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Capital and investment
The Commission requested U.S. producers of quartz surface products to describe actual
or potential negative effects of imports of quartz surface products from the subject country on
their firms’ growth, investment, ability to raise capital, development and production efforts, or
on the scale of capital investments. Table VI-12 presents U.S. producers’ responses in a
tabulated format and table VI-13 provides the narrative responses.
Table VI-12
Quartz surface products: Actual and anticipated negative effects of imports on investment and
growth and development
Item No Yes
Negative effects on investment 1 7
Cancellation, postponement, or rejection of expansion projects 4
Denial or rejection of investment proposal 1
Reduction in the size of capital investments 5
Return on specific investments negatively impacted 5
Other 1
Negative effects on growth and development 3 5
Rejection of bank loans 2
Lowering of credit rating 2
Problem related to the issue of stocks or bonds 1
Ability to service debt 2
Other 4
Anticipated negative effects of imports 2 6
Note: ***.
Source: Compiled from data submitted in response to Commission questionnaires.
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