**U.S. PRODUCERS' QUESTIONNAIRE**

**SODIUM NITRITE FROM CHINA AND GERMANY**

**This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than
May 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
countervailing duty and antidumping duty investigations concerning
sodium nitrite from China and Germany (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-453 and
731-TA-1136-1137 (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)).

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| > **Name of firm** [     ]{.underline}                                |
| >                                                                     |
| > **Address** [     ]{.underline}                                     |
| >                                                                     |
| > **City** [     ]{.underline} **State** [  ]{.underline} **Zip       |
| > Code** [     ]{.underline}                                          |
| >                                                                     |
| > **World Wide Web address** [     ]{.underline}                      |
| >                                                                     |
| > Has your firm produced sodium nitrite (as defined in the            |
| > instruction booklet) at any time since January 1, 2005?             |
| >                                                                     |
| > **NO** (Sign the certification below and promptly return only this  |
| > page of the questionnaire to the Commission)                        |
| >                                                                     |
| > **YES** (Read the instruction booklet carefully, complete all parts |
| > of the questionnaire, and return the entire                         |
| >                                                                     |
| > questionnaire to the Commission so as to be received by the date    |
| > indicated above)                                                    |
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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 means of 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.***

***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.***

[     ]{.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 50 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-1a. 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

I-1b. 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 3 of the instruction booklet for reporting
guidelines). If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock
exchange and trading symbol.

> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

I-3. Do you support or oppose the petition?

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  Support Oppose Take no position            

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> [     ]{.underline}

I-4. Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?

> No Yes\--List the following information

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

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

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

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

I-5. Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign,
which are engaged in importing sodium nitrite from China and/or Germany
into the United States or which are engaged in exporting sodium nitrite
from China and/or Germany to the United States?

> No Yes\--List the following information

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

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

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

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

I-6. Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign,
which are engaged in the production of sodium nitrite?

> No Yes\--List the following information

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

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

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

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

Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained
from Dana Lofgren, Investigator (202-205-3185, dana.lofgren@usitc.gov).
**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: [     ]{.underline}
>
> Name and title
>
> [(   )      ]{.underline} [     ]{.underline}
>
> Phone number 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; curtailment of
production because of shortages of materials; or any other change in the
character of your operations or organization relating to the production
of sodium nitrite since January 1, 2005?

> No Yes\--Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of
> such changes.
>
> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

II-3. Does your firm produce other products on the same equipment and
machinery used in the production of sodium nitrite?

> No Yes\--List the following information.
>
> Basis for allocation of capacity data (*e.g.*, sales):
> [     ]{.underline}
>
> Products produced on same equipment and share of total production in
> 2007 (in percent):

  ----------------------------------------------- -----------------------
  [Product]{.underline}                           [Percent]{.underline}

  [Sodium nitrite]{.underline}                    [     ]{.underline}

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

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

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

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

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

II-4. Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your
production capacity and your ability to shift production capacity
between products.

> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

II-5. Does your firm produce other products using the same production
and related workers employed to produce sodium nitrite?

> No Yes\--List the following information.
>
> Basis for allocation of capacity data (*e.g.*, sales):
> [     ]{.underline}
>
> Products produced using the same workers and share of total production
> in 2007 (in percent):

  ----------------------------------------------- -----------------------
  [Product]{.underline}                           [Percent]{.underline}

  [Sodium nitrite]{.underline}                    [     ]{.underline}

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

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

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

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

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

II-6. Since January 1, 2005, has your firm been involved in a toll
agreement (see definition in the instruction booklet) regarding the
production of sodium nitrite?

> No Yes\--Name firm(s): [     ]{.underline} .

II-7. Does your firm produce sodium nitrite in a foreign trade zone
(FTZ)?

> No Yes\--Identify FTZ(s): [     ]{.underline} .

II-8. Since January 1, 2005, has your firm imported sodium nitrite?

> No Yes\--***[COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS'
> QUESTIONNAIRE]{.underline}***

II-9. Report your firm's production capacity, production, shipments,
inventories, and employment related to the production of sodium nitrite
in your U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)

