11-1-2918 US producer questionnaire

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Sunset US Producer Questionnaire

Hot Rolled Steel from Brazil, Japan, and Russia (second review)

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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
HOT-ROLLED FLAT-ROLLED CARBON-QUALITY STEEL PRODUCTS
FROM BRAZIL, JAPAN, AND RUSSIA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than January 10, 2011
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 five-year reviews concerning hot-rolled steel from Brazil, Japan, and Russia (inv. Nos. 701-TA-384
and 731-TA-806-808 (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
State

City

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm produced hot-rolled steel (as defined in the instruction booklet) at any time since January 1, 2005?

(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 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 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.

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.

Support for continuation of orders.--Do you support or oppose continuation of the
countervailing duty order (Brazil), the antidumping duty orders (Brazil and Japan), and/or the
suspension agreement (Russia) covering hot-rolled steel from the three subject countries?
Brazil

Support

Oppose

Take no position

Japan

Support

Oppose

Take no position

Russia

Support

Oppose

Take no position

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

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-5.

Address

Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, which are engaged in importing hot-rolled steel from Brazil, Japan, and/or
Russia into the United States or which are engaged in exporting hot-rolled steel from Brazil,
Japan, and/or Russia to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-6.

Extent of ownership

Address

Affiliation

Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, which are engaged in importing hot-rolled steel from countries other than
Brazil, Japan, and/or Russia into the United States or which are engaged in exporting hot-rolled
steel from countries other than Brazil, Japan, and/or Russia 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.

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which
are engaged in the production of hot-rolled steel?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

Business plan.--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 market conditions for hot-rolled steel?
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.

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 hot-rolled steel since January 1, 2005.
(check as many as appropriate)
plant openings ..........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(please describe)

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

Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
your operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of hot-rolled steel 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 hot-rolled steel (in short tons) for 2011 and
2012.

For question II-4, if your response differs for particular orders and/or suspension agreements,
please indicate and explain the particular effect of revocation of specific orders and/or suspension
agreements.
II-4.

Anticipated changes in operations in the event the orders are revoked.--Would your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of your operations or organization (as noted above)
relating to the production of hot rolled steel in the future if the countervailing duty order (Brazil),
antidumping duty orders (Brazil and Japan), and/or suspension agreement (Russia) on hot-rolled
steel were to be revoked?
No

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

Same equipment, machinery, and workers.—Has your firm since January 1, 2005 produced, or
does your firm anticipate producing in the future, other products on the same equipment and
machinery used in the production of hot-rolled steel and/or using the same production and related
workers employed to produce hot-rolled steel? Examples include hot-rolled alloy steel and
discrete plate produced on a Steckel mill. Please do not include downstream products produced
from internally consumed hot-rolled steel; these products are addressed below in question II-8.
No

Product

II-6.

Period

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

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

II-7.

Yes--List the following information regarding production of these products.

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 hot-rolled steel.

Constraints on production.--Please identify bottlenecks in your firm’s production of hot-rolled
steel and describe your plans and efforts to alleviate any such bottlenecks.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
Overall production capability.—Please report your firm’s production capability for slab, hot
strip mill products, and downstream products during the periods specified below.
(Quantity in short tons)
Item

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Slab Casting:
Average Production Capacity
Production
Hot Strip Mill:
Average Production Capacity
Subject Production1
Nonsubject Production2
Cold-Rolled Steel3:
Average Production Capacity
Production
Coated Steel4:
Average Production Capacity
Production
Steel Plate (Cut from Coils):
Average Production Capacity
Production
Tubular Products:
Average Production Capacity

Please provide 2010 data on the following page per the
instructions found therein.

II-8.

Production
1

Please note that production reported in this line should match that reported in Table II-9.
2
Examples include hot-rolled alloy steel and discrete plate produced on a Steckel mill.
3
Includes steel for further processing into coated products
4
All metallic-flat-rolled steel flat products including galvanized and aluminized steel, tin-plate, and terne-coated steel.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
Overall production capability.—Continued
(Quantity in short tons)
Item
Slab Casting:
Average Production Capacity
Production
Hot Strip Mill:
Average Production Capacity
Subject Production1
Nonsubject Production2
Cold-Rolled Steel3:
Average Production Capacity
Production
Coated Steel4:
Average Production Capacity
Production
Steel Plate (Cut from Coils):
Average Production Capacity
Production
Tubular Products:
Average Production Capacity
Production
1

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Data for calendar year 2010 reported on this page should
be submitted to the Commission separately in a
supplemental response. These data are due to the
Commission by no later than February 7, 2011.

