Form 08-1-2667 US Producer Questionnaire (Sunset)

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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
FERROVANADIUM FROM CHINA AND SOUTH AFRICA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than July 25, 2008
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 reviews of the antidumping duty orders concerning ferrovanadium from China and South Africa
(Inv. Nos. 731-TA-986-987 (Review)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of
the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other
order to compel the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm
Address
State

City

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm produced ferrovanadium (as defined in the instruction booklet), or has it contracted for
ferrovanadium to be produced on its behalf under a toll agreement, since at any time since January 1,
2002?

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 these reviews in any other import-injury investigations or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout these reviews 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 these reviews 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

Date

Signature

Phone: (
Fax ( )

E-mail address

)

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited as
possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 50 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data needed,
and completing and reviewing the questionnaire. Send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-1a.

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.

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.

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.

Do you support or oppose continuation of the antidumping duty orders currently in place for
ferrovanadium from the following countries?
China

Support

Oppose

Take no position

South Africa

Support

Oppose

Take no position

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

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-5.

I-6.

Address

Extent of ownership

Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which are engaged in
importing ferrovanadium from China or South Africa into the United States or which are engaged
in exporting ferrovanadium from China or South Africa to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which are engaged in
importing ferrovanadium from countries other than China or South Africa into the United States
or which are engaged in exporting ferrovanadium from countries other than China or South
Africa to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

Address

Affiliation

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-7.

I-8.

Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which are engaged in the
production of ferrovanadium?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

In Parts II and IV of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s business plan. Does
your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal documents that describe,
discuss, or analyze expected future market conditions for ferrovanadium?
No

Yes--Please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Edward Petronzio (202-2053176, [email protected]). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

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

II-2.

E-mail address

Has your firm experienced any change in the character of its operations or organization relating to
the production of ferrovanadium since January 1, 2002?
Plant openings

Relocations

Expansions

Acquisitions

Consolidations

Closures

Prolonged shutdowns1

Revised labor agreements2

Other (please identify)
1

Reasons include strikes or equipment failure; curtailment of production because of shortages of materials; or any other
change in the character of your operations or organization.
2
Changes in wages, benefits, work rules, or other changes in labor agreements.

Please supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of any such changes, and provide
underlying assumptions, together with relevant portions of business plans, public corporate
filings, or other internal documentation that address this issue.

II-3.

Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of your operations or organization (as
noted above) relating to the production of ferrovanadium in the future?
No

Yes--Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such
changes and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this issue.
Include in your response a specific projection of your firm’s capacity to
produce ferrovanadium (in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium) for 2007
and 2008.

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
For question II-4, if your response differs for particular orders, please indicate and explain the
particular effect of revocation of specific orders.
II-4.

Would your firm anticipate any changes in the character of your operations or organization (as
noted above) relating to the production of ferrovanadium in the future if the antidumping duty
orders on ferrovanadium from China and South Africa were to be revoked?
No

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.

Has your firm since 2003 (the year the antidumping duty order under review became effective)
produced, or does your firm anticipate producing in the future, other products on the same
equipment and machinery used in the production of ferrovanadium and/or using the same
production and related workers employed to produce ferrovanadium?
No

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

Product

Period

Basis for allocation of capacity and
employment data (indicate if different)

(Quantity in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium)
Item
2002 2003 2004 2005
AVERAGE PRODUCTION CAPACITY
PRODUCTION

2006

2007

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-6.

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

II-7.

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

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 ferrovanadium.

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-8a. Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, inventories, and employment
related to the production of ferrovanadium in your U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods.
(See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium ) and value (in $1,000)
Item

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

1

Average production capacity (quantity)
Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity)
Production (quantity)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption:
Quantity of internal consumption
Value2 of internal consumption
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity of transfers
Value2 of transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
Employment data:
Average number of PRWs (number)
Hours worked by PRWs (1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs (value)
1

The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in
reported capacity (use additional pages as necessary).
2

Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value data
using that basis for 2002-07 below:
3

Identify your principal export markets:
.
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus production, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4

Yes

No--Please explain:

.

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-8b.Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, inventories, and employment related
to the production of ferrovanadium in your U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods.
(Quantity in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium, value in $1,000)
Item

January-June

January-June

2007

2008

1

Average production capacity (quantity)
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Production (quantity)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption:
Quantity of internal consumption
Value2 of internal consumption
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity of transfers
Value2 of transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
Employment data:
Average number of PRWs (number)
Hours worked by PRWs (1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs (value)
1
The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported is based on operating
hours per
weeks per year. Please describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain
week,
any changes in reported capacity (use additional pages as necessary).
2

Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you
use a different basis for valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for January-June 2007 and January-June 2008 below:
3

Identify your principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginningof-period inventories, plus production, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported
reconcile?
Yes
No--Please explain:
.
4

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

If you reported transfers to related firms in question II-8, please indicate the nature of the
relationship between your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint venture, wholly owned
subsidiary), whether the transfers were priced at market value or by a non-market formula,
whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers, and whether the related firms also
processed inputs from sources other than your firm.

