The European Union (EU) is preparing a broader restriction on aluminium scrap exports to non-Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, replacing an earlier trade proposal that would have covered only part of the bloc’s scrap flows. The move could largely impact...
As smartphones, laptops, televisions, electric vehicles, and household appliances become an integral part of modern life, electronic waste (e-waste) is emerging as one of the world's fastest-growing waste streams. Yet, every discarded electronic device contains more than just obsolete technology—it...
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After the Council of Ministers has voted for the amended Waste Directives of the Package, European Aluminium has said that Europe now has the proper framework to make the Circular Economy work in the true sense. The 28 EU Member States would now start delivering on reducing landfill of household...
India and the European Union have told the World Trade Organization that they have planned to raise import duties on certain US products next month. The move is in retaliation to Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariff on aluminium and steel. Trump’s import duty has affected India’s aluminium...
The U.S. threatened to impose sanctions against the European Union after the World Trade Organization ruled that Airbus SE received illegal government funding to develop jetliners, costing Boeing Co. sales. The final decision affirmed a 2016 finding that the EU had failed to eliminate unfair...
We recently covered a news update that existing supply deals with Rusal’s Aughinish alumina refinery in Ireland would resume as the U.S. had extended the deadline for US and non-US citizens to wind up business with Rusal to late October. However, Minister for Business Heather Humphreys said that...
European Aluminium, the voice of the entire aluminium value chain, regrets US decision to exempt Europe from the 10% tariff on aluminium products for only one month, starting today until the 1 June 2018. While the industry was requesting a permanent exclusion of tariffs, this short temporary...
U.S. President Donald Trump has postponed the imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada, the European Union and Mexico until June 1, and has reached agreements for permanent exemptions for Argentina, Australia and Brazil, the White House said on Monday. The decisions came just hours before...
Temporary exemptions from US imported aluminium and steel tariffs are about to come to an end on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. So, the Trump administration has decided to extend it to some of its allies, but not all, said Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in an interview in Washington on late Saturday, April...
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, is hopeful that the United States will grant permanent exemptions to aluminium imported from allies and wants U.S. Congress to look into price spikes that have already set in. U.S. President Donald Trump last month imposed import tariffs of 25 per...
President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported aluminium and steel are causing disruptions even to the manufacturers in the United States who buy those metals and thus, asking for relief to the US government. The Trump government imposed these tariffs last month with an aim to protect its domestic...
After China and European Union who have already corresponded with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over safeguards from the US aluminium and steel tariffs, now Russia joins the squad too. On April 20, 2018, Russia has approached the WTO arguing that 25 per cent tariff on steel and 10 per cent...
According to a BBC update, the European Union (EU) and six other countries will be exempt from steel and aluminium tariffs announced by President Trump, for the time being. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced Mr Trump’s decision to "pause" the import duties temporarily for these...
European Aluminium, the voice of the entire aluminium value chain, is confident the EU Commission will do everything it can to exempt European countries from the 10% US tariff in the next 15 days, but requests immediate market surveillance and the implementation of safeguard measures if proven...
President Donald Trump has signed proclamation imposing 10 per cent tariff on aluminium and 25 per cent levy on steel. The new tariffs will go into effect in 15 days. The move is likely to face retaliation from its major trading partners, the European Union and China. Trump said Canada and Mexico...
European Aluminium applauds EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström’s statements concerning the potential US tariffs against all aluminium products from Europe. The association representing the entire aluminium value chain with more than 600 plants all across Europe encourages the executive body to...
After the US President Trump announced that a tariff of 10 % will be imposed on aluminium exports from all countries, European Aluminium calls on the European Commission and EU Member States to safeguard the European aluminium industry. The announcement came after the department of Commerce had...
“Circular economy” is a sustainability goal being sought by E.U. institutions and member states in regard to end of life recycling of materials. The topic has been in the discussion phase among European institutions and member states for two years as the European Commission presented a revised...
China has accused the United States and the European Union of breaking promises that they made when China joined the World Trade Organization, according to testimony published by China’s Commerce Ministry in an unusual step. China’s WTO ambassador, Zhang Xiangchen, told a WTO hearing that the...
European Aluminium, the voice of the entire aluminium value chain, has welcomed the decision made by European Union, Japan and the United States to tackle excess production capacity in key sectors. EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom, Japanese Trade Minister Hiroshige Seko and U.S. Trade...
