Since our last newsletter, the AEC has reconstituted a Fair Trade Committee (FTC). This committee is actively engaged in monitoring and engaging with the incoming administration regarding the potential expansion of the 232 Tariffs and the upcoming U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) renegotiations. The FTC remains committed to defending the current China I orders and monitoring import activity for aluminum extruded products entering the U.S. This committee is composed of a broad base of aluminum extruders, and we encourage anyone interested in these activities to inquire about joining the FTC. Additionally, prior to the holidays, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) office within the Department of Commerce (DOC) published the latest determinations on 232 Exclusion Requests. To date, there have been 448 requests filed, representing 203 million pounds of aluminum extrusions. Of these requests, 306 (96 million pounds) have been denied, 14 (1....
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.