**OMB No. 3117‑0016/USITC No. 03‑2‑2024; Expiration Date: 6/30/05**

**(No response is required if currently valid OMB control number is not
displayed)**

***Return completed questionnaire to:***

**UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION**

Office of Investigations, Room 615

500 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20436

**So as to be received by the Commission by no later than March 25,
2003**

The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the
United States International Trade Commission in connection with its
antidumping investigations concerning polyvinyl alcohol (APVA@) from
China, Germany, Japan, and Korea (invs. Nos. 731‑TA-1014-1017 (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)).

**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 these
investigations 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 these investigations 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 these investigations 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.***

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

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

***Signature of Authorized Official Phone Fax***

**PART I.**B**[GENERAL QUESTIONS]{.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 20 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. 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.

hours dollars

I-2. Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire (see page 3 of the instruction booklet for reporting
guidelines). If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock
exchange and trading symbol.

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

No YesBList the following information.

[Extent of]{.underline}

[Firm name]{.underline} [Address]{.underline} [ownership]{.underline}

I-4. Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign,
which are engaged in importing PVA from China, Germany, Japan, or Korea
into the United States or which are engaged in exporting PVA from China,
Germany, Japan, or Korea to the United States?

No YesBList the following information.

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

**PART I.**B**[GENERAL QUESTIONS]{.underline}**B***Continued***

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

No YesBList the following information.

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

I-6. Please indicate the nature of your firm=s importing operations on
PVA. More than one answer may be applicable.

Importer of record Takes title to the imported product(s)

Consignee of the imported product(s) Customs broker or freight forwarder

I-7. If your firm is an importer of record of PVA but is
**[not]{.underline}** the consignee, please list the consignees below
(company name, address, telephone, and individual to contact).

I-8. Please indicate whether your firm enters PVA into, or withdraws
such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.

Foreign trade zones No Yes

Bonded warehouses No Yes

I-9. Please indicate whether your firm imports PVA under the TIB
(temporary importation under bond) program.

No Yes

I-10. To your knowledge, have the products subject to these
investigations been the subject of any other import relief
investigations in the United States or in any other countries?

No YesBPlease specify.

I.-11. Describe the significance of the antidumping duty orders on
imports of polyvinyl alcohol from China, Japan, and Taiwan into the
United States that were revoked in mid-2001. You may wish to compare
your firm=s operations while the antidumping duty orders were in place
with your operations after their revocation. Use additional pages as
necessary.

**PART II.**B**[TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION]{.underline}**

Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained
from Debra Baker (202‑205-3180). **Supply all data requested on a
[calendar‑year]{.underline} basis.**

II-1. Who should be contacted regarding the requested trade and related
information?

Company contact:

Name and title

Phone No. E-mail address

II-2. Has your firm experienced any plant openings, relocations,
expansions, acquisitions, consolidations, closures, or prolonged
shutdowns because of strikes or equipment failure, or any other change
in the character of your operations or organization relating to the
importation of PVA since January 1, 2000?

No YesBSupply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such
changes.

II-3. Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of PVA from
China, Germany, Japan, or Korea for delivery after December 31, 2002?

No YesBIndicate when such orders are to be delivered and the quantities
involved.

II-4. If your firm also produces PVA in the United States, please
indicate your reasons for importing this product. If your reasons differ
by source, please elaborate.

**PART II.**B**[TRADE AND RELATED
INFORMATION]{.underline}**B***Continued***

II-5. If your answers to questions 5a. and 5b. differ by country, please
photocopy this page and respond separately.

**Imported fromB**

> **China Germany Japan Korea Other:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

II-5a. Please list the enduse application(s) for the PVA imported by
your firm in 2002 from [each]{.underline} of the above listed countries.
(If more than one application is listed, please estimate the volume (in
1,000 pounds) and the share of total production for each end use.)
**Total reported U. S. imports as shown below should equal total U.S.
imports reported by your firm in question II-6.**

  ----------------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------
  **Enduse application**        **Volume (in 1,000     **Share (in percent) of
                                pounds)**              2002 imports**

  Emulsion polymerization                              

  Paper                                                

  Adhesives                                            

  Textile                                              

  PVB                                                  

  Building materials                                   

  Pharmaceuticals                                      

  Other\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_                          

  Other\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_                          

  Unknown                                              

  TOTAL                                                
  ----------------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------

II-5b. Please list the quantities of your firm=s U.S. imports of the
following hydrolysis ranges of PVA from [each]{.underline} of the
above-listed countries during the specified periods. **Total reported
U.S. imports as shown below should equal total U.S. imports reported by
your firm in question II-6.**

