**U.S. PURCHASERS' QUESTIONNAIRE**

**SODIUM METAL FROM FRANCE**

**This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than
August 15, 2008**

***See page 4 of the Instruction Booklet for filing instructions***

The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the
United States International Trade Commission in connection with its
antidumping investigation concerning sodium metal from France (inv. No.
731-TA-1135 (Final)). The information requested in the questionnaire is
requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This
report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a
subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or
information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further
information on this questionnaire can be obtained from Nancy Bryn,
economist (202 205-3226 or e-mail:
[craig.thomsen@usitc.gov](mailto:nancy.byrn@usitc.gov) ).

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| > **Name of firm** [     ]{.underline}                                |
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| > **Address** [     ]{.underline}                                     |
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| > **City** [     ]{.underline} **State** [  ]{.underline} **Zip       |
| > Code** [     ]{.underline}                                          |
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| > **World Wide Web address** [     ]{.underline}                      |
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| > Has your firm purchased sodium metal (as defined in the instruction |
| > booklet) from [any]{.underline} source (domestic or foreign) at any |
| > time since January 1, 2005?                                         |
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| > **NO** (Sign the certification below and promptly return only this  |
| > page of the questionnaire to the Commission)                        |
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| > **YES** (Read the instruction booklet carefully, complete all parts |
| > of the questionnaire, and return the entire                         |
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**CERTIFICATION**

***I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this
questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and
belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit
and verification by the Commission.***

***By signing this certification I also grant consent for the
Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this
investigation in any other import-injury investigations conducted by the
Commission on the same or similar merchandise. (If you do not consent to
such use, please note the certification accordingly)***

***I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire
response and throughout this investigation may be used by the
Commission, its employees, and contract personnel who are acting in the
capacity of Commission employees, for developing or maintaining the
records of this investigation or related proceedings for which this
information is submitted, or in internal audits and investigations
relating to the programs and operations of the Commission pursuant to 5
U.S.C. Appendix 3. I understand that all contract personnel will sign
non-disclosure agreements.***

[     ]{.underline} [     ]{.underline} [     ]{.underline}

***Name of Authorized Official*** ***Title of Authorized Official
Date***

[     ]{.underline} ***Phone:*** [(   )     ]{.underline}
[     ]{.underline}

***Signature E-mail address***

***Fax*** [(   )     ]{.underline}

The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market
participants to ensure that issues of concern are adequately addressed
and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited as
possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to
average 25 hours per response, including the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data
needed, and completing and reviewing the questionnaire. Send comments
regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate or any other aspect of
this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20436.

I-1. a) Please report below the actual number of hours required and the
cost to your firm of preparing the reply to this questionnaire and
completing the form.

> [     ]{.underline} hours [     ]{.underline} dollars

b\) We are interested in any comments you may have for improving this
questionnaire in general or the clarity of specific questions. Please
attach such comments to your response or send them to the above address.

I-2. Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire (see page 4 of the instruction booklet for reporting
guidelines). If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock
exchange and trading symbol.

> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

I-3. Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?

> No Yes\--List the following information

  ----------------------- -------------------------------- ------------------------
  [Firm name]{.underline} [Address]{.underline}            [Extent of
                                                           ownership]{.underline}

  [     ]{.underline}     [     ]{.underline}              [     ]{.underline}

  [     ]{.underline}     [     ]{.underline}              [     ]{.underline}
  ----------------------- -------------------------------- ------------------------

I-4. Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign,
which are engaged in importing sodium metal from France into the United
States or which are engaged in exporting sodium metal from France to the
United States?

> No Yes\--List the following information

  ----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------
  [Firm name]{.underline} [Address]{.underline}      [Affiliation]{.underline}

  [     ]{.underline}     [     ]{.underline}        [     ]{.underline}

  [     ]{.underline}     [     ]{.underline}        [     ]{.underline}
  ----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------

I-5. Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign,
which are engaged in the production of sodium metal?

> No Yes\--List the following information

  ----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------
  [Firm name]{.underline} [Address]{.underline}      [Affiliation]{.underline}

  [     ]{.underline}     [     ]{.underline}        [     ]{.underline}

  [     ]{.underline}     [     ]{.underline}        [     ]{.underline}
  ----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------

Unless otherwise instructed, please answer all questions in this
questionnaire based on your firm's total U.S. purchases of sodium metal
during January 2005-June 2008. If your responses differ by product form
and grade of the sodium metal that you purchased, please specify.

***Some questions request responses that involve specific forms and
grades of sodium metal. Please refer to the following different forms
and [names]{.underline} of grades in any such responses.***

**FORMS:**

There are three basic forms of sodium metal\-- (1) bulk; (2)
ingots/bricks; and (3) sticks/doses. The bulk form is by far the most
prevalent.

**GRADES:**

Dupont reports that it offers three basic grades of sodium metal and
MSSA (France) reports that it offers four basic grades of sodium metal,
although there may be some variations within each of the grades to
satisfy particular customer requirements. These grades contain different
purity and/or maximum calcium (Ca) levels.

  ---------------- ---------------------- -------------- ------------------------
  **DuPont's three                        **MSSA         
  grades of sodium                        (France)'s     
  metal**                                 four grades of 
                                          sodium metal** 

  **Name**         **Specification^1^**   **Name**       **Specification^1^**

  Technical        99.89% pure; 400 ppm   Technical (S+) 99.8% pure; 400 ppm Ca
                   Ca                                    

  Niapure          99.89% pure; 400 ppm   Sopure         99.8% pure; 200 ppm Ca
                   Ca                                    

  Niapure select   99.91% pure; 200 ppm   Refined (R)    99.9% pure; 10 ppm Ca
                   Ca                                    

                                          Extra refined  99.98% pure; 10 ppm Ca
                                          (R)            

  ^1^ These                                              
  specifications                                         
  show the purity                                        
  level and the                                          
  maximum level of                                       
  calcium for each                                       
  grade. The                                             
  technical grade                                        
  of sodium metal                                        
  involves only                                          
  primary                                                
  filtration,                                            
  whereas the                                            
  other grades of                                        
  sodium metal                                           
  involve primary                                        
  and secondary                                          
  filtrations.                                           
  ---------------- ---------------------- -------------- ------------------------

I-6. Are these specifications for DuPont and MSSA consistent with your
understanding of the specifications of sodium metal offered by DuPont
and MSSA?

