Collapsed Canada tariff talks put Indiana's aluminium jobs back in the spotlight
Indiana has emerged as an unlikely flashpoint in the latest round of US-Canada trade friction, after Washington's now-collapsed negotiations with Ottawa briefly put a proposed cut to aluminium tariffs on the table, one that industry advocates say would have hit the state's fabrication workforce...
US aluminium manufacturers launch alliance to address tariff concerns
US aluminium fabricators, extruders and finished-product manufacturers have launched the American Aluminum Alliance. This is a new trade association representing companies at the downstream end of the country’s aluminium value chain. The alliance brings together manufacturers that use aluminium to...
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USITC determines imports of common alloy aluminium sheet from China are detrimental to U.S. domestic producers
A Press release from Aluminum Association confirms that The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that the unfairly-traded imports of common alloy aluminium sheet from China have harmed the business of U.S. producers. The U.S. Department of Commerce will impose antidumping duties...
Downtrend in aluminium, aluminium product imports by USA continues in September 2018
Aluminium imports by the USA for consumption stood at 4.81 million tonnes during nine months period 2018, down 460,000 tonnes or 9% from 5.27 million tonnes during nine months period 2017, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. In September, the USA...
DSB approves India’s and Switzerland’s second request for WTO panels on aluminium, steel
India’s and Switzerland’s second request to set up a World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel, to examine its complaint against additional duties imposed by the US on imports of certain aluminium and steel products, has been approved by the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB). “Nine dispute panels have now...
White House adviser expects China's tariffs on U.S. auto imports to fall to zero after the truce in trade war
As the U.S. and China have entered a 90-day truce in the current trade war, White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow expected that China could immediately slash its vehicle tariffs on cars imported from the U.S. He believed the immediate after action could be a rolling back of 40 per cent tariffs...
A temporary halt in U.S. China trade war provides a breather and lifts up the aluminium market
The leaders of the world's two largest economies, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, met face-to-face on December 1 Saturday in Argentina, which was expected to temporarily halt an escalating tit-for-tat trade war. They agreed to a temporary trade cease-fire to allow time for...
UAE aluminium, aluminium product exports to USA drops 14% YoY in nine months period 2018
The United Arab Emirates, one of the top aluminium exporters to the US, accounted for 10% of all aluminium imports by the US during the first nine months of 2018. The UAE exported 460,000 tonnes of crude metal and alloys, aluminium semi-finished products and scrap to the US during January-September...
Canada, U.S, Mexico sign revised NAFTA at G20
Canada, the U.S. and Mexico signed the new North American trade agreement on Friday, November 30, on the sidelines of the Group OF G20 summit in Buenos Aires. The new agreement, officially known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), still needs to be ratified by legislators in all three...
U.S aluminium semi-finished exports slightly up in January-September period 2018
According to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey, exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) by the U.S. stood at 76,200 tonnes in September 2018, down 8.4 % from September 2017 volume of 83,200 tonnes. On a month on month comparison,...
Tariffs and retaliatory tariffs may bring down China’s light vehicle imports in 2019
As forecasted by Sinomach Automobile Co., China’s largest dealer of imported cars and light trucks, China’s light-vehicle imports are likely to drop by more than 5 per cent in 2019. This decline is attributed to an economy that is steadily losing steam and China’s continued trade disputes with the...
European automakers shares drop on new car tariffs warning
European automakers shares reportedly dropped on Thursday, November 29 followed by a warning of fresh US imported auto tariffs application before the end of the year. The warning came from one of the key European lawmakers. According to a report by Germany's Wirtschaftwoche, a business and...
Colorado’s craft beer industry hard-hit by rising aluminium prices due to tariffs
Rising aluminium prices driven by aluminium import tariffs have affected Colorado’s craft beer industry, industry sources said. “It’s disruptive for sure and (it’s) increasing our costs,” said Dave Cole, owner of Epic Brewing. He said that the price of aluminium cans have jumped six to ten per...
Century Aluminum to add 90,000 tonnes of billet production at its Sebree smelter
Century Aluminum has announced two new expansion programs at its Sebree smelter that will increase production of both value-added and secondary aluminium. The programs will improve smelter’s product mix by adding approximately 90,000 tonnes of additional billet production to the Sebree casthouse...
Mexico’s next government may impose tariffs on US aluminium and steel: Canacero official says
According to a senior official of Mexican steel trade group Canacero, Mexico’s next government is willing to impose tariffs on US aluminium and steel in case the Trump administration continues the duties on imported metals from Mexico. Canacero Vice President Raul Gutierrez said on Monday, November...
Aluminium scrap exports by U.S. up 11.6% in the first three quarters of 2018; export to China continues to drop
According to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey, the U.S. exports of aluminium scrap, which is not included in the government’s consumption statistics, stood at 141,000 tonnes in September 2018, up 11per cent from September 2017 total of 127,000 tonnes. Month on...
US senators request an independent review for imported aluminium and steel tariffs exemptions
A bipartisan group of the US senators has reportedly urged for an independent review into the Trump administration’s process for granting imported tariffs exemptions on aluminium and steel products. Pennsylvania Republican Pat Toomey, an ardent free-trader, joined centrist Democrats Doug Jones of...
Gränges Americas Inc. receives state grant of US$975,000 for its Huntingdon rolling facility
The State Funding Board of Tennessee has approved two economic incentives for two companies from different sectors. The Tennessee panel has approved an economic development grant of US$975,000 for Gränges Americas Inc. in Huntingdon, an aluminium rolling company. The State Funding Board also...
Joel Rawlins and crew design to create customisable aluminium skateboards from recycled aluminium
Joel Rawlins and crew at Beercan Boards in the United States have reportedly designed to create customisable aluminium longboard skateboards from recycled aluminium. Not only so, Rawlins and crew have also added a finishing touch to their creativity with vivid powder coated colours together with...
APAA urges U.S. International Trade Commission to continue with Section 232 aluminium tariffs despite USMCA
The American Primary Aluminum Association (APAA) has urged the U.S. International Trade Commission to continue with the Section 232 tariffs on all aluminium imports, as the organization believes it is pivotal to safeguard the interests of the domestic primary aluminium producers. Mark Duffy, Chief...