II-8.

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

Trade data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, inventories, and
employment related to the production of hot-rolled steel in your U.S. establishment(s) during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
2005

Average production capacity1
(quantity) (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (B)
Production (quantity) (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
quantity (D)
value (E)
Internal consumption:2
quantity (F)
value (G)
Transfers to related firms:2
quantity (H)
value (I)
Export shipments:3
quantity (J)
value (K)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (L)
U.S. shipments to:
Distributors, processors, and
service centers (quantity) (M)
Manufacturers of tubular
products (quantity) (N)
Other end users (quantity) (O)
Total
Employment data:
Average number of PRWs
(number) (P)
Hours worked by PRWs
(1,000 hours) (Q)
Wages paid to PRWs (value)
(R)

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Please provide 2010 data on the following page per the instructions found therein.

Item

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 should 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 each of the periods noted above:
3

Identify your principal export markets:

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

Trade data--Continued.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments,
inventories, and employment related to the production of hot-rolled steel in your U.S.
establishment(s) in 2010. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2010

Data for calendar year 2010 reported on this page
should be submitted to the Commission separately
in a supplemental response. These data are due to
the Commission by no later than February 7, 2011.

End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (L)
U.S. shipments to:
Distributors, processors, and
service centers (quantity) (M)
Manufacturers of tubular
products (quantity) (N)
Other end users (quantity) (O)
Total
Employment data:
Average number of PRWs
(number) (P)
Hours worked by PRWs
(1,000 hours) (Q)
Wages paid to PRWs (value)
(R)
1

Identify your principal export markets:

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

Reconciliation of trade data.--

(a)

Please note that the quantities reported in question II-9 should reconcile as follows in
each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
B+C–D–F–H–J=L
M+N+O=D

(b)

Yes

No--Please

Yes

No--Please

Please note that the quantities reported for end of period inventories should equal the
beginning of period inventories reported in the subsequent calendar year (i.e., line L of
year 2005 should equal line B of year 2006). Do these data reconcile for each adjacent
calendar year?
Yes.

II-11.

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

No--Please explain.

Transfers to related firms.--If you reported transfers to related firms in question II-9, 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.

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

Purchases.--Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased hot-rolled steel since
January 1, 2005? (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
No

Yes-- Please indicate the reasons for your purchases (if your reasons differ by
source, please elaborate) and report the quantity and value of such
purchases below for the specified periods

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

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

PURCHASES FROM U.S.
IMPORTERS1 OF HOT-ROLLED
STEEL FROM.—
BRAZIL:
quantity
value
JAPAN:
quantity
value
RUSSIA:
quantity
value
All other countries:
quantity
value
PURCHASES FROM DOMESTIC
2
PRODUCERS:
quantity
value
PURCHASES FROM OTHER
SOURCES:
quantity
value
1

Please list the name of the importer(s) from which you purchased this product. If your suppliers differ by
source, please identify the source for each listed supplier.
2

Please list the name of the domestic producer(s) from which you purchased this product.

II-13.

Toll production.--Since January 1, 2005, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement (see
definition in the instruction booklet) regarding the production of hot-rolled steel?
No

II-14.

Yes--Name firm(s):

FTZ.--Does your firm produce hot-rolled steel in a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
No

Yes--Identify FTZ(s):

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-15.

Direct imports.--Since January 1, 2005, has your firm imported hot-rolled steel?
No

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

For questions II-16 and II-17, if your response differs for particular subject countries, please
indicate and explain the particular effect of imposition and/or revocation of the order(s) or
suspension agreement from specific countries.
II-16.

Effect of orders.--Describe the significance of the existing countervailing duty order (Brazil),
antidumping duty orders (Brazil and Japan), and suspension agreement (Russia) covering imports
of hot-rolled steel 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-17.

