Mexico and Argentina take different AD actions on Chinese aluminium products
Mexico and Argentina are moving in different directions on aluminium imports from China. Mexico has imposed a new anti-dumping duty on aluminium bars, rods and profiles, while Argentina has dropped its existing anti-dumping order on certain aluminium tubes. Mexico has issued an anti-dumping duty...
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...
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India imposes provisional anti-dumping duty on aluminum alloy wheels from China
India’s Department of Finance said it would impose a provisional anti-dumping duty of $1.37-2.15 per kilogram on aluminum alloy wheels made in China, South Korea and Thailand for six months starting April 11, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce. India launched anti-dumping probe on aluminum...
Hulamin asks for tariffs on aluminum imports
Hulamin, Africa’s biggest maker of fabricated aluminum products, has asked South African trade authorities to impose tariffs on aluminum sheet imports, mainly from Brazil. While exports to Brazil attract a 12 percent duty, aluminum sheet imports from Novelis’ South American business to beverage can...
Court upholds ruling on anti-dumping duties for Curtainwall
The U.S. Court of International Trade upheld a ruling from the Department of Commerce that found curtainwall units and other parts of a curtainwall system were subject to the aluminum extrusion Antidumping and Countervailing Duty orders. In April 2011, the DOC imposed countervailing duties of 8.02...
India considers anti-dumping duty on Korean, Chinese & Thai alloy wheels
Indian Government is considering anti-dumping duty on some types of aluminium alloy wheels imported from Thailand, Korea and China to protect domestic manufacturers from cheaper imports. In its initial findings, the Directorate General of Anti-dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) has recommended import...
Manufacturer agrees to pay fine for violating False Claims Act to avoid import duties on Chinese aluminum extrusion
On November 14, 2013, the Department of Justice announced that Ohio-based Basco Manufacturing Co. (Basco) agreed to pay $1.1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false customs declarations to avoid paying duties on aluminum extrusion from China that at...
China's extra power fees for aluminium smelters not likely to boost prices
China's additional power tariffs aimed at energy-hungry aluminium smelters are not likely to boost prices for the metal as enough new capacity is coming on line to replace any plants forced to close due to the increase in costs. Top aluminium producer and consumer China imposed extra power tariffs...
China to impose tiered power tariffs on aluminum smelters in Jan. 2014
China will impose tiered power rates on aluminum smelters, starting on January 1, 2014, as part of its efforts to address severe overcapacity in the industry, Shanghai Metals Market has learned. Power tariffs for aluminum smelters will be based on the amount of power used in the previous year....
Turkey Launches Anti-dumping Probe on Chinese Aluminium Foils
Turkey’s Department of Dumping and Subsidy Investigation launched anti-dumping probe on Chinese aluminium foils, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said. The probe was launched on Dec. 21 and Chinese goods involved are declared under tariff code 760711 and 760719, MOFCOM said in a statement on...
China to impose tiered power pricing for aluminium smelters
China will impose tiered power pricing on all aluminium smelters starting from January in an attempt to weed out inefficient plants and tackle severe overcapacity in the sector. The aluminum industry has been suffering from overcapacity for years, depressing prices and forcing many producers,...
Indonesian govt has reiterated plans to ban tin, bauxite and nickel ore exports from Jan '14
The Indonesian government has reiterated plans to ban tin, bauxite and nickel ore exports from January 2014. The extent of the bans and the specific implications are still unclear, as some exports may still be allowed if companies reveal an intention to build smelters in the country. The move is...
Court annuls anti-dumping duty on foil by Council Regulation (EC)
On 5th November 2013, the General Court of the European Union upheld the application of RUSAL Armenal ZAO (“Armenal”), a foil-producing subsidiary of UC RUSAL located in Armenia, for annulment of a Council regulation that had imposed an anti-dumping duty on imports of aluminium foil by Armenal into...
Canadian aluminium industry satisfied with free trade agreement with Europe
“The free trade agreement with Europe is an unprecedented growth opportunity for the Canadian aluminium industry because it will drive the gradual elimination of tariffs on aluminium imports, such as, 7% on rods, 6% on billets, foundry and slabs, as well as 3% on remelt,” said Jean Simard,...
European Court of Justice (ECJ) asks Italy to take back $398 million state aid given to Alcoa
Italy was Thursday directed by Europe's highest court to take back about 295 million euros ($398 million) of state aid given to U.S. aluminium producer Alcoa Inc in the form of preferential power tariff as it had given the company unfair advantage over rivals. Upholding a decision by the European...
Nersa to deliberate on smelter's electricity supply contract review
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has confirmed that it received BHP Billiton’s official response this week to Eskom’s application for a review of the utility’s electricity supply contracts with the miner’s aluminium smelter in terms of Section 32 of the Electricity Regulation...
AEC launches new campaign focusing on Aluminum Extrusion Fair Trade
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has launched a new campaign to raise awareness and understanding of the AEC Aluminum Extrusion Fair Trade Initiative. The campaign centers on the theme, Fair Trade – It Matters! The Aluminum Extruders Council has led the U.S. aluminum extrusion industry in...
Metal recycling units plead for protection from Indian Govt
Hit hard by the recent levies of import duty on scrap, around 4,500 metal recycling units are facing closure due to cheaper import from Asian countries; worse is in store with the process of signing Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with these countries. There is now a tariff of 2.5 to five per cent on...
Eskom suffers loss on supplying cheap power to BHP Billiton’s aluminium smelters
Eskom has finally owned up to the full liability it faces as a result of preferential deals to supply cheap power to BHP Billiton’s aluminium smelters, putting it at a stunning R11.5bn in its latest financial statements — double that stated in previous years. In last year’s statements, Eskom put...
Commerce rules on aluminum extrusion duty orders
The Commerce Department,s International Trade Administration (ITA) has determined that curtain walls from Tesla Wall Systems and boat and dock ladders from Asia Sourcing Corp. are not subject to anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China. However, the ITA...
