromate since January 1, 2016 (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, being unable to meet timely shipment commitments,
etc.)?
Year
2016
2017
2018
2019

No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

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IV-17. REACH regulations.--Have EU REACH regulations impacted your sales of strontium chromate
since January 1, 2016?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

IV-18. Raw materials.--How have strontium chromate raw material prices changed since January 1,
2016?
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend

Explain, noting how raw material price changes
have affected your firm’s selling prices for
strontium chromate.

IV-19. Interchangeability.--Is strontium chromate 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

Austria

France

Other countries

United States
Austria
France
For any country-pair producing strontium chromate 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-20. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between strontium chromate
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

Austria

France

Other countries

United States
Austria
France
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of strontium chromate, identify the country-pair and report the
advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:

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IV-21. Customer identification.--List the names and contact information for your firm’s 10 largest U.S.
customers for strontium chromate since January 1, 2016. Indicate the share of the quantity of
your firm’s total shipments of strontium chromate that each of these customers accounted for
in 2018.
Customer’s name
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

City

State

Share of 2018
sales (%)

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IV-22. Competition from imports.-(a)

Lost revenue.--Since January 1, 2016: To avoid losing sales to competitors selling
strontium chromate from Austria and France, did your firm:
Item

No

Yes

Reduce prices
Roll back announced price increases
(b)

Lost sales.--Since January 1, 2016: Did your firm lose sales of strontium chromate to
imports of this product from Austria and France?
No

Yes

IV-23. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part
IV for which a narrative response box was not provided, 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 V.—TOLLER OPERATIONS
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Christopher Robinson (202-205-2602,
christopher.robinson@usitc.gov) and Jennifer Brinckhaus (202-205-3188,
jennifer.brinckhaus@usitc.gov).
V-1.

Conversion operations.--Since January 1, 2016, has your firm produced dispersion form strontium
chromate?

No

Yes

If yes—Please describe the nature and extent of the following items in
relation to your firm's conversion operations in the United States.
Capital investments
Technical expertise
Value added
Employment
Quantity, type and source
of parts
Costs and activities

V-2.

Capital investments for dispersion conversion operations.-- Discuss the total capital
investments that would be required in order to achieve your firm's 2018 dispersion (i.e., mixing
only) operations relating to strontium chromate (i.e., from a replacement cost/greenfield
perspective) by type of investment. The values reported should reflect current replacement
costs for such investments.
Capital investments

Replacement cost/
value (in dollars)

All other investments
Total capital investments

0

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V-3.

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Strontium chromate powder to dispersion conversion operations' complexity and
importance.--On a scale of 1 to 5, please provide your firm's subjective opinion as to the
complexity, intensity, and importance of activities related to converting strontium chromate
from a powder to a dispersion form. 1 being minimally complex, intense or important. 5 being
extremely complex, intense, and important.

1:
Minimally complex,
intense, and
important

2

3

4

5:
Extremely complex,
intense, and
important

Please describe the reason for your rating.

V-4.

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, production,
shipments returned to the tollee, and employment related to the production of strontium
chromate in your firm’s U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods. (See definition of
toller/tollee in II-4).
Quantity (in pounds in dry weight) and value (in dollars)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

Average production capacity (quantity) (A)
1

Production (quantity) (B)
U.S. shipments returned to the tollee:
Quantity (C)
Tolling fee(s) received (value) (D)
Employment data:
Average number of PRWs (number)
Hours worked by PRWs (actual hours)
Wages paid to PRWs (value)
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).
1

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Operations on strontium chromate by TOLLERS.--Report the revenue and related cost
information requested below on the strontium chromate tolling operations of your firm’s U.S.
establishment(s). The reported net sales values should be representative of the tolling fees
received. Do not include the value or the cost of the transferred inputs received from the tollee
(i.e., the strontium chromate powder) in your firm’s reported financial performance data.
Quantity (in dry pounds) and value (in dollars)
Fiscal years ended-Item

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

Net tolling quantities

1

Net tolling values (tolling fees)1
Tolling and production costs:
Additional raw materials (not strontium
chromate powder)2
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total tolling and production costs
Gross profit or (loss)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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
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.
2
Please describe these additional raw materials:
.
1

Note--The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
Word form fields.

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V-6.

Financial data reconciliation.--The calculable line items from question V-4 (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

V-7.

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No

If 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.

Asset values for TOLLERS.--Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long-term assets)
associated with the production, warehousing, and sale of strontium chromate. If your firm does
not maintain some or all of the specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for
strontium chromate in the normal course of business, please estimate this information based
upon a method (such as production, sales, or costs) that is consistent with relevant cost
allocations in question V-4.
Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances
deducted.
Total assets should be allocated to the subject products if these assets are also related to other
products. Please provide a brief explanation if there are any substantial changes in total asset
value during the period; e.g., due to asset write-offs, revaluation, and major purchases.
Value (in dollars)
Fiscal years ended-Item
Total assets (net)
1

Describe

2016
1

2017

2018

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Capital expenditures and research and development expenses for TOLLERS.--Report your
firm’s capital expenditures and research and development expenses for strontium chromate.
Provide data for your firm’s three most recently completed fiscal years, and for the specified
interim periods.
Value (in dollars)
Fiscal years ended--

Item

2016

Capital expenditures

2017

January-June

2018

2018

2019

1

Research and development
expenses2
1
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s capital expenditures on the
subject product.
2
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s R&D expenses related to subject
product.

V-9.

Data consistency and reconciliation.--Please indicate whether your firm’s financial data for
questions V-5, V-7, and V-8 are based on a calendar year or on your firm’s fiscal year:
Calendar year

Fiscal year

Specify fiscal year

Please note the quantities and values reported in question V-5 should reconcile with the data
reported in question V-4 as long as they are reported on the same calendar year basis.
RECONCILIATION OF TRADE VS FINANCIAL DATA.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported
for U.S. shipments returned to the tollee in V-4 equal the quantities and values reported for total net
sales in V-5 of this questionnaire in each time period unless the financial data from V-5 are reported on a
fiscal year basis, in which case only the interim periods must reconcile. If the calculated fields below
return values other than zero (i.e., “0”) and both are being reported on a calendar basis, please explain
the discrepancy below.
Fiscal years ended--

Reconciliation

2016

2017

January-June

2018

2017

2018

Quantity: Trade data from question V-4
(line C) less financial total net sales
quantity data from question V-5 = zero
("0").

0

0

0

0

0

Value: Trade data from question V-4
(line D) less financial total net sales value
data from question V-5 = zero ("0").

0

0

0

0

0

Do these data in question V-5 reconcile with data in question V-4?
Yes

No

If no, please explain.

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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:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2018/strontium_chromate_austria_and_f
rance/final.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 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: SRCR

• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to christopher.robinson@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 produce 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 (202205-1803). 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.