08-1-2683 US Producer Questionnaire (Sunset)

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Sunset US Producer Questionnaire - Rebar from Turkey (2R) v2

Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Turkey (Second Review)

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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
STEEL CONCRETE REINFORCING BAR (REBAR) FROM TURKEY

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than August 14, 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 review of the antidumping duty order concerning steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Turkey
(Inv. No. 731-TA-745 (Second Review)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority
of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or
other order to compel the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm produced rebar (as defined in the instruction booklet) at any time since January 1, 2002?

(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 review 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 this review 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 review 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 order currently in place for rebar
from Turkey?
Support

I-4.

Oppose

Take no position

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

Yes--List the following information.
Address

Extent of ownership

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-5.

I-6.

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-7.

Affiliation

Address

Affiliation

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-8.

I-9.

Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which are engaged in the
fabrication of rebar in the United States?
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 rebar?
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 Joshua Kaplan (202-205-3184,
[email protected]). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

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

II-2.

Since January 1, 2002, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement (see definition in the
instruction booklet) regarding the production of rebar?
No

II-3.

Yes--Name firm(s):

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

II-4.

E-mail address

Yes--Identify FTZ(s):

Since January 1, 2002, has your firm imported rebar?
No

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

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

Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased rebar since January 1, 2002? (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Yes--Report such purchases below for the specified periods.1

(Quantity in short tons, value in $1,000)
Item

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

PURCHASES FROM U.S. IMPORTERS2 OF PRODUCT FROM-Turkey:
Quantity
Value
All other countries:
Quantity
Value
PURCHASES FROM DOMESTIC PRODUCERS:2
Quantity
Value
PURCHASES FROM OTHER SOURCES:2
Quantity
Value
1

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.

The following questions pertain to the specified region in this review. For purposes of this review, the
region is defined as 22 States: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia; plus Puerto
Rico and the District of Columbia. When reporting shipments within the defined specified region, report
such data only for the 22 States shown as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. All other
shipments should be considered “outside” the specified region.
II-6a.

Concerning establishments inside the specified region (see instructions): Has your firm
experienced any plant openings, relocations, expansions, acquisitions, consolidations, closures, or
prolonged shutdowns because of strikes or equipment failure; curtailment of production because
of shortages of materials; or any other change in the character of your operations or organization
relating to the production of rebar since 2002?
No

Yes--Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes.

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

Concerning establishments outside the specified region (see instructions): Has your firm
experienced any plant openings, relocations, expansions, acquisitions, consolidations, closures, or
prolonged shutdowns because of strikes or equipment failure; curtailment of production because
of shortages of materials; or any other change in the character of your operations or organization
relating to the production of rebar since 2002?
No

II-7a.

Concerning establishments inside the specified region (see instructions): Does your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of your operations or organization (as noted above)
relating to the production of rebar in the future?
No

II-7b.

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 rebar (in short
tons) for 2008 and 2009.

Concerning establishments outside the specified region (see instructions): Does your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of your operations or organization (as noted above)
relating to the production of rebar in the future?
No

II-8a.

Yes--Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes.

Concerning establishments inside the specified region (see instructions): Would your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of your operations or organization (as noted above)
relating to the production of rebar in the future if the antidumping duty order on rebar from
Turkey were to be revoked?
No

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-8b.

Concerning establishments outside the specified region (see instructions): Would your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of your operations or organization (as noted above)
relating to the production of rebar in the future if the antidumping duty order on rebar from
Turkey were to be revoked?
No

II-9a.

Concerning establishments inside the specified region (see instructions): Describe the
significance of the existing antidumping duty orders covering imports of rebar from Turkey 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 orders.

II-9b.

Concerning establishments outside the specified region (see instructions): Describe the
significance of the existing antidumping duty order covering imports of rebar from Turkey 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 orders.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-10a. Concerning establishments inside the specified region (see instructions): 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 rebar in the future if the
antidumping duty order on rebar from Turkey were to be revoked?
No

II-10b. Concerning establishments outside the specified region (see instructions): 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 rebar in the future if the
antidumping duty order on rebar from Turkey were to be revoked?
.
No
Yes--Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business
plans or other supporting documentation, for any trends or projections you may
provide.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
ANSWER FOR EACH ESTABLISHMENT: ______________________________________
II-11. Who should be contacted regarding the requested trade and related information on an
establishment basis?
Company contact:
Name and title
(
)
Phone No.
II-12.

E-mail address

Has your firm since 2002 produced, or does your firm anticipate producing in the future, other
products on the same equipment and machinery used in the production of rebar and/or using the
same production and related workers employed to produce rebar?
No

Yes--List the following information and report your firm’s plant-specific
production capacity and production of these products and rebar in the periods
indicated. Provide a response for each facility listed in question I.2.

