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...
WTO
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...
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...
Indian Government Enacts Retaliatory Duties In Response To Trump Aluminium Tariffs
The Indian government responded to the Trump administration’s blanket tariffs on aluminium and steel by suspending concessions on over two...
Events
EU May Implement Safeguard Measures on Aluminium by July: Malmstrom
Despite needing nine months for a full investigation into the matter, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom told Reuters earlier this week that preliminary safeguards to protect the continent’s aluminium industry against the Trump administration’s aluminium tariff may only be a few weeks away. “We can take pre-measures in July already. This is what we are […]
Canadian Government Mulling Aid Package for Aluminium Smelters
Within hours of the Trump administration’s decision to levy significant tariffs on aluminium and steel imports from Canada, lawmakers in Ottawa began brainstorming solutions for protecting the dominion’s smelters. According to sources who spoke to Reuters claiming familiarity with the matter, the subject was the first item of business for the Canadian cabinet yesterday morning. […]
Trump Administration Levies Section 232 Aluminium Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, European Union
Despite the best efforts of their governments to strike a compromise with the Trump administration, the White House announced yesterday that it will follow through with blanket 10-percent tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and the European Union. Per United States Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, the tariffs were to have gone into effect at the […]
United States Says China’s Claim That Aluminium Tariff Violate WTO Rules is “Baseless”
The United States government issued an official rebuttal on Wednesday to a request made by the government of the People’s Republic of China to hold dispute resolution consultations regarding the U.S.’s recently-enacted blanket 10-percent tariffs under the auspices of the World Trade Organization, characterizing the request as “baseless.” In a letter penned by United States […]
Withering Criticism, Dire Warnings About Trump Aluminium Tariffs Aired At WTO Meeting
Participants at a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) had sharp words for the blanket 10-percent tariffs on aluminium instituted by United States President Donald Trump that went into effect earlier that day. WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo summarized the sentiments of the meeting’s participants in a statement his office released later that day. “Actions […]
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 falling to US$ 1765/t on May 10 (cash LME, US$ 1800.5/t 3-month), the lowest since January 2017. While there is no one ...
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 ...
Alumina Market Update: Surplus Of Alumina, Lower Prices Expected In 2019
2018 was a turbulent year for both the alumina market and the price, signified by the fact that spot price ...
