16-4-3562 Foreign Producers' Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 16-4-3562; 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 October 24, 2016
See last page for filing instructions.
NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE GIVEN. LATE QUESTIONNAIRES MAY NOT BE INCORPORATED.
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-TA560-561 and 731-TA-1317-1328 (Final)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the
authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII.
Country (check one):

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

YES

(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire to the Commission)

Commission)

Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: CTLP)

Austria
Belgium
Brazil
China
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Korea
South Africa
Taiwan
Turkey

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 petitions 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 affirmative determinations of
injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce makes affirmative
determinations of subsidization and/or dumping. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this
proceeding are available at
https://usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/carbon_and_alloy_steel_cut_to_length_plate_austria/fin
al.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 (cut-to-length plate). Subject merchandise includes plate that is produced by being cut-tolength from coils or from other discrete length plate 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 cross-section 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) except where otherwise stated where the nominal and actual thickness or width measurements vary,
a product from a given subject country 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 order existing on that specific country (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 the subject country
or 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
investigations 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 certified to one of the following specifications or to a specification that
references and incorporates one of the following specifications:
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MIL-A-12560,
MIL-DTL-12560H,
MIL-DTL-12560J,
MIL- DTL-12560K,
MIL-DTL-32332,
MIL-A-46100D,
MIL-DTL-46100-E,
MIL-46177C,
MIL-S-16216K Grade HY80,
MIL-S-16216K Grade HY100,
MIL-S-246245A HSLA-80,
MIL-S-24645A HSLA-100,
T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY80,
T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY100,
T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA80,
T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA100, and
T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Mod. Grade HSLA115,

Except that any cut-to-length plate certified to one of the above specifications, or to a military grade
armor specification that references and incorporate one of the above specifications, will not be excluded
from the scope if I is also dual- or multiple-certified to any other non-armor specification that otherwise
would fall within the scope of this order;
(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 305 mm in actual
thickness.

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(5) Alloy forged and rolled CTL plate greater than or equal to 152.4 mm in actual thickness meeting each
of the following requirements:
(a) Electric Furnace melted, ladle refined & vacuum degassed and having a chemical
composition (expressed in weight percentages):
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•
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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 falling
within one of the following ranges:
(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 407 mm in actual 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):
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Carbon 0.23-0.28,
Silicon 0.05-0.15,
Manganese 1.20-1.50,
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 407 mm in actual 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):
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•
•
•
•
•
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•
•
•
•
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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 petition, 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 FR 73196
(Dep't Commerce Dec. 29, 1999), as amended, 65 FR 6585 (Dep't Commerce Feb 10, 2000) (1999 Korea
AD Order). The scope of the antidumping duty investigation with regard to cut-to-length plate from
Korea covers only (1) subject cut-to-length 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) cutto-length plate produced and/or exported by those companies that were excluded or revoked from the
1999 Korea AD Order as of April 8, 2016. The only revoked or excluded company is Pohang Iron and
Steel Company, also known as POSCO.

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At the time of the filing of the petition, there was an existing countervailing duty order on certain cut-tolength 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 FR 73176 (Dep't
Commerce Dec. 29, 1999), as amended, 65 FR 6587 (Dep't Commerce Feb. 10, 2000) (1999 Korea CVD
Order). The scope of the countervailing duty investigation with regard to cut-to-length plate from Korea
covers only (1) subject cut-to-length 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) cut-to-length
plate produced and/or exported by those companies that were excluded or revoked from the 1999
Korea CVD Order as of April 8, 2016. The only revoked or excluded company is Pohang Iron and Steel
Company, also known as POSCO.
Excluded from the scope of the antidumping duty investigation on cut-to-length plate from China are
any products covered by the existing antidumping duty order on certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate
from the People's Republic of 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 FR 60081 (Dep't Commerce Oct. 21, 2003), as amended, Affirmative Final
Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel
Plate From the People's Republic of China, 76 FR 50996, 50996-97 (Dep't of Commerce Aug. 17, 2011).
On August 17, 2011, the U.S. Department of Commerce found that the order covered all imports of
certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate products with 0.0008 percent or more boron, by weight, from
China not meeting all of the following requirements: aluminum level of 0.02 percent or greater, by
weight; a ratio of 3.4 to 1 or greater, by weight, of titanium to nitrogen; and a hardenability test (i.e.,
Jominy test) result indicating a boron factor of 1.8 or greater.
The products subject to the 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.
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,
7214.10.000, 7214.30.0010, 7214.30.0080, 7214.91.0015, 7214.91.0060, 7214.91.0090, 7225.11.0000,
7225.19.0000, 7225.40.5110, 7225.40.5130, 7225.40.5160, 7225.40.7000, 7225.99.0010, 7225.99.0090,
7226.11.1000, 7226.11.9060, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000, 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.

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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.
I-1.

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.

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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 Carolyn Carlson (202-2053002, [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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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

January-September
2015

2015

2016

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

II-4b.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

Data entered for production of CTL plate will populate here once reported in question II-7.
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

January to September
2015

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.

2016

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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 in this question;
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 indicacted 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.
“Tool steel” – Alloy steels which contain the following combinations of elements in the quantity
by weight respectively indicated: (i) more than 1.2 percent carbon and more than 10.5 percent
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percent chromium; or (iii) not less than 0.85 percent carbon and 1 percent to 1.8 percent,
inclusive, manganese; or (iv) 0.9 percent to 1.2 percent, inclusive, chromium and 0.9 percent to
1.4 percent, inclusive, molybdenum; or (v) not less than 0.5 percent carbon and not less than 3.5
percent molybdenum, or (vi) not less than 0.5 percent carbon and not less than 5.5 percent
tungsten.
“High Speed Steel” – Alloy steel containing, with or without other elements, at least two of the
three elements molybdenum, tungsten and vanadium with a combined content by weight of 7
percent or more, 0.6 percent or more of carbon amd 3 to 6 percent of chromium.
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)
Projections1

Actual experience
Calendar year
Item
Average production capacity
(A)

2013

2014

January-September
2015

2015

2016

Calendar year
2016

2017

2

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

0

0

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

0

0

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.
Actual experience
Calendar year
Item

2013

2014

Projections

January-September
2015

2015

2016

Calendar year
2016

2017

B + C – D – E – F –G – J =
should equal zero ("0")
or provide an
explanation.1
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.

II-11.

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.

Item
Exports of CTL plate to
the United States not
produced by your firm1
1

List the producer(s).

Quantity (in short tons)
Actual experience
Calendar year
January-September
2013
2014
2015
2015
2016

Projections
Calendar year
2016
2017

0

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Exports to the United States of X-70, tool steel, and high speed steel plate.--Report the
quantity of your firm’s exports to the United States of CTL plate during the specified periods.
(Note.--Please report data that in inclusive of the data reported in question II-10).
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item

X-70

2013

2014

January-September
2015

2015

2016

(Quantity)

Tool steel
(Quantity)
High speed steel
(Quantity)

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.

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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://usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/carbon_and_alloy_steel_cut_to_length_p
late_austria/final.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]; 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.