Aluminum Extruders Council Calls For End To Trump Section 232 Tariffs
The Aluminum Extruders Council yesterday called upon the Trump Administration to end Section 232 tariffs on imported aluminium, noting the...
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APAA Calls Upon Biden To Maintain Section 232 Aluminium Tariffs
Last week the American Primary Aluminum Association (APAA) welcomed President-Elect Joe Biden to office and called upon him to leave untouched President Donald Trump’s protections for the industry from overseas aluminium producers. In the open letter, the APAA pledged to work with...
Tariffs On Brazil Aluminium Imports Still A Possibility: Trump
Though praising the country’s executive, United States President Donald Trump did not indicate that he would back down on planned...
Trump Administration Hikes Import Tariffs On Derivative Aluminium And Steel Imports
Tariffs on some imported aluminium and steel products will rise next month after United States President Donald Trump issued a...
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Trump’s Threat Of Tariffs On Brazilian Aluminium And Steel Averted After Phone Call From Bolsonaro
The Trump Administration’s threatened tariffs on imported aluminium and steel from Brazil are apparently no longer on the table after a conversation between the U.S. president and the Brazilian head of state last week. According to comments made in the course of a Facebook live video session on Friday by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a […]
Trump Reinstates Aluminium And Steel Tariffs Against Argentina And Brazil Via Surprise Tweet
Citing currency weaknesses that he says are harming the American farmer, United States President Donald Trump announced on Monday the reimposition of import tariffs on aluminium and steel from producers in Brazil and Argentina. A surprise pre-dawn tweet by the head of the executive branch sent chaos through the ranks of trade officials from both […]
Trump And Trudeau Discuss Section 232 Aluminium And Steel Tariffs, But To No Avail
Though the United States and Canadian heads of government spoke on the subject of relief for Section 232 aluminium and steel tariffs last week, inside sources say the conversation was not fruitful. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office said on Friday that the P.M. spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump the day before, though the official […]
Trump Signs Order Aimed At Increasing Domestic Aluminium Use In Federal Infrastructure Projects
In an effort at bolstering the amount of domestic aluminium and other raw materials, United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to encourage their use in American infrastructure products. On Thursday, Trump issued the order “Strengthening Buy American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects,” which codifies the administration’s policy of maximizing “the use […]
Trump And Trudeau Talk Tiptoes Through Tariff Tensions
Though the subject of the Trump administration’s blanket tariffs on aluminium and steel were a subject of discussion between the two men, insiders say United States President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not reach an agreement to hold formal talks between the two governments on the matter. Meanwhile, on the record […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both ...
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 ...
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 ...
