11-4-2917 Foreign producer questionnaire

Information collections for import injury investigations (producers, importers, purchasers, and foreign producer questionnaires and institution notices for 5-year reviews)

CMC Review -- Foreign producer Q

Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, and Sweden (R)

OMB: 3117-0016

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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
PURIFIED CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE FROM FINLAND,
MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, AND SWEDEN

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than December 3, 2010
See page 4 of the Instruction Booklet for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its review of the antidumping duty orders concerning purified carboxymethylcellulose (“purified CMC”)
from Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, and Sweden (invs. Nos. 731-TA-1084-1087 (Review)). The information requested in
the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII.

Name of firm
Address
World Wide Web address
Has your firm produced or exported purified CMC (as defined in the instruction booklet) at any time since
January 1, 2005?

NO
YES

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)
(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 proceedings 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
proceedings relating to the programs and operations of the Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign non-disclosure agreements.

Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official
Phone: (

Date

)

Signature

E-mail address
Fax (

)

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited as
possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 30 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data needed,
and completing and reviewing the questionnaire. Send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-1a.

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

dollars

I-1b.

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

I-2.

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

I-3.

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

No.

Importer’s name

Contact person

E-mail address

Area
code and
telephone
number

Share of
your 2009
exports
(%)

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

Worldwide production.--Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to
produce, or have any plans to produce purified CMC in the United States or other countries?
No

I-5.

U.S. importation.--Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import
purified CMC into the United States?
No

I-6.

Yes--Please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S. producer(s),
ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer questionnaire
(contact Cynthia Trainor ([email protected]; 202-2053354) for copies of that questionnaire).

Yes--Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire (contact Cynthia Trainor
([email protected]; 202-205-3354) for copies of that
questionnaire).

Business plan.--In Parts II and III 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 purified CMC,
including business plans that may include both purified CMC and other products?
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 Cynthia Trainor
([email protected]; 202-205-3354). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

Please identify the individual to be contacted regarding the confidential information requested in
part II?
Name and title:
Please indicate the manner by which Commission staff may contact the individual responsible for
part II with questions regarding the submitted confidential information.
E-mail:
Fax: (

II-2.

Telephone: (

)

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of purified CMC since January 1, 2005.
(check as many as appropriate)
(please describe)
plant openings ..........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

II-4.

Anticipated changes in operations in the event the order is revoked.--Would your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of your operations or organization (as noted above)
relating to the production of purified CMC in the future if the antidumping duty orders on
purified CMC from Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, and Sweden 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. Include in your response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce purified CMC (in 1,000 pounds) for 2011 and
2012.

Same equipment, machinery, and workers.--Has your firm since 2005 produced, or does your
firm anticipate producing in the future, other products on the same equipment and machinery
used in the production of purified CMC?
No

Product
Purified CMC

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

Basis for allocation of capacity data

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

Same equipment, machinery, and workers.--Continued
(Quantity in 1,000 pounds)
Item

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Overall Production Capacity
Production of:
Purified CMC
Other product 1
Other product 2

II-6.

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

II-7.

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

II-8.

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

Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (“HACCP”) Certification.--Report the share of
total purified CMC capacity that currently is HACCP certified by the U.S. FDA.
Finland
Mexico
Netherlands
Sweden

___________
___________
___________
___________

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

Purified CMC shipments by end use.— Report the total volume of purified CMC shipments in
January-September 2010 to your home market, to the United States, and to all other export
markets, by end use category, for production in each of the subject countries in which you have
operations.
End use

Period (January-September 2010); Quantity (1,000 pounds)
Finland
Mexico
Netherlands

Sweden

FOOD:1
Home market

United States
Other Export Markets
PPERSONAL CARE, COSMETICS & PHARMACEUTICALS:1
Home market

United States
Other Export Markets
PAPER & BOARD:1
Home market

United States
Other Export Markets
OIL FIELD:1
Home market

United States
Other Export Markets
ALL OTHER:2
Home market

United States
Other Export Markets
TOTAL U.S. SHIPMENTS:3
Home market

United States
Other Export Markets
1

Please indicate the purity for reported purified CMC end use shipments during January-September 2010 as
follows:
Purity
(percent)
Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____________
Personal care, cosmetics, . .
& pharmaceuticals

_____________

Oilfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

______________

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ______________
2

Please describe:
___________________________________________________________________________
3

End use shipment data should reconcile with data reported in section II-16 a-d.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-10.

