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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN CORROSION‐RESISTANT STEEL PRODUCTS
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by June 17, 2015
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations concerning certain corrosion‐resistant
steel products (“corrosion‐resistant steel”) from China, India, Italy, Korea, and Taiwan (Inv. Nos. 701‐TA‐534‐538
and 731‐TA‐1274‐1278 (Preliminary)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the
authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII.
Name of firm
Address
Website
Has your firm produced or exported corrosion‐resistant steel (as defined on next page) at any time since
January 1, 2012?
NO
(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire to the Commission)
Data reported in this questionnaire relate to (Check one):
China
India
Italy
Korea
Taiwan
Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: CORE)
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 proceedings 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 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
Date
Phone:
Signature
Fax:
Email address
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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background. This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on June 3, 2015, by United
States Steel Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), Nucor Corporation (Charlotte, North Carolina), Steel
Dynamics Inc. (Fort Wayne, Indiana), California Steel Industries (Fontana, California), ArcelorMittal USA
LLC (Chicago, Illinois), and AK Steel Corporation (West Chester, Oregon). Countervailing and/or
antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports as a result of these proceedings if the
Commission makes an affirmative determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S.
Department of Commerce makes an affirmative determination of subsidization and/or dumping.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
http://usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2015/certain_corrosion_resistant_steel_products_china/prelimi
nary.htm
Corrosion‐resistant steel.—The products covered by these investigations are certain flat‐rolled steel
products, either clad, plated, or coated with corrosion‐resistant metals such as zinc, aluminum, or zinc‐,
aluminum‐, nickel‐ or iron‐based alloys, whether or not corrugated or painted, varnished or coated with
plastics or other non‐metallic substances in addition to the metallic coating, both in coils, 0.5 inch wide
or wider (whether or not in successively superimposed layers and/or otherwise coiled, such as spirally
oscillated coils), and also in straight lengths, which, if less than 4.75 mm in thickness, having a width that
is 0.5 inch or greater and that measures at least 10 times the thickness; or, if of a thickness of 4.75 mm
or more, having a width exceeding 150 mm and measuring at least twice the thickness. The products
described above may be rectangular, square, circular, or other shape and include products of either
rectangular or non‐rectangular cross‐section where such cross‐section is achieved subsequent to the
rolling process (i.e., products which have been “worked after rolling”); for example, products which have
been beveled or rounded at the edges.
Steel products included in the scope of these investigations are products in which: (1) iron
predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements; (2) the carbon content is 2
percent or less, by weight; and (3) none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by weight,
respectively indicated:
• 2.50 percent of manganese, or
• 3.30 percent of silicon, or
• 1.50 percent of copper, or
• 1.50 percent of aluminum, or
• 1.25 percent of chromium, or
• 0.30 percent of cobalt, or
• 0.40 percent of lead, or
• 2.00 percent of nickel, or
• 0.30 percent of tungsten, or
• 0.80 percent of molybdenum, or
• 0.10 percent of niobium (also called columbium), or
• 0.30 percent of vanadium, or
• 0.30 percent of zirconium
Unless specifically excluded, products are included regardless of levels of boron and titanium.
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Specifically included in this scope are vacuum degassed, fully stabilized (commonly referred to as
interstitial‐free (IF)) steels and high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels. IF steels are recognized as low
carbon steels with micro‐alloying levels of elements such as titanium and/or niobium added to stabilize
carbon and nitrogen elements. HSLA steels are recognized as steels with micro‐alloying levels of
elements such as chromium, copper, niobium, titanium, vanadium, and molybdenum.
All products that meet the written physical description, and in which the chemistry quantities do not
exceed anyone of the noted element levels listed above, are within the scope of these investigations
unless specifically excluded. The following products are outside of and/or specifically excluded from the
scope of these investigations:
• Flat‐rolled steel products either plated or coated with tin, lead, chromium, chromium oxides,
both tin and lead (“terne plate”), or both chromium and chromium oxides (“tin free steel”),
whether or not painted, varnished or coated with plastics or other non‐metallic substances in
addition to the metallic coating;
• Clad products in straight lengths of 0.1875 inch or more in composite thickness and of a width
which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness; and
• Certain clad stainless flat‐rolled products, which are three‐layered corrosion‐resistant carbon
steel flat‐rolled products less than 4.75 mm in composite thickness that consist of a carbon steel
flat‐rolled product clad on both sides with stainless steel in a 20%‐60%‐20% ratio.
Reporting of information.‐‐ If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
purchaser and/or foreign producer questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.‐‐The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. §1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.‐‐The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
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I‐1.
