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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Trudeau hoping to reach aluminium and steel tariff exemption deal with US
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reportedly hoping to reach an exemption deal from the Trump administration’s duties on imported aluminium and steel products later this month. Trudeau said in reference to the US President Donald Trump “"We will meet at the G20 in Argentina and we hope to...
Report shows a steady rise in aluminium export from North America in 2018; domestic semi-finished orders on the rise
According to the latest report from Aluminum Association, the “Index of Net New Orders of Aluminum Mill Products” for October 2018 increased 8.6 percent over September 2018. Compared to October 2017, total orders rose 8.3 percent YoY. Orders for both flat roll products (sheet, plate, can stock and...
Aluminum Association applauds final affirmative determinations on common alloy aluminium sheet from China
Aluminum association applauded commerce department’s final affirmative determinations in unfair trade investigations on common aluminium alloy sheet from china. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Commerce said that imports of common alloy aluminium sheet from China are being sold at less than...
U.S. again extends sanctions deadline for Rusal until January
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has once again extended the expiration date of certain general licenses related to EN+ Group plc (EN+), United Company RUSAL PLC (RUSAL), and GAZ Group (GAZ) until January 7, 2019. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s...
US to reduce duties on Chinese aluminium sheet products
The US Commerce Department reportedly announced on Wednesday, November 7, about levying final anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on Chinese common alloy aluminium sheet products of 96.3 per cent to 176.2 per cent. For the first time, these duties are issued in a trade remedy case initiated by the...
North American Aluminum Associations urge president Trump to restore 232 Exemptions for Canada and Mexico
Representatives from three major aluminium associations in North America, from the U.S. Canada and Mexico have sent a joint letter to President Trump today calling for quota-free tariff exemptions on North American aluminium as part of the final U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. They congratulated on...
India likely to defer higher import duties on US products by another 45 days
The Government of India is likely to postpone the imposition of higher import duties once again on American goods by another 45 days, a finance ministry official told Cogencis. “The government will soon issue the notification regarding the same. The hike in import duty on US goods is likely to be...
"Crowlers” or large size aluminium cans boosting brewery business while they are hit by tariffs
Craft breweries are buying aluminium cans which are 2.5 times larger than the size of a normal beer can because it is helping out their business at a time when cans are scarce. “As soon as we got this machine, our off premise beer sales doubled,” said Willy Truettner, co-owner of Zuni Street...
Aluminium Industry Representatives testify before USITC on final phase of common alloy sheet investigation
Industry leaders joined Aluminum Association president & CEO Heidi Brock in testifying before the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) on Tuesday, October 30. The testimony urged the USITC to reach a finding in the Commerce Department’s self-initiated case that unfairly-traded imports of...
Aluminium scrap exports by US up 11.2% YoY in August; volume drops slightly month on month
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 148,000 tonnes in August 2018, up 11.2 per cent from August 2017 total of 133,000 tonnes. Month on month,...
Aluminum Association reports 7.9% drop in extruded product shipments in North America in September
According to Aluminum Association, demand for aluminium semi-fabricated (mill) products in the United States and Canada (domestic shipments plus imports) was up 1.6 per cent YoY to an estimated 790,000 tonnes in August. YTD semi-fabricated demand stood at 6.1 million tonnes, up 2.3 per cent from...
Mexico demands lifting of U.S. steel and aluminium tariffs on Mexico and Canada before signing the USMCA
Juan Carlos Baker, Mexico’s deputy commerce minister said that Mexico won’t sign the new North American free trade agreement (USMCA) unless the U.S. removes steel and aluminium tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Lawyers are finalizing the text of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the three...
Auto suppliers urging for a transition period from tariffs till they switch to domestic sourcing of metals
Auto suppliers are pitching the U.S. administration on a grace period from tariffs on imported steel and aluminium until enough U.S. capacity is built up. According to them, it will take time to develop more affordable domestic sources of both the metal and they can’t invest in new facilities while...
India pressing for aluminium tariff relief from US and pursuing talks to resolve trade issues
According to the update from Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu, India and the United States have exchanged offers for a possible trade deal to resolve issues related to bilateral commerce. “The negotiations are ongoing,” he said, while adding that the US has given an offer which in...
Aluminium demand in North America up 2.5% YoY through Aug; exports up 17% while imports were off 7%
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 8.54 million tonnes through August 2018, up 2.5 per cent from the same period of 2017. YTD demand for semi-fabricated...
South Africa receives US import tariff exemption on 161 aluminium products
South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry (DIT) announced yesterday, October 24, about its receipt of exemption on 161 aluminium and 36 steel products from the US aluminium and steel imports under Section 232 tariffs by the Commerce Department. The product exemptions are reportedly applicable...
Marine industry on both sides of North American border feels the heat of U.S. steel and aluminium tariffs and trade war
The marine industry on both sides of the border in North America is warning that the U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium and the metal trade war are taking a mounting toll on its business. According to the marine business owners, tariffs and counter tariffs are making the products expensive for...
Primary aluminium production in North America slightly up in September; semi-finished shipments drop
The Aluminum Association, in cooperation with the Aluminium Association of Canada, reported primary aluminium production in North America (U.S. and Canada) was at an annual rate of 3.83 million tonnes during September 2018, advancing 11,272 tpy (+0.3%) over the August 2018 rate of 3.82 million...