Share of sales.--What percentage of your firm’s total sales from production facilities in each
subject country in its most recent fiscal year was represented by sales of purified CMC?
Finland
Mexico
Netherlands
Sweden

II-11.

___________
___________
___________
___________

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent

Inventories in the United States.--Has your firm, since 2005, maintained any inventories of
purified CMC in the United States (not including inventories held by firms identified in question
I-3)?
No

Yes--Report the quantity of such end-of-period inventories below.
(Quantity in 1,000 pounds)
Item

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Inventory

II-12.

Barriers.-(a)

Are your firm’s exports of purified CMC subject to tariff or non-tariff barriers to trade
(for example, antidumping or countervailing duty findings or remedies, tariffs, quotas, or
regulatory barriers) in any countries other than the United States?
No

Yes--List the products(s), country(ies), the year each such barrier was
imposed, and the type of barrier.
Product

(b)

Country

Year imposed

Barrier (if tariff,
give rate)

Are your firm’s exports of purified CMC subject to current proceedings in any countries
other than the United States that might result in tariff or non-tariff barriers to trade?
No

Yes--List the products(s), country(ies), and type of proceeding.
Product

Country

Type of proceeding

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-13.

Other export markets.--Identify export markets (other than the United States) that you have
developed or where you have increased your sales of purified CMC since 2005. Please identify
and discuss below.

II-14.

Significance of antidumping duty orders.--Describe the significance of the existing
antidumping duty orders covering imports of purified CMC from Finland, Mexico, Netherlands,
and Sweden in terms of its effect on your firm’s production capacity, production, home market
shipments, exports to the United States and other markets, and inventories. You may wish to
compare your firm’s operations before and after the imposition of the order.

II-15.

Anticipated changes if order revoked.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in its
production capacity, production, home market shipments, exports to the United States and other
markets, or inventories relating to the production of purified CMC in the future if the
antidumping duty orders on purified CMC from Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, and Sweden were
to be revoked?
No

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-16a. Trade data (Finland).-- Report production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories of
purified CMC produced by your firm in Finland during the specified periods. (See definitions in
the instruction booklet.)

FINLAND
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2005

2006

2007

January-September
2008

2009

2010

Average production capacity (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories (B)
Production2 (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/transfers
quantity (D)
Commercial shipments
quantity (E)
value (F)
Export shipments:
to the United States:3
quantity (G)
value (H)
to the European Union:4
quantity (I)
value (J)
to Asia:5
quantity (K)
value (L)
to all other markets:6
quantity (M)
value (N)
Total exports (quantity) (O)
Total shipments (quantity) (P)
End-of-period inventories (Q)
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.
2
Please estimate the percentage of total production of purified CMC in Finland accounted for by your firm’s production in
2009:
Percent
3
Please estimate the percentage of total exports to the United States of purified CMC in Finland accounted for by your
firm’s exports in 2009:
Percent
4
Identify your principal European Union export markets:
.
5
Identify your principal Asian export markets:
.
6
Identify your principal other export markets:
.

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

II-16b. Trade data (Mexico).-- Report production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories of
purified CMC produced by your firm in Mexico during the specified periods. (See definitions in
the instruction booklet.)

MEXICO
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2005

2006

2007

January-September
2008

2009

2010

Please estimate the percentage of total production of purified CMC in Mexico accounted for by your firm’s production in
2009:
Percent
3
Please estimate the percentage of total exports to the United States of purified CMC in Mexico accounted for by your
firm’s exports in 2009:
Percent
4
Identify your principal European Union export markets:
.
5
Identify your principal Asian export markets:
.
6
Identify your principal other export markets:
.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-16c. Trade data (Netherlands).-- Report production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
of purified CMC produced by your firm in the Netherlands during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)

NETHERLANDS
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2005

2006

2007

January-September
2008

2009

2010

Average production capacity1 (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories (B)
Production2 (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/transfers
quantity (D)
Commercial shipments
quantity (E)
value (F)
Export shipments:
to the United States:3
quantity (G)
value (H)
to the European Union:4
quantity (I)
value (J)
to Asia:5
quantity (K)
value (L)
to all other markets:6
quantity (M)
value (N)
Total exports (quantity) (O)
Total shipments (quantity) (P)
End-of-period inventories (Q)
1

Please estimate the percentage of total production of purified CMC in the Netherlands accounted for by your firm’s
Percent
production in 2009:
3
Please estimate the percentage of total exports to the United States of purified CMC in the Netherlands accounted for
Percent
by your firm’s exports in 2009:
4
Identify your principal European Union export markets:
.
5
Identify your principal Asian export markets:
.
6
Identify your principal other export markets:
.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-16d. Trade data (Sweden).-- Report production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories of
purified CMC produced by your firm in Sweden during the specified periods. (See definitions in
the instruction booklet.)

