Japan Weighing WTO Action Against Trump Administration’s Aluminium Tariff
Terming the Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs upon almost all aluminium imports “extremely regrettable,” Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso indicated...
A light at the end of the sanctions tunnel appeared late last week for embattled Russian Federation aluminium smelter U.C. Rusal in the form of comments made by United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin noting the Trump administration’s openness to removal of...
Terming the Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs upon almost all aluminium imports “extremely regrettable,” Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso indicated...
Though the Trump White House announced earlier that tariffs on other goods emanating from the country, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven...
The sanctions levied against U.C. Rusal by the United States Treasury Department last month are starting to hit home with...
Though the United States government says it isn’t trying to snuff the life from Russian aluminium giant U.C. Rusal, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says that Oleg Deripaska must relinquish his majority position in the firm before he’ll entertain the possibility of a détente. “The first aspect would be that he sells down below 50 percent,” […]
The United States government has slightly softened its stance against Russian aluminium smelter U.C. Rusal, announcing on Monday that the sanctions may be lifted if Oleg Deripaska hands the reins to another. Also, in a nod to the fact that the sanctions have led to an unforeseen burden for certain American companies, the Treasury Department […]
Russian Federation aluminium giant U.C. Rusal is searching for answers in the wake of sanctions levied against it and other Russian interests on Friday by the United States Treasury Department. The world’s second-most-prolific aluminium maker found itself caught up in the latest sanctions against individuals identified by Washington, D.C. as being connected to or otherwise […]
Over two dozen United States legislators signed a letter calling upon U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to disallow the sale of value-added aluminium firm Aleris to the People’s Republic of China’s controversial aluminium titan China Zhongwang Holdings. The letter, which was distributed to Reuters yesterday, cited national security concerns as their grounds for objecting to […]
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