+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Quantity (*in 1,000     |       |       |       |       |       |
| pounds*) and value (*in   |       |       |       |       |       |
| \$1,000*)**               |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Item**                  | **Cal |       |       | **    |       |
|                           | endar |       |       | Janua |       |
|                           | ye    |       |       | ry-Ma |       |
|                           | ars** |       |       | rch** |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|                           | **2   | **2   | **2   | **2   | **2   |
|                           | 005** | 006** | 007** | 007** | 008** |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Average production      |       |       |       |       |       |
| capacity^1^**             |       |       |       |       |       |
| (*quantity*)              |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Beginning-of-period     |       |       |       |       |       |
| inventories**             |       |       |       |       |       |
| (*quantity*)              |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Production**            |       |       |       |       |       |
| (*quantity*)              |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **U.S. shipments:**       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                           |       |       |       |       |       |
| **Commercial shipments:** |       |       |       |       |       |
|                           |       |       |       |       |       |
| *Quantity* of commercial  |       |       |       |       |       |
| shipments                 |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| *Value* of commercial     | **    | **    | **    | **    | **    |
| shipments                 |    ** |    ** |    ** |    ** |    ** |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Internal consumption:** |       |       |       |       |       |
|                           |       |       |       |       |       |
| *Quantity* of internal    |       |       |       |       |       |
| consumption               |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| *Value^2^* of internal    | **    | **    | **    | **    | **    |
| consumption               |    ** |    ** |    ** |    ** |    ** |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Transfers to related    |       |       |       |       |       |
| firms:**                  |       |       |       |       |       |
|                           |       |       |       |       |       |
| *Quantity* of transfers   |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| *Value^2^* of transfers   | **    | **    | **    | **    | **    |
|                           |    ** |    ** |    ** |    ** |    ** |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Export shipments:^3^**  |       |       |       |       |       |
|                           |       |       |       |       |       |
| *Quantity* of export      |       |       |       |       |       |
| shipments                 |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| *Value* of export         | **    | **    | **    | **    | **    |
| shipments                 |    ** |    ** |    ** |    ** |    ** |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **End-of-period           |       |       |       |       |       |
| inventories^4^**          |       |       |       |       |       |
| (*quantity*)              |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Channels of             |       |       |       |       |       |
| distribution:**           |       |       |       |       |       |
|                           |       |       |       |       |       |
| U.S. shipments to         |       |       |       |       |       |
| distributors (*quantity*) |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| U.S. shipments to end     |       |       |       |       |       |
| users (*quantity*)        |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Employment data:**      | **    | **    | **    | **    | **    |
|                           |    ** |    ** |    ** |    ** |    ** |
| Average number of PRWs    |       |       |       |       |       |
| (*number*)                |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Hours worked by PRWs      |       |       |       |       |       |
| (*1,000 hours*)           |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Wages paid to PRWs        | **    | **    | **    | **    | **    |
| (*value*)                 |    ** |    ** |    ** |    ** |    ** |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| ^1^ The production        |       |       |       |       |       |
| capacity (see definitions |       |       |       |       |       |
| in instruction booklet)   |       |       |       |       |       |
| reported is based on      |       |       |       |       |       |
| operating                 |       |       |       |       |       |
| [     ]{.underline} hours |       |       |       |       |       |
| per week,                 |       |       |       |       |       |
| [     ]{.underline} weeks |       |       |       |       |       |
| per year. Please describe |       |       |       |       |       |
| the methodology used to   |       |       |       |       |       |
| calculate production      |       |       |       |       |       |
| capacity, and explain any |       |       |       |       |       |
| changes in reported       |       |       |       |       |       |
| capacity (use additional  |       |       |       |       |       |
| pages as necessary).      |       |       |       |       |       |
|                           |       |       |       |       |       |
| [     \                   |       |       |       |       |       |
| ]{.underline}             |       |       |       |       |       |
|                           |       |       |       |       |       |
| ^2^ Internal consumption  |       |       |       |       |       |
| and transfers to related  |       |       |       |       |       |
| firms must be valued at   |       |       |       |       |       |
| fair market value. In the |       |       |       |       |       |
| event that you use a      |       |       |       |       |       |
| different basis for       |       |       |       |       |       |
| valuing these             |       |       |       |       |       |
| transactions, please      |       |       |       |       |       |
| specify that basis        |       |       |       |       |       |
| (*e.g.*, cost, cost plus, |       |       |       |       |       |
| *etc.*) and provide value |       |       |       |       |       |
| data using that basis for |       |       |       |       |       |
| 2005, 2006, 2007, and the |       |       |       |       |       |
| interim periods of        |       |       |       |       |       |
| January-March 2007 and    |       |       |       |       |       |
| 2008 below:               |       |       |       |       |       |
|                           |       |       |       |       |       |
| [     \                   |       |       |       |       |       |
| ]{.underline}             |       |       |       |       |       |
|                           |       |       |       |       |       |
| ^3^ Identify your         |       |       |       |       |       |
| principal export markets: |       |       |       |       |       |
| [     ]{.underline} .     |       |       |       |       |       |
|                           |       |       |       |       |       |
| ^4^ Reconciliation of     |       |       |       |       |       |
| data.\--Please note that  |       |       |       |       |       |
| the quantities reported   |       |       |       |       |       |
| above should reconcile as |       |       |       |       |       |
| follows:                  |       |       |       |       |       |
| beginning-of-period       |       |       |       |       |       |
| inventories, plus         |       |       |       |       |       |
| production, less total    |       |       |       |       |       |
| shipments, equals         |       |       |       |       |       |
| end-of-period             |       |       |       |       |       |
| inventories. Do the data  |       |       |       |       |       |
| reported reconcile?       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                           |       |       |       |       |       |
| Yes No\--Please explain:  |       |       |       |       |       |
| [     ]{.underline} .     |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+

II-10. (a) [U.S. SHIPMENTS OF SODIUM NITRITE BY FORM]{.underline}.-
Report the shares of your firm's U.S. shipments of sodium nitrite (by
quantity) produced in your U.S. establishment(s) in 2007 and
January-March 2008 accounted for by the following forms. Totals reported
below should sum to 100 percent.

+------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
|                              | **Share of        |                   |
|                              | quantity (*in     |                   |
|                              | percent*)**       |                   |
+------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| **Item**                     | **Calendar year   | **January-March   |
|                              | 2007**            | 2008**            |
+------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| **U.S. shipments by          |                   |                   |
| FORM\--**                    |                   |                   |
+------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Granular:                    |                   |                   |
|                              |                   |                   |
| 99 percent pure              |                   |                   |
+------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Less than 99 percent pure    |                   |                   |
+------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Flake                        |                   |                   |
+------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Liquid                       | **     **         | **     **         |
+------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Prill                        |                   |                   |
+------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Other (describe):            |                   |                   |
+------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Total                        | 100               | 100               |
+------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+

II-10. (b) [U.S. SHIPMENTS OF SODIUM NITRITE BY GRADE]{.underline}.-
Report the shares of your firm's U.S. shipments of sodium nitrite (by
quantity) produced in your U.S. establishment(s) in 2007 and
January-March 2008 accounted for by the following grades. Totals
reported below should sum to 100 percent.

  ------------------------------- ------------------- -------------------
                                  **Share of quantity 
                                  (*in percent*)**    

  **Item**                        **Calendar year     **January-March
                                  2007**              2008**

  **U.S. shipments by GRADE\--**                      

  Food grade                                               

  Technical grade                 **     **           **     **

  Other (please specify):                                  

  Other (please specify):                                  

  Total                           100                 100
  ------------------------------- ------------------- -------------------

II-11. If you reported transfers to related firms in question II-9,
please indicate the nature of the relationship between your firm and the
related firms (*e.g.*, joint venture, wholly owned subsidiary), whether
the transfers were priced at market value or by a non-market formula,
whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers, and
whether the related firms also processed inputs from sources other than
your firm.

