“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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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 a friendly conclusion by year’s end. Such was the message expressed yesterday by a representative of the Russian government. In comments to...
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...
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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Half-Year Report: Aluminium Prices Still Under Pressure
Base metals prices continued to slide in May and early June, with metals traded on the LME witnessing some serious losses, causing the index to drop by 6.6% in May. The reason for this fall remains the same: investors are cautious about ...
Aluminium Prices in Q2: A Market Analysis
Base metals prices tumbled in the last week of April and at the start of May, with the aluminium price ...
Research and Investment Hail Changing Tides for Montenegro’s KAP
On April 25, Montenegro’s Uniprom D.O.O. (owners of Kombinat Aluminijuma Podgorica, KAP) started construction works on a €15 million aluminium ...
Aluminium Industry Riding To Higher Demand In Electric Vehicles
This is an exciting time indeed for aluminium consumption, with demand for this highly versatile metal continuing to rise to ...