II-10.

Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased ferrovanadium since January 1,
2002? (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
No

Item

Yes--Report such purchases below for the specified periods.1
(Quantity in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium, value in $1,000)
Calendar Year
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

2007

January-June
2007
2008

PURCHASES FROM U.S. IMPORTERS2 OF FERROVANADIUM FROM-China:
Quantity
Value
South Africa:
Quantity
Value
All other countries:
Quantity
Value
PURCHASES FROM DOMESTIC PRODUCERS:2
Quantity
Value
PURCHASES FROM OTHER SOURCES:2
Quantity
Value
1

2

Please indicate your reasons for purchasing this product. If your reasons differ by source, please elaborate.

Please list the name of the firm(s) from which you purchased this product. If your suppliers differ by source, please identify the source
for each listed supplier.

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

At any time since January 2002, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement regarding the
production of ferrovanadium?
No

Yes---Please answer the following questions.

For all such agreements entered into by your firm, please indicate whether your firm was the
toller (the producer of ferrovanadium) or tollee (the firm that furnished the inputs to the toller).
Toller—Please name the tollee: ________________________________________________
Tollee—Please name the toller: ________________________________________________
II-11a. If your firm has been a toller (the producer of ferrovanadium) at any time since 2002, please
report the quantity and value of shipments of ferrovanadium that it produced under a toll
agreement, (1) for the tollee and (2) produced and sold independent of the tollee shipments.
Toll-produced (i.e., produced for the tollee):
(Quantity in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium, value in $1,000)
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments

(Quantity in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium, value in $1,000)
January-June 2007

January-June 2008

Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments

Non-toll produced:
(Quantity in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium, value in $1,000)
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments

(Quantity in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium, value in $1,000)
January-June 2007
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments

January-June 2008

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

At any time since January 2002, did your firm produce any vanadium pentoxide in the United
States?
No
Yes---Please describe (a) the capital expenditures that your firm has made
relating to the production of vanadium pentoxide that you provide to toller(s) for the production
of ferrovanadium and (b) the level of technical expertise required for the production of vanadium
pentoxide.

II-13.

Does your firm provide any other materials, besides vanadium pentoxide, to toller(s) for the
production of ferrovanadium? If so, please describe the type and cost of such materials.

II-14.

If your firm both produces vanadium pentoxide and consumes that vanadium pentoxide in your
firm’s production of ferrovanadium, identify the approximate percentage of your firm’s total
employment related to producing ferrovanadium that is accounted for by its employment related
to the production of vanadium pentoxide.
_

II-15.

%_

Does your firm produce ferrovanadium in a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
No

II-16.

Yes--Identify FTZ(s):

Since January 28, 2003, has your firm imported ferrovanadium?
No

Yes--COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’
QUESTIONNAIRE

.

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PART II.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
For questions II-17 and II-18, if your response differs for particular orders, please indicate and
explain the particular effect of imposition and/or revocation of specific orders.
II-17.

Describe the significance of the existing antidumping duty orders covering imports of
ferrovanadium from China and/or South Africa in terms of its effect on your firm’s production
capacity, production, U.S. shipments, inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs,
profits, cash flow, capital expenditures, research and development expenditures, and asset values.
You may wish to compare your firm’s operations before and after the imposition of the order.

II-18.

Would your firm anticipate any changes in its production capacity, production, U.S. shipments,
inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs, profits, cash flow, capital expenditures,
research and development expenditures, or asset values relating to the production of
ferrovanadium in the future if the antidumping duty orders on ferrovanadium from China and/or
South Africa were to be revoked?
No

Yes--Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business
plans or other supporting documentation for any trends or projections you may
provide.

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PART III.—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to John Ascienzo (202-205-3175,
[email protected]).
III-1.

Who should be contacted regarding the requested financial information?
Company contact:
Name and title
(
)
Phone number

III-2.

E-mail address

Briefly describe your financial accounting system.
A.

When does your fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your fiscal year changed during the period examined, explain below:

B.1.

Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company-wide) for
which financial statements are prepared that include ferrovanadium:

2.
3.

4.

Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for ferrovanadium:
Yes
No
How often does your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements?
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
(specify)

Note: The Commission may request that your company submit copies of its financial statements,
including internal profit-and-loss statements for the division or product group that includes
ferrovanadium, as well as those statements and worksheets used to compile data for your firm’s
questionnaire response.

III-3.

Briefly describe your cost accounting system (e.g., standard cost, job order cost, etc.).

III-4.

Briefly describe your allocation basis, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and interest expense and other
income and expenses.

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PART III.—FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-5.

Other products.--Please list any other products you produced in the facilities in which you
produced ferrovanadium, and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these other products
in your most recent fiscal year:
Products

III-6.

Does your company receive inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or any other services) used in
the production of ferrovanadium from any related company?
Yes—Continue to question III-7 below

III-7.

No—Continue to question III-10 below

In the space provided below, identify the inputs used in the production of ferrovanadium that your
firm receives from related parties whose financial statements are consolidated with the financial
statements of your firm.
Input

III-8.

Share of sales

Related party

With respect to the related companies identified in response to question III-7 above, are their
financial statements consolidated with your firm’s financial statements? (In other words, are
profits or losses arising from intercompany transactions eliminated?)
Yes—Continue to question III-9 below.

No—Continue to question III-10 below.

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PART III.—FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-9. All intercompany profit on inputs purchased from related parties that is eliminated pursuant to
formal financial statement consolidation should also be eliminated from the costs reported to the
Commission in question III-11 (i.e., costs reported in question III-11, to the extent that they reflect inputs
purchased from related parties, should only reflect the related party’s cost and not include an associated
profit component). Reasonable methods for determining and eliminating the associated profit on inputs
purchased from related parties are acceptable.
Has your firm complied with the Commission’s instructions regarding costs associated with
inputs purchased from related parties?
Yes

No—Please contact John Ascienzo (202-205-3175,
[email protected]).

III-10. Nonrecurring charges.--For each annual and interim period for which financial results are
reported in question III-11, please indicate in the schedule below the specific nonrecurring
charges, the particular expense/cost line items from question III-11 where the associated charges
are included, a brief description of the charges, and the associated values (in $1,000).
Nonrecurring charges would include, but are not limited to, items such as asset write-offs and
accelerated depreciation due to restructuring of the company’s ferrovanadium operations.
Fiscal years ended-Item

January-June
2007

2008

Non-recurring charges: (In the far left column please provide a brief description of each nonrecurring charge and
indicate the particular expense/cost line items where the associated charges are included in question III-11a and 11b.)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

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PART III.—FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-11a. Operations on ferrovanadium.--Report the revenue and related cost information requested below
on the ferrovanadium operations of your U.S. establishment(s).1 Do not report resales of
products. Note that internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair
market value and purchases from related firms must be at cost.2 Provide data for your six most
recently completed fiscal years in chronological order from left to right. If your firm tollproduced ferrovanadium on behalf of another U.S. firm (i.e., your firm is the toller), report data
on your tolling operations in tables III-12a and III-12b; only report on your non-toll operations in
table III-11a and III-11b.
Quantity (1,000 pounds of contained ferrovanadium) and value (in $1,000)
Item
Net sales quantities:3
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales quantities
Net sales values:3
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):4
Raw materials
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Toll Conversion Fee
Total COGS
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, General, and administrative
Expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other income and expenses:
Interest expense
All other expense items
Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act
5
funds received

All other income items
All other income or expenses, net
Net income or (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included
above
1

Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
Please indicate the amount of profits or (losses) on inputs from related firms that were eliminated pursuant question III-9:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
.
3
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding
shipment quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
4
COGS should include costs associated with internal consumption and transfers to related firms.
5
Please report funds received under this act in the period(s) in which they were received. Do not report these funds as an offset to
operating expenses.
2

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PART III.—FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-11b. Operations on ferrovanadium.--Report the revenue and related cost information requested below
on the ferrovanadium operations of your U.S. establishment(s).1 Do not report resales of
products. Note that internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair
market value and purchases from related firms must be at cost.2 Provide data for the specified
interim periods. If your firm toll-produced ferrovanadium on behalf of another U.S. firm (i.e.,
your firm is the toller), report data on your tolling operations in tables III-12a and III-12b; only
report on your non-toll operations in table III-11a and III-11b.
Quantity (1,000 pounds of contained ferrovanadium) and value (in $1,000)
Item
January-June 2007
January-June 2008
Net sales quantities:3
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales quantities
Net sales values:3
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):4
Raw materials
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Toll Conversion Fee
Total COGS
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, General, and administrative expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other income and expenses:
Interest expense
All other expense items
Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act
5
funds received