Product

Period

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

____________________

______________

________________________________

____________________

______________

________________________________

____________________

______________

________________________________

____________________

______________

________________________________

Quantity( in short tons)
Item

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Average Rolling Capacity
Production
Straight Rebar
Coiled Rebar
Merchant Bar
Other1
Total
1

Please identify ___________________________________________________________________.

II-13.

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

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-14.

Is your firm able to switch production between rebar and other products in response to a relative
change in the price of rebar 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 rebar.

II-15a. Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, inventories, and employment
related to the production of rebar in your U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.) Provide a separate response for each establishment listed
in question I.2. ESTABLISHMENT: _____________________________________________
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Item
Average production capacity1 (quantity)
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Production (quantity)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments to locations-Within the specified region:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Outside the specified region:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Total commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption:
Quantity of internal consumption
Value2 of internal consumption
Transfers to related firms that are located-Within the specified region:
Quantity of transfers
Value2 of transfers
Outside the specified region:
Quantity of transfers
2

Value of transfers
Total transfers to related firms:
Quantity of transfers
Value2 of transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Item

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
U.S. shipments to firms that are only
distributors that are located-Within the specified region (quantity) 5
Outside the specified region (quantity) 6
Total to firms that are only distributors
(quantity)
U.S. shipments to firms that are only end
users that are located-Within the specified region (quantity) 5
Outside the specified region (quantity) 6
Total to firms that are only end users
(quantity)
U.S. shipments to firms that are both end
users and distributors that are located-Within the specified region (quantity) 5
Outside the specified region (quantity) 6
Total to firms that are both end users and
distributors (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:

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?
Yes
No--Please explain:
.
5
Please note that the total of U.S. shipments to all distributors and end users within the specified region should equal the
total commercial U.S. shipments to locations inside the specified region plus transfers to related U.S. establishments/firms
that are inside the specified region plus your plant’s internal consumption (if your plant is located inside the specified region).
6
Please note that the total of U.S. shipments to all distributors and end users outside the specified region should equal the
total commercial U.S. shipments to locations outside the specified region plus transfers to related U.S. establishments/firms
that are outside the specified region plus your plant’s internal consumption (if your plant is located outside the specified
region).
4

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-15b. Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, inventories, and employment
related to the production of rebar in your U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.) Provide a separate response for each establishment listed
in question I.2. ESTABLISHMENT: _____________________________________________
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Item
Average production capacity1 (quantity)
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Production (quantity)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments to locations-Within the specified region:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Outside the specified region:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Total commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption:
Quantity of internal consumption
Value2 of internal consumption
Transfers to related firms:
Within the specified region:
Quantity of transfers
Value2 of transfers
Outside the specified region:
Quantity of transfers
Value2 of transfers
Total 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)
U.S. shipments to firms that are only distributors
that are located-Within the specified region (quantity) 5
Outside the specified region (quantity) 6
Total to firms that are only distributors
(quantity)
U.S. shipments to firms that are only end users
that are located-Within the specified region (quantity) 5
Outside the specified region (quantity) 6
Total to firms that are only end users (quantity)

January-June 2007

January-June 2008

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Item

January-June 2007

January-June 2008

U.S. shipments to firms that are both end users
and distributors that are located-Within the specified region (quantity) 5
Outside the specified region (quantity) 6
Total to firms that are both end users and
distributors (quantity)
Employment data:
Average number of PRWs (number)
Hours worked by PRWs (1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs (value)
1

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

Yes
No--Please explain:
.
Please note that the total of U.S. shipments to all distributors and end users within the region should equal the total of
commercial U.S. shipments to locations inside the region plus transfers to related U.S. establishments/firms that are inside
the region plus your plant’s internal consumption (if your plant is located inside the specified region).
6
Please note that the total of U.S. shipments to all distributors and end users outside the region should equal the total of
commercial U.S. shipments to locations outside the region plus transfers to related U.S. establishments/firms that are
outside the region plus your plant’s internal consumption (if your plant is located outside the specified region).
5

II-16.

If you reported transfers to related firms in question II-15, 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-17.

For each establishment: Please provide an estimated percentage of each type of rebar your firm
produced during 2007. The sum of percentages listed should equal 100 percent:

Length of product
< 20 feet
≥ 20 but < 40 feet
≥ 40 but < 60 feet
≥ 60 feet
Total

Share of production (percent)

100.0

ANSWER FOR EACH ESTABLISHMENT: ______________________________________

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-18.

