12-2-3032 U.S. Importer Questionnaire

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
FERROVANADIUM AND NITRIDED VANADIUM FROM RUSSIA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than APRIL 23, 2012
See page 4 of the Instruction Booklet for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its review of the antidumping duty order concerning ferrovanadium and nitrided vanadium from Russia
(Inv. No. 731-TA-702 (Third Review)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority
of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or
other order to compel the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm

_________________________________________________________________

Address
City

State

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm imported ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any
country at any time since January 1, 2006?

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 this proceeding in any other import-injury proceeding conducted by the
Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout this proceeding may be used by the
Commission, its employees, and contract personnel who are acting in the capacity of Commission employees, for developing or
maintaining the records of this proceeding or related proceedings for which this information is submitted, or in internal audits and
investigations relating to the programs and operations of the Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign non-disclosure agreements.

Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official

Date

Phone:
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 40 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.

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Extent of
ownership

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

I-5.

Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that are engaged in importing ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium from
Russia into the United States or that are engaged in exporting ferrovanadium and/or nitrided
vanadium from Russia to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that are engaged in importing ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium from
countries other than Russia into the United States or that are engaged in exporting ferrovanadium
and/or nitrided vanadium from countries other than Russia to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-6.

I-7.

Affiliation

Address

Affiliation

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

Nature of import operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on
ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium. More than one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record

Takes title to the imported product(s)

Consignee of the imported products(s)

Customs broker or freight forwarder

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

Consignees.--If your firm is an importer of record of ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium but
is not the consignee, please list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number, and
individual to contact).

Firm name

I-9.

I-10.

FTZs or bonded warehouse.--Please indicate whether your firm enters ferrovanadium and/or
nitrided vanadium into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded
warehouses.
Foreign trade zones

No

Yes

Bonded warehouses

No

Yes

TIB.--Please indicate whether your firm imports ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium under
the TIB (temporary importation under bond) program.
No

I-11.

Yes

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 market conditions for ferrovanadium
and/or nitrided vanadium?
No

I-12.

Contact person and phone
number

Address

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

Other investigations.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to this proceeding been the
subject of any other import relief investigations in the United States or in any other countries?
No

Yes–Please specify.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Joanna Lo (202-205-1888,
[email protected]). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in
part II.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

II-2.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium since January 1,
2006.
(check as many as appropriate)
office/warehouse openings ...........

office/warehouse 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 importation of ferrovanadium
and/or nitrided vanadium 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 importation of ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium in the future if the
antidumping duty order on ferrovanadium and nitrided vanadium from Russia 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.

Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of ferrovanadium
and/or nitrided vanadium from Russia for delivery after March 31, 2012?
No

II-6.

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.

Yes--Indicate when such orders are to be delivered and the quantities
involved.

Reasons for importing if producer.--If your firm also produces ferrovanadium and/or nitrided
vanadium in the United States, please indicate your reasons for importing this product. If your
reasons differ by source, please elaborate.

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

Imports from Russia.--Does your firm import ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium from
Russia?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium imported from Russia by
your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the
instruction booklet.)

RUSSIA
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
1

Value (G)
2

Export shipments:
Quantity (H)
Value (I)

End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors
(quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to end users
(quantity) (L)
1

Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each period identified above:
2

Identify your principal export markets:

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

Imports from ALL OTHER SOURCES.--Does your firm import ferrovanadium and/or nitrided
vanadium from countries other than Russia?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium imported from countries
other than Russia by your firm during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds of contained vanadium), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
1

Value (G)
2

Export shipments:
Quantity (H)
Value (I)

End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors
(quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to end users
(quantity) (L)
1

Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
2

Identify your principal export markets:

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

Reconciliation of import data.-(a)

Please note that the quantities reported in question II-7 should reconcile as follows in
each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
A+B–D–F–H=J

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

D+F=K+L

(b)

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 J of
year 2006 should equal line A of year 2007). Do these data reconcile for each adjacent
calendar year?
Yes.

