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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A bipartisan group of the US senators has reportedly urged for an independent review into the Trump administration’s process for granting imported tariffs exemptions on aluminium and steel products. Pennsylvania Republican Pat Toomey, an ardent free-trader, joined centrist Democrats Doug Jones of...
The American Primary Aluminum Association (APAA) has urged the U.S. International Trade Commission to continue with the Section 232 tariffs on all aluminium imports, as the organization believes it is pivotal to safeguard the interests of the domestic primary aluminium producers. Mark Duffy, Chief...
U.S. tariffs on imported aluminium and steel which has triggered a trade war, has shaken the global markets, easing Asia's supply-demand balance and putting pressure on prices in this region while lifting prices in the U.S. This was further worsened by the sanctions imposed upon Rusal by the U.S.,...
The United States has rejected an appeal from India and Switzerland to set up a panel against the US for imposing high import duties on certain steel and aluminium products. Both the countries will now have to file a second request at the dispute settlement body's (DSB) next meeting which the US...
The World Trade Organization agreed that it would hear complaints coming from a range of countries over the US steel and aluminium tariffs and complaints from Washington over retaliatory duties. The WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) agreed on Wednesday to establish panels to review U.S tariffs of...
The UAE’s Minister of Economy Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri said on Tuesday, November 20, that his country would resolve aluminium and steel tariffs with U.S. as the balance of trade is in favour of the United States. “I hope next year we will resolve it. We will continue to explain our case," Al...
On Monday, November 19, more than 30 American business and agriculture groups urged the United States Trade Representatives Robert Lighthizer to exempt aluminium and steel import tariffs on Mexico and Canada, arguing that such tariffs were hurting exporters and putting jobs at risk. In a letter...
The Mexican Ambassador to the United States, Gerónimo Gutiérrez, said on Monday that he expects the Trump administration to lift the U.S. steel and aluminium tariffs imposed upon Mexico before the signing of the new trade agreement (USMCA) with Mexico and Canada by the end of this month. Even if it...
An official reported to Business Standard India has taken forward the trade dispute with America in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and asked the Geneva-based multilateral body to set up a panel against the US for imposing high import duties on certain aluminium and steel products. According to...
The total aluminium imports by the USA for consumption stood at 4.33 million tonnes in the first eight months of 2018, down 9.2 per cent from 4.77 million tonnes in the eight months of 2017, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. The USA imported 459,000...
Aluminum Association President & CEO Heidi Brock, on Friday November 16, gave a testimony at the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), highlighting the urgent need for full, quota-free tariff exemptions for Canada and Mexico as part of the final U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The...
U.S. automakers and parts suppliers urged the Trump administration to end steel and aluminium tariffs on Mexico and Canada and warned against the potential U.S. national security tariffs on automotive imports on Thursday November 15. They said such tariffs would lead to widespread job losses. They...
On Wednesday, November 14, the European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said that EU is ready with its list of potential retaliation targets in case the US President Donald Trump levies auto tariffs on the bloc’s member states. However, as per the report, Malmstrom did not specify the US...
The Aluminum Association has expressed its concern over the Section 232 tariff exemption process of the DOC in a statement submitted to the Department of Commerce. According to the association exemptions were granted to massive volumes of metal including Chinese Common Alloy Sheet & Plate. Till...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reportedly hoping to reach an exemption deal from the Trump administration’s duties on imported aluminium and steel products later this month. Trudeau said in reference to the US President Donald Trump “"We will meet at the G20 in Argentina and we hope to...
Bahrain-based Gulf Aluminum Rolling Mill Company (GARMCO) has announced that its subsidiary GARMCO (USA) was granted with tariff exemptions, of its major products imports from Bahrain. GARMCO USA produces wide range of premium aluminium flat rolled products at its manufacturing plant located in the...
The US Commerce Department reportedly announced on Wednesday, November 7, about levying final anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on Chinese common alloy aluminium sheet products of 96.3 per cent to 176.2 per cent. For the first time, these duties are issued in a trade remedy case initiated by the...
Representatives from three major aluminium associations in North America, from the U.S. Canada and Mexico have sent a joint letter to President Trump today calling for quota-free tariff exemptions on North American aluminium as part of the final U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. They congratulated on...