Likely effect of revocation of orders.--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 hot-rolled steel in the future if the countervailing duty order (Brazil),
antidumping duty orders (Brazil and Japan), and suspension agreement (Russia) on hot-rolled
steel were to be revoked?
No

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to David Boyland (202-708-4725,
[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:
Fax: (

III-2.

Telephone: (

)

Accounting system.--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 hot-rolled steel:

2.
3.

Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for hot-rolled steel:
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 hotrolled steel, as well as those statements and worksheets used to compile data for your firm’s
questionnaire response.

III-3.

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

III-4.

Allocation basis.-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 provide the share of your firm’s net sales accounted for by hot-rolled
steel and other products in your most recent fiscal year:
Products

III-6.

Inputs from related firms.--Does your company receive inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or
any other services) used in the production of hot-rolled steel from any related company whose
financial statements are ultimately consolidated with the financial statements of your firm?
Yes--Continue to question III-7 below

III-7.

No--Continue to question III-10 below

Inputs from related firms.-- With respect to the related companies identified in response to
question III-6 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-8 below.

III-8.

Share of sales

No--Continue to question III-10 below.

Inputs from related firms.--In the space provided below, identify the inputs used in the
production of hot-rolled steel that your firm receives from related parties whose financial
statements are consolidated with the financial statements of your firm.
Input

Related party

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-9.

Inputs from related firms at cost.--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 questions III-10a, III-10b, III-11a, and
III-11b (i.e., costs reported in questions III-10 and 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 David Boyland (202-708-4725,
[email protected]).

III-10a. Operations on hot-rolled steel with Internal Consumption and Transfers to Related Parties
Valued Based Upon Differences in Cost .--Report the revenue and related cost information
requested below on the hot-rolled steel operations of your U.S. establishment(s).1 Include both
domestic and export sales of the hot-rolled steel you produced, but do not report resales of
purchased hot-rolled steel. 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 With respect to the
fair market valuation of internal consumption and transfers to related firms, if there are no
differences between the hot-rolled steel sold commercially and the hot-rolled steel internally
consumed or transferred to related parties, the fair market value of the per-unit sales values of the
internally consumed or transferred hot-rolled steel should be estimated to be the same as the perunit sales value of the commercially sold hot-rolled steel. If there are differences (such as
product mix, physical, or quality differences) between the hot-rolled steel sold commercially and
the hot-rolled steel either internally consumed or transferred, and these differences result in
differences in costs, the per-unit sales values of this internally consumed or transferred hot-rolled
steel should be adjusted to compensate for the differences. As an example, assume the cost of
goods sold of the hot-rolled steel you firm sold commercially was $750 per ton, and the selling
price was $800 per ton. If the hot-rolled steel your firm internally consumed or transferred to a
related party was exactly the same, its sales price would be $800 per ton. If, on the other hand,
you determine its cost was $700 per ton (perhaps because it had a different chemistry), a decrease
of $50 per ton from the cost of the hot-rolled steel sold commercially, its sales price should be
constructed by proportionally reducing the $800 per ton commercial sales value by the ratio of
the cost of goods sold of the internally consumed or transferred steel ($700 per ton) to the cost of
goods sold of the steel sold commercially ($750 per ton). Using the example above, the
constructed value would be $700 multiplied by $800 divided by $750, or $747. SG&A expenses
should be allocated to these combined commercial and transfer sales proportionally, i.e., using the
same per-unit expenses for internal consumption and related party transfers as for commercial
sales. Provide data for your firm’s 2005-2009 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 David Boyland at (202) 708-4725 before completing this section of the questionnaire.

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued

Table III-10a
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Item

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Net sales quantities:
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 funds received5
All other income items
All other income or expenses, net
Net income or (loss) before income taxes

Please provide 2010 data on the following page per the instructions
found therein.