I‐2.
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OMB statistics.‐‐Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of completing this questionnaire.
Hours
Dollars
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, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
Establishments covered.‐‐Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading
symbol.
“Establishment”‐‐Each facility of a firm in China, India, Italy, Korea, and/or Taiwan involved in
the production or export of corrosion‐resistant steel, including auxiliary facilities operated in
conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such facilities. Firms operating more
than one establishment in China, India, Italy, Korea, and/or Taiwan should combine the data for
all establishments into a single report.
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 corrosion‐resistant steel in the United States or other
countries?
No
Yes‐‐Please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S. producer(s),
ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer questionnaire.
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Related U.S. importers.‐‐Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import
corrosion‐resistant steel into the United States?
No
Yes‐‐Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire.
I‐5.
U.S. importers.‐‐Please provide the names, street addresses (not P.O. boxes), contacts,
telephone numbers, and e‐mail addresses of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s
corrosion‐resistant steel in 2014.
Importer’s name
Contact
person
Email
Telephone
1
2
3
4
5
Share of
your
Street address (not
firm’s
P.O. box), city, state,
2014 U.S.
and zip code
exports
(%)
Street Address
,
City State Zip Code
Street Address
,
City State Zip Code
Street Address
,
City State Zip Code
Street Address
,
City State Zip Code
Street Address
,
City State Zip Code
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PART II.‐‐TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Mary Messer
(202‐205‐3193, [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 production of corrosion‐resistant steel since January 1, 2012.
(check as many as appropriate)
(please describe)
plant openings
plant closings
relocations
expansions
acquisitions
consolidations
prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
revised labor agreements
other (e.g., technology)
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II‐3.
Anticipated changes in operations.‐‐Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
its operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of corrosion‐resistant
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 the response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce corrosion‐resistant steel (in short tons) for 2015
and 2016.
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II‐4a. Overall capacity and production.‐‐ Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment and machinery used to produce corrosion‐resistant steel, and the
combined production capacity on this shared equipment and machinery.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” –The level of production that your establishment(s) could
reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all products manufactured in that
establishment using the same manufacturing equipment. Assume normal operating conditions (i.e.,
using equipment and machinery in place and ready to operate; normal operating levels (hours per
week/weeks per year) and time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or
representative product mix).
“Production” ‐‐All production in your establishment(s) in China, India, Italy, Korea, and/or Taiwan,
including production consumed internally within your firm.
Calendar years
January‐March
Item
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Capacity (short tons)
Overall production capacity (A) on same
equipment as subject products
Production (short tons)
Production of subject corrosion‐resistant steel:
Hot‐dip galvanized and galvanneal (B)
55% Al‐Zn alloy coated (e.g., Galvalume) (C)
Hot‐dip aluminized (D)
Electrogalvanized (E)
1
Other (F)
Subtotal subject products (G)
Production of nonsubject products (H)
Total, all subject and nonsubject
production (I)2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Please identify these products:
.
Generally, total production (line I) will not exceed capacity (line A) in any given time period. If it does, please explain.
.
2
RECONCILIATION OF SUBJECT CORROSION‐RESISTANT STEEL PRODUCTION.‐‐The data reported for the
production of subject corrosion‐resistant steel in question II‐3a (i.e., line G of this question, which automatically
sums lines B, C, D, E, and F) should be equal to the production reported in question II‐10 (i.e., line C).
Calendar years
Reconciliation
II‐3a line G –II‐7 line C= should equal
zero ("0"), if not revise data prior to
submission.
2012
2013
0
January‐March
2014
0
2014
0
2015
0
0
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II‐4b. Operating parameters.‐‐The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported in
II‐4a is based on operating hours per week, weeks per year.
II‐4c. Capacity calculation.‐‐Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II‐4a and explain how overall capacity in question II‐3a was allocated to the
subject merchandise's average production capacity in question II‐10.
II‐4d. Production constraints.‐‐Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.
II‐4e. Product shifting.—
(i).
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between corrosion‐resistant steel and
other products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No
Yes‐‐ (i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products). Please identify other actual or potential products: .
(ii).
Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift production capacity
between products (e.g., time, cost, relative price change, etc.), and the degree to which
these factors enhance or constrain such shifts.
II‐5.
Share of sales.‐‐What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of corrosion‐resistant steel ? percent.
II‐6.
II‐7.
Firm's estimated share of production in China, India, Italy, Korea, or Taiwan.‐‐Please estimate the
percentage of total production of corrosion‐resistant steel in the country specified on the
certification page accounted for by your firm’s production in 2014. percent.
