Clearly, the most interesting news to report this month is the blockbuster report uploaded to the world at http://dupreanalytics.com/reports/ . The AEC has commented on that story in a separate piece , and through the media in recent weeks. However, our trade case continues to move forward with the fourth administrative review now underway, scope requests being processed, and a minor (and rare) victory from the courts. The AEC is asking the Department of Commerce (DOC) to name Zhongwang China as a mandatory respondent in this year’s administrative review. Zhongwang was named as a mandatory respondent in the original filing and never responded. It is unlikely they will this time, even if the DOC asks. However, getting that on the record could be helpful on other fronts in light of the Dupre report. We continue to await the Department’s post-preliminary ruling for the third administrative review. As reported last month, we are hopeful that we w...
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has led the U.S. aluminum extrusion industry in achieving level competition by winning tariff protection that offsets unfair trade practices of extruders/importers of aluminum profiles produced in China. Our efforts have been of enormous value to domestic extruders and suppliers. Conservatively, an estimated 800 million pounds per year of extrusions are being produced in the U. S. that would have otherwise been lost to China.