16-4-3495 Foreign Producers'//Exporters' Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 16-4-3495; Expiration Date: 6/30/2017
(No response is required if currently valid OMB control number is not displayed)

FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN CARBON AND ALLOY STEEL CUT-TO-LENGTH PLATE (“CTL PLATE”)
FROM AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CHINA, FRANCE, GERMANY,
ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, SOUTH AFRICA, TAIWAN, AND TURKEY
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by April 22, 2016
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 countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning CTL plate from Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, and Turkey (Inv. Nos. 701-TA559-561 and 731-TA-1317-1328 (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 CTL Plate (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1, 2013?

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):
AUSTRIA

BELGIUM

BRAZIL

CHINA

FRANCE

GERMANY

ITALY

JAPAN

KOREA

SOUTH AFRICA

TAIWAN

TURKEY

Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: CTLP)
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, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to
this request for information and throughout this proceeding or other proceeding may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the
Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related
proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations
of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for
cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure 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 April 8, 2016, by
ArcelorMittal USA LLC (Chicago, Illinois), Nucor Corporation (Charlotte, North Carolina), and SSAB
Enterprises, LLC (Lisle, Illinois). 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
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/carbon_and_alloy_steel_cut_to_length_plate_austr
ia/preliminary.htm
CTL plate covered by these investigations is certain carbon and alloy steel hot-rolled or forged flat plate
products not in coils, whether or not painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic
substances. Subject merchandise includes plate that is produced by being cut-to-length from coils and
plate that is rolled or forged into a discrete length. The products covered include (1) Universal mill plates
(i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but
not exceeding 1250 mm, and of a thickness of not less than 4 mm, which are not in coils and without
patterns in relief), and (2) hot-rolled or forged flat steel products of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more and
of a width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness, and which are not in coils,
whether or not with patterns in relief. The covered products described above may be rectangular,
square, circular or other shapes and include products of either rectangular or non-rectangular crosssection where such non-rectangular cross-section is achieved subsequent to the rolling process, i.e.,
products which have been ‘‘worked after rolling’’, (e.g., products which have been beveled or rounded
at the edges).
For purposes of the width and thickness requirements referenced above, the following rules apply:
(1) where the nominal and actual measurements vary, a product is within the scope if application of
either the nominal or actual measurement would place it within the scope based on the definitions set
forth above unless the product is already covered by an existing order (e.g., orders on hot-rolled flatrolled steel); and
(2) where the width and thickness vary for a specific product (e.g., the thickness of certain products with
non-rectangular cross-section, the width of certain products with non-rectangular shape, etc.), the
measurement at its greatest width or thickness applies.
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; and (2) the carbon content is 2
percent or less by weight.
Subject merchandise includes cut-to-length plate that has been further processed in a third country,
including but not limited to pickling, oiling, levelling, annealing, tempering, temper rolling, skin passing,
painting, varnishing, trimming, cutting, punching, beveling, and/or slitting, or any other processing that
would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed in the
country of manufacture of the cut-to-length plate.

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All products that meet the written physical description are within the scope of these investigations
unless specifically excluded or covered by the scope of an existing order. The following products are
outside of, and/or specifically excluded from, the scope of these investigations:
(1) products clad, plated, or coated with metal, whether or not painted, varnished or coated with plastic
or other non-metallic substances;
(2) military grade armor plate made to a domestic (e.g., MIL-DTL, MIL-S, NAV-SEA) or foreign (e.g., IDF,
CMS, Def-Stan 95) armor plate specification;
(3) stainless steel plate, containing 10.5 percent or more of chromium by weight.
(4) CTL plate meeting the requirements of ASTM A-829, Grade E 4340 that are over 12 inches (305 mm)
thick.
(5) Alloy forged and rolled CTL plate greater than or equal to 6 inches (152.4 mm) thick meeting each of
the following requirements:
(a) Electric Furnace melted, Ladle Refined & Vacuum degassed and having a chemical
composition (expressed in weight percentages):
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Carbon 0.23-0.28,
Silicon 0.05-0.20,
Manganese 1.20-1.60,
Nickel not greater than 1.0,
Sulfur not greater than 0.007,
Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
Chromium 1.0-2.5,
Molybdenum 0.35-0.8,
Boron 0.002-0.004,
Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm,
Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm.

