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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Japan takes final steps to impose retaliatory tariffs against US: Source says
The NHK channel reports that Japan government is all set to impose retaliatory tariffs against the US for not receiving an exemption from the imported aluminium and steel tariffs. It also says that the country is taking final steps to notify the World Trade Organisation (WTO) about the plan and...
Boeing trade-case win prompts new Trump threat of EU sanctions
The U.S. threatened to impose sanctions against the European Union after the World Trade Organization ruled that Airbus SE received illegal government funding to develop jetliners, costing Boeing Co. sales. The final decision affirmed a 2016 finding that the EU had failed to eliminate unfair...
South Africa to continue communicating with US over imported aluminium and steel tariffs
While speaking to reporters in Parliament on the outcomes of Wednesday’s (May 9, 2018) fortnightly cabinet meeting, Nomvula Mokonyane, Minister of Communications reported that Cabinet was disappointed at United States’ decision to not exempt South Africa from its imported aluminium and steel...
China’s tighter inspections on US scrap to drive up domestic aluminium scrap prices
China’s domestic aluminium scrap prices are likely to stay high with a small upward room in the short term as supplies with invoices would be further tightened after the authority imposed broad-based inspections on all scrap materials imported from the US from May 4, SMM believes. China’s customs...
US aluminium tariff fails to affect China’s April aluminium product shipments
China's exports of aluminium increased in April as U.S. import tariffs failed to have any strong impact on outbound shipments from the country, Reuters reported.China exported 451,000 tonnes of unwrought aluminium and aluminium product last month, a 0.2 per cent increase from 450,000 tonnes...
US-China trade talks end with a long list of demands from US; China State Media sees positive development
Trade talks between the United States and China, led by US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He on Friday, May 5, 2018, resulted in not many tangible achievements other than both the nations agreed upon having more dialogue in the future over US-China trade war. A list...
Special Focus Quebec: Solution providers to the aluminium value chain
With a flourishing primary aluminium sector, Canada remains the top exporter of aluminium to the U.S. and the country is now rightfully negotiating on the 10% duty imposed on all aluminium imports. Canada is graced for a temporary period for further negotiation for a permanent exemption from the...
EU to pursue limited trade deal with US following full aluminium and steel tariffs exemptions
The European Union has decided to pursue a limited trade deal with the United States after Washington grants it a full exemption from imported aluminium and steel tariffs, reported the EU’s top trade official on Friday, May 4, 2018. "I would say that a more limited agreement would be the easiest...
Boeing worries about the impact of potential US-China trade war: Anticipates job cuts
President Trump is continuing to keep several countries on toes, especially China, with imported aluminium and steel tariffs and at the same time, keeping workers like Charles Cesmat, a parts manager at a Boeing plant in Renton, Washington in dismay. Boeing is perhaps one of those American...
Century Aluminium reports decrease in shipments in Q1 2018
Century Aluminium Company, a global producer of primary aluminium, reported a net loss of $0.3 million for the first quarter of 2018. The adjusted net loss for the first quarter of was $3.5 million compared to adjusted net income of $24.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2017. Sales for Q1 2018...
US to not relief New Zealand from imported aluminium and steel tariffs
New Zealand to be slapped with aluminium and steel tariffs if they want to export to the US – declared the Trump government. While on one hand, the United States has reached agreements for permanent exemptions for some of its allies including Australia and extended reprieve for the EU, Canada, and...
European Aluminium says short extension of temporary tariff exemption prolongs uncertainty
European Aluminium, the voice of the entire aluminium value chain, regrets US decision to exempt Europe from the 10% tariff on aluminium products for only one month, starting today until the 1 June 2018. While the industry was requesting a permanent exclusion of tariffs, this short temporary...
US turns down South Africa’s appeal for exemptions from imported aluminium and steel tariffs
Among many other countries, South Africa had urged for an exemption from the US imported aluminium and steel tariffs claiming that its metal exports to the US is too marginal to pose any national security threat to the latter nor should affect the aluminium and steel manufacturers there. But...
Trump delays metal tariffs on Canada, EU, Mexico, exempts some others
U.S. President Donald Trump has postponed the imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada, the European Union and Mexico until June 1, and has reached agreements for permanent exemptions for Argentina, Australia and Brazil, the White House said on Monday. The decisions came just hours before...
LME aluminium prices slip on U.S. tariff delay; China market remains close
Most of the base metals remained rangebund before the pre-Labour Day weekend when the China market remains closed. Benchmark aluminium price on London Metal Exchange dropped to close at US$2224 per tonne on Monday, April 30, down from the last week’s close at US$ 2249 per tonne on Friday, April 27....
US to extend relief to some of its important allies from aluminium and steel tariffs
Temporary exemptions from US imported aluminium and steel tariffs are about to come to an end on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. So, the Trump administration has decided to extend it to some of its allies, but not all, said Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in an interview in Washington on late Saturday, April...
ISRI 2018 Convention highlights the changing dynamics in the international aluminium scrap market
The ISRI 2018 Convention, held in Las Vegas in mid-April and hosted by the Washington-based Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), was attended by more than 5,100 people, mostly from North America, and the event hosted scrap buyers and sellers from around the world, despite global trade...
Additional federal measures to prevent transhipment and diversion of aluminium
The Canadian government announced today new measures to prevent transhipment and metal diversion in Canada, in addition to those announced on March 27, 2018. “This announcement reinforces Canada’s position as a reliable jurisdiction to be counted by other countries” said Jean Simard, President and...
