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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North America’s aluminium demand up 3% through Q3 2018 over YTD 2017
Preliminary estimates from Aluminum Association indicate that aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) stood at an estimated 9.6 million tonnes through September 2018, up 3% over the same period of 2017. Demand for semi-fabricated (mill)...
U.S. tariffs on imported aluminium lift domestic prices; prices fall in the Asian market on surplus supply
U.S. tariffs on imported aluminium and steel which has triggered a trade war, has shaken the global markets, easing Asia's supply-demand balance and putting pressure on prices in this region while lifting prices in the U.S. This was further worsened by the sanctions imposed upon Rusal by the U.S.,...
Mexico’s aluminium plates, sheets and strips import to rise in 2018; USA to be the top exporter
Having limited resources of bauxite from which alumina is extracted and converted to aluminium, Mexico has no alumina refineries in the country, and for the same reason, its aluminium industry is highly dependent on imports and recycling of aluminium products. Mexico’s aluminium industry has been...
U.S. rejects India’s and Switzerland’s appeal for WTO dispute panel on import tariffs
The United States has rejected an appeal from India and Switzerland to set up a panel against the US for imposing high import duties on certain steel and aluminium products. Both the countries will now have to file a second request at the dispute settlement body's (DSB) next meeting which the US...
Schupan & Sons plans expansion in Kalamazoo aluminium and plastic sales division
Metals and plastics recycling company Schupan & Sons Incorporated is planning to invest $10.1 million at two locations in Kalamazoo with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation said. The company is adding 40,000 square feet and 50 employees to its...
WTO to form a Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) to review complaints on the US steel and aluminium tariffs and retaliatory duties
The World Trade Organization agreed that it would hear complaints coming from a range of countries over the US steel and aluminium tariffs and complaints from Washington over retaliatory duties. The WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) agreed on Wednesday to establish panels to review U.S tariffs of...
UAE expects to resolve U.S. aluminium, steel tariffs issue in 2019
The UAE’s Minister of Economy Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri said on Tuesday, November 20, that his country would resolve aluminium and steel tariffs with U.S. as the balance of trade is in favour of the United States. “I hope next year we will resolve it. We will continue to explain our case," Al...
Austal delivers this year’s fourth high-speed aluminium catamaran to the US Navy
Austal’s USA has reportedly delivered the tenth Expeditionary Fast Transport ship USNS Burlington (EPF 10) to the US Navy (USN), as part of a US$ 1.9 billion contract for 12 vessels. It is also Austal’s fourth ship delivered to the USN in 2018. On this note, the company’s CEO David Singleton said,...
Major US business groups urge for aluminium and steel tariffs exemption on Mexico and Canada
On Monday, November 19, more than 30 American business and agriculture groups urged the United States Trade Representatives Robert Lighthizer to exempt aluminium and steel import tariffs on Mexico and Canada, arguing that such tariffs were hurting exporters and putting jobs at risk. In a letter...
Mexico expects lifting of steel and aluminum tariffs before the signing of new trade agreement with the U.S.
The Mexican Ambassador to the United States, Gerónimo Gutiérrez, said on Monday that he expects the Trump administration to lift the U.S. steel and aluminium tariffs imposed upon Mexico before the signing of the new trade agreement (USMCA) with Mexico and Canada by the end of this month. Even if it...
India asks WTO to put up dispute settlement panel for US aluminium and steel import duties
An official reported to Business Standard India has taken forward the trade dispute with America in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and asked the Geneva-based multilateral body to set up a panel against the US for imposing high import duties on certain aluminium and steel products. According to...
Aluminium rolled product shipments in North America up YoY and MoM in October 2018
The Aluminum Association reports that shipments of can stock by domestic producers increased 4.3 per cent YoY to stand at 158,757 tonnes during October 2018. Compared to the previous month, shipments increased 11.4 per cent over September. Year-to-date shipments through October 2018 dropped 1 per...
Aluminium production rate in the U.S. up 7.7% month on month in October on restarting of operations
The Aluminum Association, in cooperation with the Aluminium Association of Canada, reported the total primary aluminium production in North America (U.S. and Canada) was at an annual rate of 3,909,503 tonnes during October 2018. This registers an increase of about 77,964 tpy (+2.0%) over the...
U.S. aluminium, aluminium product imports fall during Jan-Aug 2018; Canada contributes 45% of total imports
The total aluminium imports by the USA for consumption stood at 4.33 million tonnes in the first eight months of 2018, down 9.2 per cent from 4.77 million tonnes in the eight months of 2017, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey. The USA imported 459,000...
U.S. automakers and parts suppliers lobby against Trump's tariffs on steel & aluminium and potential auto imports
U.S. automakers and parts suppliers urged the Trump administration to end steel and aluminium tariffs on Mexico and Canada and warned against the potential U.S. national security tariffs on automotive imports on Thursday November 15. They said such tariffs would lead to widespread job losses. They...
European Union is ready with retaliation plan if US imposes car tariffs: Trade Chief says
On Wednesday, November 14, the European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said that EU is ready with its list of potential retaliation targets in case the US President Donald Trump levies auto tariffs on the bloc’s member states. However, as per the report, Malmstrom did not specify the US...
Aluminum Association criticizes Section 232 tariff exemption process and suggests corrections
The Aluminum Association has expressed its concern over the Section 232 tariff exemption process of the DOC in a statement submitted to the Department of Commerce. According to the association exemptions were granted to massive volumes of metal including Chinese Common Alloy Sheet & Plate. Till...
U.S. aluminium semi-finished exports up 9% MoM, but down 8% YoY in August 2018
According to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from US Geological Survey, the U.S. exports of aluminium semi-finished products stood at 89,200 tonnes in August 2018, down 8% from August 2017 total of 95,100 tonnes. Month on month, aluminium plates, sheets, bars, etc. export increased 9%...
