Final USITC Report on Chinese Quartz Imports June 2019 | Page 33
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Five of 17 distributors reported that they competed for sales to customers with the
manufacturers and/or importers from which they purchased quartz surface products. Three of
these firms stated that they compete directly with U.S. producer Caesarstone.
Half of responding purchasers (17 of 34) reported selling quartz surface products to
fabricators; purchasers also reported selling quartz surface products to builders (residential,
multifamily, and commercial), home improvement retailers, kitchen and bath dealers, and
homeowners.
Six of 36 purchasers reported that they were or had been a Cambria retailer or part of a
Cambria exclusivity arrangement. 9 10 *** stated that they purchase fabricated material from
Cambria. 11 *** reported that it sells Cambria material as special order requests. *** stated that
it had an exclusivity arrangement until the end of 2017 when Cambria terminated the
agreement. *** also stated that it was a Cambria
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In addition, Cambria offers an exclusive relationship to some fabricators through its Lexus
partnership program; these fabricators serve exclusive and semi‐exclusive market territories and ***.
Hearing transcript, p. 51 (Ward); petitioner’s posthearing brief, exhibit 1, p. 9. Cambria reported that the
number of Lexus Partner fabricators/distributors has decreased from 14 in 2015 to 6 in December 2018.
According to Cambria, ***.” However, it stated that the majority of these former Lexus Partner
fabricators/distributors continue to purchase quartz surface products from Cambria’s distribution
centers. ***. Petitioner’s posthearing brief, Responses to Commission Questions, pp. 13‐14 and exhibit
1, p. 10.
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*** stated that ***. ***. *** U.S. producer questionnaire, section IV‐21.
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*** stated that ***. *** purchaser questionnaire response, section III‐3.
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