  --------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  **(*Quantity* in 1,000                                    
  pounds)**                                                 

  **Item**                    **Calendar                    
                              years**                       

                              **2000**       **2001**       **2002**

  Greater than or equal to                                  
  97%                                                       

  Greater than 85% but less                                 
  than 97%                                                  

  Greater than 80% up to 85%                                

  TOTAL                                                     
  --------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

**PART II.**B**[TRADE AND RELATED
INFORMATION]{.underline}**B***Continued***

II-6. **[IMPORTS BY SOURCE]{.underline}**.BReport your firm=s imports
and your firm=s shipments and inventories of PVA imported by your firm
during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction
booklet.) **Report [separately]{.underline} for each country listed on
page 1 of the questionnaire and for all other sources
[combined]{.underline}. Photocopy as many pages as you need and identify
the country for which you are reporting in the space provided.**

**Country:
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
All other sources combined^1^**

+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **(*Quantity* in 1,000 pounds, |           |           |           |
| *value* in \$1,000)**          |           |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Item**                       | *         |           |           |
|                                | *Calendar |           |           |
|                                | years**   |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|                                | **2000**  | **2001**  | **2002**  |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **BEGINNING-OF-PERIOD          |           |           |           |
| INVENTORIES** (*quantity*)     |           |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **IMPORTS:^2^**                |           |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| *Quantity* of imports          |           |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| *Value* of imports             |           |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **U.S. SHIPMENTS:**            |           |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Commercial shipments:**      |           |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| *Quantity* of commercial       |           |           |           |
| shipments                      |           |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| *Value* of commercial          |           |           |           |
| shipments                      |           |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Internal consumption/company |           |           |           |
| transfers:**                   |           |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| *Quantity* of internal         |           |           |           |
| consumption/transfers          |           |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| *Value*^3^ of internal         |           |           |           |
| consumption/transfers          |           |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **EXPORT SHIPMENTS:^4^**       |           |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| *Quantity* of export shipments |           |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| *Value* of export shipments    |           |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **END-OF-PERIOD                |           |           |           |
| INVENTORIES^5^** (*quantity*)  |           |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **U.S. SHIPMENTS TO            |           |           |           |
| DISTRIBUTORS** (*quantity*)    |           |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **U.S. SHIPMENTS TO END        |           |           |           |
| USERS** (*quantity*)           |           |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| ^1^ Please identify these      |           |           |           |
| sources:                       |           |           |           |
|                                |           |           |           |
| ^2^ Identify the foreign       |           |           |           |
| producers, if known:           |           |           |           |
|                                |           |           |           |
| ^3^ Sales to related firms     |           |           |           |
| (including internal            |           |           |           |
| consumption) must be valued at |           |           |           |
| fair market value. In the      |           |           |           |
| event that you use a different |           |           |           |
| basis for valuing these sales  |           |           |           |
| within your company, please    |           |           |           |
| specify that basis (e.g.,      |           |           |           |
| cost, cost plus, etc.) and     |           |           |           |
| provide value data using that  |           |           |           |
| basis for 2000, 2001, and 2002 |           |           |           |
| below:                         |           |           |           |
|                                |           |           |           |
| ^4^ Identify your principal    |           |           |           |
| export markets:                |           |           |           |
|                                |           |           |           |
| ^5^ [Reconciliation of         |           |           |           |
| data]{.underline}.‑‑Note that  |           |           |           |
| the **quantities** reported    |           |           |           |
| above should reconcile as      |           |           |           |
| follows: beginning‑of‑period   |           |           |           |
| inventories, plus imports,     |           |           |           |
| less total shipments, equals   |           |           |           |
| end‑of‑period inventories. Do  |           |           |           |
| the data reported reconcile?   |           |           |           |
|                                |           |           |           |
| Yes NoBPlease explain:         |           |           |           |
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+

**PART II.**B**[TRADE AND RELATED
INFORMATION]{.underline}**B***Continued***

II-7. **[IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS EXCLUDED FROM THESE
INVESTIGATIONS]{.underline}**.BPlease report your firm=s imports and
your firm=s shipments and inventories of polyvinyl alcohol products that
are excluded from these investigations (see instructions at page 4 for a
list of the excluded products) imported by your firm during the
specified periods.

