Aluminium Tariffs Hurt Both U.S. And Canadian Stakeholders: Albecour GM Boisvert
The blanket 10-percent tariffs placed upon imported aluminium by the Trump administration last April hurt not only United States consumers,...
Canada
Rio Tinto’s Kitimat Aluminium Smelter Achieves ASI Certification
The entirety of Rio Tinto Group’s aluminium operations in Canada is now certified against the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standards after the organization announced the certification’s coverage of the BC Works smelter and Kemano Power Operations in Kitimat, British Columbia. The...
State-Subsidized Imports Crippling U.S. Aluminium Producers: Report
Bolstering the case made by a recent report issued by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a white...
Canadian Government Not Doing Enough To Protect Dominion’s SME’s From Trump Aluminium Tariffs: MP Ludwig
Canadian elected officials are warning that government programs put into place to protect the dominion’s aluminium and steel firms are...
Events
Despite New Free Trade Deal With United States, Tariffs On Aluminium From Canada And Mexico Remain
Though the governments of the United States, Canada, and Mexico have reached a last-minute accord on free trade, the Trump administration’s Section 232 tariffs on aluminium and steel will remain in place for the foreseeable future. “There are problems specific to steel and aluminum relating to our national defense, and at this point of time, […]
U.S. Sources Say Quotas On Aluminium From Mexico And Canada May Replace Trump Tariffs
Sources in Washington, D.C. say that United States trade officials are pushing for neighbors Canada and Mexico to agree to quotas on aluminium and steel in exchange for dropping blanket tariffs. According to unnamed sources claiming knowledge of the matter who spoke with Reuters on Tuesday, tariffs on metals were not initially a subject for […]
Trump Tariffs Lead To Aluminium Can Shortages For Canadian Microbreweries
The war of tariffs kicked off by the Trump administration’s imposition of aluminium and steel duties earlier this year has put the squeeze on Canadian microbreweries, leading some to cut production for lack of aluminium beer cans. Coverage on Tuesday by Reuters noted that, despite the dominion’s significant aluminium beverage can production, Canada also relies […]
While Defending Trump Aluminium Tariffs, Washington Initiates Quintet Of Complaints To Retaliatory Tariffs At WTO
The fallout from the Trump administration’s blanket tariffs on steel and aluminium continued on Monday with the United States government’s filing of a slew of World Trade Organization dispute actions against governments who have levied retaliatory tariffs against American exports. United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in a statement on Monday that Washington, D.C. […]
Canada Levies Reciprocal Surtaxes of Up To 25% On U.S. Aluminium, Steel, and Other Imports
The Canadian government announced on Friday that it will enact reciprocal surtaxes on C$16.6 billion (US$12.6 billion) in imported aluminium, steel, and a panoply of other products in response to the levying of tariffs upon Canadian aluminium and steel at the beginning of June. Citing the significant and complex trade relationship between the two countries, […]
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders and industry experts from all over the world to hear and exchange information on latest developments related to base metals and their ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
Aluminium of Greece (AOG): is the Pechiney spirit still alive?
Between September 24-25, FastmarketsMB organized its annual aluminium conference in Athens. A day before the conference, in accordance with an ...
International Aluminium 2019 Conference – Key Takeaways
The FastmaketsMB aluminium conference is the sequel to the Metal Bulletin aluminium conferences, which have traditionally been one of oldest ...
