Aluminum Association president & CEO Tom Dobbins issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement by the Office of the U.S. Trade  Representative (USTR) removing recently reimplemented tariffs on imports of unwrought, or P1020, aluminum from Canada into the United States.

The Aluminum Association released the following statement by Tom Dobbins, president & CEO, in response to the European Commission launching an antidumping investigation into certain flat-rolled aluminum products from China. This follows the European Commission’s initiation of a similar case earlier this year investigating the possible dumping of aluminum extrusions. 
 

Commerce Department Finds Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from Bahrain, Brazil, India, and Turkey Benefiting from Government Subsidies

Volumes Below Traditional Levels

Today, Aluminum Association President & CEO Tom Dobbins issued the following statement in response to the implementation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA):

Senior U.S. Aluminum Executives Support Continued Section 232 Exemption for Canada

North American Section 232 Tariff Exemption Vital for U.S. Aluminum Firms and Workers

Canadian Import Levels Consistent with Historical Volumes, Additional Monitoring Still Needed

Commerce Department Must Reform System Encouraging Further Increases in Foreign, Flat-Rolled Aluminum Imports