> Yes No---If not, please explain what grades you understand are offered
> by them.
>
> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

I-7. a) Since January 2005, have you requested or required a higher
grade of sodium metal than you were currently buying?

> Yes---Please explain which product(s) and when the request occurred.
> No --Skip to I-8.
>
> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

b)  Did you purchase the higher grade of sodium metal?

> Yes---Please explain the circumstances of the switch, and any
> differences between the grades that you noticed.
>
> No---Why not?
>
> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

I-8. a) Since January 2005, has DuPont or MSSA offered to supply you a
higher grade of sodium metal than you were currently buying?

> Yes---Please explain which product(s) and when the offer occurred. No
> --Skip to I-9.
>
> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

c)  Did you purchase the higher grade of sodium metal?

> Yes---Please explain the circumstances of the switch, and any
> differences between the grades that you noticed.
>
> No---Why not?

[     \
]{.underline}

II-1. Report, as indicated below, shipment data for your firm's total
U.S. purchases of U.S.-produced sodium metal directly from U.S.
producers and its U.S. purchases of foreign-produced sodium metal
directly from U.S. importers, by the countries shown below. In addition,
report separately, if applicable, your firm's purchases from [other U.S.
sources]{.underline} (e.g., distributors or others who themselves
purchase from U.S. producers and/or importers) by the countries shown
below. Report shipment data based on dates of deliveries for sodium
metal received by your firm, not order dates, and report
[delivered]{.underline} values to your firm's U.S. receiving
location(s).

  --------------------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -------------
  **(Quantity in *1,000                                       
  pounds*, value in                                           
  *1,000 U.S.                                                 
  dollars*)**                                                 

  **Item**              **2005**     **2006**     **2007**    **Jan.-Mar.
                                                              2008**

  **PURCHASES MADE                                            
  DIRECTLY FROM U.S.                                          
  PRODUCERS AND                                               
  IMPORTERS**                                                 

  **U.S.-PRODUCED                                             
  SODIUM METAL:**                                             

  Quantity (*1,000                                                 
  pounds*)                                                    

  Value (*1,000                                                    
  dollars*)                                                   

  **IMPORTED SODIUM                                           
  METAL FROM FRANCE:**                                        

  Quantity (*1,000                                                 
  pounds*)                                                    

  Value (*1,000                                                    
  dollars*)                                                   

  **IMPORTED SODIUM                                           
  METAL FROM ALL OTHER                                        
  COUNTRIES:^1^**                                             

  Quantity (*1,000                                                 
  pounds*)                                                    

  Value (*1,000                                                    
  dollars*)                                                   

  ^1^ Please identify                                         
  these countries:                                            
  [     ]{.underline}                                         

  **PURCHASES MADE FROM                                       
  OTHER U.S. SOURCES**                                        

  **U.S.-PRODUCED                                             
  SODIUM METAL:**                                             

  Quantity (*1,000                                                 
  pounds*)                                                    

  Value (*1,000                                                    
  dollars*)                                                   

  **IMPORTED SODIUM                                           
  METAL FROM FRANCE:**                                        

  Quantity (*1,000                                                 
  pounds*)                                                    

  Value (*1,000                                                    
  dollars*)                                                   

  **IMPORTED SODIUM                                           
  METAL FROM ALL OTHER                                        
  COUNTRIES:^1^**                                             

  Quantity (*1,000                                                 
  pounds*)                                                    

  Value (*1,000                                                    
  dollars*)                                                   

  ^1^ Please identify                                         
  these countries:                                            
  [     ]{.underline}                                         
  --------------------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -------------

II-2. a) Report/estimate, as indicated below, end-of-period inventory
quantities of your firm's total U.S. purchases of U.S.-produced sodium
metal and its U.S. purchases of foreign-produced sodium metal (*Do not
report, if applicable, inventories of your firm's direct imports*).

+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **Quantity (*1,000     |          |          |          |          |
| pounds*)**             |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **Item**               | **2005** | **2006** | **2007** | **J      |
|                        |          |          |          | an.-Mar. |
|                        |          |          |          | 2008**   |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **U.S.-PRODUCED SODIUM |          |          |          |          |
| METAL:**               |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **IMPORTED SODIUM      |          |          |          |          |
| METAL FROM**           |          |          |          |          |
|                        |          |          |          |          |
| **FRANCE:**            |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **IMPORTED SODIUM      |          |          |          |          |
| METAL FROM**           |          |          |          |          |
|                        |          |          |          |          |
| **ALL OTHER            |          |          |          |          |
| COUNTRIES:^1^**        |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| ^1^ Please identify    |          |          |          |          |
| these countries:       |          |          |          |          |
|                        |          |          |          |          |
| [     ]{.underline}    |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+

> b\) Please explain the reasons for any changes (as indicated above) in
> your firm's U.S. inventories of the sodium metal produced in the
> United States, imported from France, and/or imported from other
> countries, during January 2005-June 2008.
>
> *U.S.-produced:* [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}
>
> *Imported from France:* [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}
>
> *Imported from other countries:* [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

II-3. If the [relative]{.underline} levels of your firm's purchases of
sodium metal from different country sources (both domestic and foreign)
have changed since January 2005 (as seen in question II-1), please list
for up to each of the top 5 shifts the (1) country-of-origin, (2) the
product (form and grade), (3) indicate whether the relative share from
that country has increased or decreased, and (4) state the reason(s).

+-----------+--------------+-----------+------------------------------+
| **        | **Product**  | **In      | **Reason(s)**                |
| Country** |              | crease/** |                              |
|           | **(form and  |           |                              |
|           | grade)**     | **d       |                              |
|           |              | ecrease** |                              |
+-----------+--------------+-----------+------------------------------+
|           |              |           |                              |
+-----------+--------------+-----------+------------------------------+
|           |              |           |                              |
+-----------+--------------+-----------+------------------------------+
|           |              |           |                              |
+-----------+--------------+-----------+------------------------------+
|           |              |           |                              |
+-----------+--------------+-----------+------------------------------+
|           |              |           |                              |
+-----------+--------------+-----------+------------------------------+

II-4. a) What percentage of your purchases was made in bulk,
ingots/bricks, and sticks/doses forms in 2007 for U.S., French, and
other sources? What was the use(s) for each of these purchases?