Imported fromB

> China Germany Japan Korea Other:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Excluded product
category(ies):\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **(*Quantity* in 1,000 pounds,   |           |           |           |
| *value* in \$1,000)**            |           |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Item**                         | *         |           |           |
|                                  | *Calendar |           |           |
|                                  | years**   |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|                                  | **2000**  | **2001**  | **2002**  |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **BEGINNING-OF-PERIOD            |           |           |           |
| INVENTORIES** (*quantity*)       |           |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **IMPORTS:^2^**                  |           |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| *Quantity* of imports            |           |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| *Value* of imports               |           |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **U.S. SHIPMENTS:**              |           |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Commercial shipments:**        |           |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| *Quantity* of commercial         |           |           |           |
| shipments                        |           |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| *Value* of commercial shipments  |           |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Internal consumption/company   |           |           |           |
| transfers:**                     |           |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| *Quantity* of internal           |           |           |           |
| consumption/transfers            |           |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| *Value*^3^ of internal           |           |           |           |
| consumption/transfers            |           |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **EXPORT SHIPMENTS:^4^**         |           |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| *Quantity* of export shipments   |           |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| *Value* of export shipments      |           |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **END-OF-PERIOD INVENTORIES^5^** |           |           |           |
| (*quantity*)                     |           |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **U.S. SHIPMENTS TO              |           |           |           |
| DISTRIBUTORS** (*quantity*)      |           |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **U.S. SHIPMENTS TO END USERS**  |           |           |           |
| (*quantity*)                     |           |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| ^1^ Please identify these        |           |           |           |
| sources:                         |           |           |           |
|                                  |           |           |           |
| ^2^ Identify the foreign         |           |           |           |
| producers, if known:             |           |           |           |
|                                  |           |           |           |
| ^3^ Sales to related firms       |           |           |           |
| (including internal consumption) |           |           |           |
| must be valued at fair market    |           |           |           |
| value. In the event that you use |           |           |           |
| a different basis for valuing    |           |           |           |
| these sales within your company, |           |           |           |
| please specify that basis (e.g., |           |           |           |
| cost, cost plus, etc.) and       |           |           |           |
| provide value data using that    |           |           |           |
| basis for 2000, 2001, and 2002   |           |           |           |
| below:                           |           |           |           |
|                                  |           |           |           |
| ^4^ Identify your principal      |           |           |           |
| export markets:                  |           |           |           |
|                                  |           |           |           |
| ^5^ [Reconciliation of           |           |           |           |
| data]{.underline}.‑‑Note that    |           |           |           |
| the **quantities** reported      |           |           |           |
| above should reconcile as        |           |           |           |
| follows: beginning‑of‑period     |           |           |           |
| inventories, plus imports, less  |           |           |           |
| total shipments, equals          |           |           |           |
| end‑of‑period inventories. Do    |           |           |           |
| the data reported reconcile?     |           |           |           |
|                                  |           |           |           |
| Yes NoBPlease explain:           |           |           |           |
+----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+

**PART III.**B**[PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION]{.underline}**

Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained
from Amelia Preece (202‑205‑3250).

III-1. Who should be contacted regarding the requested pricing and
related information?

Company contact:

Name and title

Phone No. E-mail address

**Section III‑A.**B**[PRICE DATA]{.underline}**

This section requests net sales value (f.o.b. your U.S. shipping
location(s)) and quantity data concerning your firm=s U.S. commercial
shipments of the following PVA products imported from China, Germany,
Japan, or Korea and sold to unrelated U.S. customers during January
2000-December 2002.

> ***[Product 1]{.underline}*.BPVA for use in textile applications with
> a range of hydrolysis between 95-100 (percent) and a viscosity between
> 20-35 (centipois)**
>
> ***[Product 2]{.underline}*.\--PVA for use in adhesive applications
> with a range of hydrolysis between 80-89 (percent) and a viscosity
> between 20-35 (centipois)**
>
> ***[Product 3]{.underline}*.\--PVA for use in paper applications with
> a range of hydrolysis between 95-100 (percent) and a viscosity between
> 20-35 (centipois)**
>
> ***[Product 4]{.underline}*.BPVA for use in adhesives applications
> with a range of hydrolysis between 80-89 (percent) and a viscosity
> between 0-19 (centipois)**
>
> ***[Product 5]{.underline}*.BPVA for use in art paper applications
> with a range of hydrolysis between 86-89 (percent) and a viscosity
> between 7-9 (centipois).**
>
> ***[Product 6]{.underline}*.BPVA for use in resin applications with a
> range of hydrolysis between 86-89 (percent) and a viscosity between 16
> and 20 (centipois).**

Please report separately for each product and country for the periods
requested and copy, as needed, the table on the following page to report
for each product and country.