SWEDEN
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2005

2006

2007

January-September
2008

2009

2010

Please estimate the percentage of total production of purified CMC in Sweden accounted for by your firm’s production in
Percent
2009:
3
Please estimate the percentage of total exports to the United States of purified CMC in Sweden accounted for by your
Percent
firm’s exports in 2009:
4
Identify your principal European Union export markets:
.
5
Identify your principal Asian export markets:
.
6
Identify your principal other export markets:
.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-17.

Reconciliation of trade data.—
(a)

The quantities reported in question II-14 should reconcile as follows in each period (i.e.,
in each column):
Reconciliation
B+C–D–E–G–I–K–M=Q

(b)

Do these data reconcile?
explain:

Yes

No--Please

Further, the quantities reported for end-of-period inventories should equal the beginningof-period inventories reported in the subsequent calendar year (i.e., line Q of year 2005
should equal line B of year 2006). Do these data reconcile for each adjacent calendar
year?
Yes.

No--Please explain:

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Clark Workman (202-2053248, [email protected]).
III-1.

Please identify the individual to be contacted regarding the confidential information requested in
part III.
Name and title:
Please indicate the manner by which Commission staff may contact the individual responsible for
part III with questions regarding the submitted confidential information.
E-mail:

Telephone: (

Fax: (
III-2.

)

Length of sales period.--Please estimate below the share of your firm’s commercial shipment
quantity of its home-produced purified CMC during 2009 to each of the country categories shown
below that was on a (1) long-term basis (multiple deliveries for more than 12 months after the
sales agreement), (2) short-term basis (multiple deliveries up to and including 12 months), and (3)
spot sales basis (usually one-time delivery, within 30 days of the sales agreement). The three
different sales bases include both verbal agreements and written contracts. Answer separately for
each applicable subject home country and copy this question as needed to complete your
response.
Finland

Mexico

Netherlands

Sweden

(Check one)

Share of 2009 commercial shipment quantity (percent)
Country

Long-term

Short-term

Spot

TOTAL

Home country

100 percent

United States

100 percent

All other
countries

100 percent

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-3.

Long-term sales provisions.--Please answer the following questions with respect to your firm’s
sales of its home-produced purified CMC on a typical long-term basis during January 2005September 2010. If differences existed on sales to the home market, U.S market, or third-country
markets, please explain. Answer separately for each applicable subject home country and copy
this question as needed to complete your response; (Note.—If your firm’s response is the same
for two or more of its home subject countries, check the applicable countries in a single
response.)
Finland

Mexico

Netherlands

Sweden

(Check as applicable)

(a) What is the average duration of an agreement/contract?
(b) Can prices be renegotiated during the agreement/contract period?
(c) Does the agreement/contract fix quantity, price, or both?

Yes

Quantity

(d) Does the agreement/contract have a meet or release provision?

No
Price

Yes

Both
No

Explanation:

III-4.

Short-term sales provisions.--Please answer the following questions with respect to your firm’s
sales of its home-produced purified CMC on a typical short-term basis during January 2005September 2010. If differences existed on sales to the home market, U.S market, or third-country
markets, please explain. Answer separately for each applicable subject home country and copy
this question as needed to complete your response; (Note.—If your firm’s response is the same
for two or more of its home subject countries, check the applicable countries in a single
response.)
Finland

Mexico

Netherlands

Sweden

(Check as applicable)

(a) What is the average duration of an agreement/contract?
(b) Can prices be renegotiated during the agreement/contract period?
(c) Does the agreement/contract fix quantity, price, or both?

Quantity

(d) Does the agreement/contract have a meet or release provision?
Explanation:

Yes

No
Price

Yes

Both
No

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-5.

Lead times.--What was the average lead time between a customer’s order and the date of
delivery for your firm’s sales of its home-produced purified CMC to its home market, to the U.S.
market, and to third country markets during January 2005-September 2010? Also report the
percentage shares of your firm’s 2009 commercial shipment quantity of its home-produced
purified CMC to each market shown below that was shipped from its home-country inventory and
directly from home production. Answer separately for each applicable subject home country and
copy this question as needed to complete your response.
Finland

Mexico

Source

Netherlands

Sweden

Share of shipment,
quantity in 2009
(Percent)
Sales to the home market:

From home-country inventory
Produced to order
Total

100 %

Sales to the U.S. market:
From home-country inventory
Produced to order
Total

100 %

Sales to third-country markets:
From home-country inventory
Produced to order
Total

100 %

(Check one)

Lead time
(Days)

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-6.

