Aluminium Tariffs Hurt Both U.S. And Canadian Stakeholders: Albecour GM Boisvert
The blanket 10-percent tariffs placed upon imported aluminium by the Trump administration last April hurt not only United States consumers,...
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Kodak Expects Receipt Of Section 232 Tariff Exclusions From Commerce Department Soon
The Eastman Kodak Company announced late last week that the tariff exclusion requests it lodged with the United States Commerce Department for an exception to the Trump Administration’s Section 232 blanket tariffs on imported aluminium have all been either approved or on...
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...
Novelis Reports Negligible Impact From Trump Aluminium Tariffs
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. has seen few short-term negative effects of the Trump administration’s blanket tariffs...
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India’s Complaint Over Trump Tariffs At WTO Progress To Dispute Settlement Panel
Responding to a petition earlier this year from the Indian government, the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced that it will establish a panel to determine whether the Trump aluminium and steel tariffs violate global trade norms. According to an official who spoke to Indian media, the panel will mediate the ongoing dispute between Washington and […]
Incoming Mexican President Obrador To Impose Mirrored Tariffs On Aluminium And Steel Should Section 232 Tariffs Persist
Per a senior official with the Mexican steel trade group Canacero, the incoming Mexican government will not hesitate to impose retaliatory tariffs on imported United States aluminium and steel should a suitable compromise not be reached in the near future. In comments made at the sidelines of the Institute for Industrial Development and Economic Growth […]
Bipartisan Trio Of U.S. Senators Call Upon GAO To Conduct Review of Section 232 Aluminium And Steel Tariff Exemption Process
A trio of United States senators added their names to an open letter to the Federal government petitioning for a formal review of the tariff exemption process carried out by the Trump administration in relation to the blanket import tariffs on aluminium and steel it enacted this spring. Senators Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania), Doug Jones (D-Alabama), […]
United States Turns Down First Request For WTO Dispute Panels Lodged By India, Switzerland
The requests lodged by the governments of India and Switzerland against the Trump administration’s blanket import tariffs on aluminium and steel at the World Trade Organization have been rejected by the United States government, an action that both governments have promised to appeal. “The two argued that the US actions were, in effect and content, […]
Over Three Dozen U.S. Trade Groups Sign Letter Appealing For End To Section 232 Tariffs On Aluminium And Steel
Pressure is mounting on the Trump administration to drop Section 233 tariffs on imported aluminium and steel from Canada and Mexico prior to next week’s planned execution of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the new three-country trade deal, as evidenced by an open letter sent this week to U.S. Trade Representative and signed by 37 […]
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 ...
