At the US-Canada border, aluminium is constantly on the move, but the direction of trade is far from balanced. In the first six months of 2026, the US imported 907,581.44 tonnes of primary aluminium from Canada, while exporting only 78,886.12 tonnes of semi-fabricated aluminium products such as...
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...
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One of the major highlights that grabbed the attention of the primary aluminium industry this week was the written recommendation by India’s ministry of mines for the raise of import tariff on primary aluminium products. Early this week, the ministry of mines recommended the ministry of finance to...
The chairman of Aluworks PLC, Prof Lade Wosornu stated that the Ghana Revenue Authority’s custom division has stirred to impose an additional duty of 35.77% on cheap aluminium products imported from China, that will empower Aluworks, the aluminium continuous casting and cold rolling mill of Ghana...
The United States made an offer to Japan to address the disagreements over tariffs imposed on Japanese steel and aluminium in 2018 under former President Donald Trump, stating the people familiar with the situation. According to the anonymous sources, the proposal for the same has been submitted by...
India’s ministry of mines has reportedly recommended the ministry of finance to raise the import tariff on primary aluminium products, such as ingots and billets, from the existing 7.5 per cent to 10 per cent. The news came after industry sources said on Friday, December 10. “Earlier this week,...
The downstream segment of the global aluminium industry has always been the most vital part of the sector, as the downstream segment also refers to engineered products and solutions. The American multinational automotive manufacturing company, General Motors plans to upgrade Indiana aluminium die...
The European Commission has reportedly levied definitive anti-dumping duties, ranging from 15.4% to 28.5%, on imports of aluminium converter foil originating in the People’s Republic of China. The objective is to protect domestic companies and workers in this sector. Aluminium converter foil, an...
Shares of three notable aluminium makers recorded higher in trade, followed by the Central Government’s announcement of the imposition of anti-dumping duty on select aluminium products imported from China. National Aluminium Company’s share was traded higher by 5.77 per cent, Hindalco Industries...
According to a recent report, the United Kingdom Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan will press the United States Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Tuesday, December 7, to remove Trump-era tariffs on British aluminium and steel. “We’ve already made strong progress; from getting British beef and...
Armenia is an industrial-agrarian country, as metal products remain as one of the major exports. The economy of Armenia counts on manufacturing, services, remittances, and agriculture, while Russia is Armenia's principal export market. The Joe Biden administration has introduced new tariffs on...
On 12 th November 2021, the United States stated that it had initiated dialogue with Japan focused on diminishing US tariffs on metal imports like aluminium and steel, which were imposed under former President Donald Trump, following Washington attainted a deal on the same metal tariff issue with...
The Armenian economy depends on manufacturing, services, remittances, and agriculture. According to UN trade data, aluminium foil accounts for almost half of Armenian exports to the U.S. The aluminium foil is manufactured by a facility in Yerevan known as Armenal, which is owned by Russian...
The voice of the aluminium industry in Europe, European Aluminium affirms that the tariff-rate quotas, which will replace the existing 10% tariff on EU aluminium products under Section 232, will result in even more trade distortions. The association notifies it will create additional market...
On 4 th October 2021, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry stated that Minister Koichi Hagiuda has urged the United States to eliminate extra tariffs on aluminium and steel products imports from Japan in a meeting with Washington's trade representative. The Ministry said: “On a...
The expectation is gradually peering through the clouds of Russia, that the govt. might remove the taxes on aluminium exports and foster global supplies due to the triggered inventory sell-off that has marked down the prices of the metal on the physical market in the US and in Europe. Following the...
On Sunday, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said that the US and the European Union (EU) had achieved an agreement to end a three-year dispute over tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from the region. "We've reached an agreement with the EU which maintains the 232 tariffs but allows limited...
The United States and the European Union have settled to soften tariffs on the multi-billion dollars of aluminium and steel products in an attempt to undertake a trade discourse that has lingered over transatlantic relations since the era of Donald Trump administration. Valdis Dombrovskis, EU trade...
The apex body representing the entire spectrum of the Indian Aluminium Industry, the Aluminium Association of India’s President Rahul Sharma emphasized the drastic impact of coal dearth that has developed on industries. Accordingly, the fossil fuel counts for around 40% of the production cost which...
The voice of the European aluminium value chain, European Aluminium Association hails the European Commission’s final confirmation of the definitive anti-dumping duties required to hinder the impact of Chinese dumping of flat-rolled products (FRPs) on the EU market. Correspondingly, European...
