Thailand has opened a new anti-dumping exporter review covering Chinese aluminium extrusions, with a provisional 21.94 per cent cash deposit rate set for the applicant. Thailand's Department of Foreign Trade has initiated a new exporter review covering aluminium extrusions from China, adding...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has indicated Ottawa’s readiness to resume Canada-US trade talks and reach a deal with President Donald Trump, as the tariff debate continues to pressure deeply integrated supply chains. Tariff uncertainty could also pressure aluminium trade, costs, aluminium...
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The deliveries of aluminium tubes and aerosol cans reflected an annual decline in the first six months of 2025, as reported by Aluminium Deutschland. Members of its Tubes, Cans and Impact Extruded Parts Association reported a shipment of 393 million aluminium tubes and 268 million units of aerosol...
On Wednesday, the European Union announced its intention to resume discussions with the United States regarding the reduction of Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium. This move comes as various nations seek to address ongoing trade tensions. EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic is scheduled...
The United States and China are edging closer to a landmark Boeing aircraft deal that could anchor a broader trade agreement between the two powers. US Ambassador to China David Perdue, said the negotiations are in their “final days,” signalling a breakthrough that has been long in the making....
India's aluminium sector is currently navigating a rapidly changing landscape in the first half of 2025, with significant shifts in both exports and imports of alloyed, non-alloyed and scrap aluminium. Exports of non-alloyed aluminium, alloyed aluminium and waste and scrap have all taken a...
South African policymakers are under pressure as Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAMs) spread globally. The EU’s version will take effect in January 2026, while the UK, US, Australia, and Japan are weighing similar measures. Image source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/ Also read: Downstream...
The aluminium downstream sector is pivotal in transforming and utilising aluminium, a lightweight, versatile metal with diverse applications. Serving industries such as automotive, aerospace, construction, packaging, and electrical, it delivers customised solutions designed to meet the evolving...
New tariffs on cars and SUVs made in Japan have come into effect this week. Although they are cut by more than 10 per cent, yet they are 500 per cent higher than historical norms and set to drive an increase in car prices. Thus, consumers, automakers, and shareholders are bracing for higher costs...
Mexico’s aluminium industry once leaned on China as a way to soften the blow of US trade barriers is now moving on the other side. When Washington imposed tariffs on Chinese goods in 2018, large volumes of aluminium were rerouted through Mexico, some of it processed locally before being shipped on...
Heard enough that Europe’s rising outflow of aluminium scrap is hitting a double blow by depleting vital feedstock for its secondary aluminium industry on one hand and on the other by eroding the material which is central to sustainability and net-zero goals. So far, the concerns were voiced mainly...
The US-based government agency, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), announced another bout of probability in expanding the derivative horizon of Section 232 tariffs. On September 17, 2025, the Federal Register notice confirmed that requests to add new derivative steel and aluminium products can...
The discussion considering the durability and lightweight of the most traded metals, that is, aluminium and steel, has been ongoing for years and is never-ending, but how is the current trade policy shaping the trade of these metals in 2025? With a 50 per cent steep tariff imposed by Trump, will...
At the Fastmarkets International Aluminium 2025 conference in Barcelona, Spain, which took place from September 9 to 11, Alcoa’s President and CEO, William F. Oplinger, expressed that he feels “tremendously optimistic” about the company’s prospects in the coming years. Oplinger recognised the...
Aluminium alloy LME prices began 2025 on stronger ground, marking a shift upward from the levels seen a year earlier. The LME offer price opened in January at around USD 2250 per tonne but quickly slipped to approx. USD 2100 per tonne. For much of the first quarter, values held between USD 2100 and...
The American Primary Aluminium Association (APAA) has voiced concerns over Ottawa’s new USD 5 billion tariff relief fund. According to Canadian Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, this fund is nothing but a replica of the earlier subsidies that only provide hundreds of millions of dollars in support to...
According to preliminary estimates from the Aluminum Association, aluminium demand in North America (the US and Canada) fell 4.4 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2025. Whether this decline is the direct fallout of Washington’s punitive duties is a question the Association intends to...
The recent proposal by Trump to the EU to impose a 100 per cent tariff on India and China, which was a part of an effort by the Russian president to end the war in Ukraine, is on the verge of conclusion. The EU has turned down Trump's suggestion to impose a 100 per cent tariff on India due to its...
The Indian rupee hit a new all-time low against the US dollar on Thursday, highlighting the growing strain from US tariffs on Asia's third-largest economy. The currency ended the day at 88.4425 per dollar, which is a drop of 0.39 per cent from the previous close of 88.1000, slipping past its...
The United States’ sharp 50 per cent tariff on aluminium and steel imports seem to have spared no end-user sector, not even farm equipment manufacturers. Reports indicate that the punitive duty has driven up production costs and disrupted supply chain stability, leaving equipment makers grappling...