II-9.

Yes

No--Please explain.

Indicate the share of your total imports in 2011 of ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium from
all countries accounted for by each of the following items:
Item

Share (percent)

Grade 40-60 percent ferrovanadium

%

Grade 75-85 percent ferrovanadium

%

Nitrided vanadium

%

Other vanadium-containing product (specify):

%

Total

100%

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

II-10.

Effect of order.--Describe the significance of the existing antidumping duty order covering
imports of ferrovanadium and nitrided vanadium from Russia in terms of its effect on your firm’s
imports, U.S. shipments of imports, and inventories. You may wish to compare your firm’s
operations before and after the imposition of the order.

II-11.

Likely effect of revocation of order.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in its imports,
U.S. shipments of imports, or inventories of ferrovanadium andr nitrided vanadium in the future
if the antidumping duty order on ferrovanadium and nitrided vanadium from Russia were to be
revoked?
No

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

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from John Benedetto (202-205-3270,
[email protected]).
Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in part III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

PRICE DATA
III-1.

This question requests quarterly price and quantity data, f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment, for
your commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. customers since 2006 of the following products you
imported from Russia:
Product 1.—Grade 40-60 percent ferrovanadium, 2" by down
Product 2.—Grade 75-85 percent ferrovanadium, 2" by down
Product 3.—Nitrided vanadium, 2" by down

Please note that total dollar values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include
U.S.-inland transportation costs. Total dollar values should reflect the final net amount paid to you
(i.e., should be net of all deductions for discounts or rebates). See instruction booklet.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-1.

Price data (Russia).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
Russia and sold by your firm. Please note that value is requested in ACTUAL DOLLARS not
$1,000s.

Russia
(Quantity in pounds of contained vanadium, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
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
2011:
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 III.

Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:

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

Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of
ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists,
please submit sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction

III-3.

If other, describe

Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms for ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its imported ferrovanadium and/or nitrided
vanadium?
Net 30 days

(b)

Net 60 days

2/10 net 30 days

Other (specify)

On what basis are your prices of imported ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium
usually quoted? (check one)
Delivered

III-5.

Other

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

Quantity
discounts

III-4.

Contracts

Set
price
lists

F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of ferrovanadium and/or
nitrided vanadium imported from Russia in 2011 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) shortterm contract basis, and (3) spot sales basis?
Share of
2011 sales

Type of sale
Long-term contracts (multiple deliveries for more
than 12 months)

%

Short-term contracts (multiple deliveries up to and
including 12 months)

%

Spot sales (for a single delivery)

%

Total

100

%

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

Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table with respect to provisions of your typical sales
contracts for ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium from Russia (or check “not applicable” if
your firm does not sell on a long term and/or short term contract basis).

Typical sales contract
provisions

Item

Average contract duration

Number of days

Price renegotiation (during the
contract period)

Yes

Short term contracts

Long term contracts

(multiple deliveries up to
and including 12 months)

(multiple deliveries for more
than 12 months)

No
Quantity

Fixed quantity and/or price

Price
Both

Meet or release provision

Yes
No

Not applicable

III-7.

Lead times.--What is the average lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery
for your firm’s sales of ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium imported from Russia?

Source

Share of
2011 sales

From your U.S. inventory

%

From foreign manufacturers’ inventory

%

Produced to order

%

Total

100 %

Lead time
(days)

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

Shipping information.-(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of ferrovanadium and/or
nitrided vanadium imported from Russia that is accounted for by U.S. inland
transportation costs?
%

(b)

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

(c)

When you sell ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium imported from Russia, from
where is it shipped?
point of importation
storage facility
(check one)

(d)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your sales of ferrovanadium and/or nitrided
vanadium imported from Russia that are delivered the following distances from your U.S.
point of shipment.
Distance from your U.S. point of shipment
Within 100 miles

%

101 to 1,000 miles

%

Over 1,000 miles

%
Total

III-9.

