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,...
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India Mulling Antidumping Duties On Aluminium-Coated Products From China, Vietnam, South Korea
The Indian government is weighing the imposition of a provisional antidumping duty on imported aluminium- and zinc-coated flat products of up to US$199 per metric ton on imports from Vietnam, the People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea. Such was...
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...
“Sucking Sound” Of Loss Of Aluminium Smelting Capacity The Result Of Beijing Subsidies: Alcoa CEO Harvey
Monstrous subsidies from Beijing is contributing to the continued bloat of aluminium production in the People’s Republic of China according...
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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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 negotiations with the several other governments that have filed complaints with the organization over the Trump Administration’s blanket aluminium and steel tariffs. According to U.S. trade officials, the request was made on Thursday in connection […]
Trump Tariffs Have Cost The Russian Economy US$600 Million So Far – Economic Minister Oreshkin
According to government estimates, the total damage done to the Russian economy by the Trump administration’s tariffs on aluminium and steel imports is US$600 million to date. Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin revealed the damage estimate in the course of an interview with state media last week. “We have already calculated the damage done […]
Zhongwang Fake Semis Prosecution May Slam The Door On Key Routes For U.S. Import Duty Avoidance
The global aluminium market has been watching the trials and travails of Chinese behemoth Zhongwang with intense interest for the past few weeks after the company and its founder Liu Zhongtian were brought up on criminal charges by the United States federal ...
Aluminium Prices Under Double Pressure: Trade Wars and Chinese Exports
Base metals prices tumbled to their lowest in several weeks at the start of August, after U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Dirty Metal – China’s Troublesome Tether Between Coal And Aluminium
The year 2019 has been a red-letter year for the aluminium sector in the People’s Republic of China. Despite trade ...
Is Rio Tinto’s ISAL smelter a bargain or a smart investment?
At least three companies (including Swiss commodity trader Glencore and German Trimet Aluminium) have expressed interest in buying Rio Tinto’s ...