  ------------- ---------- ------------------- ------------------ ----------------------------
  **Country**   **Bulk**   **Ingots/bricks**   **Sticks/Doses**   **Use(s)**

  U.S.                                                                 

  France                                                               

                                                                       

                                                                       

                                                                       
  ------------- ---------- ------------------- ------------------ ----------------------------

> b\) Have there been any appreciable changes in percentage of sodium
> metal that you purchased in each form since 2005? If so, what were the
> changes?
>
> [     \
> ]{.underline}

II-5. If your firm purchased sodium metal from only one country since
January 2005, please identify the form(s) and grade(s) of the sodium
metal and explain the reasons for doing so.

> [     \
> \
> \
> ]{.underline}

III-1. Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of
sodium metal during January 2005-June 2008 (check all purchaser types
that apply to your firm)? Indicate the form(s) and grade(s) that you
purchased and, if known, the downstream product(s) that is/are produced
(by your firm if an end user) with each form and grade of sodium metal
your firm purchased. In addition, indicate the use(s) of each downstream
product produced by your firm with each associated form and grade of
sodium metal.

**END USER:**

> **Form(s) and grade(s) of sodium metal** [     ]{.underline}
>
> **Downstream product(s) and use(s) (Please identify the supplier(s) of
> the sodium metal used in each downstream product produced):** [     \
> \
> \
> ]{.underline}
>
> **DISTRIBUTOR:**
>
> **Form(s) and grade(s) of sodium metal:** [     ]{.underline}
>
> **Downstream product(s) and use(s) (Please identify the supplier(s) of
> the sodium metal used in each downstream product produced):** [     \
> \
> \
> ]{.underline}

**OTHER:** **(Specify:**
[     ]{.underline}**\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_)**

> **Form(s) and grade(s) of sodium metal** [     ]{.underline}
>
> **Downstream product(s) and use(s) (Please identify the supplier(s) of
> the sodium metal used in each downstream product produced):** [     \
> \
> \
> ]{.underline}

III-2. Does your firm sell its purchased sodium metal?

> No (skip to next question) Yes\--Continue

a)  Please identify the types of customers to which you firm sells its
    purchased sodium metal.

> [     \
> ]{.underline}
>
> b\) Does your firm compete for sales to its customers with those
> manufacturers and importers from which it purchases sodium metal?

No (skip to next question) Yes\--Continue

> Please identify the names of these firms, identify the product
> involved (i.e., grade and form), and indicate each as a U.S. producer,
> importer, or other type (specify) of competing supplier.
>
> [     \
> ]{.underline}

III-3. a) Did your firm purchase one or more grades of bulk sodium metal
during January 2005-June 2008?

> No (skip to next question) Yes---Identify each such grade of sodium
> metal and discuss how well each such grade met your firm's needs for
> use and storage of the product.
>
> Grade (specify [     ]{.underline} )
>
> Use: [\
> ]{.underline}
>
> Storage:
>
> Grade (specify [     ]{.underline} )
>
> Use: [\
> ]{.underline}
>
> Storage:
>
> Grade (specify [     ]{.underline} )
>
> Use: [\
> ]{.underline}
>
> Storage:
>
> b\) For each grade of sodium metal reported above that involved a
> calcium level that was lower than that for the technical grade, please
> identify and discuss the advantages of the lower calcium grade
> vis-à-vis the technical grade. If there is a long-term or short-term
> cost advantage to buying lower-calcium grade sodium to your firm,
> please provide a quantifiable (in dollars) estimate of the cost
> advantage and your methodology used in your calculations.
>
> Grade (specify [     ]{.underline} )
>
> [\
> ]{.underline}
>
> Grade (specify [     ]{.underline} )
>
> [\
> ]{.underline}
>
> Grade (specify [     ]{.underline} )
>
> [\
> ]{.underline}

III-3. c) Did/would your firm pay a premium for the lower-calcium grade
of sodium metal vis-à-vis the technical grade?

No Yes

> If no, please explain the reasons why your firm did/would not pay a
> price premium. If yes, please
>
> specify below the price premium in dollars per pound of sodium metal
> and discuss reasons that your
>
> firm did/would pay a price premium.
>
> [     \
> \
> \
> ]{.underline}

*Answer questions III-4 through III-6 only if your firm is an [end
user]{.underline} of sodium metal*

III-4. a) Please list your firm's top 3 immediate output products, based
on value, that it produced during January 2005-June 2008 for which it
*purchased* sodium metal as an input. Please indicate what percentage of
the [total cost]{.underline} to produce each output product was
accounted for by the purchased sodium metal.

**[Percent of cost accounted for by *purchased*]{.underline}**

**[Output product you produced]{.underline}** **[sodium metal
(percent)]{.underline}**

1\. [     ]{.underline} 1. [     ]{.underline}

2\. [     ]{.underline} 2. [     ]{.underline}

3\. [     ]{.underline} 3. [     ]{.underline}

> b\) If the immediate product your firm produced with sodium metal is
> itself a part of a final product, identify, to the extent possible,
> the final product for each such product your firm produced with sodium
> metal that it reported above and if possible, estimate the percentage
> of the [total cost]{.underline} to produce each final product that was
> accounted for by the sodium metal.

**Share of final product cost accounted**

**[Final product]{.underline} [for by sodium metal (percent)
]{.underline}**

1\. [     ]{.underline} [     ]{.underline}

2\. [     ]{.underline} [     ]{.underline}

3\. [     ]{.underline} [     ]{.underline}

> c\) If your firm purchased both U.S.-produced sodium metal and
> imported sodium metal from France,
>
> please describe any significant differences in the immediate output
> products and/or the final products because of the type of sodium metal
> being used.

[     \
\
]{.underline}

III-5. For the immediate output product(s) that your firm produced with
its purchased sodium metal (shown in your response to question III-4a),
report below how demand for each such output product(s) of your firm
changed since January 2005.

> \(1\) Output product (specify): [     ]{.underline}

Increased Unchanged Decreased Fluctuated

What has been the effect on your firm's demand for sodium metal since
January 2005?

> [     \
> ]{.underline}
>
> \(2\) Output product (specify): [     ]{.underline}

Increased Unchanged Decreased Fluctuated

What has been the effect on your firm's demand for sodium metal since
January 2005?

> [     \
> ]{.underline}
>
> \(3\) Output product (specify): [     ]{.underline}

Increased Unchanged Decreased Fluctuated

What has been the effect on your firm's demand for sodium metal since
January 2005?

> [     \
> ]{.underline}

III-6. If your firm's immediate product produced with the sodium metal
is itself a part of a final product (shown in response to question
III-4b), report below, if known, how demand for each such final product
changed since January 2005.

> \(1\) Identify the final product: [     ]{.underline}

Increased Unchanged Decreased Fluctuated

What has been the effect on your firm's demand for sodium metal since
January 2005?