All other income items
All other income or expenses, net
Net income or (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included above
1

Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
Please indicate the amount of profits or (losses) on inputs from related firms that were eliminated pursuant question III-9:
January-June 2007
January-June 2008
.
3
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding
shipment quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
4
COGS should include costs associated with internal consumption and transfers to related firms.
5
Please report funds received under this act in the period(s) in which they were received. Do not report these funds as an offset to
operating expenses.
2

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PART III.—FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-12a. Toll production of ferrovanadium.--Report the revenue and related cost information requested
below on your operations toll producing ferrovanadium in your U.S. establishment(s).1 Provide
data for your six most recently completed fiscal years in chronological order from left to right. If
your firm toll produced ferrovanadium for more than one customer (the tollee), please photocopy
this page as necessary in order to report separate data for each tollee. See footnotes in table III12b.
Name of tollee :_________________________________________
Quantity (1,000 pounds of contained ferrovanadium) and value (in $1,000)
Item
Tolling operations:2
Net quantity tolled
Net tolling revenue
Net packaging revenue
Total Revenue from Tolling Operations
Cost of tolling services:
Raw materials not supplied by tollee
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total cost of tolling services
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, General, and administrative
Expenses
Operating income (loss)

III-12b. Toll production of ferrovanadium.--Report the revenue and related cost information requested
below on your operations toll producing ferrovanadium in your U.S. establishment(s)1 for the
specified interim periods.
Quantity (1,000 pounds of contained ferrovanadium) and value (in $1,000)
Item
January-June 2008
January-June 2007
Tolling operations:2
Net quantity tolled
Net tolling revenue
Net packaging revenue
Total Revenue from Tolling Operations
Cost of tolling services:
Raw materials not supplied by tollee
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total cost of tolling services
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, General, and administrative
expenses
Operating income (loss)
1

Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding
shipment quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
2

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PART III.—FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-13. Asset values.--Report the total assets associated with the production, warehousing, and sale of
ferrovanadium. If your firm does not maintain some or all of the specific asset data in the normal
course of business, please estimate it based upon some rational method (such as production, sales,
or costs) that is consistent with your cost allocations in the previous question. Your finished
goods inventory value should reconcile with the inventory quantity data reported in Part II.
Provide data as of the end of your six most recently completed fiscal years in chronological order
from left to right.
Value (in $1,000)
Item
Assets associated with the production,
warehousing, and sale of ferrovanadium:
1. Current assets:
A. Cash and equivalents
B. Accounts receivable, net
C. Inventories (finished goods)
D. Other (describe:

)

E. Total current assets (lines 1.A.
through 1.D.)
2. Property, plant, and equipment
A. Original cost of property, plant, and
equipment
B. Less: Accumulated depreciation
C. Equals: Book value of property, plant,
and equipment
3. Other non-current (describe:

)

4. Other non-current (describe:

)

5. Total assets (lines 1.E., 2.C., 3 and 4)

III-14. Capital expenditures and research and development expenditures.--Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development expenditures on ferrovanadium. Provide data for
your six most recently completed fiscal years in chronological order from left to right, and for the
specified interim periods.
Value (in $1,000)
Item
Capital expenditures
Research and development expenditures

Item
Capital expenditures
Research and development expenditures

Value (in $1,000)
January-June 2007

January-June 2008

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Amelia Preece (202-205-3250,
[email protected])
IV-1.

Who should be contacted regarding the requested pricing and related information?
Company contact:
Name and title
(
)
Phone number

E-mail address

PRICE DATA
This section requests quarterly quantity and value data on your firm’s U.S. shipments of the following
products during January 2002-June 2008.
Product 1.—Grade 40-60 percent ferrovanadium, 2” by down
Product 2.-- Grade 78-82 percent ferrovanadium, 2” by down
Please note that total dollar values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include
U.S.-inland transportation costs. Total dollar values should reflect the final net amount paid to you
(i.e., should be net of all deductions for discounts or rebates). See instruction booklet.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-2.

Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by your firm.
(Quantity in pounds of contained ferrovanadium, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

2002:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2003:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2006:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2007:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2008:
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 U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part IV.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 1:
Product 2:

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-3.

Please describe how your firm determines the prices that it charges for sales of ferrovanadium
(transaction by transaction negotiation, contracts for multiple shipments, set price lists, etc.). If
your firm issues price lists, please include a copy of a recent price list with your submission. If
your price list is large, please submit sample pages.
Transaction by transaction

Contract

Cost plus

Price list

Other (
IV-4.

