Final USITC Report on Chinese Quartz Imports June 2019 | Page 207

country markets, follows. Also presented in this section of the report is information obtained
for consideration by the Commission on nonsubject countries.
THE INDUSTRY IN CHINA
The Commission issued foreign producers’ or exporters’ questionnaires to 267 firms
believed to produce and/or export quartz surface products from China. 3 Usable responses to
the Commission’s questionnaire were received from 40 firms: 31 4 firms reported production of
quartz surface products, seven firms reported the resale of quartz surface products to the
United States, and two additional firms, ***, reported both the production and resale of quartz
surface products, to the United States. These firms’ exports to the United States accounted for
over 92.0 percent of U.S. imports of quartz surface products from China in 2017. According to
estimates requested of the responding Chinese producers, the production of quartz surface
products in China reported in questionnaires accounts for approximately 89.4 percent of overall
production of quartz surface products in China. 5 The largest producer,
3
These firms were identified through a review of information submitted in the petition and
contained in *** records.
4
***.
5
The estimates of total production of quartz surface products in China were provided by 32
responding Chinese producers. One firm *** was unable to estimate its share of quartz surface products
production in China. In addition, the estimates provided by Chinese producers appear to be inconsistent.
*** estimated that it accounted for *** percent of total Chinese production of quartz surface products
during 2017, while firms with similar production, *** each estimate that they represent *** percent of
total Chinese production.
VII-3