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 US dollar index rebounded as it recovered from earlier weakness that came after China responded with new tariffs on $60 billion worth of US goods. Meanwhile, US Treasury yields were also on the rise, to their highest since May for the 10-year bond. Base metals increased for the most part....
Brampton, Ontario-based Triple M Metal LP offers ferrous and nonferrous scrap purchasing, collection, processing and trading services. The firm registered more than $1 billion revenue in 2017 from its scrap metal business in 26 locations in Canada, the United States and Mexico. China’s government’s...
Recently, President Trump has been repeatedly announcing his plan to punish Canada with auto tariffs. Trump said Canada was "ripping us off" and threatened a tariff on cars from Canada that "would be the ruination of the country." Such attitude is expected to ignite the trade hostilities further...
India for the third time has reportedly deferred the tit-for-tat tariffs against 29 American products worth US$ 235 million. The tariff was supposed to come into force today, September 18, as a response to the Trump administration for raising import duties on Indian aluminium and steel products....
President Trump suggested in Twitter that Ford and Apple can avoid import tariffs by shifting their manufacturing to the U.S. Ford on August 31 said it was dropping plans to ship the Focus Active from China to America considering Trump's new tariffs. And despite Trump’s tweet, Ford said it won't be...
On Aug. 23, China and the US began imposing new rounds of penalties on US$16 billion worth of each other’s goods. This latest round of tariffs included China’s 25 per cent tariff on recovered plastics, paper aluminium and various recovered metals, according to the list released by Chinese...
Aluminum Association president & CEO Heidi Brock urged the Trump administration to provide quota-free exemptions on aluminium tariffs for Canada and Mexico as negotiations are concluded on the revised North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Brock requested to “use this negotiation process to...
Aluminium imports climbed by a fifth in the first quarter to more than half a million tonnes after the imposition of US tariffs, with more such shipments likely, triggering a demand from local producers for protective levies. The industry also wants preference for local aluminium in all government...
Portland craft brewers are facing a tight supply of cans along with the problem related to aluminium tariffs. Paul Lorrain of Funky Bow Brewery & Beer Co. in Lyman said his company has had difficulty procuring 16-ounce cans and had to shut down beer production twice in 2018. According to Lorrain...
The US dollar index edged down 0.31% to close at 95.1 as the pound jumped after it was reported that Germany was prepared to make a major compromise on Brexit. Base metals closed mixed. LME aluminium contract gained after three consecutive falls and closed the day’s trading at US$ 2045 per tonne...
Automobile industry has been a key pillar of Japan’s manufacturing sector and auto exports contribute a large chunk of Japanese export revenue. Exports to the United States accounting for a significant share of the total auto export by Japan. Like all other auto exporters to the US, Japan is also...
According to the recent report, South Africa is not included in the list of countries who have received a reprieve from the United States . This news came after Trump reportedly signed proclamations permitting targeted relief from steel and aluminium quotas from countries including South Africa,...
The U.S. and China trade war is having an impact on aluminium scrap traders and scrap recyclers. On Aug. 23, each country began imposing new rounds of penalties on each other. The latest round included China’s 25 per cent tariff on OCC, recovered paper, scrap plastics and various recovered metals....
The current challenge that the auto industry is facing is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Braidy Industries LLC Craig Bouchard’s opportunity of forming aluminium sheet products from his company's new rolling mill in Ashland, Kentucky, through 2026. The project was already...
Ford Motor Co. is reportedly cancelling its plan to import a new crossover model from as President Donald Trump’s tariffs undermined the business case for bringing vehicles to the US market. Kumar Galhotra, Ford President in North America said Trump’s decision of imposing 25 per cent tariff on...
According to Reuters report, China’s Ministry of Commerce has asked domestic aluminium foil makers to participate in the discussion on an anti-dumping probe launched by Mexico, on Monday, September 3. Mexico on August 28 said it initiated the probe into Chinese aluminium foil, a day after the US...
According to the latest report from US Geological Survey, U.S. Trade Total imports of aluminiumfor consumption in the first half of 2018 stood at 3.37 million tonnes, 7% less than 3.61 million tonnes in the same period in 2017. {newsStudioGallery} Imports of crude metal and alloys dropped 11% and...
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump approved targeted relief from quotas on steel and aluminium from some countries. The statement confirmed that Trump signed proclamations allowing relief for South Korea, Brazil and Argentina for steel and on aluminium...