> [     \
> ]{.underline}

III-6. *Continued*

> \(2\) Identify the final product: [     ]{.underline}

Increased Unchanged Decreased Fluctuated

What has been the effect on your firm's demand for sodium metals since
January 2005?

> [     \
> ]{.underline}
>
> \(3\) Identify the final product: [     ]{.underline}

Increased Unchanged Decreased Fluctuated

What has been the effect on your firm's demand for sodium metals since
January 2005?

> [     \
> ]{.underline}

III-7. Have there been any changes in the end uses of sodium metal since
January 2005?

No Yes\--Discuss the changes, noting the time period in which they
occurred.

> [     \
> \
> \
> \
> \
> \
> \
> \
> ]{.underline}

III-8. Are there any downstream products using sodium metal with which
your firm is familiar, where changes in U.S. demand for the downstream
products during January 2005-June 2008 and/or expected during the rest
of 2008 and in 2009 resulted in, or are expected to result in, changes
in U.S. demand for sodium metal?

No (skip to next question) Yes

If yes\--

> a\) Identify the largest product using sodium metal that your firm is
> familiar with where U.S. demand increased or decreased during January
> 2005-June 2008 and/or is expected to increase or decrease during the
> rest of 2008 and in 2009. In addition, indicate the changes in U.S.
> demand for this downstream product and the period(s) when such changes
> occurred or are likely to occur.
>
> [     \
> \
> \
> ]{.underline}
>
> b\) Discuss the extent to which the downstream product was produced
> with sodium metal versus a different input had on U.S. production of
> this downstream product during January 2005-June 2008 and/or the
> expected impact during the rest of 2008 and in 2009. Also identify and
> discuss the factors that led to more or less production of this
> product with sodium metal during these periods.
>
> [     ]{.underline}
>
> [\
> \
> ]{.underline}
>
> c\) What impact have imports, or changes in the quantity of imports,
> of the downstream product had on U.S. production of this downstream
> product since January 2005?
>
> [     \
> \
> \
> \
> ]{.underline}

III-8. d) Estimate the impact on U.S. demand for sodium metal during
January 2005-June 2008 and/or the expected impact during the rest of
2008 and in 2009, based on any changes in demand for this downstream
product. Estimate any changes/expected changes in U.S. sodium metal
demand from changes in U.S. demand for this downstream product (in short
tons). *Indicate whether any changes are an increase or decrease.*

> [     \
> \
> \
> \
> ]{.underline}

*Discuss substitution in demand in the U.S. market between sodium metal
and alternative (other than sodium metal) products in the following
question.*

III-9. a) Do substitutes exist for sodium metal in the U.S. market? If
none, please indicate.

No (skip to question III-10) Yes (continue)

b\) Please list, in descending order of importance, the top two products
that may substitute for sodium metal, or vice-versa, in the U.S. market,
based on your firm's experience during January 2005-June 2008, and show
the (form and grade) of sodium metal product for which each alternative
product is the most probable substitute.

> 1\. [     ]{.underline}
>
> 2\. [     ]{.underline}
>
> c\) For each possible substitute product-pair listed, please note the
> most likely principal application(s)/end-use product(s) in which they
> may substitute for each other during January 2005-June 2008.
>
> 1\. [     ]{.underline}
>
> 2\. [     ]{.underline}
>
> d\) To what extent do changes in the relative prices of the substitute
> product-pairs affect the price or quantity of the sodium metal product
> during January 2005-June 2008? What is the time lag for any such
> impact and does this vary by form and grade of sodium metal and/or
> final end-use?
>
> 1\. [     \
> ]{.underline}
>
> 2\. [     \
> ]{.underline}

III-10. Have there been any changes in the number or types of products
that can be substituted for sodium metal since January 2005?

No Yes\--Please explain.

> [     \
> ]{.underline}

III-11. How has demand for sodium metal within the United States and, if
known, outside the United States, changed since January 1, 2005?
Identify principal factors that affected any changes in demand.

**United States:**

Increased Unchanged Decreased Fluctuated

> Principal factors that affected any changes in demand?
>
> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

**Outside the United States (specify countries**
[     ]{.underline}**\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_):**

Increased Unchanged Decreased Fluctuated

> Principal factors that affected any changes in demand?
>
> [     \
> \
> \
> ]{.underline}
>
> III-12. (a) Was the sodium metal market in the United States subject
> to business cycles, product cycles, or conditions of competition
> distinctive to sodium metal during January 2005-June 2008?

No--Identify factors affecting U.S. demand for sodium metal.

> Yes\--Please explain and provide estimates of the duration of any such
> cycle and identify any other factors affecting U.S. demand for sodium
> metal.
>
> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}
>
> \(b\) Has the emergence of new applications and/or markets for sodium
> metal since January 2005 affected the business cycles, conditions of
> competition distinctive to sodium metal, and/or other demand factors
> for sodium metal in the U.S. market?

No Yes\--Please explain any such changes.

> [     \
> ]{.underline}

III-13. Is buying sodium metal that is produced in the United States an
important factor in your firm's purchases of these products (please
check ALL that apply)?

No

> Yes\--Purchases of domestic product are required by law or regulation
> (for example,
>
> government purchases under "Buy American" provisions). This involves
> [     ]{.underline} percent of the total quantity of your firm's
> purchases of sodium metal in 2007.

Yes\--Purchases of domestic product are not required by law or
regulation, but are by your

> firm or its customers. This involves [     ]{.underline} percent of
> the total quantity of your firm's purchases of sodium metal in 2007.

Yes\--Purchases of domestic product are required for other reasons
(please specify these

> reasons below, e.g. short lead times required, customization, etc.).
> This involves [     ]{.underline} percent of the total quantity of
> your firm's purchases of sodium metal in 2007.
>
> [     \
> ]{.underline}

III-14. Did your firm and, if a distributor, did your customers make
purchase decisions based on the identity of the producer of the sodium
metal you purchased during January 2005-June 2008?

Your firm: Always Usually Sometimes Never

Your customers: Always Usually Sometimes Never

> If at least sometimes, please discuss how your firm and/or your
> customers determine the producer and explain why this information is
> important.
>
> Your firm: [     \
> ]{.underline}
>
> Your customers: [     \
> ]{.underline}

III-15. Did your firm and, if a distributor, did your customers make
purchase decisions based on the country of origin of the sodium metal
you purchased during January 2005-June 2008?

