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Information on Table III‐6 presents information on the sufficient production‐related
activities and factors by type of domestic entity (producers and independent fabricators).
Table III-6
Quartz surface products: Summary of sufficient production-related activities factors by type of
domestic entity
Item U.S. producers Independent fabricators
Capital investments
Reported capital expenditures of
***
Reported capital
expenditures of ***
Technical expertise *** ***
Value added *** ***
Employment *** ***
Quantity, type, and source of U.S. parts *** ***
Costs and activities *** ***.
Note: ***.
Source: Compiled from data submitted in response to Commission questionnaires.
U.S. production, capacity, and capacity utilization
Table III‐7 and figure III‐1 present U.S. producers’ and independent fabricators’
production, capacity, and capacity utilization during 2017‐19. Overall during 2017‐19, U.S.
producers’ capacity and production increased by 19.7 percent and 9.5 percent, respectively.
*** capacity remained the same during 2017‐19 while *** capacity increased. *** capacity
fluctuated during the period but overall decreased. During 2017‐19, *** production increased
by *** percent. *** production increased by *** percent from 2017 to 2018 and then
decreased by *** percent from 2018 to 2019. Overall, during 2017‐19 *** production
decreased by *** percent. *** production increased *** from 2017 to 2018 but was roughly
the same throughout the period. *** production decreased by *** percent during 2017‐19.
2019 was the first year of production for ***.
Quartz surface products producer capacity utilization fluctuated throughout the period.
Overall, producer capacity utilization decreased by 5.6 percentage points driven by capacity
utilization decreases by *** during 2017‐19. During 2017‐19,
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