Over the last 3 to 5 weeks, much of our activity in the China trade case has been behind the scenes. Our Sunset Review filings are being finalized and delivered. The 4th Administrative Review is a few weeks from a preliminary decision, and work on the scope requests is being conducted by our attorneys and the Department of Commerce (DOC). However, this quiet work will come to its completion in the coming weeks and will either bring us lots of good news that translates into a resolution of many open issues, or put us in a position where we must restart the battles on many, if not all, fronts. The most important determiner of our future is whether or not the International Trade Commission will call for a full or abbreviated Sunset Review. The DOC has already ruled they are okay with a partial review. We will know in a few weeks. Next is how the Administrative Review unwinds this year. Most of the major issues we’ve historically faced have been settl...
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.