> [     \
> ]{.underline}

II-12. Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased
sodium nitrite since January

1, 2005? (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

> No Yes\--Report such purchases below for the specified periods.^1^

+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **(Quantity *in 1,000   |        |        |        |        |        |
| pounds*, value *in      |        |        |        |        |        |
| \$1,000*)**             |        |        |        |        |        |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **Item**                | **Ca   |        |        | **Jan  |        |
|                         | lendar |        |        | uary-M |        |
|                         | y      |        |        | arch** |        |
|                         | ears** |        |        |        |        |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
|                         | **     | **     | **     | **     | **     |
|                         | 2005** | 2006** | 2007** | 2007** | 2008** |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **PURCHASES FROM U.S.   |        |        |        |        |        |
| IMPORTERS**^2^ **OF     |        |        |        |        |        |
| SODIUM NITRITE          |        |        |        |        |        |
| FROM\--**               |        |        |        |        |        |
|                         |        |        |        |        |        |
| **China:**              |        |        |        |        |        |
|                         |        |        |        |        |        |
| *Quantity*              |        |        |        |        |        |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| *Value*                 | **     | **     | **     | **     | **     |
|                         |     ** |     ** |     ** |     ** |     ** |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **Germany:**            |        |        |        |        |        |
|                         |        |        |        |        |        |
| *Quantity*              |        |        |        |        |        |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| *Value*                 | **     | **     | **     | **     | **     |
|                         |     ** |     ** |     ** |     ** |     ** |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **All other             |        |        |        |        |        |
| countries:**            |        |        |        |        |        |
|                         |        |        |        |        |        |
| *Quantity*              |        |        |        |        |        |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| *Value*                 | **     | **     | **     | **     | **     |
|                         |     ** |     ** |     ** |     ** |     ** |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **PURCHASES FROM        |        |        |        |        |        |
| DOMESTIC                |        |        |        |        |        |
| PRODUCERS:^2^**         |        |        |        |        |        |
|                         |        |        |        |        |        |
| *Quantity*              |        |        |        |        |        |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| *Value*                 | **     | **     | **     | **     | **     |
|                         |     ** |     ** |     ** |     ** |     ** |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **PURCHASES FROM OTHER  |        |        |        |        |        |
| SOURCES:**^2^           |        |        |        |        |        |
|                         |        |        |        |        |        |
| *Quantity*              |        |        |        |        |        |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| *Value*                 | **     | **     | **     | **     | **     |
|                         |     ** |     ** |     ** |     ** |     ** |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| ^1^ Please indicate     |        |        |        |        |        |
| your reasons for        |        |        |        |        |        |
| purchasing this         |        |        |        |        |        |
| product. If your        |        |        |        |        |        |
| reasons differ by       |        |        |        |        |        |
| source, please          |        |        |        |        |        |
| elaborate.              |        |        |        |        |        |
|                         |        |        |        |        |        |
| [     \                 |        |        |        |        |        |
| ]{.underline}           |        |        |        |        |        |
|                         |        |        |        |        |        |
| ^2^ Please list the     |        |        |        |        |        |
| name of the firm(s)     |        |        |        |        |        |
| from which you          |        |        |        |        |        |
| purchased this product. |        |        |        |        |        |
| If your suppliers       |        |        |        |        |        |
| differ by source,       |        |        |        |        |        |
| please identify the     |        |        |        |        |        |
| source for each listed  |        |        |        |        |        |
| supplier.               |        |        |        |        |        |
|                         |        |        |        |        |        |
| [     \                 |        |        |        |        |        |
| ]{.underline}           |        |        |        |        |        |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+

Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Charles Yost,
Auditor (202-205-3432, charles.yost@usitc.gov).

III-1. Who should be contacted regarding the requested financial
information?

> Company contact: [     ]{.underline}
>
> Name and title
>
> [(   )      ]{.underline} [     ]{.underline}
>
> Phone number E-mail address

III-2. Briefly describe your financial accounting system.

> A. When does your fiscal year end (month and day)? [     ]{.underline}
>
> If your fiscal year changed during the period examined, explain below:
>
> [     ]{.underline}
>
> B.1. Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division,
> company-wide) for which financial statements are prepared that include
> subject merchandise:
>
> [     ]{.underline}
>
> 2\. Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for the subject
> merchandise:
>
> Yes No
>
> 3\. How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial
> statements (including annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant
> items below.
>
> Audited, unaudited, annual reports, 10Ks, 10 Qs,
>
> Monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, annually
>
> 4\. Accounting basis: GAAP, cash, tax, or other comprehensive
> (specify) [     ]{.underline}
>
> *Note: Please submit copies of its financial statements, including
> internal profit-and-loss statements for the division or product group
> that includes sodium nitrite, as well as those statements and
> worksheets used to compile data for your firm's questionnaire
> response.*

III-3. Briefly describe your cost accounting system (*e.g.*, standard
cost plus variances, job order cost, *etc.*).

> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

III-4. Briefly describe your allocation basis, if any, for COGS, SG&A,
and interest expense and other income and expenses.

> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

III-5. [Other products]{.underline}.\--Please list any other products
you produced in the facilities in which you produced sodium nitrite, and
provide the share of net sales accounted for by these other products in
your most recent fiscal year:

  ------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------
  [Products]{.underline}                                 [Share of
                                                         sales]{.underline}

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

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

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

III-6. Does your company receive inputs (raw materials, labor, energy or
any other services) used in the production of sodium nitrite from any
related company?

> Yes---Continue to question III-7 below. No---Continue to question
> III-10 below.

III-7. [Other products]{.underline}.\-- In the space provided below,
identify the inputs related to the production of sodium nitrite that
your firm receives from related parties whose financial statements are
consolidated with the financial statements of your firm.

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  [Input]{.underline}                      [Related Party]{.underline}

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

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

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

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

III-8. With respect to the related companies identified in response to
question III-7 above, are their financial statements consolidated with
your firm's financial statements? (In other words, are profits or losses
arising from intercompany transactions eliminated?)

