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,...
WTO
US, EU, and Japan Aluminium Associations Laud Agreement To Strengthen WTO Rules Against Subsidized Capacity
The Aluminum Association, European Aluminium, and the Japan Aluminium Association released a joint statement yesterday hailing an agreement among their respective governments to cooperate on strengthening World Trade Organization rules on industrial subsidies. Citing an agreement among trade ministers from the three...
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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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 […]
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 dozen imported items from the United States, notifying the World Trade Organization that the tariffs it enacts, which will be on products including motorcycles, iron and steel products, lentils, and boric acid, are intended to […]
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 […]
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 ...