Your firm: Always Usually Sometimes Never

Your customers: Always Usually Sometimes Never

> If at least sometimes, please discuss how your firm and/or your
> customers determine the country source and explain why this
> information is important.
>
> Your firm: [     \
> ]{.underline}
>
> Your customers: [     \
> ]{.underline}

III-16. a) How frequently did your firm purchase sodium metal during
January 2005-June 2008? If your responses differed based on whether the
purchase was a long-term, short-term, or spot purchase, please answer
separately for each type of purchase.

> Daily Weekly Monthly Quarterly Annually

Other (specify: [     ]{.underline} )

> b\) How frequently did your firm receive shipments of sodium metal
> during January 2005-June 2008?
>
> Daily Weekly Monthly Quarterly Annually

Other (specify: [     ]{.underline} )

III-17. (a) Did your firm's purchases of sodium metal usually involve
negotiations between supplier and purchaser or did the supplier
typically set the terms (price, payment methods, etc.) during January
2005-June 2008?

Supplier sets price Negotiate---Please describe these negotiations and
identify the suppliers.

> [     \
> \
> \
> ]{.underline}
>
> b\) Discuss how (1) the length of the purchase contract/agreement and
> (2) the volume of purchases affected your firm's purchase price level
> of sodium metal during January 2005-June 2008 (i.e., did a longer
> contract period and/or a larger-volume purchase lead to lower prices)

\(1\) [     ]{.underline}

\(2\) [     ]{.underline}

> c\) Did your firm mention competing prices to your supplier(s) when
> negotiating a price for sodium metal during January 2005-June 2008?

Always Frequently Sometimes Never

> \(d\) Did your firm tend to vary its purchases of sodium metal from a
> given supplier within a specified time period based on the price
> offered for that period during January 2005-June 2008?

Always Frequently Sometimes Never

If at least sometimes--

Specify the time period.

> [     \
> ]{.underline}

III-18. How many suppliers did your firm generally contact before making
a purchase of sodium metal during January 2005-June 2008? If your
responses differed based on whether the purchase was a long-term,
short-term, or spot purchase, please answer separately for each type of
purchase.

> [     \
> ]{.underline}

III-19. Has your firm changed suppliers of sodium metal since January
2005?

No Yes

If yes\--

> Please list the supplier(s) and indicate whether the firms were added
> or dropped as a supplier. Also give the reasons for the change and how
> frequently you changed suppliers since January 2005.
>
> [     \
> \
> \
> ]{.underline}

III-20. (a) Is your firm aware of any new suppliers of sodium metal,
either foreign or domestic, that have entered the U.S. market since
January 2005?

No Yes

If yes\--

> Please identify the new suppliers, the country-of-origin of their
> sodium metal, and indicate how your firm became aware of them.
>
> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}
>
> \(b\) Does your firm expect new suppliers of sodium metal to enter the
> U.S. market in the future?

No Yes

> If yes\--
>
> Please provide details, noting the specific future time period and
> country(ies) of origin in your response.
>
> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

III-21. Did your firm require during January 2005-June 2008 its
suppliers to be or become certified or prequalified with respect to the
form, grade, purity or other product characteristics and/or performance
characteristics of the sodium metal they sold to your firm?

No Yes -- [     ]{.underline} percent of such purchases in 2007 Yes--all
purchases in 2007

If yes\--

> a\) Please provide a general description of the certification or
> qualification process and the time and cost required for such
> approval.
>
> [     \
> \
> \
> \
> ]{.underline}
>
> b\) Briefly describe the factors that your firm considered during
> January 2005-June 2008 when qualifying a new supplier (e.g., form,
> grade, quality of product, reliability of supplier, etc.).
>
> [     \
> \
> \
> ]{.underline}
>
> c\) Since January 2005, have any domestic or foreign producers failed
> in their attempts to certify or qualify their sodium metal with your
> firm or have any suppliers lost their approved status?

No Yes

If yes\--

> Please identify these firms, the countries where they are located, and
> the reasons why they failed the certification/qualification process.
>
> [     \
> \
> \
> \
> ]{.underline}

III-22. For the factors listed below, please rate each in terms of its
importance in your firm's purchase decision for sodium metal.

VERY SOMEWHAT NOT

IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT

Availability

Avoidance of calcium buildup

and clogging

Credit extension

Delivery terms

Delivery time

Discounts offered

Form requested (e.g., ISO tank,

rail car, drum, ingots, etc.)

Minimum quantity requirements

Price

Product consistency

Product range

Quality meets requirements for

your process/application

Quality exceeds requirements for

your process/application

Reliability of supply

Sodium oxide buildup and clogging

Technical support service

U.S. transportation costs

Other (specify):[     ]{.underline}

[     ]{.underline}

[     ]{.underline}

III-23. Please list, in descending order of their importance, the three
major factors generally considered by your firm in deciding from whom to
purchase sodium metal (examples include current availability, extension
of credit, prearranged contracts, price, form, grade, quality exceeding
specifications or industry standards, consistency of quality, range of
supplier's product line, traditional supplier, etc.).

1\. [     ]{.underline}

2\. [     ]{.underline}

3\. [     ]{.underline}

Other factors or comments:

> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

III-24. What characteristics does your firm consider when determining
the quality of sodium metal?

> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

III-25. How often does your firm purchase the sodium metal that is
offered at the [lowest price]{.underline}?

Always Usually Sometimes Never

> If not "always", what other factors were also important in your firm's
> purchasing decisions for sodium metal during January 2005-June 2008?
>
> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

III-26. Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders
in the U.S. market for sodium metal since January 2005. A price leader
is defined as (1) one or more firms that initiate a price change, either
upward or downward, that is followed by other firms, or (2) one or more
firms that have a significant impact on prices. A price leader does not
necessarily have to be the lowest priced supplier. For those firms
identified as a price leader, please specify the time period in which a
price change was communicated, whether the price change was upward or
downward, and whether it covered a specific geographic region or a
specific product type.

> [     \
> \
> \
> \
> \
> ]{.underline}

III-27. Please describe how each of the above firm(s) or, as applicable,
all the firms collectively exhibited price leadership.

> [     \
> \
> \|]{.underline}

III-28. How frequently did the price of the sodium metal your firm
purchased change during 2005-07?

> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

III-29. Does your firm purchase sodium metal on the internet?

