US imported 11.5x more primary aluminium from Canada than it exported in semi-fabricated form in H1 2026 - know why
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 launches new exporter review on Chinese aluminium extrusions, sets 21.94% deposit rate
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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US aluminium and steel tariffs hike boosts Elk Grove supply chain prices
Business leaders in the Elk Grove Village Business Park are keeping a watchful eye on Washington’s newly imposed tariffs on imported aluminium and steel as they have started impacting the metal processing plants in the business park and machining business that use aluminium and steel to create...
India to impose duties on 30 US products in retaliation against aluminium and steel tariffs
According to an official, India will raise duties on 30 US products, including motorcycles with engine capacity over 800cc, fresh apples and almonds, in retaliation against Washington’s move to impose higher duties on Indian aluminium and steel exports. “This is the first time that India has levied...
EU countries unanimously back retaliatory duties on US exports: Source says
Ever since the United States declared additional 25 per cent tariff on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium imported from its three important trading allies like the European Union, Canada and Mexico, the latter started planning retaliatory measures against the US. Yesterday, on June 14, 2018, all...
Breweries in the US adjusting to aluminium & steel tariffs; profit drops looming large
Canning beer is getting more expensive for breweries, thanks to the tariffs on imported steel and aluminium that went into effect in June. The price of steel went up by 25% and aluminium by 10%. Wilmington Brewing Company cans beers every alternate week with about 6,000 units of aluminium cans in...
Quebec offers C$100 million in loans, guarantees to firms hit by U.S. metals tariffs
The Canadian province of Quebec will offer C$100 million ($77.1 million) in loans and guarantees on loans to steel and aluminum companies hit by recent U.S. tariffs, the province’s economy minister said on Monday. Companies that transform the metals will benefit from the program after the United...
Norway’s aluminium exports up 31% YoY in 2017
Norway on Tuesday filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the US President Donald Trump's aluminium and steel tariffs, Reuters reported. Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide said that 10 per cent tariff on aluminium and 25 per cent tariff on steel violate WTO...
End-users in the automotive industry in Ohio to face impact of US-Canada trade war
Ohio is one among those many states in the US who are fearful about the impact of prospective US-Canada trade war. Since when the United States declared to impose additional 25 per cent tariff on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium that is imported from Canada to the US, Canadian Prime Minister...
Canada remains top aluminium product exporter to the US in Q1 2018; China leads as semi-finished product supplier
According to the latest report from US Geological survey, total imports aluminium by the US for consumption in the first quarter of 2018 remained unchanged from those in the same period in 2017. Imports of crude metal and alloys, and scrap by the US decreased by 5% and 11%, respectively, but...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stops at Saguenay aluminium hub before heading for G7 summit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stopped at Saguenay, the heart of Canada's aluminium country before heading to the G7 summit — where he repeated his pledge to try to convince Donald Trump about the mistake in imposing tariffs on Canada’s aluminium. Saguenay has a significant connection to what will...
Import tariffs to have a cost impact on outdoor recreational product manufacturers in the U.S.
President Trump’s import tariffs on steel and aluminium, which were designed to support domestic steel and aluminium manufacturers are actually hurting other manufacturing and end –user industries. Last week, the Trump Administration announced 30 countries will face additional import tariffs of 25...
China’s unwrought aluminium and aluminium product exports up 13% YoY in May
Despite rising trade tensions with the United States, aluminium exports in China increased to its highest in almost 3-1/2 years in May, Reuters reported. China exported 485,000 tonnes of unwrought aluminium and aluminium products last month, the highest since December 2014, the General...
EU to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports next month
The European Union announced on Wednesday that it will impose additional duties on certain U.S. products starting from July in response to U.S. tariffs imposed on European aluminium and steel.Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on imported steel and 10 per cent on aluminium from the EU on June 1. The...
Mnuchin recommends Trump to exempt Canada from additional aluminium and steel tariffs
The US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urged President Donald Trump to exempt Canada from additional 25 per cent tariffs on imported steel and 10 per cent on imported aluminium, on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in a trade meeting at White House. This news came from senior administration officials and...
Harley Davidson fears sales drop on possible retaliatory tariff by EU; shares decline
The European Union, in retaliation to new U.S. tariffs on EU steel and aluminium exports is planning tariffs on US products including bourbon, motorcycles and blue jeans worth up to 2.8 billion euros ($3.3 billion), as reported to the World Trade Organization. Harley-Davidson said a trade war with...
Turkey to impose retaliatory tariffs on US imports from June 21
Turkey will respond to the US tariffs on aluminium and steel by imposing countertariffs on American produced products starting from June 21, Hürriyet Daily News reported. The move follows Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on aluminium and steel from many countries, including Turkey. Turkey, which...
Mexico to file complaint at the WTO over the US new aluminium and steel tariffs
Following the European Union, Mexico announced on Monday, June 4, 2018, that it would file a complaint with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the US additional tariffs on imported aluminium and steel. The economy ministry said in this regard, “it will initiate a dispute settlement process...
EU seeks consultations with US at WTO in response to additional aluminium and steel tariffs
As soon as the Trump Government announced its final decision on Thursday, May 31, 2018, to impose additional 25 per cent tariffs on imported steel and 10 per cent on aluminium on the European Union, Mexico, and Canada, the EU decided to go ahead with its countermeasures. On Friday morning, June 1,...
Tariffs on Steel & aluminium from EU, Canada and Mexico come to effect from Friday midnight
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in a telephone briefing on Thursday announced that import tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium will be imposed on Canada and Mexico and European Union from Friday. The announcement ended months of uncertainty about potential exemptions and...