Yes---Continue to question III-9. No---Continue to question III-10.

III-9. All intercompany profit on inputs [purchased from related
parties]{.underline} that is eliminated pursuant to formal financial
statement consolidation should also be eliminated from the costs
reported to the Commission in question III-11 ([Operations on sodium
nitrite]{.underline}); i.e., costs reported in question III-11, to the
extent that they reflect inputs purchased from related parties, should
only reflect the related party's cost and not include an associated
profit component. Reasonable methods for determining and eliminating the
associated profit on inputs purchased from related parties are
acceptable.

> Has your firm complied with the Commission's instructions regarding
> costs associated with inputs purchased from related parties?
>
> Yes No---please contact Charles Yost at 202-205-3432.

III-10. [Operating and nonrecurring charges]{.underline}.\--For each
annual and interim period for which financial results are reported in
question III-11, please indicate in the schedule below the specific
nonrecurring charges, the particular expense/cost line items from
question III-11 where the associated charges are included, a brief
description of the charges, and the associated values (*in \$1,000*).
Operating and nonrecurring charges are the dollar effects of any plant
openings, relocations, expansions, acquisitions, consolidations,
closures, or prolonged shutdowns; they include items such as asset
write-offs and accelerated depreciation due to restructuring of the
company's sodium nitrite operations.

  ------------------------------- --------------------- --------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ----------
  **Item**                        **Fiscal years                                                    **January-March**   
                                  ended\--**                                                                            

                                  [     ]{.underline}   [     ]{.underline}   [     ]{.underline}   **2007**            **2008**

  **Operating and Non-recurring                                                                                         
  charges:** (In this column                                                                                            
  please provide a brief                                                                                                
  description of each                                                                                                   
  nonrecurring charge and                                                                                               
  indicate the particular                                                                                               
  expense/cost line items where                                                                                         
  the associated charges are                                                                                            
  included in question III-11.)                                                                                         

  1\.                                                                                                                        

  2\.                                                                                                                        

  3\.                                                                                                                        

  4\.                                                                                                                        

  5\.                                                                                                                        

  6\.                                                                                                                        

  7\.                                                                                                                        
  ------------------------------- --------------------- --------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ----------

III-11. [Operations on sodium nitrite]{.underline}.\--Report the revenue
and related cost information requested below on the sodium nitrite
operations of your U.S. establishment(s).^1^ Do not report resales of
sodium nitrite that your firm has merely purchased. Note that internal
consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market
value and purchases from related firms must be at cost. Provide data for
your three most recently completed fiscal years in chronological order
from left to right, and for the specified interim periods. If your firm
was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as the
tollee) please contact Charles Yost at (202) 205-3432 or
charles.yost@usitc.gov before completing this section of the
questionnaire.

+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Quantity (*in 1,000     |       |       |       |       |       |
| pounds*) and value (*in   |       |       |       |       |       |
| \$1,000*)**               |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Item**                  | **F   |       |       | **    |       |
|                           | iscal |       |       | Janua |       |
|                           | years |       |       | ry-Ma |       |
|                           | ended |       |       | rch** |       |
|                           | \--** |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|                           | [     | [     | [     | **2   | **2   |
|                           |   ]{. |   ]{. |   ]{. | 007** | 008** |
|                           | under | under | under |       |       |
|                           | line} | line} | line} |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Net sales               |       |       |       |       |       |
| quantities:**^2^          |       |       |       |       |       |
|                           |       |       |       |       |       |
| Commercial sales          |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Internal consumption      |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Transfers to related      |       |       |       |       |       |
| firms                     |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Total net sales           |       |       |       |       |       |
| quantities                |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Net sales values:**^2^  |       |       |       |       |       |
|                           |       |       |       |       |       |
| Commercial sales          |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Internal consumption      |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Transfers to related      |       |       |       |       |       |
| firms                     |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Total net sales values    |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Cost of goods sold      |       |       |       |       |       |
| (COGS):**^3^              |       |       |       |       |       |
|                           |       |       |       |       |       |
| Raw materials             |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Direct labor              |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Other factory costs       |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Total COGS                |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Gross profit or         |       |       |       |       |       |
| (loss)**                  |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Selling, general, and   |       |       |       |       |       |
| administrative (SG&A)     |       |       |       |       |       |
| expenses:**               |       |       |       |       |       |
|                           |       |       |       |       |       |
| Selling expenses          |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| General and               |       |       |       |       |       |
| administrative expenses   |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Total SG&A expenses       |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Operating income        |       |       |       |       |       |
| (loss)**                  |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Other income and        |       |       |       |       |       |
| expenses:**               |       |       |       |       |       |
|                           |       |       |       |       |       |
| Interest expense          |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| All other expense items   |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| All other income items    |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| All other income or       |       |       |       |       |       |
| expenses, net             |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Net income or (loss)    |       |       |       |       |       |
| before income taxes**     |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **                        |       |       |       |       |       |
| Depreciation/amortization |       |       |       |       |       |
| included above**          |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| ^1^ Include only sales    |       |       |       |       |       |
| (whether domestic or      |       |       |       |       |       |
| export) and costs related |       |       |       |       |       |
| to your U.S.              |       |       |       |       |       |
| manufacturing operations. |       |       |       |       |       |
|                           |       |       |       |       |       |
| ^2^ Less discounts,       |       |       |       |       |       |
| returns, allowances, and  |       |       |       |       |       |
| prepaid freight. The      |       |       |       |       |       |
| quantities and values     |       |       |       |       |       |
| should approximate the    |       |       |       |       |       |
| corresponding shipment    |       |       |       |       |       |
| quantities and values     |       |       |       |       |       |
| reported in Part II of    |       |       |       |       |       |
| this questionnaire.       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                           |       |       |       |       |       |
| ^3^ COGS should include   |       |       |       |       |       |
| costs associated with     |       |       |       |       |       |
| internal consumption and  |       |       |       |       |       |
| transfers to related      |       |       |       |       |       |
| firms.                    |       |       |       |       |       |
+---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+

III-12. [Operations on sodium nitrite]{.underline}.---For the costs
reported in question III-11 of your U.S. establishment(s), please
provide breakouts of your raw material costs and energy and utility
costs; also estimate the ratio of fixed and variable costs to total
costs in COGS and SG&A. Provide data for your three most recently
completed fiscal years in chronological order from left to right, and
for the specified interim periods.