Firm's estimated share of country's exports.‐‐Please estimate the percentage of total exports to
the United States of corrosion‐resistant steel from the country specified on the certification
page accounted for by your firm’s exports in 2014. percent.
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II‐8.
Inventories in the United States.‐‐Has your firm, since 2012, maintained any inventories of
corrosion‐resistant steel in the United States (not including inventories held by firms identified
in questionI‐3)?
“Inventories”‐‐Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work in progress.
No
Yes‐‐Report the quantity of such end‐of‐period inventories below.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item
Inventory
II‐9.
2013
2014
Third country trade actions.‐‐Is the corrosion‐resistant steel exported by your firm subject to
antidumping/countervailing duty/safeguard findings, remedies, or proceedings?
No
Yes‐‐List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies/proceedings.
2012
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II‐10. Trade data.‐‐Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of corrosion‐resistant steel in your establishment(s) in China, India,
Italy, Korea, and/or Taiwan during the specified periods.
Do not submit data by manufacturing facility if they are in the same country. If your firm has
multiple manufacturing establishments within one country, you are required to combine data
for those establishments within one foreign producer questionnaire response.
Do not submit data on multiple countries combined. The establishments reported here should
all be located in the country of the firm’s address reported on the certification page.
Multinational companies with production in multiple subject countries should submit separate
foreign producer questionnaire responses for each subject country.
“Shipments”‐‐Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in China, India, Italy,
Korea, and/or Taiwan. Quantities reported should be net of returns.
“Home market commercial shipments”‐‐Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within China, India, Italy, Korea, and/or Taiwan.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms”‐‐Shipments made to
related firms in China, India, Italy, Korea, and/or Taiwan, including product consumed internally
by your firm.
“Export shipments”‐‐Shipments to destinations outside China, India, Italy, Korea, and/or
Taiwan, including shipments to related firms.
“Inventories”‐‐Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work‐in‐progress.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the trade data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the trade data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as production and sales schedules, inventory records,
etc.) used to compile these data.
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II‐10. Trade data‐‐Continued.
Quantity (in short tons)
Projections1
Actual experience
Calendar year
Item
2012
2
2013
January‐March
2014
2014
Calendar year
2015
2015
2016
Average production capacity (A)
Beginning‐of‐period inventories
(B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/
transfers (D)
Total exports (H)
(should equal F+G)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total shipments (I)
(should equal D+E+F+G)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Commercial shipments (E)
Exports to the United States (F)
3
Exports to all other markets (G)
End‐of‐period inventories (J)
1
Please explain the basis for your firm’s projections. .
The production capacity 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
Identify principal other export markets. .
2
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the end‐of‐
period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line B), plus
production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, E, F, and G). Please ensure that any differences are not
due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records; and also provide
any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Actual experience
Projections
Calendar year
Item
2012
2013
January‐March
2014
2014
2015
Calendar year
2015
2016
B + C – D – E – F –G – J =
should equal zero ("0") or
provide an explanation.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate.
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II‐11. Product type.–Report your firm’s exports to the United States of subject corrosion‐resistant
steel, by product type, in 2014.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2014
Exports to the United States
Hot‐dip galvanized and galvanneal
Quantity (K)
55% Al‐Zn alloy coated (e.g., Galvalume)
Quantity (L)
Hot‐dip aluminized
Quantity (M)
Electrogalvanized
Quantity (N)
1
Other
Quantity (O)
1
Identify other product types:
.
RECONCILIATION OF EXPORTS TO US.‐‐The sum of the quantities (K, L, M, N, and O) should equal the
quantity reported in question II‐10 (line F)
Calendar year
Reconciliation
K + L + M + N + O = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2014
0
II‐12. Other explanations:‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.
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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
http://usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2015/certain_corrosion_resistant_steel_product
s_china/preliminary.htm
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted
below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire or cannot use one
of the electronic methods of submission, please contact the Commission for further
instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word questionnaire along with a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Pin: CORE
• E‐mail.—E‐mail your questionnaire to [email protected]; include a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1). Please note that submitting your questionnaire by e‐mail may subject your
firm’s business proprietary information to transmission over an unsecure environment and to possible
disclosure. If you choose this option, the Commission warns you that any risk involving possible disclosure
of such information is assumed by the submitter and not by the Commission.
If your firm did not produce or export this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a
scanned copy to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, you are required to serve a copy of
the completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202‐
205‐1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.
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File Modified | 2015-06-05 |
File Created | 2015-06-05 |