)

Please describe your firm’s discount policy (quantity discounts, annual total volume discounts,
etc.).
Quantity discounts

Annual total volume discounts

No discounts

Other (

)

IV-5.

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.-produced ferrovanadium (e.g., 2/10 net 30
days)?
. On what basis are your prices of such product usually quoted. , f.o.b.
, or delivered)?

IV-6.

Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.-produced ferrovanadium in 2007 were
on a (1) long-term contract basis (multiple deliveries for more than 12 months), (2) short-term
contract basis (multiple deliveries up to 12 months), and (3) spot sales basis (for a single
delivery)?
Type of sale

Share of sales (percent)

Long-term contracts
Short-term contracts
Spot sales
IV-7.

If you sell on a long-term contract basis, please answer the following questions with respect to
provisions of a typical long-term contract.
(a)

What is the average duration of a contract?

months

(b)

Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?

(c)

Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?

(d)

Does the contract have a meet or release provision?

Yes

(e)

Was the meet or release provision used?

No

Yes

Quantity

Yes

No
Price

Both
No

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-8.

IV-9.

If you sell on a short-term contract basis, please answer the following questions with respect to
provisions of a typical short-term contract.
(a)

What is the average duration of a contract?

months

(b)

Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?

(c)

Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?

(d)

Does the contract have a meet or release provision?

Yes

(e)

Was the meet or release provision used?

No

Yes

Quantity

Yes

No
Price

Both
No

What is the average lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s
sales of your U.S.-produced ferrovanadium?
Share of sales,
2007

Source

Lead time

From inventory

Days

Produced to order

Days

Total

IV-10. (a)

100 %

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of ferrovanadium that is
accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
percent.

(b)

Who generally arranges the transportation to your customers’ locations? (check one)
Your firm
or purchaser

(c)

What proportion of your sales occur within 100 miles of your storage or production
facility?
percent. Within 101 to 1,000 miles?
percent. Over 1,000 miles?
percent.

IV-11. What is the geographic market area in the United States served by your firm’s ferrovanadium?
(check all that apply)
Northeast

Mid-Atlantic

Midwest

Southeast

Southwest

Rocky Mountains

West Coast

Northwest

National

Other (describe:

)

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-12. Describe the end uses of the ferrovanadium that you manufacture. For each end-use product,
what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by ferrovanadium?
Ferrovanadium’s share of total cost of
this end use (percent)

End use

IV-13. Have there been any changes in the end uses of ferrovanadium since 2003?
No

Yes—Please describe.

IV-14. Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the end uses of ferrovanadium in the future?
No

Yes--Please describe and identify the time period.

IV-15. (a) Can other products be substituted for ferrovanadium?
No
(1)

Yes--Please list these substitute products in order of importance.
(2)

(3)

(b) For each possible substitute product, please give examples of applications and end uses for
which they are substitutes.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-15. (c) Have changes in the prices of these products affected the price for ferrovanadium?
(c) Have changes in the prices of these products affected the price for ferrovanadium?
No

Yes

IV-16. Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be substituted for
ferrovanadium since 2003?
No

Yes—Please explain.

IV-17. Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the substitutability of other products for ferrovanadium
in the future?
No

Yes—Please describe.

IV-18. To what extent have changes in the prices of raw materials affected your firm’s selling prices for
ferrovanadium during January 2003-June 2008? Also discuss any anticipated changes in your
raw material costs in the future.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-19. Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting supply (e.g., changes in availability or
prices of energy or labor; transportation conditions; production capacity and/or methods of
production; technology; export markets; or alternative production opportunities) that affected the
availability of U.S.-produced ferrovanadium in the U.S. market since 2003?
No

Yes--Please note the time period(s) of any such changes, the factors(s)
involved, and the impact such changes had on your shipment volumes and prices.

IV-20. (a) Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the availability of U.S.-produced ferrovanadium in
the U.S. market in the future?
Increase

No change

Decrease

(b) If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the changes, including the time period and
the impact of such changes on shipment volumes and prices.

IV-21. Has the availability of NONSUBJECT imported ferrovanadium changed since 2003?
No

Yes--Please explain.

IV-22. Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of ferrovanadium between the U.S. market and
alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe any contracts, other sales
arrangements, or other constraints that would prevent or retard your firm from shifting
ferrovanadium between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a 12-month period.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-23. Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix, or marketing
(including sales over the internet) of ferrovanadium since 2003?
No

Yes--Please describe and quantify if possible.

IV-24. Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the product range, product mix, or marketing
(including sales over the internet) of ferrovanadium in the future?
No

Yes--Please identify, including the time period.