No Yes

> If yes\--
>
> Please describe, noting the estimated percentage of your firm's total
> quantity of U.S. purchases of sodium metal in 2007 accounted for by
> internet purchases, and identify the country(ies) of origin of the
> products purchased on the internet.
>
> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

IV-1. Please indicate the countries of origin of the sodium metal for
which your firm has actual marketing/pricing knowledge. Check all that
apply to your firm.

United States France China Other countries\--(Specify:
[     ]{.underline} )

*Please respond to question IV-2 only for those countries for which you
indicated marketing and pricing knowledge of the sodium metal.*

+--------------+-----------+-----------+------------+-----------------+
| IV-2. Are    |           |           |            |                 |
| the sodium   |           |           |            |                 |
| metal        |           |           |            |                 |
| products     |           |           |            |                 |
| produced in  |           |           |            |                 |
| the United   |           |           |            |                 |
| States,      |           |           |            |                 |
| imported     |           |           |            |                 |
| from France, |           |           |            |                 |
| and imported |           |           |            |                 |
| from other   |           |           |            |                 |
| countries    |           |           |            |                 |
| used         |           |           |            |                 |
| int          |           |           |            |                 |
| erchangeably |           |           |            |                 |
| (i.e., can   |           |           |            |                 |
| they         |           |           |            |                 |
| physically   |           |           |            |                 |
| be used in   |           |           |            |                 |
| the same     |           |           |            |                 |
| ap           |           |           |            |                 |
| plications)? |           |           |            |                 |
| Please       |           |           |            |                 |
| indicate     |           |           |            |                 |
| below, using |           |           |            |                 |
| "A" to       |           |           |            |                 |
| indicate     |           |           |            |                 |
| that the     |           |           |            |                 |
| products     |           |           |            |                 |
| from a       |           |           |            |                 |
| specified    |           |           |            |                 |
| country-pair |           |           |            |                 |
| are *always* |           |           |            |                 |
| inte         |           |           |            |                 |
| rchangeable, |           |           |            |                 |
| "F" to       |           |           |            |                 |
| indicate     |           |           |            |                 |
| that the     |           |           |            |                 |
| products are |           |           |            |                 |
| *frequently* |           |           |            |                 |
| interch      |           |           |            |                 |
| angeable,"S" |           |           |            |                 |
| to indicate  |           |           |            |                 |
| that the     |           |           |            |                 |
| products are |           |           |            |                 |
| *sometimes*  |           |           |            |                 |
| interch      |           |           |            |                 |
| angeable,"N" |           |           |            |                 |
| to indicate  |           |           |            |                 |
| that the     |           |           |            |                 |
| products are |           |           |            |                 |
| *never*      |           |           |            |                 |
| inte         |           |           |            |                 |
| rchangeable, |           |           |            |                 |
| and "0" to   |           |           |            |                 |
| indicate *no |           |           |            |                 |
| familiarity* |           |           |            |                 |
| with         |           |           |            |                 |
| products     |           |           |            |                 |
| from a       |           |           |            |                 |
| specified    |           |           |            |                 |
| coun         |           |           |            |                 |
| try-pair.^1^ |           |           |            |                 |
+--------------+-----------+-----------+------------+-----------------+
| **Co         | *         | **China** | **India**  | **Other         |
| untry-pair** | *France** |           |            | countries**     |
+--------------+-----------+-----------+------------+-----------------+
| **United     |           |           |            |                 |
| States**     |           |           |            |                 |
+--------------+-----------+-----------+------------+-----------------+
| **France**   |           |           |            |                 |
+--------------+-----------+-----------+------------+-----------------+
| ^1^ For any  |           |           |            |                 |
| country-pair |           |           |            |                 |
| producing    |           |           |            |                 |
| sodium metal |           |           |            |                 |
| which is     |           |           |            |                 |
| *sometimes   |           |           |            |                 |
| or never*    |           |           |            |                 |
| inte         |           |           |            |                 |
| rchangeable, |           |           |            |                 |
| please       |           |           |            |                 |
| explain the  |           |           |            |                 |
| factors that |           |           |            |                 |
| limit or     |           |           |            |                 |
| preclude     |           |           |            |                 |
| int          |           |           |            |                 |
| erchangeable |           |           |            |                 |
| use. Also,   |           |           |            |                 |
| identify any |           |           |            |                 |
| "other       |           |           |            |                 |
| countries"   |           |           |            |                 |
| included in  |           |           |            |                 |
| the          |           |           |            |                 |
| last-column  |           |           |            |                 |
| comparisons. |           |           |            |                 |
|              |           |           |            |                 |
| [     \      |           |           |            |                 |
| \            |           |           |            |                 |
| ]{           |           |           |            |                 |
| .underline}\ |           |           |            |                 |
| [\           |           |           |            |                 |
| \            |           |           |            |                 |
| \            |           |           |            |                 |
| \            |           |           |            |                 |
| \            |           |           |            |                 |
| ]            |           |           |            |                 |
| {.underline} |           |           |            |                 |
+--------------+-----------+-----------+------------+-----------------+

IV-3. Did your firm or its customers ever specifically order sodium
metal from one country in particular over other possible sources of
supply during January 2005-June 2008?

No Yes\--Please identify all relevant countries (including the United
States and both subject and nonsubject foreign countries) from which
your firm or, if a distributor, its customers prefer to order, and
indicate why sodium metal from these countries are preferred over
product from other countries.

> [     \
> \
> \
> ]{.underline}

IV-4. Were certain forms, grades/purities, and/or other characteristics
of sodium metal available from only a single source (domestic or
foreign, including both subject and nonsubject countries) during January
2005-June 2008?

> No Yes\--

Please identify the supplier, country source, and the specific product
features.

> [     \
> \
> \
> \
> ]{.underline}

IV-5. If your firm purchased sodium metal from one source although a
comparable product was available from another source at a lower price
during January 2005-June 2008, please explain your reasons for doing so
(please specify by supplier and country of origin of the sodium metal,
including the United States and both subject and nonsubject foreign
countries). Possibilities might include form and/or grade/purity of
sodium metal, transaction characteristics such as length of time to fill
orders, minimum order size, reliability of supply, etc.

> [     \
> \
> \
> \
> ]{.underline}

IV-6. For the factors listed below, please rate how sodium metal
produced in each country your firm identified in its response to the
first question in Part IV compares with sodium metal products produced
in each of the other countries your firm identified (including the
United States and both subject and nonsubject foreign countries). Please
attach any comments your firm cares to make concerning its responses,
especially in comparisons where your firm rates product from one country
superior or inferior to product from another. *If multiple country
comparisons are the same, then include all such countries on a single
page in your firm's response.*

***Comparison 1:***

> [     ]{.underline} **compared to** [     ]{.underline}

(specify country) (specify country)

**SUPERIOR COMPARABLE INFERIOR**

Availability

Avoidance of calcium buildup

and clogging

Credit extension

Delivery terms

Delivery time

Discounts offered

Form requested (e.g., ISO tank,

rail car, drum, ingots, etc.)

