Biden Administration Imposes Additional 200 Percent Tariff On Russian Aluminium
The United States government has taken the long-expected step of imposing a hefty tariff on primary aluminium and derivative products...
American primary aluminium producer Century Aluminum’s top executive came out in support of the Biden administration’s decision to apply a 200 percent tariff on imported aluminium from the Russian Federation. In a press release, President and Chief Executive Officer Jesse Gary said...
The United States government has taken the long-expected step of imposing a hefty tariff on primary aluminium and derivative products...
Last week the World Trade Organization ruled that the Trump-era import duties on aluminium and steel violated international law. On...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is encouraged by the Biden Administration’s actions to date in ratcheting down barriers to imported...
Japanese trade minister Koichi Hagiuda called upon the United States government to end Trump-era aluminium and steel tariffs during an online meeting with his American counterpart on Thursday. Hagiuda met with United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai last week in a meeting over the Section 232 blanket tariffs on steel and aluminium that were implemented […]
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said last week she had high hopes for the current negotiations between the United States and Europe over putting to bed an ongoing dispute over aluminium and steel tariffs. “The conversations are intensive,” Tai said to reporters late in the week. “Let’s say I’m optimistic.” Talks are centered on the […]
Aluminium sector trade group Aluminum Association released a new policy brief last week that it says the United States government must implement in order to ensure that the American aluminium industry remains competitive with global producers. The brief, entitled “A Trade Policy Framework for the U.S. Aluminum Industry,” suggested several policy directions for the Biden […]
American aluminium trade group The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) released a statement on Monday calling upon the United States Department of Commerce to “pause and reevaluate” its use of measures to create broad exclusions from the Trump-era Section 232 aluminium tariffs. In the statement, the AEC takes the Commerce Department to task for its adoption […]
Aluminium sector trade group Aluminum Association relayed to the United States Commerce Department its recommendations for adjusting Section 232 tariffs on aluminium and steel last week, advising it on changes it would like to see to the newly-created category of “general approved exclusions,” or GAE. “Reflecting member feedback, we urged the department to revisit the […]
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Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...