IV-25. a) How has demand within the United States for ferrovanadium changed since 2003?
Increased

No change

Decreased

Fluctuated

What principal factors affect changes in demand?

III-25. b) How has demand outside the United States for ferrovanadium changed since 2003?
Increased

No change

What principal factors affect changes in demand?

Decreased

Fluctuated

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-26. a) Do you anticipate any future changes in ferrovanadium demand in the United States?
No

Yes--Please describe and identify the time period.

b) Do you anticipate any future changes in ferrovanadium demand in the rest of the world?
No

Yes--Please describe and identify the time period.

IV-27. Please compare market prices of ferrovanadium in U.S. and non-U.S. markets, if known. Provide
specific information as to year(s) and country(ies) for any price comparisons.
Non U.S. market
(specify country)

Price comparison

Years

US price is higher

US price is lower

Prices are the same

US price is higher

US price is lower

Prices are the same

US price is higher

US price is lower

Prices are the same

IV-28. Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys, etc. that you are
aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss ferrovanadium supply (including production
capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of the other major
producing/consuming countries, including China and South Africa, and (3) the world as a whole.
Of particular interest is such data from 2003 to the present and forecasts for the future.
IV-29. Are your exports of ferrovanadium subject to any tariff or non-tariff barriers to trade in other
countries?
No

Yes--Please list the countries and describe any such barriers and any
significant changes in such barriers that have occurred since 2003, or that are
expected to occur in the future.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-31. 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 below, using “A” to indicate
that the products from a specified country-pair are always interchangeable, “F” to indicate that
the products are frequently interchangeable, “S” to indicate that the products are sometimes
interchangeable, “N” to indicate that the products are never interchangeable, and “0” to indicate
no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair.1
Country-pair

United States

China

South Africa

Other countries

United States
China
South Africa
1

For any country-pair producing ferrovanadium which is sometimes or never interchangeable,
please explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-32. Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability, transportation network, product range,
technical support, etc.) between ferrovanadium produced in the United States and in other
countries a significant factor in your firm’s sales of the products? Please indicate below, using
“A” to indicate that such differences are always significant, “F” to indicate that such differences
are frequently significant, “S” to indicate that such differences are sometimes significant, “N” to
indicate that such differences are never significant, and “0” to indicate no familiarity with
products from a specified country-pair.1
Country-pair

United States

China

South Africa

Other countries

United States
China
South Africa
1

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

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET
GENERAL INFORMATION, INSTRUCTIONS, AND
DEFINITIONS FOR COMMISSION QUESTIONNAIRES
Ferrovanadium from China and South Africa
Investigation Nos. 731-TA-986-987 (Review)

Further information.--If you have any questions concerning the enclosed
questionnaire(s) or other matters related to these reviews, you may contact
the following members of the Commission=s staff (Fax 202-205-3205):
Edward Petronzio, investigator (202-205-3176; E-mail [email protected])
regarding general questions and trade and related information;
John Ascienzo, auditor (202-205-3175; E-mail [email protected])
regarding financial information; and
Amelia Preece, economist (202-205-3250; E-mail [email protected])
regarding pricing, market, and related information.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.-- On January 28, 2003, the Department of Commerce issued antidumping duty
orders on imports of ferrovanadium from China and South Africa (68 FR 4168 and 4169). On
December 3, 2007, the Commission instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the orders would be
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the domestic industry within a
reasonably foreseeable time (72 FR 67962). If the Commission makes affirmative determinations,
the orders will remain in place. If the Commission makes negative determinations, the
Department of Commerce will revoke the orders.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this review are available at
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2008/ferrovanadium/re
viewphase.htm. Address all correspondence to the United States International Trade
Commission, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired individuals can obtain information
regarding this review via the Commission=s TDD terminal (202-205-1810).
Due date of questionnaire(s).--Return the completed questionnaire(s) to the United States
International Trade Commission by no later than July 25, 2008. Although the enclosed postpaid
envelope may be used to return the completed questionnaire, use of an overnight mail service may
be necessary to ensure that your response actually reaches the Commission by July 25, 2008. If
you do not use the enclosed envelope, please make sure the completed questionnaire is sent to the
attention of Edward Petronzio. Return only one copy of the completed questionnaire(s), but
please keep a copy for your records so that you can refer to it if the Commission staff
contacts you with any questions during the course of the review.
Service of questionnaire response(s).--In the event that your firm is a party to this review, you are
required to serve a copy of the questionnaire(s), once completed, on parties to the proceeding that
are subject to administrative protective order (see 19 CFR ' 207.7). A list of such parties is
maintained by the Commission=s Secretary and may be obtained by calling 202-205-1803. A
certificate of service must accompany the copy of the completed questionnaire(s) you submit (see
19 CFR ' 207.7).
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to the enclosed
questionnaire(s) 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, nonnumerical 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.