Raw materials.--To what extent did changes in the prices of raw materials affect the supply of
your firm’s home-produced purified CMC during January 2005-September 2010? Also discuss
any anticipated changes in your raw material costs in the future. Identify the time period(s) and
factor(s) involved, and the impact such changes had on your shipment volumes and prices to its
home market, the U.S. market, and third-country markets. Provide any underlying assumptions,
along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue. Answer separately for each applicable subject home country and copy this question as
needed to complete your response.
Finland

Mexico

Netherlands

Description of raw materials and any price changes:
January 2005-September 2010:

Anticipated in the future:

Impact on quantity and price of shipments—
January 2005-September 2010:

Anticipated in the future:

Sweden

(Check one)

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-7.

Changes in other factors affecting supply.--Did any changes occur in any other factors (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 supply of your home-produced purified CMC during January
2005-September 2010? Also discuss any anticipated changes in your firm’s costs of other factors
in the future. Answer separately for each applicable subject home country and copy this question
as needed to complete your response.
Finland

Mexico

Netherlands

Sweden

(Check one)

Yes--Please note the time period(s) of any such changes, the factors(s) involved,
and the impact such changes had on your firm’s shipment volumes and prices to its
home market, the U.S. market, and third-country markets.

Description of other factors and any price changes:
January 2005-September 2010:

Anticipated in the future:

Impact on quantity and price of shipments—
January 2005-September 2010:

Anticipated in the future:

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-8.

Availability of import supply.—Answer separately for each applicable subject home country
and copy this question as needed to complete your response.
Finland

Mexico

Netherlands

Sweden

(Check one)

(a) Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the availability of your home-produced purified
CMC 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.

III-9.

Product shifting.--Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of purified CMC between the
U.S. market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe any contracts,
other sales arrangements, or other constraints (including any third-country trade barriers such as
tariffs, quotas, or other non-tariff barriers) that would prevent or retard your firm from shifting
purified CMC 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. Answer separately for each applicable subject
home country and copy this question as needed to complete your response.
Finland

Mexico

Netherlands

Sweden

(Check one)

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-10. Product changes.--Is the product range, product mix, or marketing (including sales over the
internet) of purified CMC in your home market significantly different from the product range,
product mix, or marketing of purified CMC for export to the United States or to third-country
markets? In addition, have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of purified CMC in your home market, for export to the United States, or for export
to third-country markets since 2005? Answer separately for each applicable subject home
country and copy this question as needed to complete your response.
Finland

Mexico

Netherlands

Sweden

Yes--Please describe and quantify if possible.

(Check one)

Differences in product range, product mix, or marketing:

Changes in product range, product mix, or marketing:

III-11. Anticipated product changes.--Please discuss any anticipated changes in terms of the product
range, product mix, or marketing (including sales over the internet) of purified CMC in your
home market, for export to the United States, or for export to third-country markets 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. Answer separately for each
applicable subject home country and copy this question as needed to complete your response.
Finland

Mexico

Netherlands

Sweden

(Check one)

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III-12. Substitutes.—Do substitutes (e.g., crude/unrefined CMC, CMC FPS, cross-linked purified CMC,
other hydrocolloids, etc.) for purified CMC exist?
No

Yes

If yes, please list in descending order of importance any products, other than the subject purified
CMC, that may be substituted for purified CMC during January 2005-September 2010. For each
possible substitute product, please give examples of applications and end uses involving the
substitute and indicate whether changes in the price of the substitute affect the price and/or
quantity of purified CMC (also estimate the length of any time lag of such an effect).

Substitute

Have changes in the prices of this
substitute affected the price and/or
Description of applications quantity of purified CMC during January
and end uses
2005-September 2010?

Yes--Please explain.

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-13. Changes in substitutes.-- Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for purified CMC or changes in the relative importance/mix of existing
substitutes during January 2005-September 2010?
No

Yes--Please explain.

III-14. Anticipated changes in substitutes.-- Do you anticipate any changes in the number or types of
products that can be substituted for purified CMC or changes in the relative importance/mix of
existing substitutes 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.

