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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According to the latest update by Shanghai Metals Market, short supplies of invoiced domestic resources and limited inflows of seaborne resources are together contributing to the balanced market of aluminium scrap in China. Moreover, sluggish downstream automobile consumption is also attributing to...
The Government of India is likely to postpone the imposition of higher import duties once again on American goods by another 45 days, a finance ministry official told Cogencis. “The government will soon issue the notification regarding the same. The hike in import duty on US goods is likely to be...
Craft breweries are buying aluminium cans which are 2.5 times larger than the size of a normal beer can because it is helping out their business at a time when cans are scarce. “As soon as we got this machine, our off premise beer sales doubled,” said Willy Truettner, co-owner of Zuni Street...
Industry leaders joined Aluminum Association president & CEO Heidi Brock in testifying before the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) on Tuesday, October 30. The testimony urged the USITC to reach a finding in the Commerce Department’s self-initiated case that unfairly-traded imports of...
Juan Carlos Baker, Mexico’s deputy commerce minister said that Mexico won’t sign the new North American free trade agreement (USMCA) unless the U.S. removes steel and aluminium tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Lawyers are finalizing the text of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the three...
Following the request by the aluminium industry to increase import duties on both primary aluminium and aluminium scrap, the Indian government is now reportedly thinking to take it into consideration, sources said. The aluminium industry players have demanded a hike in import duties because of the...
European aluminium industry was reeling under pressure when Trump decided to place strict tariffs on imported steel and aluminium in March. However, a Wall Street Journal report says, European aluminium companies have not yet felt much pain over the tariffs. Imports still account for majority of...
Auto suppliers are pitching the U.S. administration on a grace period from tariffs on imported steel and aluminium until enough U.S. capacity is built up. According to them, it will take time to develop more affordable domestic sources of both the metal and they can’t invest in new facilities while...
According to the update from Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu, India and the United States have exchanged offers for a possible trade deal to resolve issues related to bilateral commerce. “The negotiations are ongoing,” he said, while adding that the US has given an offer which in...
The aluminium scrap recycling industry, comprises mainly of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), is reportedly opposing the proposed import duty hike on aluminium scrap from 2.5 per cent to 7.5 per cent. The All India Non Ferrous Metal Association (AINFMA) is of an opinion that the...
South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry (DIT) announced yesterday, October 24, about its receipt of exemption on 161 aluminium and 36 steel products from the US aluminium and steel imports under Section 232 tariffs by the Commerce Department. The product exemptions are reportedly applicable...
The marine industry on both sides of the border in North America is warning that the U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium and the metal trade war are taking a mounting toll on its business. According to the marine business owners, tariffs and counter tariffs are making the products expensive for...
Customers looking for the classic combo of smoked meat and black cherry soda at Schwartz’s will have to have something else to drink. The iconic Montreal deli ran out of cans of Cott Black Cherry soda around two weeks ago and hasn’t been able to get more from its supplier, which is facing a...
According to brewing industry executives, Canada has taken a move to drop a 10 per cent duty on US-made aluminium cans and is proved to be good news for Canadian beer markets that are battling a shortage of tall cans. The aluminium products exempt from tariffs last week include cans that brewers...
Norway, the European Union and several other countries asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Thursday to set up a dispute resolution panel to address U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium. The United States imposed a 25 percent duty on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminium imports,...
Increasing Australian aluminum imports to the US have created ample ingot supply, which market sources believe is causing wider discounts on P1020. "There is some Australian product coming in, I wouldn't say it's a massive volume, but we've definitely seen some uptick in that market," a port source...
According to Bahrain local media report, Bahrain might get an exemption from US import tariffs on aluminium and steel. The appeal submission has been initiated and high-level discussions would continue to take place to explore the possibility for Bahrain to receive an exemption. Bahrain was also...
U.S. President Trump's trade war on China that he initiated three months ago is exerting pressure in the auto market in China. The trade war will continue to weigh down on vehicle demand in China unless the bilateral trade disputes with China is resolved at the Group of 20 Summit next month in...
