Trump Administration Doubles Tariff On Turkish Aluminium To 20 Percent
United States President Donald Trump doubled import duties on aluminium and steel imported from NATO ally Turkey on Friday. With...
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Citing Trump Tariffs, Century Slowly Ramping Up Operations At Mount Holly Plant
Though guarded, a sense of optimism has begun to return to Goose Creek, South Carolina, as production is slowly but surely coming back online at Century Aluminum’s Mount Holly plant. According to local reports, Century has begun to rehire a portion of...
Citing U.S. Sanctions, Rusal To Close Nadvoitsky Smelter
Embattled Russian Federation aluminium giant U.C. Rusal says sanctions placed upon it by the Trump administration has forced it to...
Alcoa Seeks Tariff Reprieve From Trump Administration For Specialty Aluminium
Iconic American aluminium producer Alcoa Corporation has approached the Trump administration to obtain from relief from the Section 232 aluminium...
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Trump Tariffs Lead To Aluminium Can Shortages For Canadian Microbreweries
The war of tariffs kicked off by the Trump administration’s imposition of aluminium and steel duties earlier this year has put the squeeze on Canadian microbreweries, leading some to cut production for lack of aluminium beer cans. Coverage on Tuesday by Reuters noted that, despite the dominion’s significant aluminium beverage can production, Canada also relies […]
Coca-Cola Says Trump Aluminium Tariffs Force Price Increase
Citing the recent tariffs imposed upon aluminium and steel imports by the Trump administration, The Coca-Cola Company’s CEO James Quincey told shareholders last week that his company had no choice but to increase product prices. Speaking on a conference call, Quincey said the price increase, though “disruptive,” is unavoidable. “Obviously, while [customers] may understand the […]
EU’s Retaliatory Sanctions May Be Suspended Past Midterms According To Official
According to an official of the European Union, the Trump administration and the E.U. are on the cusp of a trade deal that will suspend the recent trade measures each has assessed against the other until after the completion of the United States’ midterm elections in early November. The agreement builds upon the foundation of […]
U.S. Commerce Sec’y Ross Defends Section 232 Tariffs As Vital For Aluminium Sector
Asserting that such measures are critical for the reemergence of the American aluminium sector, United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross defended the Trump administration’s Section 232 tariffs in an op-ed published earlier this week. Ross praised the measure in the piece, opining the move as decisive in the sector’s reinvigoration. “The remarkable revitalization of […]
Proposed U.S. Tariffs On Aluminium Automotive Parts May Trigger Lawsuit – South African Government
With the threat of a global trade war looming large on the horizon, South Africa’s government warned the United States that it could face litigation should it go forward with new tariffs on aluminium-based products. South Africa’s Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies told domestic media late last week that his government may take 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 ...