**PART III.**B**[PRICING AND RELATED
INFORMATION]{.underline}**B***Continued***

**Section III‑A.**B**[PRICE DATA]{.underline}**B***Continued***

**COPY THIS PAGE AS NECESSARY.** Complete a separate page for each of
the specified products imported from China, Germany, Japan, and Korea
and sold by your firm to unrelated U.S. customers. Also complete a
separate page for each subject country from which you import PVA .^1^

**Product 1 Product 2 Product 3** **Product 4 Product 5 Product 6**

China Germany Japan Korea

+---------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **(*Quantity* in pounds, *value* in   |              |              |
| dollars)**                            |              |              |
+---------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **Period of shipment**                | **Quantity** | **Net        |
|                                       |              | Value^2^**   |
+---------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **2000:**                             |              |              |
+---------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| January-March                         |              |              |
+---------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| April-June                            |              |              |
+---------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| July-September                        |              |              |
+---------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| October-December                      |              |              |
+---------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **2001:**                             |              |              |
+---------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| January-March                         |              |              |
+---------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| April-June                            |              |              |
+---------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| July-September                        |              |              |
+---------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| October-December                      |              |              |
+---------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **2002:**                             |              |              |
+---------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| January-March                         |              |              |
+---------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| April-June                            |              |              |
+---------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| July-September                        |              |              |
+---------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| October-December                      |              |              |
+---------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| ^1^ If your product does not exactly  |              |              |
| meet the product specifications but   |              |              |
| is competitive with the specified     |              |              |
| product, provide a description of     |              |              |
| your product:                         |              |              |
|                                       |              |              |
| ^2^ F.o.b. your U.S.-point(s) of      |              |              |
| shipment (gross sales value less all  |              |              |
| discounts, rebates, allowances,       |              |              |
| prepaid freight, and the value of     |              |              |
| returned goods).                      |              |              |
+---------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+

**PART III.**B**[PRICING AND RELATED
INFORMATION]{.underline}**B***Continued***

**Section III‑B.**B**[PRICE-RELATED QUESTIONS]{.underline}**

III-B-1. Please describe how your firm determines the prices that it
charges for sales of imported PVA (transaction by transaction
negotiation, contracts for multiple shipments, set price lists, etc.).
If your firm issues price lists, please include a copy of a recent price
list with your submission. If your price list is large, please submit
sample pages.

III-B-2. Please describe your firm=s discount policy (quantity
discounts, annual total volume discounts, etc.).

III-B-3. What are your firm=s typical sales terms for PVA imported from
China, Germany, Japan, and Korea (e.g., 2/10 net 30 days)? On what basis
are your prices of such product usually quoted (e.g., f.o.b. port of
entry, or delivered)?

III-B-4. Approximately what percentage of your firm=s sales of PVA
imported from China, Germany, Japan, and Korea is on a contract (
percent) vs. spot sales ( percent) basis? If you sell on a contract
basis, please answer the following questions with respect to provisions
of a typical contract.

\(a\) What is the average duration of a contract?

\(b\) How frequently are contracts renegotiated?

\(c\) Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?

\(d\) Does the contract have a meet or release provision?

\(e\) What are the standard quantity requirements, if any?

\(f\) What is the price premium for sub-minimum shipments? percent

III-B-5. What is the average lead time between a customer=s order and
the date of delivery for your firm=s sales of imported PVA?

III-B-6. What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost
of PVA that is accounted for by U.S.-inland transportation costs?
percent. Who generally arranges the transportation to your customers=
locations? Your firm or purchaser (check one). What proportion of your
sales occur within 100 miles of your storage facility or the port of
entry? percent. 101 to 1,000 miles? percent. Over 1,000 miles? percent.

**PART III.**B**[PRICING AND RELATED
INFORMATION]{.underline}**B***Continued***

**Section III‑B.**B**[PRICE-RELATED
QUESTIONS]{.underline}**B***Continued***

III-B-7. What is the geographic market area in the United States served
by your firm=s imports of PVA from China, Germany, Japan, and Korea?

III-B-8. What other products may be substitutes for PVA?

III-B-9. Describe the end uses of the PVA that you import from China,
Germany, Japan, and Korea. For each end use product, what percentage of
the total cost is accounted for by PVA?

III-B-10. How has the demand within the United States (and outside the
United States if known) for PVA changed since January 1, 2000? What were
the principal factors affecting changes in demand?

III-B-11. Have there been any significant changes in the product range
or marketing of PVA in the past five years?

No YesBPlease describe.

III-B-12. Do you require your suppliers to become certified or
prequalified with respect to the quality, chemistry, strength, or other
performance characteristic of the PVA they sell to your firm?

No Yes‑‑Approximately what percent of your firm=s total 2002 purchases
of

> PVA required some form of certification or pre-qualification?
> [               ]{.underline} percent.

