Russian Lawmaker Counsels Strong Response Against Trump Aluminium Tariffs
A prominent lawmaker in the Russian Federation government is urging a swift and strong response to the economic sanctions levied...
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Canadian Government Mulling Aid Package for Aluminium Smelters
Within hours of the Trump administration’s decision to levy significant tariffs on aluminium and steel imports from Canada, lawmakers in Ottawa began brainstorming solutions for protecting the dominion’s smelters. According to sources who spoke to Reuters claiming familiarity with the matter, the...
Harley-Davidson Warns of “Significant Impact” As EU Retaliates Against Trump Aluminium Tariffs
Iconic American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson, Inc. said on Friday it expects a “significant impact” on sales due to retaliatory tariffs...
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...
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Trump Administration Levies Section 232 Aluminium Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, European Union
Despite the best efforts of their governments to strike a compromise with the Trump administration, the White House announced yesterday that it will follow through with blanket 10-percent tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and the European Union. Per United States Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, the tariffs were to have gone into effect at the […]
Ottawa Prepared to Strike Back if Trump Aluminium Tariffs Enforced Against Canada: Foreign Minister Freeland
With the end of Canada’s temporary respite from the Trump administration’s blanket 10-percent tariffs on imported aluminium only hours away, officials in Ottawa are making it clear that the government will strike back should the administration choose to follow through with the promised levies. After emerging with a two-hour meeting with in Washington, D.C. with […]
EU Negotiations with Trump White House Over Aluminium Tariff Go Into Overdrive As Deadline Rapidly Approaches
With the deadline for having a long-term deal with the United States on aluminium imports looming, the European Union is engaging in an all-out, last-ditch effort to come to an agreement before the temporary reprieve expires on Friday. German economy minister Peter Altmaier told continental media earlier this week that the coming days would see […]
Russian Government Searching for Ways to Help Embattled Aluminium Industry: Deputy PM Kozak
The Russian Federation government is in the process of finding new and effective ways of boosting its country’s native aluminium industry. So said one of the state’s top officials in the course of comments made to the press last weekend. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak told reporters at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum […]
Trump Administration Offering EU Choice of Quotas or Tariffs on Aluminium Imports
Hope for a deal on aluminium and steel tariffs between the Trump administration and the European Union may be fading fast, as insiders say that the White House is weighing slicing imports of the same from the EU by a tenth. Per Poland’s Entrepreneurship and Technology Minister Jadwiga Emilewicz, the administration is likely to offer […]
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 ...