III-15. Substitutes in demand among types/grades of purified CMC.-a) Do various types/grades of purified CMC substitute for each other?
No

Yes

If yes, please discuss below the extent to which purified CMC products could substitute for each
other during January 2005-SeptemberJune 2010 and identify the end uses in which this
substitution could occur. For each possible substitution discussed, please indicate the extent to
which any such substitution actually occurred during January 2005-September 2010.

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-15. Substitutes in demand among types/grades of purified CMC.--Continued
b) Do you anticipate any changes in the number or types of purified CMC products that can be
substituted for each other or changes in the relative importance/mix of existing substitutes 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.

III-16. Interchangeability.--Does purified CMC produced by your firm and sold in its home market
interchangeable (i.e., can be used in the same applications) with your firm’s purified CMC sold to
the United States and/or to third-country markets? Answer separately for each applicable subject
home country and copy this question as needed to complete your response; (Note.—If your firm’s
response is the same for two or more of its home subject countries, check the applicable countries
in a single response.)
Finland

Mexico

Netherlands

Sweden

(Check as applicable)

Yes

No--Identify the market(s) and any differences in the products.

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-17. End uses.—Please discuss the end uses of purified CMC your firm sold to its home market
during January 2005-September 2010. If these end uses differ from those of the purified CMC
you sell to the U.S. market or to third-country markets, explain. Answer separately for each
applicable subject home country and copy this question as needed to complete your response;
(Note.—If your firm’s response is the same for two or more of its home subject countries, check
the applicable countries in a single response.)
Finland

Mexico

Netherlands

Sweden

(Check as applicable)

End uses:

Differences among country markets:

III-18. Changes in end uses.-- Have there been any changes in the end uses of purified CMC during
January 2005-September 2010? Explain if there are differences in any such changes in your
home market, the U.S. market, or third-country markets. Answer separately for each applicable
subject home country and copy this question as needed to complete your response; (Note.—If
your firm’s response is the same for two or more of its home subject countries, check the
applicable countries in a single response.)
Finland

Mexico

Netherlands

Yes--Please describe.

Changes in end uses:

Differences in changes among country markets:

Sweden

(Check as applicable)

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-19. Anticipated changes in end uses.--Do you anticipate any changes in the end uses of purified
CMC in the future? Explain if there are differences in any such changes in your home market,
the U.S. market, or third-country markets. Answer separately for each applicable subject home
country and copy this question as needed to complete your response; (Note.—If your firm’s
response is the same for two or more of its home subject countries, check the applicable countries
in a single response.)
Finland
No

Mexico

Netherlands

Sweden

(Check as applicable)

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.

Anticipated changes in end uses:

Differences in anticipated changes among country markets:

III-20. Demand trends.--How has the demand for purified CMC changed since January 2005? What
principal factors have affected any changes in demand? Answer for each of the countries below
for which your firm has knowledge.
Demand in:
Finland
Mexico
Netherlands
Sweden
The United States
Other markets

Increased

No change

Decreased

Fluctuated

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-21. Anticipated demand trends.-- Do you anticipate demand changes for purified CMC in the
future? What principal factors will affect these changes in demand? Answer for each of the
countries below for which your firm has knowledge.
Demand in:
Finland
Mexico
Netherlands
Sweden
The United States
Other markets

Increased

No change

Decreased

Fluctuated

III-22. Price differences.-- Please compare market prices of purified CMC in the United States vis-a-vis
market prices of purified CMC in each of the subject countries, and, if known, in individual thirdcountry markets during January 2005-September 2010. Provide the bases for any price
comparisons (f.o.b., delivered, etc.), and note the specific information as to price level, products,
time period, and countries for each such price comparison.

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-23. Description of home market.--Describe briefly your home market for purified CMC, including
the number of, and competition among home-country producers. Answer separately for each
applicable subject home country and copy this question as needed to complete your response.
Finland

Mexico

Netherlands

Sweden

(Check one)

III-24. Import competition.--Does your firm face competition from imports of purified CMC in its
home market? Answer separately for each applicable subject home country and copy this
question as needed to complete your response.
Finland
No

Mexico

Netherlands

Sweden

(Check one)

Yes--Please identify the country sources of any imports of purified CMC into
the home market.

III-25. Market studies.-- Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys,
etc., that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss purified CMC demand and
supply (the latter including production capacity and capacity utilization) in (1) the United States,
(2) each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including Finland, Mexico,
Netherlands, and Sweden, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data since
January 2005 and forecasts for the future.

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