(b) With a Brinell hardness measured in all parts of the product including mid thickness in the
range of:
(i) 270-300 HBW,
(ii) 290-320 HBW, or
(iii) 320-350 HBW;
(c) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A (Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding
1.5, B not exceeding 1.0, C not exceeding 0.5, D not exceeding 1.5; and
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements with acceptance criteria 2 mm
flat bottom hole.

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(6) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 16 inches (407 mm) in thickness and meeting the
following requirements:
Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, Ladle refined & vacuum degassed, alloy steel with
the following chemical composition (expressed in weight percentages):
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Carbon 0.23-0.28,
Silicon 0.05-0.15,
Manganese 1.2-1.50,
Nickel not greater than 0.4,
Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
Chromium 1.2-1.5,
Molybdenum 0.35-0.55,
Boron 0.002-0.004,
Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;

(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A (Thin and Heavy): A not
exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.5, C not exceeding 1.0, D not exceeding 1.5;
(c) Having the following mechanical properties:
(i)

With a Brinell hardness not more than 237 HBW measured in all parts of the
product including mid thickness; and having a Yield Strength of 75ksi min and
UTS 95ksi or more, Elongation of 18% or more and Reduction of area 35% or
more; having charpy V at -75 degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or
greater than 15 ft. lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs (average
of 3 specimens) and conforming to the requirements of NACE MR01-75; or

(ii)

With a Brinell hardness not less than 240 HBW measured in all parts of the
product including mid thickness; and having a Yield Strength of 90 ksi min and
UTS 110 ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more and Reduction of area 30% or
more; having charpy V at -40 degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or
greater than 21 ft. lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 31 ft. lbs (average
of 3 specimens);

(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements with acceptance criteria 3.2
mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance with AMS 2301.

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(7) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 16 inches (407 mm) in thickness and meeting the
following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, Ladle refined & vacuum degassed, alloy steel with
the following chemical composition (expressed in weight percentages):
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Carbon 0.25-0.30,
Silicon not greater than 0.25,
Manganese not greater than 0.50,
Nickel 3.0-3.5,
Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
Chromium 1.0-1.5,
Molybdenum 0.6-0.9,
Vanadium 0.08 to 0.12
Boron 0.002-0.004,
Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm.

(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A (Thin and Heavy): A not
exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), B not exceeding 1.5(t) and 1.0(h), C not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h),
and D not exceeding 1.5(t) and 1.0(h);
(c) Having the following mechanical properties: A Brinell hardness not less than 350 HBW
measured in all parts of the product including mid thickness; and having a Yield Strength of
145ksi or more and UTS 160ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more and Reduction of area 35%
or more; having charpy V at -40 degrees F in the transverse direction equal or greater than 20 ft.
lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 25 ft. lbs (average of 3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements with acceptance criteria 3.2
mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance with AMS 2301.
At the time of the filing of the petitions, there was an existing antidumping duty order on certain cut-tolength carbon-quality steel plate products from Korea. See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value: Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products from Korea, 64 Fed.
Reg. 73,196 (Dep’t Commerce Dec. 29, 1999), as amended, 65 Fed. Reg. 6,585 (Dep’t Commerce Feb 10,
2000) (“1999 Korea AD Order”). The scope of the antidumping duty investigation with regard to CTL
plate from Korea covers only (1) subject CTL plate not within the physical description of cut-to-length
carbon quality steel plate in the 1999 Korea AD Order, regardless of producer or exporter; and (2) CTL
plate produced and/or exported by those companies that were excluded or revoked from the 1999
Korea AD Order as of April 8, 2016. Those revoked or excluded companies are POSCO and any POSCO
affiliates.

