Saccharin from China - USITC

The capacity, production, exports, and percentage of production exported for each producer ofsaccharin in China in 2007, 4 the last full calendar year for which data are available, are presented in thefollowing tabulation:* * * * * * *The Commission received a foreign producers’ questionnaire response from Tianjin Changjie.The firm ***. Tianjin Changjie reported that it ***. 5 Tianjin Changjie further reported that *** sinceJanuary 1, 2003. Specifically, ***. 6Tianjin Changjie also indicated that ***. 7 With reference to constraints that set limits onproduction capacity, Tianjin Changjie ***. 8 Tianjin Changjie reported that *** of its total sales in itsmost recent fiscal year was represented by sales of saccharin. 9Table IV-5 presents Tianjin Changjie’s production capacity, production, shipments, andinventories of saccharin produced during the period for which data were gathered. Tianjin Changjie’scapacity *** during 2003-08 while production ***. The firm reported *** internal consumption orintracompany transfers and its commercial shipments to its home market ***. Tianjin Changjie’sreported its main export markets as ***. The firm’s total exports ***.When asked to describe the significance of the existing antidumping duty order covering importsof saccharin from China, Tianjin Changjie reported that ***. 10Tianjin Changjie reported that it ***. 11Table IV-5Saccharin: Tianjin Changjie’s producers’ capacity, production, inventories, and shipments, 2003-08* * * * * * *Since the Commission received a foreign producers’ questionnaire response only from TianjinChangjie, Commission staff attempted to gather additional data on the saccharin industry in Chinathrough consultancy reports. Table IV-6 presents aggregated capacity, production, inventory, andshipment data for the saccharin industry in China based on consultancy reports and the Global TradeAtlas.4The Survey of Saccharin in China, “Current Supply Situation,” CCM International Limited, September 2008,p. 22.5Tianjin Changjie’s foreign producers’ questionnaire response, sections I-4, I-5, I-6, and II-16.6Ibid., section II-2.7Ibid., section II-4.8Ibid., section II-8.9Ibid., section 11-9.10Tianjin Changjie’s foreign producers’ questionnaire response, section II-14.11Ibid., section II-18.IV-5