Minimum quantity requirements

Price^1^

Product consistency

Product range

Quality meets requirements for

your process/application

Quality exceeds requirements for

your process/application

Reliability of supply

Sodium oxide buildup and clogging

Technical support service

U.S. transportation costs^1^

Other (specify):[     ]{.underline}

[     ]{.underline}

[     ]{.underline}

> ^1^ A rating of "Superior" on price or U.S. transportation costs
> indicates that the first country generally has lower prices/U.S.
> transportation costs than the second country.

IV-6.

***Comparison 2:***

> [     ]{.underline} **compared to** [     ]{.underline}

(specify country) (specify country)

**SUPERIOR COMPARABLE INFERIOR**

Availability

Avoidance of calcium buildup

and clogging

Credit extension

Delivery terms

Delivery time

Discounts offered

Form requested (e.g., ISO tank,

rail car, drum, ingots, etc.)

Minimum quantity requirements

Price^1^

Product consistency

Product range

Quality meets requirements for

your process/application

Quality exceeds requirements for

your process/application

Reliability of supply

Sodium oxide buildup and clogging

Technical support service

U.S. transportation costs^1^

Other (specify):[     ]{.underline}

[     ]{.underline}

[     ]{.underline}

> ^1^ A rating of "Superior" on price or U.S. transportation costs
> indicates that the first country generally has lower prices/U.S.
> transportation costs than the second country.

IV-6.

***Comparison 3:***

> [     ]{.underline} **compared to** [     ]{.underline}

(specify country) (specify country)

**SUPERIOR COMPARABLE INFERIOR**

Availability

Avoidance of calcium buildup

and clogging

Credit extension

Delivery terms

Delivery time

Discounts offered

Form requested (e.g., ISO tank,

rail car, drum, ingots, etc.)

Minimum quantity requirements

Price^1^

Product consistency

Product range

Quality meets requirements for

your process/application

Quality exceeds requirements for

your process/application

Reliability of supply

Sodium oxide buildup and clogging

Technical support service

U.S. transportation costs^1^

Other (specify):[     ]{.underline}

[     ]{.underline}

[     ]{.underline}

> ^1^ A rating of "Superior" on price or U.S. transportation costs
> indicates that the first country generally has lower prices/U.S.
> transportation costs than the second country.

IV-6.

***Comparison 4:***

> [     ]{.underline} **compared to** [     ]{.underline}

(specify country) (specify country)

**SUPERIOR COMPARABLE INFERIOR**

Availability

Avoidance of calcium buildup

and clogging

Credit extension

Delivery terms

Delivery time

Discounts offered

Form requested (e.g., ISO tank,

rail car, drum, ingots, etc.)

Minimum quantity requirements

Price^1^

Product consistency

Product range

Quality meets requirements for

your process/application

Quality exceeds requirements for

your process/application

Reliability of supply

Sodium oxide buildup and clogging

Technical support service

U.S. transportation costs^1^

Other (specify):[     ]{.underline}

[     ]{.underline}

[     ]{.underline}

> ^1^ A rating of "Superior" on price or U.S. transportation costs
> indicates that the first country generally has lower prices/U.S.
> transportation costs than the second country.

*Respond to the following question only for the country sources of
sodium metal qualified by your firm during January 2005-June 2008.*

IV-7. (a) How often did [U.S.-produced]{.underline} sodium metal meet
minimum quality specifications for your firm's uses or, if a
distributor, its customers' uses during January 2005-June 2008?

Your firm Your customer (Check one)

Always Usually Sometimes Rarely or never (Check one)

> \(b\) How often did imported sodium metal from [France]{.underline}
> meet minimum quality specifications for your firm's uses or, if a
> distributor, its customers' uses during January 2005-June 2008?

Your firm Your customer (Check one)

Always Usually Sometimes Rarely or never (Check one)

> \(c\) How often did imported sodium metal from nonsubject countries
> meet minimum quality specifications for your firm's uses or, if a
> distributor, its customers' uses during January 2005-June 2008? Answer
> separately by country of origin.

Your firm Your customer (Check one)

[Country of origin]{.underline} (Check one for each country)

[     ]{.underline} Always Usually Sometimes Rarely or never

[     ]{.underline} Always Usually Sometimes Rarely or never

[     ]{.underline} Always Usually Sometimes Rarely or never

> This part of the questionnaire requests long-term and short-term
> purchase contract/agreement information, including any competing
> offers submitted to your U.S. firm for each contract/agreement, for
> sodium metal in [bulk form]{.underline} shipped to your U.S. firm
> during January 2005-June 2008 and/or product that will be shipped to
> your firm during the rest of 2008 and/or in 2009 from U.S. producers
> and importers UNRELATED (by ownership) to your firm.
>
> Long-term purchases are for multiple deliveries over a period of more
> than 12 months after the purchase agreement, and short-term purchases
> are for multiple deliveries for up to 12 months after the purchase
> agreement. Long-term and short-term purchase agreements can be written
> contracts or verbal agreements. *Do NOT include any SPOT purchases in
> your responses; spot purchases are usually one-time delivery, made
> within 30 days of the purchase agreement.*
>
> ***Please note that the information is requested for purchase
> contracts/agreements that were either (1) negotiated during January
> 2005-June 2008 for deliveries occurring in 2005-2009, or (2)
> negotiated prior to January 2005 if the contract delivery period
> extended into 2005-2009. This information is requested only for sodium
> metal in [bulk form]{.underline}.***
>
> V-1. **COPY THIS PAGE AS NECESSARY.** Complete a separate page for
> each of your U.S. firm's purchase contract/agreements for sodium metal
> in [bulk form]{.underline}. Report separately for long-term and
> short-term purchase contracts/agreements and report the year the
> contract/agreement was negotiated and the length (in years) of the
> purchase contract/agreement period (indicate this information at the
> top of table where requested). Report only for sodium metal (in bulk
> form) shipped to your firm's U.S. locations during January 2005-June
> 2008 and/or product that will be shipped during the rest of 2008
> and/or in 2009. *Copy this page as necessary to report for additional
> long-term and/or short-term purchase contracts/agreements. For each
> additional contract, manually copy and paste pages 33 and 34 into new
> pages as necessary. (At the end of page 34, insert a page break (Menu:
> Insert-Break-Page break); copy the contents of page 33 and paste in
> the new page. Repeat for page 34.)*
>
> **Year contract/agreement negotiated** [     ]{.underline} **Length of
> contract period** [     ]{.underline}