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-8:
2006
2007
2008
2009
.
2005
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-10 b.Operations on Hot-Rolled Steel with Internal Consumption and Transfers to Related
Parties Valued Based Upon Differences in Cost .--Report the revenue and related cost
information requested below on the hot-rolled steel operations of your U.S. establishment(s).1
Include both domestic and export sales of the hot-rolled steel you produced, but do not report
resales of purchased hot-rolled steel. 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
With respect to the fair market valuation of internal consumption and transfers to related firms, if
there are no differences between the hot-rolled steel sold commercially and the hot-rolled steel
internally consumed or transferred to related parties, the fair market value of the per-unit sales
values of the internally consumed or transferred hot-rolled steel should be estimated to be the
same as the per-unit sales value of the commercially sold hot-rolled steel. If there are differences
(such as product mix, physical, or quality differences) between the hot-rolled steel sold
commercially and the hot-rolled steel either internally consumed or transferred, and these
differences result in differences in costs, the per-unit sales values of this internally consumed or
transferred hot-rolled steel should be adjusted to compensate for the differences. As an example,
assume the cost of goods sold of the hot-rolled steel you firm sold commercially was $750 per
ton, and the selling price was $800 per ton. If the hot-rolled steel your firm internally consumed
or transferred to a related party was exactly the same, its sales price would be $800 per ton. If, on
the other hand, you determine its cost was $700 per ton (perhaps because it had a different
chemistry), a decrease of $50 per ton from the cost of the hot-rolled steel sold commercially, its
sales price should be constructed by proportionally reducing the $800 per ton commercial sales
value by the ratio of the cost of goods sold of the internally consumed or transferred steel ($700
per ton) to the cost of goods sold of the steel sold commercially ($750 per ton). Using the
example above, the constructed value would be $700 multiplied by $800 divided by $750, or
$747. SG&A expenses should be allocated to these combined commercial and transfer sales
proportionally, i.e., using the same per-unit expenses for internal consumption and related party
transfers as for commercial sales. Provide data for your firm’s 2010 fiscal year. If your firm
was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as the tollee) please contact David
Boyland at (202) 708-4725 before completing this section of the questionnaire.

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued

Table III-10b

Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales

Data for fiscal year 2010 reported on this page should be submitted to the
Commission separately in a supplemental response. These data are due to
the Commission by no later than February 7, 2011.

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

2010

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-8:
.
2010
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-11a. Operations on Hot-Rolled Steel with Internal Consumption and Transfers to Related
Parties Valued Based Upon the Gross Profit of the Downstream Product .-- Report the
revenue and related cost information requested below on the hot-rolled steel operations of your
U.S. establishment(s).1 Include both domestic and export sales of the hot-rolled steel you
produced, but do not report resales of purchased hot-rolled steel. 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 With respect to the fair market valuation of internal consumption and transfers
to related firms, construct a sales value based upon (1) the gross profit margin of the downstream
product that was finally sold to an unrelated party, and (2) the cost of goods sold of the hot-rolled
steel relative to the cost of goods sold of the downstream product. For example, assume your
firm internally consumed hot-rolled steel to produce cold rolled steel, the gross profit margin of
cold rolled steel was $100 per ton, the cost of goods sold of the hot-rolled steel internally
consumed to produce cold rolled steel was $450 per ton, and the cost of goods sold of the cold
rolled steel was $600 per ton. Since the cost of goods sold of the hot-rolled steel accounted for 75
percent of the total cost of goods sold ($450 divided by $600), 75 percent of the $100 profit, or
$75, should be allocated the hot-rolled steel. Since the cost of the hot-rolled steel internally
transferred was $450, and the assigned gross profit is $75, the constructed sales value would be
$75 plus $450, or $525. SG&A expenses should be allocated to these combined commercial and
transfer sales proportionally, i.e., using the same per-unit expenses for internal consumption and
related party transfers as for commercial sales. Provide data for your firm’s 2005-2009 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 David Boyland at (202) 708-4725 before
completing this section of the questionnaire.

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued

Table III-11a
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Item

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales

Please provide 2010 data on the following page per the instructions
found therein.

