USITC Staff Report: Quartz Surfaces from India and Turkey staff report USITC | Page 33

Turkish producers’ capacity and production of quartz surface products has increased
since 2017, with capacity outpacing production. The decreasing level of capital utilization
suggests that Turkish producers may have some ability to increase production of quartz surface
products in response to an increase in price. Most Turkish producers’ shipments are to export
markets with the United States being the primary export market. The share of shipments to the
United States increased during 2017-19. One of the slab producers and a majority of the
fabricators indicated an ability to switch production from quartz surface products to other
products such as marble, granite, and stone.
Imports from nonsubject sources
Nonsubject imports accounted for *** percent of total U.S. imports in 2019. The largest
sources of nonsubject imports during 2017-19 were Spain, Vietnam, Israel, and China.
Combined, these countries accounted for 69.5 percent of nonsubject imports in 2017-19.
Supply constraints
Two of seven responding U.S. producers reported supply constraints. *** cited capacity
constraints due to increased supply and *** cited a shortage in inventory to supply customer
demand on a few occasions.
Thirty-six of 66 importers indicated supply constraints, to which they cited the
antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) on imports from China 11 and an inability to
find alternative sources of supply as the main cause. Fifteen of 36 responding U.S. purchasers
indicated they faced supply constraints, to which they cited an inability to find specific designs
as the main cause. Many importers and purchasers noted an issue with availability of certain
types of quartz surface products after the imposition of AD/CVD orders on imports from China.
New suppliers
Twelve of 35 purchasers indicated that new suppliers entered the U.S. market since
January 1, 2017. Multiple purchasers noted Dal-Tile and Elite as new suppliers in their local
markets, as well as citing unspecified domestic and foreign suppliers.
11
As noted in part I, antidumping and countervailing duties were placed on quartz surface products
from China on July 11, 2019.
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