This month we will cover the latest developments in open matters within our case. Appeals and scope requests dominated our attention. Three appeals were filed this month. The first is the Perfectus/Pallet case. Perfectus has appealed their loss at the Court of International Trade (CIT). We will work with the government in this matter to secure victory at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In the Tai-Ao 5050 case, the CIT sided with the Department of Commerce (DOC) in their decision that 5050 alloys are covered by our orders. Now Tai-Ao has appealed this decision to the CAFC. We will work with the government on this case as well. Finally, the CIT is asking the CAFC to reject Jangho’s case. In light of the losses suffered by Yulanda in their scope cases, the CIT is asking the CAFC not to waste its time on this pointless appeal. I will keep you posted on these important cases. We’ve also had some new scope challenges this month. Sca
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.