In comments filed today with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC), the Aluminum Association urged  the Trump administration to continue pressing China to adhere to both the letter and spirit of its commitment to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) open, rules-based trading system.

Department of Commerce Finds Foil from China Benefiting from Government Subsidies

Product Exclsuions Likely to Become Means of Entry for All Chinese Product

ARLINGTON, VA -- Heidi Brock, President & CEO of the Aluminum Association, commented on the Trump administration’s launch of a 232 investigation to determine the effects of aluminum imports on U.S. national security.

Arlington, VA – The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) today made a unanimous preliminary determination that unfairly-traded imports of certain aluminum foil from the People’s Republic of China are causing injury to U.S. producers. The preliminary injury determination means that the antidumping and countervailing duty cases against imports from China will proceed.

ARLINGTON, VA -- The Aluminum Association released a joint letter along with the Aluminium Association of Canada and European Aluminium in advance of the upcoming G-20 summit calling for the creation of a Global Forum to address global aluminum overcapacity. This is the first time that a global coalition of aluminum producers have called for such an effort to address Chinese overcapacity in the marketplace.

ARLINGTON, VA -- The Aluminum Association’s Trade Enforcement Working Group today filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions charging that unfairly traded imports of certain aluminum foil from the People’s Republic of China are causing material injury to the domestic industry.  This action is part of the industry’s broad trade strategy to address Chinese overcapacity throughout the value chain. 

The Aluminum Association commended remarks today by Secretary of Commerce nominee Wilbur Ross on the continued impact of Chinese overcapacity on the domestic steel and aluminum industries.