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Physical characteristics and uses
Eighteen (18) U.S. slab producers and fabricators, sixty-one (61) U.S. importers, and twenty-eight
(28) U.S. purchasers addressed the physical characteristics and end uses of slabs compared to fabs.
Thirteen (13) U.S. producers, thirty-five (35) U.S. importers, and twenty (20) U.S. purchasers (the vast
majority for each group) indicated that they were either somewhat comparable or never.
Eighteen (18) U.S. slab producers and fabricators, fifty-three (53) U.S. importers, and twenty-
three (23) U.S. purchasers addressed the physical characteristics and end uses of slabs compared to
CFFFQSP. Fourteen (14) U.S. producers, thirty-one (31) U.S. importers, and fifteen (15) U.S. purchasers
(the majority for each group) indicated that they were either somewhat comparable or never.
Seventeen (17) U.S. slab producers and fabricators, forty-eight (48) U.S. importers, and eighteen
(18) U.S. purchasers addressed the physical characteristics and end uses of fabs compared to CFFFQSP.
Eleven (11) U.S. producers, twenty-eight (28) U.S. importers, and twelve (12) U.S. purchasers (the
majority for each group) indicated that they were either somewhat comparable or never.
Interchangeability
Seventeen (17) U.S. slab producers and fabricators, sixty-four (64) U.S. importers, and twenty-
nine (29) U.S. purchasers addressed the question on the basis of the ability to substitute the products
with the same the products in the same application of slabs compared to fabs. Thirteen (13) U.S.
producers, forty-seven (47) U.S. importers, and twenty (20) U.S. purchasers (the vast majority for each
group) indicated that they were either somewhat comparable or never.
Seventeen (17) U.S. slab producers and fabricators, fifty-two (52) U.S. importers, and twenty-
three (23) U.S. purchasers addressed the question on the basis of the ability to substitute the products
with the same the products in the same application of slabs compared to CFFFQSP. Thirteen (13) U.S.
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