For each establishment: Please provide an estimated percentage of each type of rebar your firm
produced during 2007. The sum of percentages listed should equal 100 percent:

Size
Share (percent)
Size
Share (percent)
Size
Share (percent)
No. 3
No. 7
No. 11
No. 4
No. 8
No. 14/18
No. 5
No. 9
Other1
No. 6
No. 10
Total
100.0
1
Please identify __________________________________________________________________.
II-19.

Commercial U.S. shipments by mileage: Please report the estimated quantity of your firm’s
commercial U.S. shipments (U.S. shipments minus internal consumption and company transfers)
of rebar that was produced by your firm and shipped within the following distances from your
firm in calendar year 2007.

Item
Commercial U.S. shipments:
Inside the specified region
Outside the specified region
II-20.

(Quantity in short tons)
Estimated shipments made within
0-100 miles
101-250 miles
251-500 miles Over 500 miles

Commercial U.S. shipments to Puerto Rico: Please report the estimated quantity of your firm’s
commercial U.S. shipments of rebar that was produced by your firm and shipped to Puerto Rico.

Item
Commercial
shipments to
Puerto Rico

2002

2003

2004

(Quantity in short tons)
2005
2006
2007

Jan.-June 2007

Jan.-June 2008

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to John Ascienzo (202-205-3175,
[email protected]).
Responses to questions in this part of the questionnaire should reflect the operations of discrete
rebar operations (in other words, provide a separate response for each establishment (plant) listed
in question I.2). Questions III-6 through III-9 (inputs from related parties), III-11 (income
statement), III-12 (balance sheet), and III-13 (capital expenditures and research and development
expenses) should, as appropriate, also include the allocation of relevant financial information
maintained at other (non plant-specific) levels within the company.
Establishment (plant) for which data are being reported: __________________________________
III-1.

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

III-2.

E-mail address

Please provide answers to the following questions about 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 rebar:

2.
3.

Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for rebar:
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
(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 rebar,
as well as those statements and worksheets used to compile data for your firm’s questionnaire
response.

III-3.

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

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-4.

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

III-5.

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

III-6.

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

III-7.

Share of sales

No—Continue to question III-10 below

In the space provided below, identify the inputs used in the production of rebar that the plant
receives from related parties.
Input

Related party

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-8.

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.

III-9.

No—Continue to question III-10 below.

All intercompany profits/losses 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 or loss component). Reasonable methods for determining
and eliminating the associated profit/loss on inputs purchased from related parties are acceptable.
Please note that footnote 2 in question III-11 requests the actual amounts of intercompany
profits/losses eliminated.
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 rebar 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 rebar.--Report the revenue and related cost information requested below on the
rebar operations of the above-referenced plant for which financial information is being provided.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 was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as the tollee) please contact
John Ascienzo at (202) 205-3175 before completing this section of the questionnaire.
Quantity (in short tons) 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
Total COGS
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and administrative
(SG&A) 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 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
.
Year 1
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 rebar.--Report the revenue and related cost information requested below on the
rebar operations of the above-referenced plant for which financial information is being provided.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 If your
firm was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as the tollee) please contact John
Ascienzo at (202) 205-3175 before completing this section of the questionnaire.

Item

Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
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
Total COGS
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A)
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 2008
.
January-June 2007
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-12. Asset values.--Report the total assets associated with the production, warehousing, and sale of
rebar at the above-referenced plant for which financial information is being provided. 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. The finished goods portion of
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 product:
1. Current assets:
A. Cash and equivalents
B. Accounts receivable, net
C. Inventories
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-13. Capital expenditures and research and development expenditures.--Report your capital
expenditures and research and development expenditures on rebar at the above-referenced plant
for which financial information is being provided. 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

Value (in $1,000)
Item
Capital expenditures
Research and development expenditures

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 James Fetzer (202-708-5403,
[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.-- ASTM A615, #3, grade 60 stock rebar, straight or coiled
Product 2.-- ASTM A615, #4, grade 60 stock rebar, straight or coiled
Product 3.-- ASTM A615, #5, grade 60 stock rebar, straight or coiled
Product 4.-- ASTM A615, #6, grade 60 stock rebar, straight or coiled
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-2a. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by your firm.

Shipments to customers within the region
Period of shipment
2002:
January-March
April-June

(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Quantity
Value

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:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-2b. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by your firm.

Shipments to customers outside the region
Period of shipment
2002:
January-March
April-June

(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Quantity
Value

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
Please indicate if your response is different for shipments inside and outside the specified region.
IV-3.

(a) Please describe how your firm determines the prices that it charges for sales of rebar
(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.

