Spat Over Aluminium And Steel Tariffs Between U.S. And Russia Not Likely To Be Resolved This Year: Russia’s Economic Minister
The ongoing conflict between Moscow and Washington, D.C. over tariffs on aluminium and steel is not likely to come to...
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WTO Ends Trade Section 232 Dispute Cases Between United States, Canada, And Mexico
The World Trade Organization announced the close of proceedings in the trade dispute between the governments of the United States, Mexico, and Canada late last week in recognition of the May agreement by the United States to end duties on imports of...
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...
US And Norwegian Governments Apply For WTO Dispute Resolution Panel For Section 232 Aluminium And Steel Tariffs
The United States government has filed a request with the World Trade Organization to include a dispute resolution panel in...
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Turkey Queues Up Complaint Against Trump’s Doubled Aluminium Tariffs At WTO
The Turkish government said last week that it will challenge the doubling of aluminium and steel tariffs on shipments from its producers at the World Trade Organization. Turkey’s trade minister Ruhsar Pekcan revealed in comments in Ankara last week that the government has already sent the ball rolling with the global trade body. “Turkey has […]
While Defending Trump Aluminium Tariffs, Washington Initiates Quintet Of Complaints To Retaliatory Tariffs At WTO
The fallout from the Trump administration’s blanket tariffs on steel and aluminium continued on Monday with the United States government’s filing of a slew of World Trade Organization dispute actions against governments who have levied retaliatory tariffs against American exports. United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in a statement on Monday that Washington, D.C. […]
Switzerland Files Complaint Against Trump Aluminium Tariffs At WTO
Yet another country has taken the Trump administration’s blanket aluminium and steel tariffs to the World Trade Organization this week, with the Swiss government announcing yesterday that it too has filed a request for consultation with the United States government at the global trade body. Noting that the Swiss head of the Federal Department of […]
Russia Files Complaint Against United States At WTO Over Trump Aluminium Tariffs
The government of the Russian Federation has become the latest entity to file suit at the World Trade Organization against the United States over the Trump administration’s blanket tariffs upon aluminium and steel imposed earlier this year. Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin announced the action on Friday, noting that consultations with the United States […]
India Requests to Join Norway’s Complaint Against Trump Aluminium Tariff at WTO
Earlier this week the government of India expressed its interest in joining a complaint at the World Trade Organization initiated by Norway’s government in response to the blanket 10-percent tariffs instituted by the Trump administration and assessed against aluminium imported to the United States. Noting the country’s significant trade interest in the aluminium sector, 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 ...
