CTL Plate From China, Russia And Ukraine
Cut-To-Length Carbon Steel Plate fromChina, Russia, And UkraineInvestigation Nos. 731-TA-753, 754, and 756 (Second Review)Publication 4103October 2009U.S. International Trade CommissionWashington, DC 20436
U.S. International Trade CommissionCOMMISSIONERSShara L. Aranoff, ChairmanDaniel R. Pearson, Vice ChairmanDeanna Tanner OkunCharlotte R. LaneIrving A. WilliamsonDean A. PinkertRobert A. RogowskyDirector of OperationsStaff assignedDana Lofgren, InvestigatorIoana Mic, EconomistKaren Taylor, Commodity-Industry AnalystDavid Boyland, Accountant/AuditorDavid Fishberg, AttorneyDouglas Corkran, Supervisory InvestigatorSpecial assistance fromSteven Hudgens, Senior StatisticianAddress all communications toSecretary to the CommissionUnited States International Trade CommissionWashington, DC 20436
U.S. International Trade CommissionWashington, DC 20436www.usitc.govCut-To-Length Carbon Steel Plate fromChina, Russia, And UkraineInvestigation Nos. 731-TA-753, 754, and 756 (Second Review)Publication 4103October 2009
CONTENTSPageDetermination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Views of the Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Part I: Introduction and overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I-1Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I-1The original investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-2Subsequent proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-3Summary data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-7Related investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-14Antidumping and countervailing duty investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-14Safeguard investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-17Statutory criteria and organization of the report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-19Statutory criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-19Organization of the report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-21Commerce’s reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-21Administrative reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-21New shipper review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-23Circumvention review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-23Five-year reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-23Distribution of continued dumping and subsidy offset act funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-24The subject merchandise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-26Commerce’s scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-26Tariff treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-26The product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-27Description and applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-27Manufacturing processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-28Domestic like product issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-31U.S. market participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-33U.S. producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-33U.S. importers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-37U.S. purchasers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-40Apparent U.S. consumption and market shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-40Part II: Conditions of competition in the U.S. market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .II-1U.S. market characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-1Channels of distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-2Supply and demand considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-3U.S. supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-3U.S. demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-7Substitutability issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-14Factors affecting purchasing decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-14Comparisons of domestic products and subject imports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-20Comparisons of domestic products and nonsubject imports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-21Comparisons of subject imports and nonsubject imports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-22i
CONTENTSPagePart II: Conditions of competition in the U.S. market-- ContinuedElasticity estimates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.S. supply elasticity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.S. demand elasticity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Substitution elasticity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .II-23II-23II-23II-23Part III: Condition of the U.S. industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-1Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-1Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-5Existing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-5Anticipated changes in existing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-5U.S. producers’ capacity, production, and capacity utilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-5Constraints on capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-7Alternative products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-7U.S. producers’ domestic shipments, company transfers, and export shipments . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-9U.S. producers’ order books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-12U.S. producers’ inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-12U.S. producers’ imports and purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-14U.S. producers’ employment, wages, and productivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-14Financial experience of the U.S. producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-17Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-17Producers operations on CTL plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-18Research and development expenses, capital expenditures, assets, and return oninvestment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-25Part IV: U.S. imports and the foreign industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-1U.S. imports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-1U.S. importers’ inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-7Cumulation considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-9Fungibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-9Geographic markets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-12Presence in the market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-12The subject foreign industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-13Actual and anticipated changes in capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-13Exports, imports, and net trade balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-16Tariff or non-tariff barriers to trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-17The industry in China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-19Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-19CTL plate operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-20The industry in Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-21Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-21CTL plate operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-23Product mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-26ii
CONTENTSPagePart IV: U.S. imports and the foreign industries– ContinuedThe industry in Ukraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-27Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-27CTL plate operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-28Product mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-30Global market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-31Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-31Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-31Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-32Additional global supply and demand factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-34Part V: Pricing and related information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V-1Factors affecting prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-1Raw material costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-1U.S. inland transportation costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-3Transportation costs to the U.S. market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-3Pricing practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-4Pricing methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-4Sales terms and discounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-5Price data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-5Price trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-12Price comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-14AppendixesA. Federal Register notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B. Hearing witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C. Summary data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D. Comments by U.S. producers, importers, purchasers, and foreign producers/exportersregarding the effects of the suspension agreements and the order and the likely effects ofrevocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E. Overview of variance calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Note.–Information that would reveal confidential operations of individual concerns may not bepublished and therefore has been deleted from this report. Such deletions are indicated byasterisks.iiiA-1B-1C-1D-1E-1
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSIONInvestigation Nos. 731-TA-753, 754, and 756 (Second Review)Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from China, Russia, and UkraineDETERMINATIONOn the basis of the record1 developed in the subject five-year reviews, the United StatesInternational Trade Commission (Commission) determines, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1675d(c)) (the Act), that revocation of the antidumping duty order on cut-to-lengthcarbon steel plate from China, and termination of the suspended antidumping duty investigations onimports of cut-to-length carbon steel plate from Russia and Ukraine, would be likely to lead tocontinuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonablyforeseeable time.BACKGROUNDThe Commission instituted these reviews on August 1, 2008 (73 FR 45071) and determined onNovember 4, 2008 that it would conduct full reviews (73 FR 70368, November 20, 2008). Notice of thescheduling of the Commission’s reviews and of a public hearing to be held in connection therewith wasgiven by posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission,Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register on March 11, 2009 (74 FR 10614).The hearing was held in Washington, DC, on September 9, 2009, and all persons who requested theopportunity were permitted to appear in person or by counsel.1The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.2(f)).