Share

100

%

Geographical shipments.-- What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s shipments of ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium imported from any source?
(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, and VI, among others.

√ if applicable

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-10. End uses.--List the end uses of the ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium that you import from
Russia. For each end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by
ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by

End use product

ferrovanadium and/or
nitrided vanadium (percent)

Other inputs
(percent)

Total

%

%

100%

%

%

100%

%

%

100%

III-11. Changes in end uses.-- Have there been any changes in the end uses of ferrovanadium and/or
nitrided vanadium since 2006? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses
Changes since
2006
Anticipated
changes

No

Yes

Explain

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-12. Substitutes.—
(a) Can ferrovanadium be substituted for nitrided vanadium in all end uses?
No—Please explain

Yes

(b) Can other products be substituted for ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium?
No

Substitute

Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Have changes in the prices of this substitute
affected the price for ferrovanadium and/or
nitrided vanadium?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.

III-13. Changes in substitutes.-- Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium since 2006? Do you anticipate
any future changes?
Changes in
substitutes

No Yes

Explain

Changes since
2006
Anticipated
changes

III-14. Raw materials.--To what extent have changes in the prices of raw materials affected your firm’s
selling prices for ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium since 2006? Also discuss any
anticipated changes in your raw material costs.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-15. Changes in factors affecting supply.--Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of energy or labor; transportation conditions;
production capacity and/or methods of production; technology; export markets; or alternative
production opportunities) that affected the availability of U.S.-produced ferrovanadium and/or
nitrided vanadium in the U.S. market since 2006?
No

Yes--Please provide details.

III-16. Availability of “subject” import supply.-(a)

Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the availability of ferrovanadium and/or
nitrided vanadium imported from Russia in the U.S. market?
Increase

(b)

No change

Decrease

If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the changes, and why you anticipate
these changes in supply.

III-17. Availability of “nonsubject” import supply.--Has the availability of NONSUBJECT
ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium (i.e., ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium imported
from countries other than Russia) changed since 2006?
No

Yes--Please explain.

III-18. Export constraints.--Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of ferrovanadium and/or
nitrided vanadium between the U.S. market and alternative country markets. In your discussion,
please describe any contracts, other sales arrangements, or other constraints that would prevent or
retard your firm from shifting ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium between the U.S. and
alternative country markets within a 12-month period.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-19. Product changes.-- Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium since 2006? Do you anticipate any
future changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes

Explain

Changes since
2006
Anticipated
changes

III-20. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States
(if known) for ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium has changed since January 1, 2006, and
why (factors). In addition, indicate how you anticipate demand within the United States and
outside of the United States (if known) for ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium will change
in the future, and why (factors).

Market

No
Increase change Decrease Fluctuate
Demand since 2006

Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
Anticipated future demand
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States

Factors

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-21. Conditions of competition.-(a)

Is the ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium market subject to business cycles or
conditions of competition other than the changes in the overall economy?
No

(b)

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

Have the business cycles or conditions of competition for ferrovanadium and/or nitrided
vanadium changed since 2006?
No

Yes--Please explain any such changes.

III-22. Price comparisons.--Please compare market prices of ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium
in U.S. and non-U.S. markets. Provide information as to time periods and regions for any price
comparisons.

III-23. 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 ferrovanadium and/or nitrided
vanadium supply (including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the
United States, (2) each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including Russia, and
(3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2006 to the present and forecasts
for the future.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-24. Interchangeability by country-pair.--Is ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium produced in
the United States and in other countries interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the
same applications)?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = the products from a specified country-pair are always interchangeable
F = the products are frequently interchangeable
S = the products are sometimes interchangeable
N = the products are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair

Russia

Other countries

United States
Russia

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

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III-25. Differences other than price by country-pair.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality,
availability, transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between
ferrovanadium and/or nitrided vanadium produced in the United States and in other countries a
significant factor in your firm’s sales of the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair

Russia

Other countries

United States
Russia

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