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GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
Verification.--The information submitted in the enclosed questionnaire(s) is subject to audit
and verification by the Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep
all your workpapers and supporting documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire
response(s).
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to the
questionnaire(s), as well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to
the Commission in connection with the review, 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 review or other import-injury investigations or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise; those individuals would be
subject to severe penalties if the information were divulged to unauthorized individuals.
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions.--Do not leave any question or section blank unless a questionnaire
expressly directs you to skip over certain questions or sections. If the answer to any question is
Anone,@ write Anone.@ If information is not readily available from your records in exactly the
form requested, furnish carefully prepared estimates--designated as such by the letter
AE@--and explain the basis of your estimates. Answers to questions and any necessary
comments or explanations should be supplied in the space provided or on separate sheets attached
to the appropriate page of the questionnaire(s). If your firm is completing more than one
questionnaire in connection with this review (i.e., a producer, importer, and/or purchaser
questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions in the questionnaires.
Consolidate all U.S. establishments.--Report the requested data for your establishment(s) located
in the United States. Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data
for all establishments into a single report.
Filing instructions.—Questionnaires may be filed either in paper form or electronically.
OPTIONS FOR FILING IN PAPER FORM
• Overnight mail service.—Mail to the following address:
United States International Trade Commission
Office of Investigations, Room 615
500 E Street SW
Washington, DC 20024

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INSTRUCTIONS--Continued
• Fax.—Fax to 202.205.3205.
• U.S. mail.—Mail to the address above, but use zip code 20436. This option is not recommended.
U.S. mail sent to government offices undergoes additional processing to screen for hazardous
materials; this additional processing results in substantial delays in delivery.
OPTIONS FOR FILING ELECTRONICALLY
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2008/ferrova
nadium/reviewphase.htm Please do not attempt to modify the format or
permissions of the questionnaire document. You may complete the questionnaire
electronically, print it out, and submit it in paper form as described above, or you
may submit it electronically through one of the following means:
• By means of the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS).—Follow
the step-by-step instructions on the next page.
• Compact disc (CD).—Copy your questionnaire onto a CD, include a signed certification page
(page 1) (either in paper form or scanned PDF copied onto CD), and mail to the address above. It
is strongly recommended that you use an overnight mail service. U.S. mail sent to government
offices undergoes additional processing which not only results in substantial delays in delivery but
may also damage CDs.
• E-mail.—E-mail your questionnaire to the investigator identified on page 1 of the Instruction
Booklet; include a scanned PDF of the signed certification page (page 1). Type the following in
the e-mail subject line: BPI Questionnaire, INV. NOS. 731-986-987. Please note that submitting
your questionnaire by e-mail may subject your firm’s business proprietary information to
transmission over an unsecure environment and to possible disclosure. If you choose this option,
the Commission warns you that any risk involving possible disclosure of such information is
assumed by the submitter and not by the Commission.
Note: If you are a party to the review, and service of the questionnaire is required, such service
should be made in paper form.

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INSTRUCTIONS--Continued
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING VIA EDIS
STEP 1: REGISTER AS A NEW USER IN EDIS (current registered users may skip this step)
• The authorized official whose name appears under the Certification at the bottom of page
1 of the questionnaire should be the person who completes the registration in EDIS
• Go to https://eofpub.usitc.gov/edis-efile/app
• Click on Register
• Read and accept the Terms of Use Agreement
• Complete the EDIS Online User Registration form
o In the Firm/Organization field, select Questionnaire Respondent
• Click Submit Registration
STEP 2: ELECTRONICALLY SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE(S) IN EDIS
• Click on E-File Documents
• Under Submitter Information, type the name of your firm in the Filed On Behalf Of
field
• Under Investigation Information, click on Find Investigation
o For Investigation Phase, select “Review” and for Investigation Number, type
“731-986-987”; Click on Find Investigation
o Click in the circle to the left of the investigation number that appears, then click on
Select and confirm by clicking OK
• Under Document Filing Information—
o For Document Type, select Questionnaire – Foreign Producer, Questionnaire
– Importer, Questionnaire – Purchaser, or Questionnaire – U.S. Producer, as
appropriate
o Leave Document Title field blank
• Under Add Document Attachments for Electronic Submission—
o In the Attach File field, click on Browse, locate your MS Word questionnaire file,
and double-click the file
o The Attachment Title field is optional
o Click on Attach Files (note that your file will be listed below under Attachments)
o You must attach a scanned PDF of the signed certification page (page 1). If you
wish to attach any other files, i.e., supporting documents, do so at this time (unlike
the questionnaire itself, these additional documents must be PDFs). Only one
questionnaire may be filed at a time.
o When you have attached all relevant files, click on Submit Document
w/attachments. An EDIS Document Submission Confirmation screen will
appear. Confirm the information and click on Accept Information. An EDIS
Notice of Receipt of Electronic Documents will appear, which completes the
process. If you wish to electronically file another questionnaire, repeat Step 2.