+--------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Value (*in \$1,000*)** |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Item**                 | **F   |       |       | **    |       |
|                          | iscal |       |       | Janua |       |
|                          | years |       |       | ry-Ma |       |
|                          | ended |       |       | rch** |       |
|                          | \--** |       |       |       |       |
+--------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|                          | [     | [     | [     | **2   | **2   |
|                          |   ]{. |   ]{. |   ]{. | 007** | 008** |
|                          | under | under | under |       |       |
|                          | line} | line} | line} |       |       |
+--------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Raw material costs:      |       |       |       |       |       |
|                          |       |       |       |       |       |
| Ammonia                  |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Soda ash                 |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Caustic soda             |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| All other raw materials  |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Energy and utility       |       |       |       |       |       |
| costs^1^                 |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| COGS:                    |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Variable costs (percent) |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Fixed costs (percent)    |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| SG&A expenses:           |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Variable costs (percent) |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Fixed costs (percent)    |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| ^1^ Please identify      |       |       |       |       |       |
| where energy and utility |       |       |       |       |       |
| costs are classified in  |       |       |       |       |       |
| question III-11          |       |       |       |       |       |
| [     ]{.underline} .    |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+

III-13. [Asset values]{.underline}.\--Report the total assets associated
with the production, warehousing, and sale of sodium nitrite. If your
firm does not maintain some or all of the specific asset data in the
normal course of business, please estimate it based upon some rational
method (such as production, sales, or costs) that is consistent with
your cost allocations in the previous question. Your finished goods
inventory value should reconcile with the inventory quantity data
reported in Part II. Provide data as of the end of your three most
recently completed fiscal years in chronological order from left to
right.

+-----------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| **Item**                          | **Fiscal |          |          |
|                                   | years    |          |          |
|                                   | en       |          |          |
|                                   | ded\--** |          |          |
+-----------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
|                                   | [        | [        | [        |
|                                   |    ]{.un |    ]{.un |    ]{.un |
|                                   | derline} | derline} | derline} |
+-----------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| **Assets associated with the      |          |          |          |
| production, warehousing, and sale |          |          |          |
| of sodium nitrite:**              |          |          |          |
+-----------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| **1.** Current assets:            |          |          |          |
|                                   |          |          |          |
| A. Cash and equivalents           |          |          |          |
+-----------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| B. Accounts receivable, net       |          |          |          |
+-----------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| C. Inventories (finished goods)   |          |          |          |
+-----------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| D. Other (describe:               |          |          |          |
| [     ]{.underline} )             |          |          |          |
+-----------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| E. Total current assets (lines    |          |          |          |
| 1.A. through 1.D.)                |          |          |          |
+-----------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| **2.** Non-current assets:        |          |          |          |
|                                   |          |          |          |
| Property, plant, and equipment    |          |          |          |
|                                   |          |          |          |
| A. Original cost of property,     |          |          |          |
| plant, and equipment              |          |          |          |
+-----------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| B. Less: Accumulated depreciation |          |          |          |
+-----------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| C. Equals: Book value of          |          |          |          |
| property, plant, and equipment    |          |          |          |
+-----------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| D. Other non-current assets       |          |          |          |
| (describe: [     ]{.underline})   |          |          |          |
+-----------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 4**. Total assets** (lines 1.E.,  |          |          |          |
| 2.C., and 2.D)                    |          |          |          |
+-----------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+

III-14. [Capital expenditures and research and development
expenses]{.underline}.\--Report your firm's capital expenditures and
research and development expenses on sodium nitrite. Provide data for
your three most recently completed fiscal years in chronological order
from left to right, and for the specified interim periods.

  --------------------------- --------------------- --------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ----------
  **Value (*in \$1,000*)**                                                                                          

  **Item**                    **Fiscal years                                                    **January-March**   
                              ended\--**                                                                            

                              [     ]{.underline}   [     ]{.underline}   [     ]{.underline}   **2007**            **2008**

  **Capital expenditures**                                                                                               

  **Research and development                                                                                             
  expenditures**                                                                                                    
  --------------------------- --------------------- --------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ----------

III-15. Since January 1, 2005, has your firm experienced any actual
negative effects on its return on investment or its growth, investment,
ability to raise capital, existing development and production efforts
(including efforts to develop a derivative or more advanced version of
the product), or the scale of capital investments as a result of imports
of sodium nitrite from China and/or Germany?

> No Yes\--My firm has experienced actual negative effects as follows:
>
> Cancellation, postponement, or rejection of expansion projects
>
> Denial or rejection of investment proposal
>
> Reduction in the size of capital investments
>
> Rejection of bank loans
>
> Lowering of credit rating
>
> Problem related to the issue of stocks or bonds
>
> Other (specify) [     ]{.underline}

III-16. Does your firm anticipate any negative impact of imports of
sodium nitrite from China and/or Germany?

> No Yes\--My firm anticipates negative impact as follows:
>
> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained
from Catherine DeFilippo, Economist (202-205-3253,
catherine.defilippo@usitc.gov).

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

> Company contact: [     ]{.underline}
>
> Name and title
>
> [(   )      ]{.underline} [     ]{.underline}
>
> Phone number E-mail address

**[PRICE DATA]{.underline}**

This section requests quarterly quantity and value data on your firm's
U.S. shipments of the following products during January 2005-March 2008.

