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    USITC Releases Report on Competitive Conditions Affecting the U.S. Aluminum Industry

    The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) published Aluminum: Competitive Conditions Affecting the U.S. Industry, a report based on its recent 332 investigation conducted at the request of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means. Focusing on the years 2011–15, the report assesses the strengths and weaknesses of major aluminum producing and exporting countries, provides qualitative and […]

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    Associations Comment on Section 232 Investigation on Aluminum Imports in the U.S.

    The Aluminum Association (AA), the Aluminium Association of Canada (AAC), and European Aluminium jointly issued the following statement on the Section 232 Investigation on the effects of aluminum imports on national security in the U.S. These organizations represent all major aluminum producers, fabricators and recyclers in the U.S., Canada, and Europe — an industry that […]

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    Aluminum Association Issues Comments Regarding NAFTA

    The Aluminum Association issued official comments to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) office regarding negotiations to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). “The duty-free trade in aluminum and aluminum products that was achieved through NAFTA has played an important role in the strength and development of the North American aluminum industry and is of great interest […]

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    New Editions of American National Standards for Aluminum

      Today the Aluminum Association released three updated American National Standards (ANSI) H35 on Alloy and Temper Designation Systems and Dimensional Tolerances for Aluminum Mill Products. These 2017 editions update previous versions last published in 2013. Updated documents include: ANSI H35.1/H35.1(M)-2017  – American National Standard Alloy and Temper Designation System for Aluminum: The new edition revises the […]

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    2017 North America Aluminum Industry Plant and Press Directories

    The Aluminum Association released the 2017 edition of the North America Aluminum Industry Plant Directory and the North America Aluminum Industry Extrusion Press Directory. This updates previous directories last published in 2014. The plant directory covers 485 plants, while the extrusion press directory covers 204 plants, operating 538 extrusion presses, in North America as of […]

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    U.S. Aluminum Industry Files Anti-Dumping Action Against China

    The Aluminum Association’s Trade Enforcement Working Group 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 U.S. aluminum industry’s broad trade strategy to address Chinese overcapacity throughout the value chain. […]

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    U.S. Files Complaint with WTO on China’s Subsidies to Aluminum Producers

    The U.S. launched a new trade enforcement complaint against the People’s Republic of China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) concerning China’s subsidies to certain producers of primary aluminum. These subsidies appear to be provided through artificially cheap loans from banks and through artificially low-priced inputs for aluminum production, such as coal, electricity, and alumina. […]

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    ARTICLE: Advanced Aluminum Armor Alloys

    By Michael Niedzinski, Constellium. Aluminum armor solutions have been in existence for the past 60 years, almost since the start of the Aluminum Association circa 1954. These plate products were developed for armored personnel carriers, either wheeled or tracked. Armored vehicles serve an important function as reconnaissance, ambulance, scout, or infantry delivery vehicles. One of […]