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At the time of the filing of the petitions, there was an existing countervailing duty order on certain cutto-length carbon-quality steel plate from Korea. See Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From the Republic of Korea, 64 Fed.
Reg. 73,176 (Dep’t Commerce Dec. 29, 1999), as amended, 65 Fed. Reg. 6,587 (Dep’t Commerce Feb. 10,
2000) (“1999 Korea CVD Order”). The scope of the countervailing duty investigation with regard to CTL
plate from Korea covers only (1) subject CTL plate not within the physical description of cut-to-length
carbon quality steel plate in the 1999 Korea CVD Order regardless of producer or exporter, and (2) CTL
plate produced and/or exported by those companies that were excluded or revoked from the 1999
Korea CVD Order as of April 8, 2016. Those revoked or excluded companies are POSCO and any POSCO
affiliates.
Excluded from the scope of the antidumping duty investigation on CTL plate from China are any
products covered by the existing antidumping duty order on certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate
from China. See Suspension Agreement on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From the People’s
Republic of China; Termination of Suspension Agreement and Notice of Antidumping Duty Order, 68
Fed. Reg. 60,081 (Dep’t Commerce Oct. 21, 2003), as amended, Affirmative Final Determination of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From the People’s Republic of
China, 76 Fed. Reg. 50,996, 50,996-97 (Dep’t of Commerce Aug. 17, 2011).
The products subject to these investigations are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030,
7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110,
7225.40.1180, 7225.40.3005, 7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000, and 7226.91.5000.1
The products subject to the investigations may also enter under the following HTSUS item numbers:
7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.19.1500, 7211.19.2000,
7211.19.4500, 7211.19.6000, 7211.19.7590, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000,
7214.91.0015, 7214.91.0060, 7214.91.0090, 7225.40.5110, 7225.40.5130, 7225.40.5160, 7225.40.7000,
7225.99.0010, 7225.99.0090, 7226.91.0500, 7226.91.1530, 7226.91.1560, 7226.91.2530, 7226.91.2560,
7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, and 7226.99.0180.
The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and customs purposes only. The written
description of the scope of the investigations is dispositive.
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.

1

Effective January 1, 2016, HTS subheading number 7225.40.1115 and 7225.40.1190 were discontinued and
were replaced by HTS subheading 7225.40.1180.

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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.
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.

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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.
I-2.

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 Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, or Turkey involved in the production or export of CTL
plate, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically
separate from) such facilities. Firms operating more than one establishment in Austria, Belgium,
Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, or Turkey should
combine the data for all establishments into a single report.

I-3.

Related producers.--Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to produce,
or have any plans to produce CTL plate 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
CTL plate into the United States?
No

I-5.

2

3

4

5

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

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 CTL
plate in 2015.

Importer’s name

1

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Contact
person

Email

Telephone

Street address (not
P.O. box), city, state,
and 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
Street Address
,
City State Zip Code

Share of
your
firm’s
2015 U.S.
exports
(%)

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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]) or Carolyn Carlson (202-205-3002, [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 CTL plate since January 1, 2013.
(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)

(If checked, please describe; leave blank if not applicable)

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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 CTL plate in the
future?
No

II-4a.

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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 CTL plate (in short tons) for 2016 and 2017.

Production using same machinery.--Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment and machinery used to produce CTL plate, and the combined production
capacity on this shared equipment and machinery.
“Overall 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).
“Production” – All production in your establishment(s) in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, or Turkey, including production consumed
internally within your firm.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item

2013

2014

2015

Overall production capacity
Production of:
CTL plate1
Other products
Total
1
2

II-4b.

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

Data entered for production of CTL plate will populate here once reported in question II-10.
Please identify these products:
.

Operating parameters.--The production capacity reported in II-4a is based on operating
per week,
weeks per year.

hours

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II-4c.

Capacity calculation.--Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II-4a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.

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 CTL plate and other products using
the same equipment and/or labor?
No

(ii).

Yes--(i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products). Please identify other actual or potential products:
.

