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Operations on Quartz Surface Products
Table VII-4 presents information on the QSP operations of the responding producers
and exporters in India for 2017-19, as well as projections for 2020-21.
Capacity in India increased by *** percent from 2017 to 2019. The overall production
increased by *** percent from 2017 to 2019 and capacity utilization increased by ***
percentage points from 2017 to 2019. In addition, end-of-period inventories increased by ***
percent during 2017-19, while home market shipments were ***. 14
Total shipments of the responding Indian producers increased by *** percent from 2017
to 2019. Exports of QSP to the United States increased by *** percent from 2017 to 2019. As a
share of total shipments, exports to the United States increased by *** percentage points from
2017 to 2019. Exports as a share of total shipments to all other markets decreased by ***
percentage points from 2017 to 2019. Other export markets identified by firms included ***. 15
16
Total exports to the United States (including resales exported to the United States) increased
by *** percent from 2017 to 2019. Projections indicate that capacity and production for Indian
producers will increase in 2020 and further into 2021, end-of-period inventories are expected
to increase in 2020 but decrease 2021, while exports of QSP to the United States are expected
to decrease in 2020 and further into 2021.
14
Projections indicate that capacity is expected to increase by *** percent from 2017 levels to 2021
levels, while production is expected to increase by *** percent from 2017 levels to 2021 levels. Exports
to the United States are expected to increase by *** percent from 2017 levels to 2021 levels.
15
Indian foreign producer questionnaire responses, section II-8.
16
The primary export markets outside the United States during 2019 for the responding Indian
producers are ***. Email Message from *** March 9, 2020.
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