US industrial policy needs to be systematic, not just ad hoc – Part 1
Our current approach can win economic skirmishes, but not the geopolitical conflict. – Part 1 After decades during which the very concept was taboo and the reality swept under the rug, the US has now rediscovered industrial policy. But this rediscovery remains incomplete, as too much of it is...
US-Canada trade conflict widens as Canada hits US aluminium imports with 50% tariffs
Canada's retaliatory tariffs on US goods, including aluminium and steel products, take effect as Washington intensifies pressure on Canadian industry. Canada is escalating its trade confrontation with the United States, imposing tariffs of up to 50 per cent on US imports worth CAD 27.6 billion (USD...
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Australia to probe anti-dumping allegations on Vietnamese aluminium extrusion exporters
<p>The Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science’s Anti-Dumping Commission has officially launched an investigation into the alleged dumping and subsidisation of aluminium extrusions by Malaysian and Vietnamese exporters.<br /><br />Australian aluminium extrusion manufacturer...
AAI meets Mines Ministry for minimum import price protection for aluminium
<p>Indian aluminium industry giants have once again come forward to nudge the government to take some decisive steps against cheap aluminium imports that have been flooding the Indian market for a while now. <br /><br />After the Centre gifted the domestic steel industry some relief from the...
U.S. Customs considering tariffs change to combat fake semis
<p>U.S. Customs and Border Protection is working with the American aluminium industry to change aluminium tariffs in a manner designed to staunch the flow of fake semis from China into the global aluminium market.<br /><br />As previously detailed in these pages, major Chinese firms have been...
Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) continues its fight against Chinese aluminium extrusion
<p>Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) continues its fight against the flood of Chinese aluminium extrusions to US. <br /><br />After long persuasion from US aluminium representatives like AEC and Aluminium Association, In March 2016, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued a circumvention...
China to continue dumping aluminium extrusions, says US Dept of Commerce
<p>The U.S. industry bodies have been literally waging a war against the rising aluminium extrusions dumping by China. In the wake of their efforts which have of late moved beyond boundaries to stir the European aluminium industry as well, it was speculated that duties on Chinese aluminium...
New power tariffs devised for new aluminium projects in Inner Mongolia
<p>All upcoming aluminium projects in Inner Mongolia will now have to adopt a new price-base power tariff system. According to a recent Shanghai Metals Market report, the government has decided to implement a new pricing mechanism, which is based on aluminium prices in the Shanghai sport market.<br...
Argentina to begin antidumping probe in Aluminium alloy wheel imports from China
Argentina decided to begin an antidumping probe into Aluminium alloy wheels imported from China, said the Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau of China's Ministry of Commerce. The antidumping case comprise of products such as motor vehicles' Aluminium alloy wheels, excluding tires, with a hub...
Indian mines ministry may push for duty hike on primary aluminium products
The Ministry of Mines, India, is expected to consider pushing for a hike in the customs duty on primary aluminium products to provide relief to an industry suffering from low prices and underutilised manufacturing capacity. "We have asked the industry to make a representation to push their case...
ITA rescinds DOC's request for Chinese extruders
<p>The International Trade Administration (ITA), last week, rescinded the Department of Commerce’s (DOC) request to 124 Chinese extruders to participate in the 2014 Administrative Review. One of the companies which were reached out by the DOC was Zhongwang.<br /><br /> The action was...
Govt of India may further raise trade barrier on import of aluminium
Import of aluminium will likely get tougher in India soon. According to the industry sources, Government of India is mulling over the proposition to further raise trade barriers on import of a number of industrial metals including aluminium. As per reports, investigations are going on to impose...
China's aluminium output soars despite trade barriers
China’s aluminium production rose to 2.68 million tonnes last month from 2.57 million tonnes in April, and 2.67 million tonnes a year ago, according to the data. Output declined 1.7 per cent in the first five months to 12.62 million tonnes. Chinese smelters, which had pledged to slash production to...
India considers safeguard duty for aluminium products
Indian government is considering to impose an anti-dumping duty or a safeguard duty on aluminium products . The Indian aluminium industry has been lobbying to the commerce ministry for benefits similar to those imposed for the steel industry in the country to check cheap imports in the sector. The...
Yunnan Aluminum obtains preferential power tariffs from provincial government
In order to speed up development of coal-electricity-aluminum industry, the government of Yunnan decided to cut power tariffs for Yunnan Aluminum Co. The preferential power tariffs are set at 0.2785 yuan/kwh, effective from June 1, 2016 till May 31, 2017. The move will save the company’s aluminum...
US presses China to curb steel & aluminium glut amid trade tensions
The US has urged Beijing to tackle its excess industrial output and halt the flooding of cheap Chinese imports into overseas markets. In a statement released at the start of two-day bilateral talks in Beijing, US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said excess capacity was damaging the global economy. It...
Indian aluminium firms renew call for tariffs after action on imported steel
India’s aluminium manufacturers continue to lobby their government for protection against low-price imports this week. Representatives from domestic aluminium firms are asking government officials to establish a minimum import price to help stave off what the firms consider dumping from several...
Power tariff set to shoot up as Coal India raises prices
With Coal India (CIL) planning to raise its revenue margin by an additional INR 3,234 crore by increasing the average coal prices by 6.29 per cent, power tariffs in plants across the country are set to rise. To push sales of higher-grade coal and to price them at par with international trends, CIL...
After steel, aluminium may get safeguard duty
After the government helped the steel industry by imposing a minimum import price to keep imports at bay, aluminium manufacturers are lobbying with the commerce ministry for similar benefits. “The government is re-examining the provisions of imposing either a safeguard or an antidumping duty on...
Hope for 15% safeguard duty: Satish Pai, VP, Aluminium Association of India
Indian aluminium industry seeks a safeguard duty of at least 15 per cent covering all product categories from primary to value-added, said Satish Pai, Vice President of Aluminium Association of India, in a recent interview. Pai said, "We have been always asking as you rightfully said about 15-20...