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 CTL plate?
percent.

II-6.

Firm's estimated share of production in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, or Turkey.--Please estimate the percentage of total production
of CTL plate in the country specified on the certification page accounted for by your firm’s
production in 2015.
percent.

II-7.

Firm's estimated share of country's exports.--Please estimate the percentage of total exports to
the United States of CTL plate from the country specified on the certification page accounted for
by your firm’s exports in 2015.
percent.

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Inventories in the United States.--Has your firm, since January 1, 2013, maintained any
inventories of CTL plate in the United States (not including inventories held by firms identified in
question I-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

2013

2014

2015

Inventory
II-9.

Third country trade actions.--Is the CTL plate 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.

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Trade data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of CTL plate in your establishment(s) in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China,
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, or Turkey during the specified
periods. Do not include resales of CTL plate that your firm did not produce; those data to the
degree they are exported to the United States should only be reported in question II-11.
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.
“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 Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, or Turkey, including production consumed
internally within your firm.
“Shipments” – Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in Austria, Belgium,
Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, or Turkey. Quantities
reported should be net of returns.
“Home market commercial shipments” – Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, or Turkey.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms” – Shipments made to
related firms in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South
Africa, Taiwan, or Turkey, including product consumed internally by your firm.
“Export shipments” – Shipments to destinations outstide of the country indicated on page 1
(Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, or
Turkey), 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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Trade data.--Continued
Quantity (in short tons)

Item

2013

Actual experience

Projections1

Calendar year

Calendar year

2014

2015

2016

2017

2

Average production capacity (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories
(B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/
transfers (D)
Commercial shipments (E)
Exports to the United States (F)
Exports to all other markets3 (G)
Total exports (H)
(should equal F+G)

0

0

0

0

0

Total shipments (I)
(should equal D+E+F+G)

0

0

0

0

0

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

Note.--If your firm is reporting data for its operations in China or in Korea (other than POSCO), please complete
question II-12.

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Trade data.--Continued
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.

Item

2013

Actual experience

Projections

Calendar year

Calendar year

2014

2015

2016

2017

B + C – D – E – F –G – J =
should equal zero ("0") or
provide an explanation.1
0
0
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate.

II-11.

0

Exports to the United States not produced by your firm.--Report your firm’s exports to the
United States of CTL plate that was produced in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, and/or Turkey but not by your firm during
the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons)

Item
Exports to the United States
1

List the producer(s).

2013
1

.

Actual experience

Projections

Calendar year

Calendar year

2014

2015

2016

2017

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Data relating to operations not covered by related AD/CVD orders.--For producers in
China and Korea (other than POSCO), please report the portion of your firm’s operations
not subject to an existing antidumping and/or countervailing duty order in the United
States.
Quantity (in short tons)

Item

2013

Actual experience

Projections1

Calendar year

Calendar year

2014

2015

2016

2017

2

Average production capacity (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories
(B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/
transfers (D)
Commercial shipments (E)
Exports to the United States (F)
Exports to all other markets3 (G)
Total exports (H)
(should equal F+G)

0

0

0

0

0

Total shipments (I)
(should equal D+E+F+G)

0

0

0

0

0

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

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Trade data.--Continued
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.

Item

2013

Actual experience

Projections

Calendar year

Calendar year

2014

2015

2016

2017

B + C – D – E – F –G – J =
should equal zero ("0") or
provide an explanation.1
0
0
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate.
II-13.

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.

0

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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:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/carbon_and_alloy_steel_cut_to_len
gth_plate_austria/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: CTLP

• E-mail.--E-mail your questionnaire to [email protected] and [email protected]; include a
scanned copy of the signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt
nonpublic documents that are electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive
information from unauthorized disclosure. The USITC secure drop-box system and the Electronic
Document Information System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2
cryptographic algorithms to encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means
that does not use these encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic
information to unauthorized disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non-encrypted method of
electronic transmission, the Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure
is assumed by you 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 (202205-1803). 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.