**PART III.**B**[PRICING AND RELATED
INFORMATION]{.underline}**B***Continued***

**Section III‑B.**B**[PRICE-RELATED
QUESTIONS]{.underline}**B***Continued***

III-B-12-B If yes, why does your firm need the PVA it purchases to be
certified or prequalified?

III-B-12-C If yes, list every supplier of PVA that is currently
certified or prequalified by your firm.

III-B-12-D If yes, list every supplier of PVA that is your firm is
currently trying to certify or prequalify.

**PART III.**B**[PRICING AND RELATED
INFORMATION]{.underline}**B***Continued***

**Section III‑B.**B**[PRICE-RELATED
QUESTIONS]{.underline}**B***Continued***

+-----------+--------+---------+--------+--------+--------+----------+
| III-B-13. |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| Is PVA    |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| produced  |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| in the    |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| United    |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| States    |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| and in    |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| other     |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| countries |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| used      |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| interc    |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| hangeably |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| (i.e.,    |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| can they  |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| p         |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| hysically |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| be used   |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| in the    |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| same      |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| appli     |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| cations)? |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| Please    |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| indicate  |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| below,    |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| using AA@ |        |         |        |        |        |          |
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| with      |        |         |        |        |        |          |
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| country   |        |         |        |        |        |          |
| -pair.^1^ |        |         |        |        |        |          |
+===========+========+=========+========+========+========+==========+
| Cou       | United | China   | G      | Japan  | Korea  | Other    |
| ntry-pair | States |         | ermany |        |        | c        |
|           |        |         |        |        |        | ountries |
|           |        |         |        |        |        |          |
|           |        |         |        |        |        | (list    |
|           |        |         |        |        |        | country) |
|           |        |         |        |        |        |          |
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|           |        |         |        |        |        | \_\_\_\_ |
|           |        |         |        |        |        | \_\_\_\_ |
+-----------+--------+---------+--------+--------+--------+----------+
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| States    |        |         |        |        |        |          |
+-----------+--------+---------+--------+--------+--------+----------+
| China     |        |         |        |        |        |          |
+-----------+--------+---------+--------+--------+--------+----------+
| Germany   |        |         |        |        |        |          |
+-----------+--------+---------+--------+--------+--------+----------+
| Japan     |        |         |        |        |        |          |
+-----------+--------+---------+--------+--------+--------+----------+
| Korea     |        |         |        |        |        |          |
+-----------+--------+---------+--------+--------+--------+----------+
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| use:      |        |         |        |        |        |          |
+-----------+--------+---------+--------+--------+--------+----------+

**PART III.**B**[PRICING AND RELATED
INFORMATION]{.underline}**B***Continued***

**Section III‑B.**B**[PRICE-RELATED
QUESTIONS]{.underline}**B***Continued***

+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+----------+
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| country   |        |        |        |        |        |          |
| -pair.^1^ |        |        |        |        |        |          |
+===========+========+========+========+========+========+==========+
| Cou       | United | China  | G      | Japan  | Korea  | Other    |
| ntry-pair | States |        | ermany |        |        | c        |
|           |        |        |        |        |        | ountries |
|           |        |        |        |        |        |          |
|           |        |        |        |        |        | (list    |
|           |        |        |        |        |        | country) |
|           |        |        |        |        |        |          |
|           |        |        |        |        |        | \_\_     |
|           |        |        |        |        |        | \_\_\_\_ |
|           |        |        |        |        |        | \_\_\_\_ |
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| States    |        |        |        |        |        |          |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+----------+
| China     |        |        |        |        |        |          |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+----------+
| Germany   |        |        |        |        |        |          |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+----------+
| Japan     |        |        |        |        |        |          |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+----------+
| Korea     |        |        |        |        |        |          |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+----------+
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| by such   |        |        |        |        |        |          |
| factors:  |        |        |        |        |        |          |
+-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+----------+

**PART III.**B**[PRICING AND RELATED
INFORMATION]{.underline}**B***Continued***

**Section III‑C.**B**[CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION]{.underline}**

Please provide the names and addresses of your firm=s 10 largest
customers for PVA imported from China, Germany, Japan, and Korea during
2000-2002. Please also provide the name and telephone number of a
contact person and the share of the quantity of your firm=s total
imports of PVA from China, Germany, Japan, and Korea, that each of these
customers accounted for in 2002.

  --------- ----------------- -------------------- ---------------- ----------- ---------
  **No.**   **Customer=s      **Street address     **Contact        **Area code **Share
            name**            ([not]{.underline}   person**         and         of 2002
                              P.O. box), state,                     telephone   sales
                              and zip code**                        number**    (*%)***

  **1**                                                                         

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