(b) Please describe the extent to prices that your firm charges are made centrally at the corporate
level or in decentralized manner at individual locations.

IV-4.

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

IV-5.

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

IV-6.

Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.-produced rebar 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)
Within the region
In the entire U.S.

Long-term contracts
Short-term contracts
Spot sales
Total

100 %

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-7.

IV-8.

IV-9.

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?

(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?

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?

(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?

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 rebar?
Share of sales, 2007
Within the
In the entire
region
U.S.

Source

Lead time
Within the
In the entire
region
U.S.

From inventory
Produced to order
Total
IV-10. (a)
(b)

100 %

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of rebar that is accounted
for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
percent.
Who generally arranges the transportation to your customers’ locations? (check one)
Your firm
or purchaser

IV-11. Does your firm use freight equalization in the rates it charges for delivered rebar?
No
Yes—for approximately what percentage of your firm’s sales did you
equalize freight?
percent.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-12. Describe the end uses of the rebar that you manufacture. For each end-use product, what
percentage of the total cost is accounted for by rebar?
End use

Share of total cost (percent)

IV-13. Have there been any changes in the end uses of rebar since 2002?
No

Yes—Please describe.

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

Yes--Please describe and identify the time period. Provide any underlying
assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting
documentation that address this issue.

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

Yes--To what degree do changes in their prices affect the price for
rebar? Does this effect have a time lag? If so, how long is the time lag for each
substitute product? Does this vary by type of rebar or final end use?

IV-16. Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be substituted for rebar
since 2002?
No

Yes—Please explain.

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

Yes—Please describe. Provide any underlying assumptions, along with
relevant portions of business plans or other supporting documentation that
address this issue.

IV-18. To what extent have changes in the prices of raw materials affected your firm’s selling prices for
rebar since 2002? Also discuss any anticipated changes in your raw material costs in the future,
identifying the time period(s) involved and the factor(s) that you believe would be responsible for
such changes. Provide any underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business
plans or other supporting documentation that address this issue.

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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 rebar in the U.S. market since 2002?
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 rebar 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. Provide any underlying
assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting documentation
that address this issue.

IV-21. Has the availability of NONSUBJECT imported rebar changed since 2002?
No

Yes--Please explain.

IV-22. Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of rebar 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 rebar between the U.S. and
alternative country markets within a 12-month period. Provide any underlying assumptions,
along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue.

IV-23. Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix, or marketing
(including sales over the internet) of rebar since 2002?
No

Yes--Please describe and quantify if possible.

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

IV-24. Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the product range, product mix, or marketing
(including sales over the internet) of rebar in the future? Provide any underlying assumptions,
along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue.
No

Yes--Please identify, including the time period.

IV-25. (a) How has demand within the specified region for rebar changed since 2002?
Increased

No change

Decreased

Unknown

What principal factors affect changes in demand?

(b) How has demand within the entire United States for rebar changed since 2002?
Increased

No change

What principal factors affect changes in demand?

Decreased

Unknown

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-25. (c) How has demand outside the United States if known for rebar changed since 2002?
Increased

No change

Decreased

Unknown

What principal factors affect changes in demand?

IV-26. Do you anticipate any future changes in rebar demand in the United States and, if known, the rest
of the world?
No

Yes--Please describe and identify the time period. Provide any underlying
assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting
documentation that address this issue.

IV-27. Please compare market prices of rebar in U.S. and non-U.S. markets, if known. Provide specific
information as to time periods and regions for any price comparisons.

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 rebar supply (including production capacity and
capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of the other major
producing/consuming countries, including Turkey, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular
interest is such data from 2002 to the present and forecasts for the future.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-29. Are your exports of rebar 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 2002, or that are
expected to occur in the future.

IV-30. Does your firm sell rebar over the internet?
No

Yes--Please describe, noting the estimated percentage of your firm’s total
sales of rebar in 2007 accounted for by internet sales.

IV-31. Please provide the percent (based on quantity) of your firm’s sales of rebar in 2007 to the
following markets that were made in conjunction with “Buy American” provisions? Sales
within the specified region.
percent. Sales outside the specified region.
percent. Has
the percentage of sales made in conjunction with “Buy American” provisions increased,
decreased, or remained the same since 2002? If there has been a change, please discuss. Also,
please discuss whether your sales of rebar under “Buy American” provisions are of any particular
sizes of rebar (and if so, please specify the sizes). Attach additional pages as necessary.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-32. Is rebar 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

Turkey

Other2

United States
Turkey
1

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

Specify:

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-33. Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability, transportation network, product range,
technical support, etc.) between rebar 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

Turkey

Other2

United States
Turkey
1

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

Specify:

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