Depreciation/amortization included above
1

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-11b.Operations on Hot-Rolled Steel with Internal Consumption and Transfers to Related Parties
Valued Based Upon the Gross Profit of Downstream Products .--Report the revenue and
related cost information requested below on the hot-rolled steel operations of your U.S.
establishment(s).1 Include both domestic and export sales of the hot-rolled steel you produced,
but do not report resales of purchased hot-rolled steel. 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 With respect to the fair market valuation of internal consumption and transfers
to related firms, construct a sales value based upon (1) the gross profit margin of the downstream
product that was finally sold to an unrelated party, and (2) the cost of goods sold of the hot-rolled
steel relative to the cost of goods sold of the downstream product. For example, assume your
firm internally consumed hot-rolled steel to produce cold rolled steel, the gross profit margin of
cold rolled steel was $100 per ton, the cost of goods sold of the hot-rolled steel internally
consumed to produce cold rolled steel was $450 per ton, and the cost of goods sold of the cold
rolled steel was $600 per ton. Since the cost of goods sold of the hot-rolled steel accounted for 75
percent of the total cost of goods sold ($450 divided by $600), 75 percent of the $100 profit, or
$75, should be allocated the hot-rolled steel. Since the cost of the hot-rolled steel internally
transferred was $450, and the assigned gross profit is $75, the constructed sales value would be
$75 plus $450, or $525. SG&A expenses should be allocated to these combined commercial and
transfer sales proportionally, i.e., using the same per-unit expenses for internal consumption and
related party transfers as for commercial sales. Provide data for your firm’s 2010 fiscal year. If
your firm was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as the tollee) please contact
David Boyland at (202) 708-4725 before completing this section of the questionnaire.

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
Table III-11b

Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales

Data for fiscal year 2010 reported on this page should be submitted to the
Commission separately in a supplemental response. These data are due to
the Commission by no later than February 7, 2011.

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

2010

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-8:
.
2010
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. Nonrecurring charges.--For each annual and interim period for which financial results are
reported in questions III-10 and III-11, please indicate in the schedule below the specific
nonrecurring charges, the particular expense/cost line items from questions III-10 and 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 hot-rolled
steel operations.
Fiscal years ended-Item

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

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 questions III-10 and III-11.)
Please
provide
2010 data
on the
following
page per the
instructions
found
therein.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

III-12b. Nonrecurring charges--Continued.--For each annual and interim period for which financial
results are reported in questions III-10 and III-11, please indicate in the schedule below the
specific nonrecurring charges, the particular expense/cost line items from questions III-10 and III11 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 hotrolled steel operations.
Fiscal years ended-Item

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Data for fiscal year 2010 reported on this page should be
submitted to the Commission separately in a supplemental
response. These data are due to the Commission by no
later than February 7, 2011.

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-13a. Asset values.--Report the total assets associated with the production, warehousing, and sale of
hot-rolled steel. 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.
2005

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 (describe:

)

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

2006

2009

2010

Please provide 2010 data on the following page
per the instructions found therein.

Item
ASSETS associated with the
production, warehousing, and sale of
product:
1. Current assets:
A. Cash and equivalents

Value (in $1,000)
2007
2008

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued

III-13b. Asset values--Continued.--Report the total assets associated with the production, warehousing,
and sale of hot-rolled steel. 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.
Item

2005

2006

Value (in $1,000)
2007
2008

2009

2010

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

Data for fiscal year 2010 reported on this page
should be submitted to the Commission separately
in a supplemental response. These data are due to
the Commission by no later than February 7, 2011.

B. Less: Accumulated
depreciation
C. Equals: Book value of
property, plant, and
equipment
3. Other (describe:

)

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

III-14. Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.--Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development expenses on hot-rolled steel. Provide data for your
firm’s 2005-2009 fiscal years in chronological order from left to right.
Item
Capital expenditures
Research and
development expenses

2005

2006

Value (in $1,000)
2007
2008

2009

2010

Data for fiscal year 2010 reported in the following table should be submitted to the Commission
separately in a supplemental response. These data are due to the Commission by no later
than February 7, 2011.
Value (in $1,000)
Item
Capital expenditures
Research and
development expenses

2010

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Craig Thomsen (202-2053226, [email protected]).

IV-1.