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DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
Ferrovanadium.--The merchandise covered by these investigations consists of all ferrovanadium,
regardless of grade, 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. The scope of these investigations
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 slag, boiler residues and fly ash. Merchandise
classified in Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) subheadings 2850.00.20,
8112.40.30 and 8112.40.60 is specifically excluded. Ferrovanadium is classified in HTS
subheading 7202.92.00.
Nitrided vanadiumBIncludes compounds containing vanadium as the predominant element, by
weight and at least 5 percent, by weight, of nitrogen.
Vanadium pentoxideBA compound of vanadium and oxygen that may be used as an input in the
production of ferrovanadium.
Firm.--An individual proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation
(including any subsidiary corporation), business trust, cooperative, trustee in bankruptcy, or
receiver under decree of any court.
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.
Establishment.--Each facility of a firm in the United States involved in the production (including
toll production on its behalf), importation, and/or purchase of ferrovanadium (as defined above),
including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from)
such facilities.
United States.--For purposes of these investigations, the 50 States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin
Islands, and the District of Columbia.
Importer.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary,
in importing ferrovanadium (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign manufacturer
or through its selling agent.
Imports.--Those products identified for Customs purposes as imports for consumption for which
your firm was the importer of record (i.e., was responsible for paying any import duty) or
consignee (i.e., to which the merchandise was first delivered).
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DEFINITIONS--Continued
Import quantities.--Quantities reported should be net of returns.
Import values.--Values reported should be landed, duty-paid values at the U.S. port of
entry, including ocean freight and insurance costs, brokerage charges, and import duties (i.e., all
charges except inland freight in the United States).
Purchaser.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or
subsidiary, in purchasing ferrovanadium (as defined above) from another firm that produces,
imports, or otherwise distributes ferrovanadium.
Purchases.--Purchases from all sources, NOT including direct imports from foreign producers
(which should be reported in an importer questionnaire).
Purchase quantities.--Quantities reported should be net of returns.
Purchase values.--Values reported should be net values (i.e., gross purchase values less all
discounts, allowances, rebates, and the value of returned goods), delivered to your U.S.
receiving point.
Shipments.--Shipments of products produced in or imported by your U.S. establishment(s), or
produced on your firm=s behalf under a toll agreement. Report shipments to the contracting firm
of product produced by your firm under a toll agreement on table II-11a of the producers=
questionnaire.
Shipment quantities.--Quantities reported should be net of returns.
Shipment values.--Values reported should be net values (i.e., gross sales values less all
discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b.
your U.S. producing establishment(s) (for PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRES) or U.S.
point of shipment (for IMPORTER QUESTIONNAIRES). The value of domestic
shipments to the contracting firm under a toll agreement is the conversion fee (including
profit).

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DEFINITIONS--Continued
Types of shipments:
U.S. shipments.--Commercial shipments, internal consumption, transfers to related firms
within the United States, and transfers to unrelated and related firms under a toll agreement.
Commercial shipments.--Shipments, other than internal consumption and transfers
to related firms, within the United States.
Internal consumption.--Product consumed internally by your firm.
Transfers to related firms.--Shipments made to related domestic firms.
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.
The following definitions apply only to the PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE.
Average production 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).
Toll agreement.--Agreement between two firms whereby the first firm furnishes the raw materials
and the second firm uses the raw materials to produce a product that it then returns to the first firm
with a charge for processing costs, overhead, etc.
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.
PRWs.--Production and related workers, including 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.--Add 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-June periods, calculate similarly and divide by 6.

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Hours worked.--Include 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.
Fiscal year.--The 12-month period between settlement of your firm=s financial accounts.
Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (Byrd Amendment) funds received.--Funds
disbursed by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection under the Continued Dumping and
Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (the AByrd Amendment@). The Byrd Amendment provides for the
annual distribution of the duties collected pursuant to antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
The distribution is available to Aaffected domestic producers for qualifying expenditures.@
Purchases other than direct imports.--Purchases from U.S. producers, U.S. importers, and other
U.S. sources.

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