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...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has indicated Ottawa’s readiness to resume Canada-US trade talks and reach a deal with President Donald Trump, as the tariff debate continues to pressure deeply integrated supply chains. Tariff uncertainty could also pressure aluminium trade, costs, aluminium...
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In 2025, India-US aluminium trade did not simply slow - it changed direction. What began as a policy intervention quickly evolved into a broader supply-chain shift. In March, Washington imposed a 25 per cent tariff on aluminium products under Section 232, citing the need to protect domestic...
A major US aluminium buyer’s planned spot-market purchase of USD 218 million indicates the role of tariff-driven trade policies in reshaping market dynamics, procurement strategies and amplifying risks in the aluminium supply chain across North America. Arconic’s bid to secure 90 million pounds...
Throughout 2025, the aluminium industry news recorded several instances of job cuts due to factors like output optimisation, tariff onus leading to production cuts and technological advancements. Companies like Alcoa, Rio Tinto, Emirates Global Aluminium, Norsk Hydro, Glencore etc. have reduced...
For Canada’s beer industry, the most difficult part of going local isn’t the hops or the barley, it’s the can. As the US tariffs on aluminium near their one-year mark, breweries say packaging has become one of the most stubborn and expensive obstacles in their supply chains. To know more about the...
In a recent interview in New Delhi, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal discussed the back-pedal on the pending rebate on aluminium, steel, and copper. Earlier, a rebate was expected on the Indian exports of raw metals, but on the basis of the US national security duties defined in...
中文翻译附于新闻末尾，敬请继续阅读。 Futures: Last Friday, SHFE aluminium night session closed at RMB 23,585 per tonne, up 0.98 per cent, fluctuating rangebound during the session. The price traded below the short-term moving averages, MA5 (23,610) and MA10 (24,118), under short-term pressure, but remained above the...
In a span of just one week, India has signed two major international trade agreements – one with the European Union and another with the United States. Together, these much-awaited deals are projected to add nearly USD 150 billion to India’s exports over the next one decade and ease several...
The United States and India are about to shake hands on new duty protocols under which tariffs on most Indian-made products are expected to be reduced to 18 per cent. However, aluminium and steel are expected to face the previously announced higher tariffs until further discussions. To know more...
Ever since the US President Donald Trump’s tariff imposition, the market witnessed its regional aluminium premium rise, exceeding USD 1 per pound. Consequently, for the first time, the US Midwest Premium for aluminium has surged to an all-time high at USD 2,182 per tonne. According to the...
American buyers are now to pay a 68 per cent premium over the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price to get physical metal. This is the result of Trump’s increasing import tariffs from 10 per cent to 25 per cent back in March and then ramping them up to 50 per cent in June. The premium for...
The Aluminium Association of India (AAI), ahead of the Union Budget for 2026–27, has urged the government to expand the basic customs duty on all aluminium products, including scrap, to 15 per cent. This has been demanded to limit the influx of low-quality imports and protect domestic...
Aluminium Import Duties in Mexico: Previewing Possible Upcoming Changes: Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies has moved forward with reforms to its General Import and Export Tax Law, setting the stage for significant changes to aluminium import duties. The Commission on Economy, Trade and Competitiveness...
Gold and silver have been stealing the spotlight in recent weeks, pushed higher by a mix of geopolitical anxiety, tariff threats from the United States, and deepening supply - demand imbalances. But apart from these two precious metals, aluminium has been quietly moving in the same direction - less...
After six months since the announcement of plans to levy anti-dumping duties on imported fused alumina from China, the European Commission has finally taken the action. In a bid to protect critical supply chains and strengthen the EU’s industrial independence, the Commission has imposed duties...
Futures: SHFE aluminium closed at RMB 23,945 per tonne in the night session last Friday, down 0.99 per cent. Prices traded above all key moving averages (MA5 23,939, MA60 23,924.17), but pulled back near the short-term averages, indicating high-level fluctuations in the near term. The MACD lines...
In January 2026, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) issued an updated trade compliance verification priorities list that encompasses tariff classification and surtax regulations enforcement for specific products. This list reflects CBSA’s ongoing efforts to ensure that imported goods are...
On building sites across Sri Lanka, aluminium doors, windows and façade systems have long been a familiar feature, supplied largely by local fabricators who built their businesses alongside the country’s construction industry. Today, those same fabricators say they are being edged out of the...
The US’s latest countervailing duty action against rebar imports from Algeria, Egypt and Vietnam is definitely a steel story. But in the layer under, it is shaping up to be a structural aluminium demand event for the North American construction ecosystem. In January 2026, the US Department of...
