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Alternative products
U.S. producers indicated that they are *** to produce products other than quartz
surface products slabs on their production lines used to produce quartz surface products. 17
***. 18
Independent fabricators reported fabrication of ***. 19 Although *** reported the ability
to *** during 2017‐19. 20 As shown in table III-9, *** percent products fabricated in 2019 by
U.S. fabricators were quartz surface products.
Table III-9
Quartz surface products: Quartz surface products: All fabricators overall capacity and fabrication
on the same equipment as subject production, 2017-19
Calendar year
Item
2017 2018 2019
Quantity (1,000 square feet)
Overall capacity *** *** ***
Production:
Quartz surface products *** *** ***
Out-of-scope fabrication:
Granite *** *** ***
Marble *** *** ***
Other *** *** ***
Total out-of-scope production *** *** ***
Total production on same machinery *** *** ***
Ratios and shares (percent)
Overall capacity utilization *** *** ***
Share of production:
Quartz surface products *** *** ***
Out-of-scope fabrication:
Granite *** *** ***
Marble *** *** ***
Other *** *** ***
Total out-of-scope production *** *** ***
Total production on same machinery *** *** ***
Source: Compiled from data submitted in response to Commission questionnaires.
17
U.S. produce questionnaire response, section II‐3.
18
Email with ***.
19
U.S. producer questionnaire response, section II‐4a.
20
*** U.S. producer questionnaire response, section II‐4.
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