> ***[Product 1]{.underline}*.--- Minimum sodium nitrite component of
> 98.0 percent. Sodium nitrite may or may not contain an anti-caking
> agent. Sodium nitrite may or may not be sold in prill form. Do not
> include flake, liquid or products that meet the Product 2
> definition.**
>
> ***[Product 2]{.underline}*.--- Minimum sodium nitrite component of
> 99.0 percent. Certified as complying with the Food Chemical Codex
> (FCC) and current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP). Sodium nitrite
> may or may not contain an anti-caking agent. Sodium nitrite may or may
> not be sold in prill form. Do not include flake or liquid.**

**Please note that total dollar values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of
shipment and should not include U.S.-inland transportation costs. Total
dollar values should reflect the *final net* amount paid to you (i.e.,
should be net of all deductions for discounts or rebates). See
instruction booklet.**

IV-2. Report below the quarterly price data^1^ for pricing products^2^
produced and sold by your firm.

+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **(Quantity *in        |          |          |          |          |
| pounds*, value *in     |          |          |          |          |
| dollars*)**            |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **Period of shipment** | *        |          | *        |          |
|                        | *Product |          | *Product |          |
|                        | 1**      |          | 2**      |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
|                        | **Qu     | *        | **Qu     | *        |
|                        | antity** | *Value** | antity** | *Value** |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **2005**               |          |          |          |          |
|                        |          |          |          |          |
| January-March          |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| April-June             |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| July-September         |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| October-December       |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **2006**               |          |          |          |          |
|                        |          |          |          |          |
| January-March          |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| April-June             |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| July-September         |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| October-December       |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **2007**               |          |          |          |          |
|                        |          |          |          |          |
| January-March          |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| April-June             |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| July-September         |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| October-December       |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **2008**               |          |          |          |          |
|                        |          |          |          |          |
| January-March          |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| ^1^ Net values (i.e.,  |          |          |          |          |
| gross sales values     |          |          |          |          |
| less all discounts,    |          |          |          |          |
| allowances, rebates,   |          |          |          |          |
| prepaid freight, and   |          |          |          |          |
| the value of returned  |          |          |          |          |
| goods), f.o.b. your    |          |          |          |          |
| U.S. point of          |          |          |          |          |
| shipment.              |          |          |          |          |
|                        |          |          |          |          |
| ^2^ Pricing product    |          |          |          |          |
| definitions are        |          |          |          |          |
| provided on the first  |          |          |          |          |
| page of Part IV.       |          |          |          |          |
|                        |          |          |          |          |
| Note.\--If your        |          |          |          |          |
| product does not       |          |          |          |          |
| exactly meet the       |          |          |          |          |
| product specifications |          |          |          |          |
| but is competitive     |          |          |          |          |
| with the specified     |          |          |          |          |
| product, provide a     |          |          |          |          |
| description of your    |          |          |          |          |
| product:               |          |          |          |          |
|                        |          |          |          |          |
| [Product 1:      \     |          |          |          |          |
| Product 2:             |          |          |          |          |
|      ]{.underline}     |          |          |          |          |
+------------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+

IV-3. Please describe how your firm determines the prices that it
charges for sales of sodium nitrite (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.

> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

IV-4. Please describe your firm's discount policy (quantity discounts,
annual total volume discounts, *etc.*).

> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

IV-5. What are your firm's typical sales terms for its U.S.-produced
sodium nitrite (e.g., 2/10 net 30 days)? [     ]{.underline} . On what
basis are your prices of domestic sodium nitrite usually quoted (e.g.,
f.o.b. warehouse, or delivered)? [     ]{.underline} .

IV-6. Approximately what share of your firm's sales of its U.S.-produced
sodium nitrite in 2007 were on a (1) long-term contract basis (multiple
deliveries for more than 12 months), (2) short-term contract basis
(multiple deliveries up to 12 months), and (3) spot sales basis (for a
single delivery)?

  ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------
  [Type of sale]{.underline}           [Share of sales
                                       (percent)]{.underline}

  Long-term contracts                  [     ]{.underline}

  Short-term contracts                 [     ]{.underline}

  Spot sales                           [     ]{.underline}
  ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------

IV-7. If you sell on a long-term contract basis, please answer the
following questions with respect to provisions of a typical long-term
contract.

> \(a\) What is the average duration of a contract? [     ]{.underline}
>
> \(b\) Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?
> [     ]{.underline}
>
> \(c\) Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?
> [     ]{.underline}
>
> \(d\) Does the contract have a meet or release provision?
> [     ]{.underline}

IV-8. If you sell on a short-term contract basis, please answer the
following questions with respect to provisions of a typical short-term
contract.

> \(a\) What is the average duration of a contract? [     ]{.underline}
>
> \(b\) Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?
> [     ]{.underline}
>
> \(c\) Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?
> [     ]{.underline}
>
> \(d\) Does the contract have a meet or release provision?
> [     ]{.underline}

IV-9. What is the average lead time between a customer's order and the
date of delivery for your firm's sales of your U.S.-produced sodium
nitrite?

+-----------------------+------------------+---------------------------+
| [Source]{.underline}  | [Share of        | [Lead time]{.underline}   |
|                       | sal              |                           |
|                       | es,]{.underline} |                           |
|                       |                  |                           |
|                       | [2               |                           |
|                       | 007]{.underline} |                           |
+-----------------------+------------------+---------------------------+
| From inventory        | > [              | [     ]{.underline}       |
|                       |    ]{.underline} |                           |
+-----------------------+------------------+---------------------------+
| Produced to order     | > [              | [     ]{.underline}       |
|                       |    ]{.underline} |                           |
+-----------------------+------------------+---------------------------+
| **Total**             | **100 %**        | [     ]{.underline}       |
+-----------------------+------------------+---------------------------+

IV-10. (a) What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered
cost of sodium nitrite that is accounted for by U.S. inland
transportation costs? [     ]{.underline} percent.

> \(b\) Who generally arranges the transportation to your customers'
> locations? (check one) Your firm or purchaser
>
> \(c\) What proportion of your sales occur within 100 miles of your
> storage or production facility? [     ]{.underline} percent. Within
> 101 to 1,000 miles? [     ]{.underline} percent. Over 1,000 miles?
> [     ]{.underline} percent.