**Long-term** **Short-term** (Check one)

+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| **Name of quoting   | *        | **Final  | **Winning  |            |
| firms and the       | *Initial | quote**  | quote(s)** |            |
| grade(s) of sodium  | quote**  |          |            |            |
| metal offered**     |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
|                     | **As     |          | **As       | *          |
|                     | quoted** |          | quoted**   | *Delivered |
|                     |          |          |            | basis^1^** |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| **1.**              |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| Quote date          |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| Country of origin   |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| Quoted price        |          |          |            |            |
| (\$/pound)^2^       |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| Total quoted        |          |          |            |            |
| quantity (pounds)   |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| **2.**              |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| Quote date          |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| Country of origin   |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| Quoted price        |          |          |            |            |
| (\$/pound)^2^       |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| Total quoted        |          |          |            |            |
| quantity (pounds)   |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| **3.**              |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| Quote date          |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| Country of origin   |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| Quoted price        |          |          |            |            |
| (\$/pound)^2^       |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| Total quoted        |          |          |            |            |
| quantity (pounds)   |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| **4.**              |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| Quote date          |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| Country of origin   |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| Quoted price        |          |          |            |            |
| (\$/pound)^2^       |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| Total quoted        |          |          |            |            |
| quantity (pounds)   |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+
| ^1^ Convert price   |          |          |            |            |
| quotes, where       |          |          |            |            |
| applicable, to a    |          |          |            |            |
| delivered value     |          |          |            |            |
| basis; i.e.,        |          |          |            |            |
| include U.S.        |          |          |            |            |
| transportation      |          |          |            |            |
| costs from your     |          |          |            |            |
| U.S. suppliers'     |          |          |            |            |
| locations (U.S.     |          |          |            |            |
| warehouse, U.S.     |          |          |            |            |
| production          |          |          |            |            |
| facility, or U.S.   |          |          |            |            |
| port-of-entry) to   |          |          |            |            |
| your firm's U.S.    |          |          |            |            |
| receiving           |          |          |            |            |
| locations.          |          |          |            |            |
|                     |          |          |            |            |
| ^2^ Please indicate |          |          |            |            |
| whether delivered   |          |          |            |            |
| price (delivered),  |          |          |            |            |
| U.S. f.o.b.         |          |          |            |            |
| shipping location   |          |          |            |            |
| (U.S. f.o.b.), or   |          |          |            |            |
| other basis beside  |          |          |            |            |
| the quoted price.   |          |          |            |            |
+---------------------+----------+----------+------------+------------+

> V-2. With respect to the contracts that were reported in question V-1,
> please describe the following stipulations of the contract. Again,
> *please copy these pages as needed to report for more than a single
> long-term and/or short-term purchase contract/agreement using the
> method described in question V-1.*

  -------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
  Supplier name                   

  Country of origin               

  Reason for selecting            
  supplier                   

  Grade(s)                        

  Date signed                     

  Beginning/end dates             

  Extension clause (please        
  describe)                  

  Contracted price                

  Price escalators (include       
  basis, frequency and other 
  factors)                   

  Additional price terms (if      
  any)                       

  Quantity                        

  Payment terms                   

  Delivery terms or               
  provisions (include U.S.   
  receiving location and     
  transport method)          

  Inventory provisions (if        
  any)                       

  Hardship/meet-or-release        
  provisions (if any)        

  Most favored customer           
  provision (if any)         

  Other considerations (if        
  any)                       

  Product(s) produced with        
  contracted sodium metal    

  Provide for supply of           
  sodium metal to other      
  countries also?            
  -------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------

> V-4. Please report the date and amount of each adjusted U.S. purchase
> price (on a delivered basis and, if possible, on a net U.S. f.o.b.
> shipping location) made via the price escalator and via any
> hardship/meet-or-release provisions from the first to the most recent
> price adjustment during the stipulated agreement period.

+--------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+---------------+
| **Date**     | *         |           |               |               |
|              | *Adjusted |           |               |               |
|              | selling   |           |               |               |
|              | price due |           |               |               |
|              | to\--**   |           |               |               |
+--------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+---------------+
|              | **Price   |           | **Hardship/me |               |
|              | es        |           | et-or-release |               |
|              | calator** |           | provisions**  |               |
+--------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+---------------+
|              | **U.S.    | **De      | **U.S.        | **Delivered** |
|              | f.o.b**   | livered** | f.o.b**       |               |
|              |           |           |               | *             |
|              | ***(\     | ***(\     | *             | **(\$/lb.)*** |
|              | $/lb.)*** | $/lb.)*** | **(\$/lb.)*** |               |
+--------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+---------------+
|              |           |           |               |               |
+--------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+---------------+
|              |           |           |               |               |
+--------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+---------------+
|              |           |           |               |               |
+--------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+---------------+
|              |           |           |               |               |
+--------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+---------------+
|              |           |           |               |               |
+--------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+---------------+
|              |           |           |               |               |
+--------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+---------------+
|              |           |           |               |               |
+--------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+---------------+
|              |           |           |               |               |
+--------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+---------------+

> Please provide the names and addresses, in descending order, of up to
> the 5 largest U.S. suppliers of sodium metal to your U.S. firm during
> January 2005-June 2008. Please also provide for each supplier the name
> and telephone number of a contact person. In addition, report the
> share, by quantity, of your firm's purchases of sodium metal that it
> received in 2007 that was accounted for by each of the 5 largest
> suppliers of these products. Identify where indicated the country of
> origin of the sodium metal purchased from each supplier, and, for any
> suppliers related to your firm, place an R by the name of each such
> supplier.

  --------- -------------- ----------- -------------------- ------------ ----------- -----------
  **No.**   **Supplier's   **Country   **Street address     **Contact    **Area code **Share of
            name**         of origin** ([not]{.underline}   person**     and         2007
                                       P.O. box), city,                  telephone   shipments
                                       state, and zip                    number**    (*%)***
                                       code**                                        

  **1**                                                                                   

  **2**                                                                                   

  **3**                                                                                   

  **4**                                                                                   

  **5**                                                                                   
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