First of all I want to thank everyone that attended the Fair Trade sessions during our Virtual Fall Management Conference. It was good to have that chance to discuss the range of issues we face as we look to close out 2020. One thing is certain; if we stick together we will get through this and continue our winning ways in the defense of our trade orders. I’ll start with the 9th Administrative Review. We are fully engaged in the process at this point. Our attorneys and the Fair Trade Committee have worked together to develop a strategy we believe will keep the current duties in place. With the combined rate at approximately 106%, we have an excellent deterrent. Furthermore, we hope to prosecute our position in a financially beneficial way, thus providing us with funding to go after other scope or circumvention issues. A preliminary decision on both cases could come as early December 2020. Our scope challenges continue to work their way th...
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.