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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The EU Commission’s draft proposal which is now available to a global media agency reveals that the European Union will introduce so-called carbon import tariffs on aluminium among other commodities as a part of the initiative fight against climate change. This is purposeful in regards to safeguard...
The European Commission has announced its plans to impose antidumping duties on aluminium converter foil imported from China. The duty will range from 16% to29.1%. The antidumping duties will be provisional following the publication of the decision in the EU Official Journal. “The European...
The global downstream aluminium sector has been eventful this week, with the European Union’s decision to suspend tariffs on the United States aluminium and steel exports to Constellium, a global manufacturer of aluminium rolled products, announcing new members to the Board and China’s unwrought...
According to a recent report, the European Union and the United States mutually agreed to discuss and resolve trade disputes around aluminium and steel, which dates back to March 2018 when the former US President announced 10 per cent additional tariffs on aluminium and 25 per cent on steel imports...
The voice of the aluminium industry in Europe with 80+ members, European Aluminium welcomes the news that the EU and US have agreed to enter into discussions on the mutual resolution of aluminium excess capacity and the deployment of effective solutions. The industry association calls on the US and...
South Africa’s National Energy Regular, NERSA has invited stakeholder remarks on a proposed 10-year negotiated pricing agreement (NPA) between Eskom, the South African electricity public utility and Hillside Aluminium smelter, in KwaZulu-Natal, owned by South32 and is the largest single customer of...
On Tuesday, May 4, Vietnam announced its decision to keep anti-dumping duties on Chinese aluminium products imports. The news came after the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that it decided to continue imposing anti-dumping duties with a tax rate from 4.39 per cent to 35.58 per cent on certain...
In March 2021, China exported 58,000 tonnes of aluminium extrusion, which reflected a 2 per cent month-on-month decline and 22 per cent on year, according to the latest customs data. The year-on-year downfall is analysed as an outcome of the lower exports due to the COVID-19 pandemic compared to...
The Southeast Asian nation, Vietnam, onward 25 th April 2021 will impose anti-dumping duties of 4.39%-35.58% on aluminium products imported from China. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, “The anti-dumping duties will apply to certain extruded aluminium products produced by 18 Chinese...
Nevine Gamea, Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry send out a decision to impose anti-dumping measures on imports of selective aluminium products for three years. The products comprise moulds, cylinders and wire, with the measures to initiate from mid-April, at a rate of 16.5% of Insurance and...
Following the preliminary investigation, the European Union has set provisional tariffs on aluminium flat-rolled products from China, as it was established they were being sold into the syndicate at artificially low prices. On 12 th March 2021, the EU’s official journal stated that the European...
The European Union has reportedly imposed duties on Chinese aluminium products after determining the materials being sold at unfairly low prices. The news came on Tuesday, March 30, after the EU official journal announced that duties to be imposed on Chinese aluminium extrusions in the form of...
The European Aluminium Association praises the European Commission for its intention to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on certain flat-rolled products originating in China. The duty rates vary from 19.6 to 47.3% and result from an anti-dumping investigation initiated on the 14 th August’20,...
On Tuesday, March 2, the United States Commerce Department levied final anti-dumping duties on common alloy aluminium sheet import from 18 countries, including up to 242.8 per cent on Germany and 4.83 per cent on Bahrain. The news came after the US Commerce Department announced the duties following...
The coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users asked President Joe Biden to end tariffs on aluminium and steel imports and setting the platform for a debate on protective trade measures. A few days earlier the US President said he would keep tariffs on aluminium imports from the United...
The newly elected President of USA, Joe Biden will sustain a tariff rate of 10% on aluminium imports from the United Arab Emirates, reversing Ex-President Donald Trump’s move to terminate the tariffs on his last day as president, as reported by the White House. On January 20, 2021, Joe Biden’s...
The Aluminium Association of India (AAI) has asked the government to hike the basic custom duty on aluminium in the forthcoming Union Budget 2021-22. The Industry has sought support to raise imports duty on primary aluminium and scrap to 10% from current 7.5% and 2.5% respectively. AAI said, "The...
On Tuesday, December 8, Britain announced to impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States aluminium and steel imports after it separates from the European Union on January 1. It also announced to forgo the $4 billion tariff plan, which was part of a long-running trade battle over aircraft...
