11-4-2925 Foreign producer questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 11-4-2925; Expiration Date: 6/30/2011
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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS FROM CHINA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than February 8, 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 countervailing duty and antidumping duty investigations concerning
aluminum extrusions from China (Inv. No. 701-TA-475 and 731-TA-1177 (Final)). 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 aluminum extrusions (as defined in the instruction booklet) at any time since
January 1, 2008?

NO

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

YES

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

CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge
and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.
By means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout these proceedings in any other import-injury proceedings conducted by
the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout these proceedings 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 proceedings 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 20 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data needed,
and completing and reviewing the questionnaire. Send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-1a.

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

dollars

I-1b.

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

I-2.

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

I-3.

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

Yes--Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s U.S. producer questionnaire.

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

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

I-5.

Yes--Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s U.S. importer questionnaire.

U.S. importers.--Please provide the names, contacts, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of
the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s aluminum extrusions in 2008-10.

No.

Importer’s name

Contact person

E-mail address

Area
code and
telephone
number

Share of
your
exports to
the United
States in
2008-10
(%)

1

2

3

4

5

I-6.

Use of estimates.--In completing this form, did your firm use any estimates in supplying the
requested data? (answer this question after completing all other sections)
No

Yes--Please indicate the question(s) which include estimates, the
nature of the estimates and how they were derived.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Ed Petronzio (202-205-3176,
[email protected]).
II-1.

Please identify the individual to be contacted regarding the information requested in part II.
Name and title:
E-mail:

II-2.

Telephone: (

)

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of aluminum extrusions since January 1, 2008.
(check as many as appropriate)

(please describe in some detail)

plant openings, expansions, or
acquisitions ....................................
plant closings, consolidations, or
relocations ......................................
prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments .................
other (e.g., changes in
technology, revised labor
agreements, et cetera) ....................
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 aluminum
extrusions 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.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-4.

Anticipated changes if order is imposed.--In the event an antidumping duty or countervailing
duty order is imposed, would your firm anticipate any changes in the character of your operations
or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of aluminum extrusions?
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.

Same equipment and machinery.--Has your firm since 2008 produced, or does your firm
anticipate producing in the future, other products on the same equipment and machinery used in
the production of aluminum extrusions? (See definitions in instruction booklet.)
No

II-6.

Yes--Please describe.

Production constraints.--Given your firm’s actual product mix and demand since January 1, 2008:
(a)

Please indicate the level of constraint to production for each of the following.
A major
constraint






A middling
constraint

Extrusion/drawing line
Finishing capabilities
Labor related issues
Availability of inputs

Other constraints:



(b)

Were there any changes to these constraints over the period?

A minor
constraint

Not a
constraint

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-7.

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

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

II-8.

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

II-9.

Inventories in the United States.--Has your firm, since 2008, maintained any inventories of
aluminum extrusions in the United States (not including inventories held by firms identified in
question I-3)?
No

Yes--Report the quantity of such end-of-period inventories below.
(Quantity in short tons)
Item

2008

2009

2010

Inventory

II-10.

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

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

Country

Date

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

Trade Data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of aluminum extrusions in your establishment(s) in China during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet).
Quantity (in short tons)
Projections1

Actual experience
Item

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2

Capacity (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories (B)
Production3 (C)
Purchases of aluminum extrusions from
4
third-parties (D)
Shipments:
Internal consumption/transfers (E)
Home market sales (F)
Exports to-United States (G)
Australia (H)
Canada (I)
Mexico (J)
All other export markets5 (K)
Total exports (L)
Total shipments (M)
End-of-period inventories (N)
1

Please explain the basis for your projections.

2
Capacity data are only applicable if your firm is a producer of certain aluminum extrusions. The production
capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks
per year. Please describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in
reported capacity.
3

Production data are only applicable if you firm is a producer of aluminum extrusions.
Data relating to your firm’s purchases are required if your firm is only an exporter of certain aluminum extrusions
and not the actual producer of the merchandise you export.
5
Identify principal other export markets.
4

Data reconciliation.-- Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows
in each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliations
B+C+D–M=N

Do these data reconcile?
Please explain

Yes

No--

G+H+I+J+K=L

Do these data reconcile?
Please explain

Yes

No--

E+F+L=M

Do these data reconcile?
Please explain

Yes

No--

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

Heat sinks.--Answer the following questions in relation to heat sinks and related production
(refer to the Instruction Booklet for definitions):
(a)

Does your firm manufacture “heat sink blanks” (a type of aluminum extrusion, a subset
of what is reported in question II-11)?
No

Yes--Please report your production and exports to the United States
(if any) of heat sink blanks.
Quantity (in short tons)
Projections1

Actual experience
Item

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Production1
Exports to the United States
1

Do you us any of this production in the manufacture of finished heat sinks internally?
No
Yes--Be sure to report that production in question II-12b .

(b)

Does your firm manufacture “finished heat sinks” (a type of aluminum extrusion, a subset
of what is reported in question II-11)?
No

Yes--Please report your production and exports to the United States
(if any) of finished heat sink.
Quantity (in short tons)
Projections1

Actual experience
Item

2008

2009

2010

2011

Production1
Exports to the United States
1
How to do you source the input product (i.e., heat sink blanks)?
Through internal production of the input product.--Be sure to report those data in question II-12a.
By purchasing heat sink blanks in the Chinese market.--Please indicate your suppliers below:

2012