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

Telephone: (

)

)
PRICE DATA

This section requests quarterly quantity and value data, f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment, for your
commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. customers since 2005 of the following products produced by
your firm.
Product 1.–Hot-rolled carbon steel plate in coils, as-rolled (unprocessed), not pickled or
temper-rolled, not high strength, produced to AISI-1006-1025 grade (including, but not
limited to, ASTM A36), 0.187" through 0.625" in nominal or actual thickness, 40" through
72" in width.
Product 2.–Hot-rolled carbon sheet in coils, commercial quality, SAE 1006-1015 or ASTM
A1011 equivalent, not high-strength, not pickled and oiled, not temper-rolled, 0.090"
through 0.171" in nominal or actual thickness, 40" to 72" in width.
Product 3.–Hot-rolled carbon steel sheet in coils, commercial quality SAE 1006-1015 or
ASTM A1011 equivalent, pickled and oiled, temper-rolled, not high strength, 0.090"
through 0.171" in nominal or actual thickness, 40" to 72" in width.
Product 4.–Hot-rolled carbon steel plate in coils, as-rolled (unprocessed), not pickled or
temper-rolled, in high strength low alloy qualities according to SAE J 1392, ASTM A572/656/1011, 0.187" through 0.625" in nominal or actual thickness 40" through 72" in
width.
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.
If fourth quarter 2010 pricing data are unavailable by January 10, 2011, they must be submitted no
later than February 7, 2011.

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

Pricing data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.
Product 1
Quantity
Value
(short
(dollars)
tons)

Product 2
Quantity
Value
(short
(dollars)
tons)

Product 3
Quantity
Value
(short
(dollars)
tons)

Product 4
Quantity
Value
(short
(dollars)
tons)

Period of shipment
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
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2010:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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-3.

Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices (including any surcharges) that it
charges for sales of hot-rolled steel (check all that apply)? 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 only
submit some sample pages.
Transaction by transaction

Contracts

Set price lists

Other--Please describe:

IV-4.

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

Annual total volume discounts

No discounts

Other--Please describe:

IV-5.

Surcharges.-(a)

Since 2005, has your firm included surcharges on its invoices for:
Raw materials

Fuel

Energy

Transportation

Other:

(b)

How did your firm determine the surcharge(s) (e.g., which indices were used)?

(c)

Please describe how the surcharges have changed since 2005?

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

IV-6.

IV-7.

Pricing terms for hot-rolled steel.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.-produced hot-rolled steel (e.g., 2/10
net 30 days)?
.

(b)

On what basis are your prices of domestic hot-rolled steel usually quoted? (check one)
F.o.b.--Please specify point:
Delivered

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.-produced hotrolled steel in 2010 were on a (1) long-term contract basis (multiple deliveries for more than
12 months), (2) short-term contract basis (multiple deliveries up to and including 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-8.

IV-9.

Long-term contact provisions.--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?

Yes

Quantity

No
Price

Yes

Both
No

Short-term contract provisions.--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?

Yes

Quantity

No
Price

Yes

Both
No

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-10. Lead times.--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 hot-rolled steel?
Source

Share of sales in 2010

Lead time

From inventory
Produced to order
Total

100 %

IV-11. Shipping information.-(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of hot-rolled steel 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 are delivered within 100 miles of your production facility?
percent. Within 101 to 1,000 miles?
percent. Over 1,000 miles?
percent.

IV-12. Geographical shipments.-- What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s hot-rolled steel? (check all that apply)
Geographic area
Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Southeast.–AL, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, and WV.
Central Southwest.–AR, LA, OK, and TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR, and WA.
Other.–All other markets in the United States not previously listed, including AK, HI,
PR, VI, among others.

√ if applicable

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-13. End uses.--Describe the end uses and end users of the hot-rolled steel that you manufacture. For
each end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by hot-rolled steel?
End use

Share of total cost (percent)

End users

Share of total cost (percent)

IV-14. Changes in end uses.--Have there been any changes in the end uses of hot-rolled steel since
2005?
No

Yes--Please describe.

IV-15. Anticipated changes in end uses.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the end uses of
hot-rolled steel in the future?
No

Yes--Please describe and identify the time period

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-16. Substitutes.--Are there any nonsubject products that may be substituted for hot-rolled steel?
No

Yes--Please fill in the following table.

Substitute product

Description of applications
Have changes in the prices of this
and end uses in which this substitute affected the price of hot-rolled
substitute can be used
steel since January 1, 2005

Yes—Please explain.

Yes--Please explain.

IV-17. Changes in substitutes.--Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for hot-rolled steel since 2005?
No

Yes--Please explain.

IV-18. Anticipated changes in substitutes.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
substitutability of other products for hot-rolled steel in the future?
No

Yes--Please describe.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-19. Raw material pricing.-(a)

What are the major raw materials used by your firm in the production of hot-rolled steel
since 2005? If this has changed since 2005, please note when the change(s) occurred.

