Saccharin from China - USITC

In the original determination, the Commission found that the volume and market share ofsubject imports increased substantially throughout the period of investigation, with the quantity ofsubject imports more than doubling. 121 Subject imports’ share of apparent U.S. consumption (asmeasured by quantity) increased from *** percent in 2000 to *** percent in 2001 and *** percent in2002. 122 At the same time, the domestic industry lost substantial market share. The domestic producer’sshare of apparent U.S. consumption fell ***, from *** percent in 2000 to *** percent in 2002. 123Nearly all of the domestic industry’s loss of market share was gained by subject imports, as nonsubjectimports’ market share increased by only 3.7 percentage points over the period examined, from ***percent in 2000 to *** percent in 2002. 124 In light of the above, the Commission concluded that theincreased volumes of subject imports were significant both in absolute terms and relative to productionand consumption in the United States, and also found the increase in that volume to be significant. 125In this five-year review, subject imports maintained a growing and significant presence in theU.S. market, even with the order in place. By quantity, subject imports increased their U.S. marketshare by 35.1 percentage points during the review period, increasing from *** percent in 2003 to ***126 127percent in 2008.The domestic industry lost even more market share during the review period than it did in theoriginal investigation, in large part due to ***. By quantity, PMC’s share of apparent U.S. consumptiondropped by 57.0 percentage points during the review period, falling from *** percent in 2003 to ***percent in 2008. 128 Most of the domestic industry’s loss of market share was gained by subject imports,as non-subject imports’ U.S. market share increased, but at a lower rate than the market share gained bysubject imports. 129As noted above, only one producer in China (Tianjin Changjie) submitted a questionnaireresponse in this review. 130 However, there are reportedly four other subject producers in China:Kaifeng Xinghua Fine Chemical Factory (“Kaifeng”), Shanghai Fortune Chemical Co., Ltd. (“ShanghaiFortune”), Suzhou Fine Chemicals Group Co., Ltd. (“Suzhou”), and Tianjin North Food (“TianjinNorth”). Industry consultancy reports indicate that total production capacity in China for all fivesubject producers was *** pounds in 2007, the most recent year for which estimates are available,whereas total production in that year was estimated to be *** pounds, and total exports were estimatedto be *** pounds. 131 These production and capacity levels of Chinese subject producers greatly121Original Determination at 10.122Id.123Id. at 11.124Id.125Id.126CR/PR at Table C-1.127While PMC was a relatively large importer of subject merchandise, it was responsible for *** of the increasein the volume of subject imports during the review period. See e.g., CR/PR at Tables C-1 & III-7.128CR/PR at Table C-1.129Non-subject imports’ market share (by volume) increased by 22.0 percentage points during the review period,increasing from *** percent in 2003 to *** percent in 2008. CR/PR at Table C-1.130CR at IV-8; PR at IV-5.131See, e.g., CR/PR at Table IV-6.17