IV-11. What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm's sodium nitrite? (check all that apply)

> Northeast Mid-Atlantic Midwest Southeast
>
> Southwest Rocky Mountains West Coast Northwest
>
> National Other (describe: [     ]{.underline} )

IV-12. Describe the end uses of the sodium nitrite that you manufacture.
For each end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted
for by sodium nitrite?

  ------------------------------------------ ----------------------------
  [End use---Dry]{.underline}                [Share of total cost
                                             (percent)]{.underline}

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

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

  [End use---Liquid]{.underline}             [Share of total cost
                                             (percent)]{.underline}

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

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

IV-13. (a) Please list in order of importance any products that may be
substituted for sodium nitrite.

> [Liquid]{.underline} [Dry]{.underline}
>
> \(i\) [     ]{.underline} (i) [     ]{.underline}
>
> \(ii\) [     ]{.underline} (ii) [     ]{.underline}
>
> \(iii\) [     ]{.underline} (iii) [     ]{.underline}

\(b\) For each possible substitute product, please give examples of
applications and end uses for which they are substitutes.

> Liquid: [     \
> ]{.underline}
>
> Dry: [     \
> ]{.underline}

\(c\) Have changes in the prices of these substitute products affected
the price for sodium nitrite?

> No Yes\-- To what degree do changes in their prices affect the price
> for sodium nitrite? Does this effect have a time lag? If so, how long
> is the time lag for each substitute product? Does this vary by type of
> sodium nitrite or final end use?
>
> Liquid: [     \
> ]{.underline}
>
> Dry: [     \
> ]{.underline}

IV-14. (a) How has the demand within the United States (and outside the
United States if known- please specify) for sodium nitrite changed since
January 1, 2005? What principal factors affect changes in demand for
sodium nitrite?

> Increased No change Decreased
>
> [     ]{.underline}
>
> [\
> ]{.underline}
>
> [\
> ]{.underline}(b) How has the demand within the United States (and
> outside the United States if known- please specify) for **dry** sodium
> nitrite changed since January 1, 2005? What principal factors affect
> changes in demand for **dry** sodium nitrite?
>
> Increased No change Decreased
>
> [     ]{.underline}
>
> [\
> \
> ]{.underline}
>
> \(c\) How has the demand within the United States (and outside the
> United States if known- please specify) for **liquid** sodium nitrite
> changed since January 1, 2005? What principal factors affect changes
> in demand for **liquid** sodium nitrite?
>
> Increased No change Decreased
>
> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

IV-15. Have there been any significant changes in the product range or
marketing of sodium nitrite since January 1, 2005?

> No Yes\-- Please describe.
>
> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

IV-16. Does your firm sell sodium nitrite over the internet?

> No Yes\-- Please describe, noting the estimated percentage of your
> firm's total sales of sodium nitrite in 2007 accounted for by internet
> sales.
>
> [     \
> \
> ]{.underline}

IV-17. Is sodium nitrite produced in the United States and in other
countries interchangeable (*i.e.*, can they physically be used in the
same applications)? Please indicate below, using "A" to indicate that
the products from a specified country-pair are always interchangeable,
"F" to indicate that the products are frequently interchangeable, "S" to
indicate that the products are sometimes interchangeable, "N" to
indicate that the products are never interchangeable, and "0" to
indicate no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair.^1^

+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Count   | China     | Germany   | India     | Poland    | Other     |
| ry-pair** |           |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| United    |           |           |           |           |           |
| States    |           |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| China     |           |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Germany   |           |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| ^1^ For   |           |           |           |           |           |
| any       |           |           |           |           |           |
| cou       |           |           |           |           |           |
| ntry-pair |           |           |           |           |           |
| producing |           |           |           |           |           |
| sodium    |           |           |           |           |           |
| nitrite   |           |           |           |           |           |
| which is  |           |           |           |           |           |
| *         |           |           |           |           |           |
| sometimes |           |           |           |           |           |
| or never* |           |           |           |           |           |
| interch   |           |           |           |           |           |
| angeable, |           |           |           |           |           |
| please    |           |           |           |           |           |
| explain   |           |           |           |           |           |
| the       |           |           |           |           |           |
| factors   |           |           |           |           |           |
| that      |           |           |           |           |           |
| limit or  |           |           |           |           |           |
| preclude  |           |           |           |           |           |
| interc    |           |           |           |           |           |
| hangeable |           |           |           |           |           |
| use:      |           |           |           |           |           |
|           |           |           |           |           |           |
| > [     \ |           |           |           |           |           |
| > \       |           |           |           |           |           |
| > ]{.u    |           |           |           |           |           |
| nderline} |           |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+

IV-18. Are differences other than price (*i.e.*, quality, availability,
transportation network, grade, form, product range, technical support,
*etc.*) between sodium nitrite produced in the United States and in
other countries a significant factor in your firm's sales of the
products? Please indicate below, using "A" to indicate that such
differences are always significant, "F" to indicate that such
differences are frequently significant, "S" to indicate that such
differences are sometimes significant, "N" to indicate that such
differences are never significant, and "0" to indicate no familiarity
with products from a specified country-pair.^1^

+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Count   | China     | Germany   | India     | Poland    | Other     |
| ry-pair** |           |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| United    |           |           |           |           |           |
| States    |           |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| China     |           |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Germany   |           |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| ^1^ For   |           |           |           |           |           |
| any       |           |           |           |           |           |
| cou       |           |           |           |           |           |
| ntry-pair |           |           |           |           |           |
| for which |           |           |           |           |           |
| factors   |           |           |           |           |           |
| other     |           |           |           |           |           |
| than      |           |           |           |           |           |
| price     |           |           |           |           |           |
| *always   |           |           |           |           |           |
| or        |           |           |           |           |           |
| fr        |           |           |           |           |           |
| equently* |           |           |           |           |           |
| are a     |           |           |           |           |           |
| si        |           |           |           |           |           |
| gnificant |           |           |           |           |           |
| factor    |           |           |           |           |           |
| [in your  |           |           |           |           |           |
| firm's    |           |           |           |           |           |
| sales of  |           |           |           |           |           |
| sodium    |           |           |           |           |           |
| nitrite,  |           |           |           |           |           |
| identify  |           |           |           |           |           |
| the       |           |           |           |           |           |
| cou       |           |           |           |           |           |
| ntry-pair |           |           |           |           |           |
| and       |           |           |           |           |           |
| report    |           |           |           |           |           |
| the]{.u   |           |           |           |           |           |
| nderline} |           |           |           |           |           |
| a         |           |           |           |           |           |
| dvantages |           |           |           |           |           |
| or        |           |           |           |           |           |
| disa      |           |           |           |           |           |
| dvantages |           |           |           |           |           |
| imparted  |           |           |           |           |           |
| by such   |           |           |           |           |           |
| factors:  |           |           |           |           |           |
|           |           |           |           |           |           |
| > [     \ |           |           |           |           |           |
| > \       |           |           |           |           |           |
| > ]{.u    |           |           |           |           |           |
| nderline} |           |           |           |           |           |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+