VIEWS OF THE COMMISSIONBased on the record in these five-year reviews, we determine under section 751(c) of the TariffAct of 1930, as amended (“the Act”), that revocation of the antidumping duty order on cut-to-lengthcarbon steel plate (“CTL plate”) from China, and termination of the suspended investigations on CTLplate from Russia and Ukraine, would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury toan industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time.I.BACKGROUNDA.Original DeterminationsIn December 1997, the Commission determined that an industry in the United States was beingthreatened with material injury by reason of imports of CTL plate from China, Russia, South Africa, andUkraine that were being sold at less than fair value (“LTFV”).1 Prior to the Commission determinations,Commerce issued final LTFV determinations on November 19 and 20, 1997, and, on the basis ofsuspension agreements that it had entered into with each of the subject countries on October 24, 1997,2Commerce continued the investigations.3 There were no appeals from the Commission’s originaldeterminations.B.First Five-Year ReviewsAfter conducting a full review of the grouped transition orders, on August 29, 2003, theCommission determined that termination of the suspended investigations on CTL plate from China,Russia, and Ukraine would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industryin the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time, and that termination of the suspendedinvestigation on CTL plate from South Africa would not be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence ofmaterial injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time.4 On September17, 2003, Commerce published notices of the continuation of the suspended investigations on CTL platefrom China, Russia, and Ukraine.5 There were no appeals from the Commission’s first five-year reviewdeterminations.1Certain Carbon Steel Plate from China, Russia, South Africa, and Uk
On October 24, 1997, Commerce signed a non-market economy (“NME”) suspension agreement with the Government of the People’s Republic of China suspending the antidumping duty investigation of CTL plate from China.6 The agreement provided for five years of quotas, and was extended through October 31, 2003.
6. For a Dual Display system: A second HD CTL and an Extron USBC-HDM/6 (USB-C to HDMI) cable are needed for the second display. Connect an HDMI cable from the Intel NUC HDMI Out to the Input connector of one HD CTL 100. The USBC-HDM/6 cable is connected from the Intel NUC USB C connector to the HDMI Input connector on the second HD CTL 100 (see figure 3 and figure 5).
The use of coal-based liquid fuels will further drive coal consumption to higher levels in coming years. Coal-to-liquid fuels (CTL) have a long history in China that started in 1937, but most CTL facilities were closed in the 1960s after the large Daqing oil field was discovered. In the early 1980s, China's interests in CTL technologies
WEI Yi-min, China XU Ming-gang, China YANG Jian-chang, China ZHAO Chun-jiang, China ZHAO Ming, China Members Associate Executive Editor-in-Chief LU Wen-ru, China Michael T. Clegg, USA BAI You-lu, China BI Yang, China BIAN Xin-min, China CAI Hui-yi, China CAI Xue-peng, China CAI Zu-cong,
Russia, India, China and South Africa) take an instrumental approach to international institutions, usually supporting them only when they have an immediate interest in doing so. Russia and China compared and contrasted In many ways, Russia and China have a similar attitude to global gover
CVR Odometer and Plate Type Updates - EVR Policies . Plate Types . Plate Type . Plate Types. There are select plates that can now be issued as a new plate through EVR. Just like it works for special plates on EVR, these plate types will go through the . Centralized Plate Distribution Process. You will select the plate type during a New Plate .
Feb 17, 2017 · Russia, including whether sanctions should be kept in place or further tightened. A key question in this debate is the impact of the Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia’s economy and U.S. economic interests in Russia. Economic Conditions in Russia Russia faced a number of economic cha
Russia Summit in Sochi the ASEAN-Russia Eminent Persons Group, which included representatives of all ten ASEAN member states and Russia, issued its report titled "ASEAN and Russia: a Future-Oriented Multidimensional Strategic Partnership". Its main recommendation was about upgrading ASEAN-Russia relations to the level of strategic partnership
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