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Seventeen (17) U.S. slab producers and fabricators, fifty-three (53) U.S. importers, and
twenty-three (23) U.S. purchasers addressed the question regarding whether prices are
comparable or differ for slabs compared to CFFFQSP. Seventeen (17) U.S. producers, forty-eight
(48) U.S. importers, and twenty-two (22) U.S. purchasers (the vast majority for each group)
indicated that they were either somewhat comparable or never.
Sixteen (16) U.S. slab producers and fabricators, forty-nine (49) U.S. importers, and
seventeen (17) U.S. purchasers addressed the question regarding weather whether prices are
comparable or differ for fabs compared to CFFFQSP. Thirteen (13) U.S. producers, forty (40) U.S.
importers, and fourteen (14) U.S. purchasers (the majority for each group) indicated that they
were either somewhat comparable or never.
At the Commission’s hearing, the petitioner indicated that price was “a very important
factor in purchasing decisions.” 1
INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS
The domestic like product proposed by petitioners includes intermediate products (not
fabricated slabs of quartz surface products) as well as downstream products (fabricated quartz
surface products). The following presents information on these products relating to the
Commission’s five-factor semifinished product analysis.
Uses
Not fabricated slabs of quartz surface products are dedicated entirely to the production
of fabricated quartz surface products. According to the petitioner, there is no use for slabs of
1
Hearing transcript, p. 36 (Drake).
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