IV-19a. Please identify below the names and addresses of your firm's 10
largest customers for sodium nitrite during January 2005-March 2008.
Please also provide the name, telephone number, and e-mail address of a
contact person and the share of the quantity of your firm's total
shipments of sodium nitrite that each of these customers accounted for
in 2007.

  --------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------- ---------
  **No.**   **Customer's      **Street address  **Contact person  **Area code **Share
            name**            (not P.O. box),   and e-mail        and         of 2007
                              city, state, and  address**         telephone   sales
                              zip code**                          number**    (%)**

  **1**                                                                            

  **2**                                                                            

  **3**                                                                            

  **4**                                                                            

  **5**                                                                            

  **6**                                                                            

  **7**                                                                            

  **8**                                                                            

  **9**                                                                            

  **10**                                                                           
  --------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------- ---------

IV-19b. Please indicate how many sodium nitrite customers you had in the
U.S. market in 2007.

> [     ]{.underline}
>
> IV-20. **[COMPETITION FROM IMPORTS\--LOST REVENUES]{.underline}**.\--
>
> Since January 1, 2005: To avoid losing sales to competitors selling
> sodium nitrite from China and/or Germany, did your firm:
>
> Reduce prices No Yes
>
> Roll back announced price increases No Yes
>
> If yes, please furnish as much of the following information as
> possible for each affected transaction. Document such allegations of
> lost revenues whenever possible (documentation could include copies of
> invoices, sales reports, or letters from customers). Please note that
> the Commission may contact the firms named to verify the allegations
> reported.
>
> Customer name, contact person, phone and fax numbers
>
> Specific product(s) involved
>
> Date of your initial price quotation
>
> Quantity involved
>
> Your initial ***rejected*** price quotation (total delivered value)
>
> Your ***accepted*** price quotation (total delivered value)
>
> The country of origin of the competing imported product
>
> The competing price quotation of the imported product (total delivered
> value)

+------------+-------+-----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Customer | *     | **D | **Qua | **In  | **Acc | **Co  | *     |
| name,      | *Prod | ate | ntity | itial | epted | untry | *Comp |
| contact    | uct** | of  | (poun | rej   | U.S.  | of    | eting |
| person,    |       | q   | ds)** | ected | price | ori   | i     |
| phone and  | **    | uot |       | U.S.  | (     | gin** | mport |
| fax        | (form | e** |       | price | total |       | price |
| numbers**  | /     |     |       | (     | value |       | (     |
|            | gra   |     |       | total | \--*d |       | total |
|            | de)** |     |       | value | ollar |       | value |
|            |       |     |       | \--*d | s*)** |       | ---*d |
|            |       |     |       | ollar |       |       | ollar |
|            |       |     |       | s*)** |       |       | s*)** |
+------------+-------+-----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|            |       |     |       |       |       |       |       |
|            |       |     |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|            |       |     |       |       |       |       |       |
|            |       |     |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|            |       |     |       |       |       |       |       |
|            |       |     |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|            |       |     |       |       |       |       |       |
|            |       |     |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-----+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+

IV-21. **[COMPETITION FROM IMPORTS\--LOST SALES]{.underline}**.\--
**THIS SECTION IS TO BE COMPLETED ONLY BY NON-PETITIONERS.** (Note:
petitioners may provide allegations involving quotes made AFTER the
filing of the petition.)

> Since January 1, 2005: Did your firm lose sales of sodium nitrite to
> imports of these products from China and/or Germany?

No Yes

> If yes, please furnish as much of the following information as
> possible for each affected transaction. Document such allegations of
> lost sales whenever possible (documentation could include copies of
> invoices, sales reports, or letters from customers). Please note that
> the Commission may contact the firms named to verify the allegations
> reported.
>
> Customer name, contact person, phone and fax numbers
>
> Specific product(s) involved
>
> Date of your price quotation
>
> Quantity involved
>
> Your rejected price quotation (total delivered value)
>
> The country of origin of the competing imported product
>
> The accepted price quotation of the imported product (total delivered
> value)

+--------------+--------+------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **Customer   | **Pro  | **   | **Q     | **R     | **      | **Co    |
| name,        | duct** | Date | uantity | ejected | Country | mpeting |
| contact      |        | of   | (*pou   | U.S.    | of      | import  |
| person,      | *      | quo  | nds*)** | price   | o       | price   |
| phone and    | *(form | te** |         | (total  | rigin** | (total  |
| fax          | /      |      |         | value\  |         | value-  |
| numbers**    | gr     |      |         | --*doll |         | --*doll |
|              | ade)** |      |         | ars*)** |         | ars*)** |
+--------------+--------+------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|              |        |      |         |         |         |         |
|              |        |      |         |         |         |         |
+--------------+--------+------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|              |        |      |         |         |         |         |
|              |        |      |         |         |         |         |
+--------------+--------+------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|              |        |      |         |         |         |         |
|              |        |      |         |         |         |         |
+--------------+--------+------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|              |        |      |         |         |         |         |
|              |        |      |         |         |         |         |
+--------------+--------+------+---------+---------+---------+---------+