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...
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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...
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...
Agreement With U.S. On Aluminium And Steel Tariffs Likely Next Year: UAE Economy Minister
United Arab Emirates’ Minister of Economy told local media on Tuesday that his government may reach an accord next year...
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WTO To Investigate Trump Administration Tariffs On Aluminium And Steel
Entering an affray the body has long sought to avoid, the World Trade Organization agreed on Wednesday to open an investigation into the legal status of the highly contentious Section 232 aluminium and steel tariffs enacted by the administration of United States President Trump earlier this year. Though the WTO has been pushed in the […]
End To Aluminium Quotas Key To Industrial Growth: Aluminum Association CEO Brock
In comments made by Aluminum Association President & CEO Heidi Brock to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) yesterday, Brock stressed the need for exemptions from aluminium quotas for both Canada and Mexico to be included in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) currently under negotiation. During the hearing, entitled United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement: Likely Impact on the […]
Aluminum Association Criticizes New Commerce Department Rule On Section 232 Exclusion Process
American trade group the Aluminum Association said in an open letter on Tuesday that the interim final rule to expedite objection-free exclusion requests to the United States’ Section 232 tariffs fails to eliminate concerns regarding transparency, fairness, and efficiency, as well as making no improvement to the exclusion and objection process. The rule, which changes […]
Trump Aluminium Tariffs Must Be Addressed In USMCA Negotiations: Canadian Conservative MP Raitt
The chorus of northern voices demanding an end to the Trump administration’s Section 232 tariffs on imported aluminium and steel gained a new voice this week, as Conservative deputy leader Lisa Raitt made her position known during a meeting with Canadian business leaders on Wednesday. Raitt’s meeting was prompted as part of a wider discussion […]
Motor Vehicle Parts Trade Association Calls Upon Trump Administration To Exempt Canada, Mexico From Aluminium Tariffs In New Trade Deal
In an open letter earlier late last week, the top trade association for motor vehicle and mobility suppliers called upon the Trump administration to carve out exemptions from additional tariffs for Mexico and Canada as it continues negotiations on an overarching North American trade deal. The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) said in the […]
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 ...
