10-4-2866 Foreign producer questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 10-4-2866; Expiration Date: 6/30/2011
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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS FROM CHINA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than April 14, 2010
See page 4 of the Instruction Booklet for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade
Commission in connection with its countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning certain
aluminum extrusions from China (inv. No. 701-TA-475 and 731-TA-1177 (Preliminary)). The
information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title
VII.

Name of firm
Address
World Wide Web address
Has your firm produced or exported certain aluminum extrusions (as defined in the instruction booklet) at any
time since January 1, 2007?

NO

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)

YES

(Read the instruction booklet carefully, complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire
questionnaire to the Commission so as to be received by the date indicated above)

CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge
and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.
By means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this investigation in any other import-injury investigations conducted
by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout this investigation may be used by the
Commission, its employees, and contract personnel who are acting in the capacity of Commission employees, for developing or
maintaining the records of this investigation or related proceedings for which this information is submitted, or in internal audits
and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3. I understand that
all contract personnel will sign non-disclosure agreements.

Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official
Phone: (

Date

)

Signature

E-mail address
Fax (

)

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited as
possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 20 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data needed,
and completing and reviewing the questionnaire. Send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-1a.

OMB statistics.--Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of preparing the reply to this questionnaire and completing the form.
hours

dollars

I-1b.

OMB feedback.--We are interested in any comments you may have for improving this
questionnaire in general or the clarity of specific questions. Please attach such comments to your
response or send them to the above address.

I-2.

Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire (see page 3 of the instruction booklet for reporting guidelines). If your firm is
publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading symbol.

I-3.

U.S. importers.--Please provide the names, street addresses (not P.O. boxes), contacts, telephone
numbers, and e-mail addresses of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s certain
aluminum extrusions in 2009.

No.

1

2

3

4

5

Importer’s name

Contact person

E-mail address

Area
code and
telephone
number

Share of
your 2009
exports
(%)

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-4.

Related U.S. producers.--Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to
produce, or have any plans to produce certain aluminum extrusions in the United States or other
countries?
No

I-5.

Yes--Please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S. producer(s),
ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer questionnaire
(contact [email protected] for copies of that questionnaire).

Related U.S. importers.--Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import
certain aluminum extrusions into the United States?
No

Yes--Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire (contact [email protected]
for copies of that questionnaire).

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Russell Duncan (202-7084727, [email protected]). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

Contact information (Trade).--Who should be contacted regarding the requested trade and
related information?
Company contact:
Name and title
(
)
Phone number

II-2.

E-mail address

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of certain aluminum extrusions since January 1, 2007?
(check as many as appropriate)
plant openings ..........................

plant closings ............................

relocations ................................

expansions ................................

acquisitions ...............................

consolidations ...........................

prolonged shutdowns or
importation curtailments ................
revised labor agreements ..........

other (e.g., technology) ............

(please describe)

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-3.

Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
your operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of certain aluminum
extrusions in the future?
No

II-4.

Anticipated changes in operations in the event the order is invoked.--Would your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of your operations or organization (as noted above)
relating to the production of certain aluminum extrusions in the future if the countervailing duty
or the antidumping duty order on certain aluminum extrusions from China were to be invoked?
No

II-5.

Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue. Include in your response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce certain aluminum extrusions (in short tons)
for 2010 and 2011.

Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue.

Same equipment, machinery, and workers.--Has your firm since January 1, 2007 produced, or
does your firm anticipate producing in the future, other products on the same equipment and
machinery used in the production of certain aluminum extrusions?
No

Product

Yes--List the following information and report your firm’s combined
production capacity and production of these products and certain
aluminum extrusions in the periods indicated.
Period

Basis for allocation of capacity data

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-5.

Same equipment, machinery, and workers.--Continued
(Quantity in Short Tons)
Item

2007

2008

2009

Overall Production Capacity
Production of:
Subject merchandise
Other aluminum extrusions
Other products:

II-6.

Constraints on production.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your
production capacity.

II-7.

Production shifting.--Is your firm able to switch production between certain aluminum
extrusions and other products in response to a relative change in the price of certain aluminum
extrusions vis-a-vis the price of other products, using the same equipment and labor?
No

II-8.

Yes---Please identify the other products, the approximate time and cost
involved in switching, and the minimum relative price change required
for your firm to switch production to or from certain aluminum
extrusions.

Share of sales.--What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of certain aluminum extrusions?
Percent

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-9.

Inventories in the United States.--Has your firm, since January 1, 2007, maintained any
inventories of certain aluminum extrusions in the United States (not including inventories held by
firms identified in question I-3)?
No

Yes--Report the quantity of such end-of-period inventories below.

(Quantity in Short Tons)
Item

2007

2008

2009

Inventory

II-10.

Third country trade actions.--Are the certain aluminum extrusions exported by your firm
subject to antidumping findings or remedies in any WTO-member countries?
No

Yes--List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies.
Product

Country

Date

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11.

Trade Data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of certain aluminum extrusions in your establishment(s) in China during
the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet).

CHINA
Quantity (in short tons)
Projections1

Actual experience
Item

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2

Capacity (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories (B)
Production3 (C)
Purchases of certain aluminum extrusions
4
from third-parties (D)
Shipments:
Internal consumption/transfers (E)
Home market sales (F)
Exports to-United States5 (G)
All other export markets6 (H)
Total exports (I)
Total shipments (J)
End-of-period inventories (K)
1

Please explain the basis for your projections.

2

Capacity data are only applicable if your firm is a producer of certain aluminum extrusions. The production
capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks
per year. Please describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in
reported capacity.

3

Production data are only applicable if you firm is a producer of certain aluminum extrusions.
Data relating to your firm’s purchases are required if your firm is only an exporter of certain aluminum extrusions
and not the actual producer.
6
Identify principal other export markets.
4

Data reconciliation.-- Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows
in each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliations
B+C+D–E–F–G–H=K
G+H=I
E+F+I=J

Do these data reconcile?
explain
Do these data reconcile?
explain
Do these data reconcile?
explain

Yes

No--Please

Yes

No--Please

Yes

No--Please

.
.
.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-12.

Estimated share of home country production.--Please estimate the percentage of total
production of certain aluminum extrusions inChina accounted for by your firm’s production in
2009 (as reported in line C of question II-11 above).
Percent

II-13.

Estimated share of home country exports to the United States.--Please estimate the
percentage of total exports to the United States of certain aluminum extrusions from China
accounted for by your firm’s exports in 2009 (as reported in line G of question II-11above).
Percent