USW Says Rumored Section 232 Tariffs On Canadian Aluminium Makes “Mockery” Of USMCA
One of the biggest metalworkers’ unions on the North American continent said late last week that the rumored imposition of...
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U.S. Aluminium Beverage Can Makers Urge Trump Administration Against Section 232 Tariffs On Canadian Imports
A quartet of North American aluminium beverage can trade groups sent an open letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthiser last week, seeking to convince the Trump Administration that a reimposition of Section 232 aluminium tariffs on aluminium imports from Canada would...
Aluminum Association Calls On Trump Administration To Continue Section 232 Exemptions For Mexico And Canada
The Aluminum Association published an open letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthiser on Thursday seeking to convince the Trump...
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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Commerce Department Opens To Public Input On Section 232 Exclusion Process
The United States Commerce Department is seeking input into ways to streamline the exclusion process for tariffs and quotas on aluminium and steel imposed by the Trump Administration in 2018. The department’s Bureau of Industry and Security opened commentary today and will accept input on the process through July 10. “The Department of Commerce is […]
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 aluminium and steel tariffs against Brazilian exporters to the US. Trump was queried by reporters late last week at a dinner at Mar-a-Lago between himself and Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro by reporters regarding the possibility […]
Beer Industry Marks Beer Can Appreciation Day With Call For Aluminium Pricing Transparency
American beer industry trade group The Beer Institute marked Beer Can Appreciation Day last week by calling attention to what it sees as a lack of transparency in the aluminium market. Accompanying the press release was a short video produced by the Beer Institute illustrating the point. Jim McGreevy, President and CEO of the Beer […]
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 proclamation alleging that producers from some countries are circumventing existing import tariffs by shipping derivative goods instead of raw metal. On Friday the White House issued the proclamation which boosts the duties on derivative aluminium […]
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 […]
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 businesses and policymakers to accelerate decarbonization efforts. However, with COVID-19 disrupting lives and economies in an unprecedented manner, countries across the globe ...
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 ...
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 ...