(b)

To what extent have changes in the prices of raw materials (e.g., coke, iron, steel scrap,
or slab) affected your firm’s selling prices for hot-rolled steel since 2005?

(c)

Do you anticipate changes in your raw material costs in the foreseeable future?
No

Yes--Please explain.

(d)

What is the typical contract length for the raw materials that you purchase?

(e)

Has this changed since 2005?
No

Yes -- How has it changed and what effect has it had on your
purchasing patterns of these raw materials (e.g., availability of material,
price levels, etc.)?

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-20. Changes in factors affecting supply.--Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., safeguard or other trade actions; 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
hot-rolled steel in the U.S. market since 2005?
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-21. Availability of supply (U.S.-produced).-(a)

Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the availability of U.S.-produced hot-rolled
steel in the U.S. market in the future?
Increase

(b)

No change

Decrease

If you anticipate changes in supply, please explain.

IV-22. Allocation.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply hot-rolled steel since
2005? (Examples include placing customers on allocation or “controlled order entry,” declining
to accept new customers or renew existing customers, delivering less than the quantity promised,
unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.)
No

Yes--Please note and document the time period(s) (i.e., month and year),
country of origin, and the customer involved; and the amount and
type of product involved.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-23. Availability of supply (nonsubject).--Has the availability of NONSUBJECT hot-rolled steel
(i.e., hot-rolled steel imported from countries other than Brazil, Japan, and Russia) changed
since 2005?
No

Yes--Please explain.

IV-24. Export constraints.---Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of hot-rolled steel
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 hot-rolled steel 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-25. Foreign contracts.--Do you have existing contracts for hot-rolled steel with subject foreign
producers?
No

Yes-- Please describe the duration of such contracts and when they are set to
expire.

IV-26. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix, or
marketing (including sales over the internet) of hot-rolled steel since 2005?
No

Yes--Please describe and quantify if possible.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-27. Anticipated product changes.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the product range,
product mix, or marketing of hot-rolled steel in the future?
No

Yes--Please identify, including the time period.

IV-28. Demand trends.-(a)

How has the demand within the United States for hot-rolled steel changed since
January 1, 2005? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

(b)

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

How has the demand outside the United States (if known) for hot-rolled steel changed
since January 1, 2005? What principal factors affect changes in demand? If your answer
differs for specific markets outside the United States (i.e., specific regions, or developed
v. developing markets), please specify.
Increased

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

IV-29. Anticipated demand trends.—
(a)

How do you anticipate demand will change within the United States for hot-rolled steel in
the future? What principal factors are likely to affect demand?
Increase

No Change

Decrease

Fluctuate

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

IV-29. Anticipated demand trends (cont’d).—
(b)

How do you anticipate demand will change outside the United States for hot-rolled steel
to in the future? What principal factors are likely to affect demand? If your answer
differs for specific markets outside the United States (i.e., specific regions, or developed
v. developing markets), please specify.
Increase

No Change

Decrease

Fluctuate

IV-30. Business cycles.—
(a) Is the hot-rolled steel market subject to business cycles or conditions of competition other than
the changes in the overall economy?
No

Yes-- Please explain and estimate the duration of any such cycle.

(b) Have the business cycles or conditions of competition for hot-rolled steel changed since
January 1, 2005?
No

Yes-- Please describe any such change.

IV-31. Price comparisons.--Please compare market prices of hot-rolled steel in U.S. and non-U.S.
markets, if known. Provide specific information as to time periods and regions for any price
comparisons.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-32. 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 hot-rolled steel supply (including
production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of the
other major producing/consuming countries, including Brazil, Japan, and Russia, and (3) the
world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2005 to the present and forecasts for the
future.
IV-33. Barriers to trade.--Are your exports of hot-rolled steel 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 2005, or
that are expected to occur in the future.

IV-34. Interchangeability.--Is hot-rolled steel 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

Brazil

Japan

Russia

Other countries

United States
Brazil
Japan
Russia
1

For any country-pair producing hot-rolled steel 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-35. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between hot-rolled steel 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

Brazil

Japan

Russia

Other countries

United States
Brazil
Japan
Russia
1

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

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